Tag: North Dakota
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Duckfest contestants hindered by summery weather
The weather was a little too good for the annual duck hunting competition in Gackle, N.D., known as Duckfest.
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Candidates vying to represent the Dakotas tell how they will help rural communities
Dakotafire asked candidates for major offices in the Dakotas how they would help rural communities.
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Britton to join growing list of communities with farmers markets
A survey finds overwhelming community support for the Greater Britton Country Market, to begin in June of this year.
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Pop quiz: Would Keystone XL make Midwest gas prices go up or down?
The answer to that question is not as intuitive as you might think. (Also check out a regional map of gas prices.)
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Canola is first genetically altered crop to go wild
About 80 percent of the canola growing in the ditches of North Dakota contains genes that have been modified to resist some weed killers, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas. This finding is adding fuel to the debate about “super weeds”: plants growing wild that have the characteristics of herbicide resistance, the result…