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Norman County Ag Day is set to take place on Wednesday January 10. Norman Polk Extension Educator Heater Dufault tells us more details about the event and what attendees can expect. Dufault also gave us a sneak peek into who will be a part of their speaker lineup. For a full schedule of events and…
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On Monday Minnesota became the twentieth state in the union to institute “red flag” gun laws. This new law will allow Minnesotans to ask courts to prevent individuals from owning a gun if they believe the individual is a danger to themselves or someone else, and allows judges to grant two two different kinds of…
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The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Rural Finance Authority is now accepting applications for the 2024 Beginning Farmer Tax Credit, an annual program available to landlords and sellers who rent or sell farmland, equipment, livestock, and other agricultural assets to beginning farmers. Total funding available for the 2024 Beginning Farmer Tax Credit program is $4 million,…
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Listen back to the KRJB Kaleidoscope with Heat Dufault of Norman Polk Extension from Tuesday, January 2 2024.
R&J News continues to highlight some of the new laws that will be taking effect today and one that will start being enforced today is the protection order red flag gun law. This new law will allow Minnesotans to ask courts to prevent individuals from owning a gun if they believe the individual is a…
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Area Law Enforcement agencies will be teaming up in 2024 for a Toward Zero Deaths Grant. Clearbrook-Gonvick Chief of Police Ryan Solee tells us more. For more information on Towards Zero Deaths go to their website at www.towardzerodeaths.org.
With the start of the new year many new laws will be going into effect thanks to the 2023 legislative sessions. Previously we’ve highlighted the renters rights, minimum wage, and sick time laws but one under the radar law will also start on January 1. As part of the most recent education bill signed off…
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Recent weather trends across the region have caused ice conditions to change rapidly. This is especially the case in Northwest Minnesota where conditions have been uneven. Nicole Biagi of the Minnesota DNR Enforcement Ice Safety Coordinator tells us what anglers should consider before heading out on the ice as well as what it will take…
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Bull sales season is fast approaching which means that many cattle producers will be putting their bulls on market. KRose owner Karoline Rose gives some reminders to producers who will be looking to sell this season. Rose also explained what this year’s cattle market could look like after an up and down year like 2023. …
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Winter is here and that does not mean that the fun at Itasca State Park stops. Itasca State Park has a full schedule of winter events planned for January and the rest of the winter season. Park Interpretive Naturalist Connie Cox says one of the most popular winter activities is winter birding. Cox says birding…
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