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Ground Level®: Amplifying Community Voices

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Alfalfa power returns to co-op’s sights

After failing once, the Minnesota Valley Alfalfa Producers cooperative, which has been using alfalfa to create feed for years in western Minnesota, plans to stick its toe back into the biofuel business.
by Dave Peters

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Todd harvest runs gamut from corn to grapes to camelina

Todd harvest runs gamut from corn to grapes to camelina

The harvest in rural Todd County increasingly involves crops that are alternatives to the traditions of corn, soybeans and oats. Now everything from poplar trees to grapes to camelina are in the mix.

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What if the thing that defines your community is noise?

In Baldwin, the Winding Trails, Northgate and Pinegate developments have built up a micro-community based partly on a shared desire for freedom to make noise. How can these developments communicate this to potential residents?

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Americans still want to live in exurbs

Despite predictions that Americans would flock to cities in recent years, people continue to choose exurban living for its non-urban atmosphere.

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