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Not just a Gulf problem: Mississippi River farm runoff pollutes upstream waters
Jeff Broberg’s well sits inside a wooden shed not too far from a field he rented about a decade ago to a local farmer. One day, Broberg discovered the farmer was fertilizing with hog manure. In doing so, combined with the commercial fertilizer he was already using, the farmer was almost doubling the amount of nitrogen on the field in hopes of producing a better corn yield.
Severe Thunderstorm Downs Trees, Knocks out Power in Southeast Minnesota
Update: Severe Storm Leaves Destructive Wake Across Southeast Minnesota. Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A severe thunderstorm packed heavy rain and damaging winds as it swept across southeast Minnesota Monday morning. The National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm warning for Dodge, Olmsted, Goodhue, Winona and Wabasha Counties. The warning was...
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