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IN THE ONLINE, SUBSCRIBERS ONLY PORTION OF THE GRAND FORKS HERALD, THERE IS A FEATURE ON RODNEY PAULSON OF ROSEAU AND JIM JAROS OF WARROAD. THEY ARE BOTH VETERANS AND TOOK THE MOST RECENT VETERANS HONOR FLIGHT TO WASHINGTON DC. THEY WERE NOTICED SITTING SIDE BY SIDE BY THE COLUMNIST, WHO HAD ALSO WRITTEN A BOOK ON MOORHEAD SPUD HOCKEY. HE STRUCK UP A CONVERSATION ON THE RIVALRIES, AND THE FACT THAT RODNEY WAS ARMY AND JIM WAS NAVY, A RIVALRY OF IT’S OWN. THE TWO MEN HAD NEVER MET, THEY WERE SET TO ROOM TOGETHER ON THAT TRIP ALSO, AND NOW NOTE THAT THEY WOULD LOOK TO STAY IN TOUCH.
THE NORTHERN LIGHT REGION HAS REPORTED THAT A DEADLY RABBIT DISEASE HAS BEEN DETECTED IN ONE, AND LIKELY A 2ND DOMESTIC RABBIT COLONY IN LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY. THE RHDV2 VIRUS IS NOT KNOWN TO AFFECT HUMANS, BUT THOSE WITH RABBITS ARE BEING INSTRUCTED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR ANIMALS. THESE WERE DETECTED IN EALRY SEPTEMBER AND TEST RESULTS WERE CONFIRMED BY THE USDA.
AS IS REQUIRED BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER, THE WARROAD CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THEIR PRELIMINARY TAX LEVY AT THEIR MOST RECENT MEETING. THEY SETTLED ON A PROPERTY TAX LEVY INCREASE OF 10.2%. THAT NUMBER CAN BE ADJUSTED DOWN BY THE TIME OF THEIR FINAL LEVY DUE IN DECEMBER, BUT CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED HIGHER.
THE 13TH DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY WILL BE HOLDING A WORKSHOP THIS SATURDAY AT THE WANNASKA COMMUNITY CENTER. THE DAY BEGINS AT 9:30 WITH COFFEE, WITH LOTS OF ACTIVITY, AND INCLUDES A NOON MEAL. ALL ARE WELCOME TO COME AND JOIN IN THE DAY.
A CALL REMAINS OUT FOR THOSE WHO WOULD BE WILLING TO VOLUNTEER FOR THIS YEAR’S NIGHTS OF LIGHTS EVENT DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON AT THE ROSEAU PIONEER FARM. VOLUNTEERS CAN BE FOR DURING THE EVENT, BUT ALSO WILLING TO HELP ON VARIOUS WORK NIGHTS THEY WILL HAVE IN PREPARATION. SINNAMON KRINGS AND REBECCA LUNDGREN ARE CONTACTS TO REACH OUT TO.
THE U.S. AND CHINA EXTENDED THE BUSAN AGREEMENT, THE TRADE TRUCE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES, TO JAN. 10 WHILE IDENTIFYING MORE THAN 1,600 PRODUCTS, INCLUDING AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, FOR POTENTIAL TARIFF REDUCTIONS.”
“BUT SOYBEANS FOR FOOD AND CRUSHING WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE LIST, AND NEGOTIATORS DID NOT ANNOUNCE NEW AGRICULTURAL TRADE COMMITMENTS OR A TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE POTENTIAL TARIFF REDUCTIONS.
ITEMS SUCH AS LIVESTOCK LIKE CATTLE, GOATS, PIGS, TURKEY AND CHICKEN WERE INCLUDED IN THE REDUCTIONS.
“SOYBEAN WASN’T COMPLETELY LEFT OUT OF THE AGREEMENT,” BRIDGES REPORTED. “THE LIST IDENTIFIES SOYBEAN SEEDS, SOYBEAN FLOUR, SOYBEAN OIL AND ITS SEPARATED PRODUCTS, SOYBEAN CAKE AND SOYBEAN RESIDUES, AS IN LINE FOR TARIFF CUTS.”
MINNESOTA ACCOUNTS FOR MORE THAN HALF OF THE U.S. FLOCKS AND BIRDS HIT BY HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA IN THE PAST 30 DAYS, AS THE VIRUS RETURNS TO THE STATE’S TURKEY BARNS WITH FALL MIGRATION.
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE’S ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE HAS CONFIRMED THE VIRUS IN 10 MINNESOTA FLOCKS TOTALING 261,450 BIRDS IN THAT SPAN. SEVEN WERE COMMERCIAL FLOCKS AND THREE WERE BACKYARD FLOCKS. NATIONWIDE, 19 FLOCKS AND 517,840 BIRDS IN SEVEN STATES WERE AFFECTED.
OTTERTAIL. KANDIYOHI, BECKER AND BIG STONE COUNTIES ARE THE LOCATIONS OF THE LARGEST FLOCKSK AFFTECTED.
Last modified: 09/30/2026
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