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SLATER, Iowa (AP) — Nick Helland’s central Iowa farm looks much like every other nearby farm on this chilly March day, with corn stubble stretching from a gravel road up

SLATER, Iowa (AP) — Nick Helland’s central Iowa farm looks much like every other nearby farm on this chilly March day, with corn stubble stretching from a gravel road up over a low hill to the northern horizon. But look closely, and you can see patches of muddy ground where a few months ago crews […]

Bioreactors work. The question is whether Polk County’s promising new approach to an old problem can be expanded enough to finally address nitrate pollution.

Iowa farms are using low-tech systems to filter nitrates from water. Polk County is paying for farms to install the systems in order to ensure a cleaner water supply in the state.

Friday, February 19, 2021 6:20 AM • • Chisago Lakes 6, North Branch 4 Karston Edson’s unassisted goal for Chisago Lakes at 8:56 of the third period broke a 4-4 tie, and the Wildcats went on to beat the North Branch Vikings 6-4 this past Tuesday, February 16 at Chisago Lakes Arena.  The Vikings’ Tucker Sachs scored three of his team’s four goals, his second hat trick in the last three games. The contest between the archrivals North Branch an...