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Jim Luby, who has led the fruit breeding program at the University of Minnesota since 1982, is retiring. His is one of the researchers credited with developing such apples as the Zestar!, the SweeTango and, the giant among them, the Honeycrisp. He’s also developed many other fruits too. It’s involved a lot of hard work, experimentation and tasting thousands of apples.
Discussions of political topics, even among like-minded people, can be difficult. And finding a neutral place to have them can be even harder. As part of our Talking Sense series, reporter Jacob Aloi goes to a Minneapolis theater company creating a space for these conversations, through food and performance.
It’s not easy to trick flowers but Minnesota’s unusual weather has been great at convincing lilacs to rebloom for fall. One researcher at the University of Minnesota says it can happen and it’s nothing to worry about.
A warm September is not out of the norm considering an upward temperature trend since the early 90s. MPR News climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley said Minnesotans shouldn’t expect any different this year either.
Wetlands help prevent flooding, filter nutrient pollution, store carbon and provide wildlife habitat. But many have disappeared due to draining and filling. A partnership between the federal government and a nonprofit is helping willing private landowners restore wetlands in the Upper Mississippi headwaters.
