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Spring rains impacting SE Minnesota planting season
LEWISTON, Minn. (KTTC) – The recent string of rainy weather has been beneficial for southeast Minnesota farmers as the season begins.
KTTC stopped by a Lewiston farm Friday.
Bruce Gilbeck of Fremont Farms said the rain has been a big help as he begins planting this year’s crop of soybeans and corn, even after a dry start.
“It was scary early, ‘cause we were so dry, and now we’ve been getting really good rains. So, I think our chances of our drought are at least minimized,” Gilbeck said.
Although Gilbeck said this amount of rainfall has been good for crops, he also expressed his concern if there ends up being too much rain.
Brad Carlson, an extension educator at the University of Minnesota Extension, said the area soil can handle about one inch of rain per week this time of year, but if it exceeds this amount, problems can arise.
“The other problem that we potentially might encounter here with the soil completely saturated is because there is no capacity for the water to soak in anymore,” Carlson said. “Most of what is going to fall from here on out is probably going to run off and so we do have the potential for some erosion problems also.”
Gilbeck also noted the possibility of crusting could be a concern. Crusting is a phenomenon where pouring rain creates a hard surface to the soil, making it harder for plants to bud.
“The only worry we have at this point is crusting and emergence issues, and it looks like we’re going to have rain for the next couple of weeks, so I think it will stay moist and we’ve got a nice sprout on the corn so I think it should come through without any crusting issues,”Gilbeck said.
Although the season has just begun, Carlson said the early stages bode well for this year’s yields.
“This year, the vast majority of the corn is planted now, there certainly is some that is still left, but most of it is in the ground and it got in the ground at a very ideal time, so from that standpoint, we are set up for very good yields this year,” Carlson said.
Gilbeck added how, for southeast Minnesota, an optimal planting date for corn is typically the last week of April or the first week of May to get the best possible product.
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Minnesota evens series against Boston with 3-0 shutout – Lets Play Hockey
In February, Minnesota and Boston traded players. In the first two games of the PWHL Finals, the two teams have traded wins with the players in the league’s first trade making a difference for each team.
Minnesota avenged a game one loss to Boston to even the PWHL Finals at a game apiece with a 3-0 victory Tuesday night.
Michela Cava scored her second goal in as many games and Sophie Jacques scored twice to lead Minnesota to the Game 2 win. Jacques was acquired from Boston in February in the PWHL’s first-ever trade when Minnesota sent Susanna Tapani and Abby Cook. Jacques was the 2023 Patty Kazmaier Award winner, given to college hockey’s top player. Since joining Minnesota, she scored two goals and added eight assists in 17 games. She doubled that total with a pair of tallies Tuesday night. More importantly, she helped even the series.
“Coming in here we knew we had to get one win on the road. And I think we played really well today coming back from Sunday’s game,” Jacques said following the game.
Tapani scored a big goal in the opening game as Boston edged Minnesota 4-3 to take a 1-0 series lead. But Tapani and the rest of her team couldn’t solve Minnesota goalie Nicole Hensley, who stopped all 20 shots that came her way on Tuesday.
Minnesota has three shutouts in their seven playoff games. Maddie Rooney had started the previous four games for Minnesota.
“We have two great goalies,” said Minnesota Head Coach Ken Klee. “All year we’ve kind of rotated back and forth. Obviously, Maddie [Rooney] got hot in the first round so it was tough to take her out, but we knew we could go back to Nicole [Hensley] at any point, and she would be ready to go. And obviously, she played fantastic for us tonight.”
Cava and Jacques scored first-period goals two minutes apart for a 2-0 lead. Neither team could find the back of the net for the second period and much of the third. Finally, Jacques scored an empty-netter to seal the win and send the series back to Minnesota Friday tied 1-1.
“I thought it was a great game,” said Boston head Coach Courtney Kessel. “They capitalized and we didn’t. You can’t come into a championship thinking you’re just going to sweep, so we’re ready for a battle and that’s what we saw tonight.”
Game 3 will be at the XCEL Energy Center. Puck drop is 6 p.m. With Minnesota’s win, there is also a guarantee of of a Game 4 which will also be played at the XCEL Energy Center on Sunday at 5 p.m.
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Minnesota tops Boston 3-0 to even PWHL finals
Michela Cava and Sophie Jaques scored less than two minutes apart late in the first period and Minnesota beat Boston 3-0 on Tuesday night to even the PWHL championship series at a game apiece.
Nicole Hensley made 20 saves in relief of Maddie Rooney, who was in net the previous five games, two of them shutouts.
“It feels amazing (to get the shutout),” Hensley said. “Obviously Maddie has been carrying our team, it’s nice to be able to help out our team and give her a little break. It’s huge to get a split on the road, that’s what you’re looking to do in the playoffs. I’m excited to get back to Minnesota and our fans.”
The Walter Cup series moves to Minnesota for the next two games, the first on Friday night.
Cava opened the scoring at 14:25 with her second playoff goal. That was quickly followed by Jaques skating in from the point before letting a wrist shot fly from the faceoff circle to beat Aerin Frankel at 16:21.
Jaques added an empty-netter with 2 1/2 minutes left as Minnesota ended Boston’s streak of six-straight wins and 12-straight one-goal games, including four in the playoffs.
Frankel made 20 saves.
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This NBA Star Just Gave Minnesota a New 3-Word Slogan
It’s not that “Find Your True North” isn’t a fine tourism slogan. It’s just that the NBA’s Anthony Edwards has Minnesotans thinking about a three-word alternative: “Bring ya ass.” The Minnesota Timberwolves star inadvertently created a viral sensation when talking with NBA TV analyst Charles Barkley after a playoff series win Sunday night:
- Barkley: “I have not been to Minnesota in probably 20 years.”
- Edwards: “Bring ya ass.” (Watch the moment here, via TNT.)
The phrase then took off on social media, notes the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The agency Explore Minnesota Tourism quickly made use of it (with asterisks) in a tweet, and the URL BringYaAss.com now redirects to Explore Minnesota’s website, reports USA Today and Axios. Even Gov. Tim Walz jokingly took notice.
This isn’t the first time Edwards has sung the praises of his adopted state. In an interview with Vanity Fair earlier this year, he said New York and Los Angeles were “cool,” but “they ain’t better than Minnesota.” Meanwhile, Edwards and the Timberwolves will remain in the spotlight a little longer: They play Dallas in the Western Conference finals starting Wednesday night, per NBA.com. (More Minnesota stories.)
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