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Listen to Warren Formo Executive Director at Minnesota Agriculture Water Resource Center discuss water quality and the Carbon Sequestration Program.

John Dvorak Rice County Fair Managed said on today's AM Minnesota Program there will be a Carnival at the Rice County Fair.

[Listen] AM MN John Dvorak & Gretchen Hohrman Rice County Fair Rice County Fair Manager John Dvorak was on today's AM Minnesota Program along with Board Member Gretchen Hohrman who is in charge of the Rice County Fair Ambassador Program. The Rice County Fair is looking for candidates, guys and gals ages 16 to 20 to compete for Rice County Ambassador. The only other requirement is resident of Rice County or membership in Rice County 4H. New this year is the Rice County Junior Ambassador Program. This is for boys and girls ages 6 to 10. Like the Senior Ambassador they must live in Rice County o...

[Listen] John Dvorak & Steve Storck MN Fed. of County Fairs Today's AM Minnesota Program was more hopeful for county fairs in Minnesota this summer given Governor Walz's announcement last week. However, Rice County Fair manager John Dvorak said things could change quickly if there is a spike in COVID-19 test results. However, plans will move forward for the Rice County Fair this summer. I did ask Steve Storck the President of the Minnesota Federation of County Fairs if they had some sort of safety guidelines for county fairs to adapt. Steve said that was more of a local issue with each county...

Minnesota Apples Wiped Out Tonight? In the picture are a couple apple trees with beautiful blossoms. Given the forecast you have to wonder how they will look about mid-morning Tuesday. The National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory for 4:00 Tuesday morning. The forecast is for a low temperature of 33 degrees. You have to hope that maybe the clouds hang around until after sunrise tomorrow morning which can trap warmer air near ground level, or maybe the temperature stays a little warmer the in the forecast. I have had David Bedford PhD. who is the apple breeder at the University of M...