Sophia Taszarek, Isabelle Jones, and Addison Rolof smile at the lunch table at Kulm Public School. Photo by Sarah Gackle.
 //   //  May 7, 2013  // 

What helps school lunch changes go down easier?

Some schools have had an easier time implementing school lunch changes than others. Here are some of the possible reasons why.

Kochia is one of the worst plants for developing herbicide resistance. Photo from Wikipedia.org
 //   //  May 6, 2013  //  1 Comment

Dealing with weeds is likely to require new thinking as herbicide resistance spreads

Farmers across the country face a dilemma as herbicides that once killed off the weeds that compete with their crops lose effectiveness in the face of herbicide-resistant weeds.

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 //   //  May 1, 2013  // 

Link between antibiotic resistance and use in livestock recognized by more in ag, medical communities

The success of antibiotics has dramatically changed the way we think about illness and recovery since their development in the 1940s. Unfortunately, antibiotics are not as potent as they used to be. Our thinking may need to change again—both in how we treat illness, and, some experts argue, in how we raise livestock.

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 //   //  April 22, 2013  // 

Column: Glass is not garbage

Surely, there had to be other options for glass recycling in the Dakotas. What’s keeping us from recycling our glass?

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 //   //  April 22, 2013  // 

As the climate changes, agriculture changes as well

A long chain of evidence suggests climate change is happening. The question is what to do in the face of it.