BROWN COUNTY — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) reports water from six private wells tested at Farmfest exceeded the federal health standard for nitrate-nitrogen this year.
Another nine private wells showed elevated levels.
Three of every four Minnesotans rely on groundwater ...
The beef industry is facing challenging times with high demand and low supply — increases in price and a reduction in cattle inventory. The future though might also be challenging with a need to stay relevant but still evolve with consumer demand and money-conscious or streamlined pricing as ...
Less supply, more demand.
That seems to be the reality of the beef industry right now.
The driving factors are complex including drought conditions, shifts in temperatures and precipitation, higher costs of raising and feeding cattle, the health of the cattle including disease and pest ...
GODAHL — What began as a fundraiser 70 years ago continues these days thanks to lots of volunteer help.
“Godahl Day began when we wanted to put lights on the baseball field and needed a fundraiser,” said Godahl Day Entertainment Chairwoman Amy Hanson. “Everybody had so much fun, we ...
It is back to school time for districts across the state, for the Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (GFW) elementary students, they are not going back but forward into a new building.
In April 2023, the GFW school board approved the construction of a K-12 school at 1157 E 13th Street Gibbon. After ...
WINTHROP — A 45-year-old Winthrop woman faces four felony charges after an Aug. 22 shooting spree in which she admitted to shooting her gun inside her residence and into her neighbor’s house.
In Sibley County District Court Monday, Julia Renee Stolfa was charged with second-degree assault, ...