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Cats and dogs top the list of the most common pets among households across North America. But many people are drawn to more unusual pets. Unconventional pets typically categorized as "exotic pets" can be just as enjoyable as their feline and canine counterparts.
What is an exotic pet?
The...
Caregivers come from all walks of life. Doctors and nurses may be the frontline medical providers people encounter most frequently, but there are plenty of others who do their part to maintain the well-being of individuals, including home health aides.
Home health aides, sometimes called personal...
Motorcycles share the roadways with cars and trucks. Many enthusiasts enjoy riding motorcycles because they provide a visceral experience with the great outdoors. The feeling of the wind and sun is more pronounced on a bike than behind the wheel of a car.
JD Power says motorcycles account for 3...
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A rainy spring has delivered much needed moisture, with the amount of the state in drought going from a majority of the state to limited areas in the Northwest/central and Southeast corners. What might we be in for the rest of this growing...
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This fruit update contains information about…
Apples - growth stages, crop load management, and insect & disease management.
Grapes - growth stages, canopy management, and insect & disease management.
Day-neutral strawberries-...
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While vertebrates are doing the most visible damage, the white grubs they’re after are the root of the problem.
In some Minnesota lawns, instead of the grass greening up, the grass is being torn up. People are reporting lawns ripped up...
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Image 1: A box filled with over 1,000 day-neutral bareroot strawberry plants. This variety, Albion, is suitable for growing in the Upper Midwest.
If you checked out our most recent Fruit update article (05/15/2024), you saw that I...
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Spring is spring-ing around the state. As asparagus grows and gets picked, asparagus beetles are showing up as well. This can be a tricky pest to manage, read on for tips on managing this beetle.
Asparagus beetles feed on spears...
Some of the strongest solar flares on the sun in the past 20 years made for amazing Northern Lights last Friday and Saturday. These beautiful pictures were taken over Abbie Lake last Friday, May 10. See inside for more photos of the Aurora Borealis. (Submitted photos)
Pictured are Buffalo High School seniors Claire Erickson (left) and Aver McCallum (right) who were named the 2024 Hall of Fame Award winners at Monday night’s Academic Excellence Awards night at the Performing Arts Center. See more in the school news section on page 16. (Photo by Rob LaPlante)
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For some of us, we do not discover our passions in our youth. Instead, our passions find us in maturity, most often when we aren’t necessarily searching for them. Then, once we discover them, we hold...
The latest addition to this year’s Border Battle lineup turned out to be the runaway winner at last Saturday’s five-team Buffalo Invitational.
Chaska-Chanhassen (CC) participated in its first Border...
The Section 8-4A basketball playoffs start in early March. But judging by last weekend’s atmosphere at Buffalo High School, one would think it started in mid-January.
With back-to-back home games...
Down 2-0 heading into the third period, most teams would be satisfied with a 2-2 tie – not the Buffalo girls’ hockey team.
Third-period goals by Nicole Swartzer and Raegan Wurm helped prevent a loss...
A little over a month into the season, a handful of wrestlers have stood out for the Bison wrestling team. Among them is junior John Dahlheimer.
Dahlheimer posted two wins in last Thursday’s home...
Crappies and sunfish on Buffalo Lake, Rock Lake, Little Maple Lake, Granite, Pleasant, John & Sylvia. 20 to 40 feet of water on minnows and euro larve. Walleyes - Buffalo Lake, Clearwater,...
This recipe was included in a Wright Hennepin bulletin dated, December, 1987. I make them every Christmas and numerous times during the year. They are the BEST!!!
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1...
In our column this week we are listing a few of our favorite slow cooker recipes. Some days can be very busy and leave you very little time to prepare supper. That’s where the slow cooker comes in....
I hear a witch’s cackle, then the unmistakable shrill of a princess in distress. The low drone of the ill-fated dimwit responds to a wolf’s cunning suggestion. A brow-furrowed girl waves her arms in...
On January 8, CNN released a news article entitled, “The evolving US justification for killing Iran’s top general,” (Wolf and Stracqualursi).
Midway through the article, the authors write, “Killing...
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