North Dakota author, storyteller and entertainer Marsha DesLauriers as Amma Mamma visited John Hoeven Elementary School Friday, Oct. 2, for the third year of her classroom visit program for kindergarten through second grade. During her visits, DesLauriers performs short songs with her ...
FARGO – Rural North Dakota communities are invited to apply for the AgTech Champion Communities Program, a 12-month opportunity designed to help communities turn local agriculture, workforce and technology opportunities into action. The program is one of North Dakota State University Extension’s workforce initiatives through the National Science Foundation AgTech Engine in North Dakota. The program will work with selected communities to help build local leadership and partnerships, better understand workforce needs, explore emerging opportunities in agricultural technology and ...
A preliminary hearing has been set in North Central District Court for Nov. 5 for a Minot man charged with attempted murder. Melvin Tory Cullers, 53, is charged with attempted murder, a Class A felony, and felonious restraint, terrorizing and domestic violence-serious bodily injury, all Class ...
American farmers are at a crossroads and regional researchers are out with new information about certain practices they said could boost struggling operations and help the environment. A new study showed regenerative agriculture can be profitable and help reverse climate change. The Ecdysis Foundation, based in the Dakotas, said soil on participating farms captures 39% more carbon than on traditional farms, leading to more biodiversity and healthier food. Jonathan Lundgren, executive director of the foundation, said if North American producers fully embraced strategies like cover ...
This past month of September the average temperature of 60.2 degrees was 3.7 degrees above the 119-year, long-term average of 56.5 degrees, according to Austin Kraklau of the North Central Research Extension Center, south of Minot. He said the lowest temperature of the month was 37 degrees on Sept. 16 and the high was 83 degrees on both Sept. 3 and Sept. 11. The total moisture for the month was 2.99 inches, which is 1.41 inches above ...
Oct. 4-10 is recognized as fire prevention week, and a local Firehouse Subs restaurant is hosting a “touch-the-truck” event in honor of the week. Guests will get to experience a firetruck as they learn from the operators. The event will provide co-branded fire safety materials featuring Sparky the Fire Dog and will allow visitors to interact with people in the firefighting field. The event is set for Saturday, Oct. 10, at Firehouse Subs.
