The USDA ordered nationwide testing after multiple states confirmed the virus was present in dairy cattle. Minnesota reported nine cases last year.| Brainerd Dispatch
While work to protect the state's drinking water has ramped up in recent years, environmental groups want more evidence to see that it's working.| Brainerd Dispatch
We make plans. Sometimes plans don’t go as we hope. These are learning opportunities, and our children should be there, seeing us react appropriately to those moments.| Brainerd Dispatch
Update on the shapefile requirements for the Alliance program: Shapefiles are not needed for the second payment. They are needed for CPA-52 practices (still on hold) and for select practices for the third payment:| bwsr.state.mn.us