Small grain and alfalfa harvests advance in Minnesota – Brownfield Ag News

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August 19, 2024

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Small grain and alfalfa harvests advance in Minnesota

The harvest of small grains and alfalfa progressed in Minnesota last week.

USDA’s latest weekly crop update says 56 percent of oats, 31 percent of spring wheat, and 30 percent of barley is harvested.

The second cutting of alfalfa is 91 percent complete, compared to the five-year average of 95 percent.

Corn is six percent dented with 61 percent of the acreage rated in good to excellent condition.

Corn for silage harvest is four percent done.

Soybeans setting pods are 78 percent, with 64 percent called good to excellent.

And the sugarbeet harvest is just underway with 80 percent of the crop rated good to excellent.

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Where are Minnesota’s best hiking spots?

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August 19, 2024

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Where are Minnesota’s best hiking spots? – CBS Minnesota

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A recent article on the top five places to hike in the U.S. names spots along the ocean and in the mountains, and nowhere in the Midwest.

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Abortion rights could again be key issue in Minnesota’s 2nd District race

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August 19, 2024

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Abortion rights could again be key issue in Minnesota’s 2nd District race

MINNEAPOLIS — The race for Congress in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District is set.

Former federal prosecutor Joe Teirab will face three-term Democratic Rep. Angie Craig in the November election.

Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District is evenly split between Democrats and Republicans. Among the communities in the district are Red Wing, Hastings and Eagan.

For years it was represented by Republicans. Craig broke that streak in 2018. Craig has won both her reelection bids in 2020 and 2022 by comfortable margins.

This year she will face Teirab, a Marine Corps veteran and a former federal and county prosecutor.

Craig credits her strong abortion rights positions as helping her clinch her 2022 win. Teirab is a strong opponent of abortion rights. He says abortion should only occur in the instances of rape, incest and to save the life of the mother. Teirab, however, says he is against a federal abortion ban. He was a guest on WCCO Sunday Morning at 10:30 a.m.

Joe Teirab talks race against Rep. Angie Craig in 2nd District

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“When my mom was pregnant with me, it was unplanned and she actually got plugged into what’s called a pregnancy resource center,” Teirab said. “Just encouraged my mom, loved my mom and encouraged her to have me. So I am here to this day because of that and so I want to do what we can to make sure that we’re supporting women who are facing these tough circumstances.”

Teirab has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Teirab said the economy under Trump was better for the average American, including those living in the 2nd District.

While he was a federal prosecutor, Teirab lived in Minnetonka, which is in the 3rd Congressional District, but late last year he moved to Burnsville, which is in the 2nd District. While nearly all members of Congress live in the district they represent, it is not a requirement. In fact, the last Republican to represent the 2nd Congressional District, Jason Lewis, lived just outside the District boundaries.

Craig will be a guest on a future edition of WCCO Sunday Morning.

You can watch WCCO Sunday Morning with Esme Murphy and Adam Del Rosso every Sunday at 6 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Esme Murphy

Esme Murphy, a reporter and Sunday morning anchor for WCCO-TV, has been a member of the WCCO-TV staff since December 1990. She is also a weekend talk show host on WCCO Radio. Born and raised in New York City, Esme ventured into reporting after graduating from Harvard University.

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Olympian returns to Minnesota to start residency at Mayo Clinic

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August 18, 2024

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Olympian returns to Minnesota to start residency at Mayo Clinic – CBS Minnesota

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She just finished competing as a swimmer in the Paris Olympic games and now she’s here in Minnesota pursuing an entirely different passion. Dr. Andi Murez starts her residency in psychiatry at Mayo Clinic in Rochester on Monday. WCCO’s Marielle Mohs catches up with the Olympic doctor about how she made it work to pursue swimming and science.