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Herbicide-resistant giant ragweed is destroying crops across the Corn Belt. These farms have found a sustainable solution.

When Kaleb Anderson took over the family farm in Goodhue County, he didn’t just inherit the land, he inherited a strong conservation ethic. His grandfather purchased the farm 75 years ago. The farm was rundown, so his grandfather began some of the earlier conservation efforts in the area by changing to contour cropping. Anderson’s father pushed conservation further by removing much of the chemical use on the farm, and now Anderson is adding more steps to regenerate the land. “In a traditional approach to agriculture, we try to force our will onto Mother Nature to achieve whatev...

Impasse over ‘clean cars’ rule continues to hold up Minn. environmental funding Jennifer Bjorhus, Greg Stanley, Star Tribune © Star Tribune/Star Tribune/ALEX KORMANN • Star Tribune/Star Tribune/TNS A driver plugged in the charger to his Tesla at the ChargePoint charging station near Canal Park Lodge in Duluth in 2019. Millions of dollars for environmental efforts around Minnesota, from fighting off invasive carp to state park operations, remains in limbo despite a broad state budget agreement because of the ongoing impasse over new vehicle emissions rules. Senate Repub...

Copy shortlink: Millions of dollars for environmental efforts around Minnesota, from fighting off invasive carp to operating state parks, remain in limbo despite a broad state budget agreement because of the ongoing impasse over new vehicle emissions rules. Senate Republicans have blocked the omnibus environment bill, determined to stop Minnesota from following California's lead in tightening tailpipe emissions standards and requiring automakers to send more electric vehicles to the state for sale. That package of environmental legislation sets the budgets for the Minn...

Readers Write: Electric vehicles, eating meat You sure demand is low?  May 9, 2021 — 6:00pm Text size Copy shortlink: Car dealers complain that they shouldn't have to stock electric and plug-in hybrid cars for which they say there is no demand. A year ago, when we needed to buy a new car, we decided on a Toyota Prius Prime. After searching on the web, I discovered there was exactly one in stock anywhere in the Twin Cities. Fortunately, it was just what I wanted, and we bought it. While I got the car I wanted, it would have been n...