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Strategic Farming: Let’s talk crops session talks pest forecasting

On February 11, Anthony Hanson, a UMN Extension educator that specializes in integrated pest management and Jochum Wiersma, UMN Extension small grains agronomist joined UMN Extension crops educator Ryan Miller to talk about how winter weather impacts survival of pests that overwinter in Minnesota and the numerous degree day models available to assist with crop,…

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Live Well, Age Wisely: What is your life’s purpose?

In the education session called Dementia Friends, there is a powerful analogy of how memory loss affects the brain and it uses pictures of two bookcases. The first picture shows a bookcase in which all of the shelves are full with books (a healthy brain.) The shelves at the top of the bookcase represent the…

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Beyond Reason: Instagram truths…

Today someone informed me: You can’t eat rice that’s one day-old. Ever. You’ll get salmonella. Guaranteed. And I suggested, Well, isn’t fried rice day-old rice? I mean, I’m pretty sure. I’ve made fried rice many,…

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Program held in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

A gathering was held to honor the work of Martin Luther King Jr at the Montevideo Community Center on Sunday, January 15th. Guest speakers included Jammie Niemeyer and Rose Meyerhoff. https://youtu.be/I-vSGYI9cn4