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    February 9, 2019
    Frandsen Bank & Trust Honored for Community Involvement
    Frandsen Bank & Trust Honored for Community Involvement Charles Mausbach, CEO of Frandsen Financial Corporation, announced that Frandsen Bank & Trust has been recognized as a Community Champion by the Minnesota Bankers Association. This is the third consecutive year Frandsen Bank...
    business/announcementsFebruary 9, 2019 - 9:14pm
    Essentia Health welcomes Kayla Hagen
    Essentia Health welcomes Kayla Hagen Physician Assistant Kayla Hagen has joined the Urgent Care Department at the Essentia Health St. Joseph's-Baxter...
    business/announcementsFebruary 9, 2019 - 9:14pm
    “Livestock, especially ruminants like beef cattle, play a key role in a sustainable food system. They allow us to produce food on marginal lands that are unsuitable for cultivated agriculture. Cattle act as “upcyclers” in our food system — they upgrade plants into high quality protein for people," A U.N. report says. Erin Brown / Grand Vale Creative
    Cultured meat: Good or bad, promise or peril?
    Across America, people both in and out of agriculture are hearing more about cell-based meat, aka “clean meat” and “fake meat,” among...
    business/agricultureFebruary 9, 2019 - 7:44pm
    Katie Pinke is the publisher and general manager of Agweek magazine.
    Pinke: Corn farmers and vegans are both upset this week
    What do corn farmers and vegans have in common this week? They were both upset with commercials during the Super Bowl. Corn farmers are upset...
    business/agricultureFebruary 9, 2019 - 7:19pm
    Jenny Schlecht
    Schlecht: Why do so few have livestock? Look outside for a clue
    Sometimes, when you think about what a small percentage of our population is involved in agriculture and the even smaller percentage involved...
    business/agricultureFebruary 9, 2019 - 7:06pm
    Congress passed the 2018 farm bill by a wide margin, but House Ag Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson called it "a miracle." Michelle Rook/ Forum News Service
    Implementing the new farm bill: Government shutdown slows process
    Approving the new farm bill was an important, necessary step for U.S. agriculture. But the legislation still needs to be implemented — a task...
    business/agricultureFebruary 9, 2019 - 5:10pm
    The Ramsey County District Court in Devils Lake, N.D., has appointed the North Dakota Public Service Commission as trustee in NoDak Grain, a “doing-business-as” entity of Hunter Brian Hanson of Leeds, N.D. A similar appointment was made for roving grain buyer’s license called Midwest Grain Trading, by the Burleigh County District Court in Bismarck, N.D. Photo taken Jan. 14, 2018 at Devils Lake, N.D. Mikkel Pates / Forum News Service
    Courts name PSC trustee for Hanson grain cases: After notice, claimants have 45 days to file papers
    BISMARCK, N.D. — The clock will soon start ticking for farmers and others wishing to file claims against grain trading companies operated by...
    business/agricultureFebruary 9, 2019 - 4:51pm
    Tom Peters, Extension sugar beet agronomist and weed control specialist for North Dakota State University and the University of Minnesota, talks about strategies for weed control at Wheat U in Bismarck, N.D., on Jan. 17. Jenny Schlecht / Forum News Service
    ‘Technology by itself isn’t going to solve our problems with weeds’: Multifaceted approach is best when dealing with weeds, Peters says
    BISMARCK, N.D. — Tom Peters worked for 25 years in biotechnology and now is the Extension sugar beet agronomist and weed control specialist...
    business/agricultureFebruary 9, 2019 - 4:40pm
    With supervision and the help of a walker, a Wisconsin man participating in spinal cord injury research at Mayo is able to step independently. Results of the research project were published last fall in a paper coauthored by Peter Grahn, Ph.D., far left, a Willmar High School graduate and researcher at Mayo.
    Life-changing injury leads to research career for Willmar graduate
    WILLMAR – A diving accident the summer after he graduated from Willmar High School changed Peter Grahn’s life. The spinal cord injury he...
    business/healthcareFebruary 9, 2019 - 3:44pm
    Central Cass School students run to their buses after school Feb. 1 in Casselton, N.D. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
    Why don't all school buses have seat belts for kids?
    FARGO — Children are taught to wear seat belts to stay safe in a vehicle, but when they board a large school bus there's no way for them to...
    education/businessFebruary 9, 2019 - 2:41pm
    February 7, 2019
    Mortgage rates drop to 10-month low
    Fixed mortgage rates sank to a 10-month low this week amid uncertainty about the health of the economy. According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average dropped to 4.41 percent with an average 0.4 point. (Points are fees paid to a lender...
    businessFebruary 7, 2019 - 11:05am
    February 6, 2019
    A storefront sits vacant, in Austin, Minn., in April 2018. Washington Post photo by Melina Mara
    Analysis: The retail apocalypse was worse than we thought, but there's a silver lining
    Until last week, it seemed as though U.S. retail employment had recovered from its apocalypse - the wave of store closures headlined by last...
    businessFebruary 6, 2019 - 3:34pm
    February 5, 2019
    Minneapolis-St. Paul metro losing more affordable housing than it’s adding, report says
    ST. PAUL — If you live in a three-bedroom apartment that rents for $1,400 per month or less, consider yourself lucky. That’s affordable housing, whether it’s subsidized or not, and it’s running out, according to a new report. The report from the Metropolitan Council, the metro’s...
    business/real-estateFebruary 5, 2019 - 5:39pm
    Zach Johnson, left, who farms near Lowry and is known on Youtube as the "MN Millennial Farmer," hosted former Viking Chad Greenway for an autumn visit. Greenway is promoting Gray Duck vodka, which is distilled in Benson from Minnesota-grown corn. Submitted photo
    Viking Chad Greenway helps market Minnesota-made Gray Duck vodka
    BENSON, Minn. – Benson is still celebrating Minnesota Viking Kyle Rudolph’s famous “duck, duck, gray duck” touchdown celebration against...
    businessFebruary 5, 2019 - 4:51pm
    A wine tasting in New York, Dec. 3, 2018. (Tony Cenicola/Copyright 2019 The New York Times)
    Good news for wine lovers: Your drinks may be cheaper this year
    Wine lovers will have something to toast about this year: Prices from several origins are set to become cheaper. Prices of generic wines from...
    businessFebruary 5, 2019 - 3:29pm
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