According to author and researcher Erika Christakis, the heavily structured early world our young kids now live in is doing them a disservice. And the solution is all too simple — play.
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According to a NDSU meteorologist, the 2016 growing season has all the signs of being a good one. Near-normal warmth and precipitation is what’s expected, and that’s a good thing for crops. More on what goes into the long term forecast from Jonathan Knutson writing for Forum Communications.
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Congratulations to Minot High’s Braydon Lund. The standout athlete has signed a letter of intent to play at the next level for North Dakota State University. NDSU’s announcement was accompanied by a highlight video featuring Braydon that can be viewed below.
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Actor Josh Duhamel is now the face of North Dakota tourism. A brief ad spot featuring Duhamel in 2014 led to a spike in web traffic, so this year the Tourism Department bet big on new commercials and a broader ad reach.
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Recent movies selling the glamourous life of backpacking have given rise to a new generation of outdoor enthusiasts. And they’re entering the woods with more knowledge and trail savvy than ever before. The Superior Hiking Trail is a day away; begin with this article.
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A Federal judge has denied a conservation group’s request for an injunction that would have stopped a gravel mining operation near the site of Teddy Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch. The gravel operation is allowed to open five-acre tracts at a time.
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A court case in Iowa may set an important precedent for landowners. An appeals court ruled that a farmer leasing land has the right to sue a pipeline operator; the farmer believes the pipeline creates heat which drys the soil and reduces production.
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A new outbreak of bird flu on an Indiana poultry farm has farmers, health officials, and veterinarians on high alert. An outbreak last year led to the death of more than 48 million chickens and turkeys.
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The cattle market is likely to see a shakeup soon as an online auction intended to reduce volatility in the cash and futures market is implemented. Reuters has the story on a change that will likely affect producers and consumers.
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The North Dakota Department of Agriculture has a new program for farmers and ranchers interested in transitioning their operations to meet ‘organic’ guidelines. KMOT News has the story.
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What happens to the land after an oil or saltwater spill? What happens when it’s time to give the land back to nature or the farmer? Remediation and reclamation are big issues in the oil patch these days, and a February conference in Dickinson will provide interested parties an opportunity to learn more. The full
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The price of oil may be down, but you wouldn’t know it by the number of babies being delivered. Zoe Peterson has the story from the Star Tribune on the challenges of growing an obstetrics department to meet demands of a growing community.
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New technology has revolutionized the way we grow food. And a byproduct of that technology — automated data collection — is starting to create some uncomfortable potential consequences for farmers and others in the industry.
Read & Share sourced from: Dickinson PressThe NDSU Extension service will be hosting a calving workshop on February 29th. The full news release follows below. — Official News Release, NDSU Extension Service — Calving will be the focus of a workshop that the North Dakota State University Extension Service is holding Feb. 29 at the NDSU North Central Research Extension
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An advisory committee is suggesting NDSU students shoulder more expense for the athletic department operations. Jeff Kolpack with the Fargo Forum has the story.
Read & Share sourced from: InForumFor one of North Dakota’s long time college hockey rivalries, all is not well. This scathing piece on the state of Gopher hockey reads like a cultural warning sign.
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