Turning a granary into a house. At the Marttila farm, 2008. Photo by Heidi Marttila-Losure
 //   //  June 13, 2013  // 

FiredUp: Houses serve as marketing for your community. What message does your housing send?

If the homes in your town are sending the wrong message, it may be time to think creatively about how to make housing an asset instead of an eyesore.

Click on the image to go to the map on the BSSE website.
 //   //  June 9, 2013  // 

Planners have selected preferred route for BSSE transmission line

The trio of electric companies working on siting a new transmission line from Ellendale, N.D., to Big Stone City, S.D., called the Big Stone South to Ellendale project (BSSE), published their preferred route on the BSSE website in a post dated June 4.

Jeff Hemenway, soil quality specialist for the NRCS, explains how the rain simulator works at an event in Brookings in April 2012. Photo by Heidi Marttila-Losure
 //   //  June 4, 2013  // 

The closer land is to a grassland system, the happier producers are to see rain

Is the abundance of rain the Dakotas have seen in the past few weeks a blessing or too much of a good thing? The answer to that question probably depends on where live—but how you farm also matters, area scientists say.

whatsyourstory
 //   //  May 23, 2013  // 

We know you have a story or two in you. We want to hear ‘em.

We’re looking for submissions for our Postcard section. A Postcard is a short, evocative story about an event, person or place, written as if you were telling the story to a friend.

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.