Noah Fish

1 week ago | agweek.com | Noah Fish

KASSON, Minn. — Make healthcare a priority. That was the message at the Rural Health Forum & Fair sponsored by Dodge County Public Health in cooperation with Dodge and Olmsted County Farmers Unions. Rodney Peterson, president of the Dodge County Farmers Union, said the event, which featured 14 vendors and two guest speakers, was the first of its kind. "We believe that there's a big need for our rural people to have better health decisions and health outcomes," Peterson said.

1 week ago | inforum.com | Noah Fish

MAZEPPA, Minn. — A southeast Minnesota flower farm has inspired a new bill that would officially recognize floriculture as an agricultural product under Minnesota law. The bill, Senate File 2626 , by Minnesota Senator Steve Drazkowski, R-Mazeppa, and co-authored by Senator Aric Putnam , D-St. Cloud, received its first hearing on April 3 in the Senate Taxes Committee.

2 weeks ago | agweek.com | Noah Fish |Jenny Schlecht

North Dakota State University's dry edible bean variety development has kept pace with the state's top performance, and support from Northarvest Bean Growers Association and a specialty crop grant for $67,067 has gone towards the ongoing variety development. A recent webinar in the Getting it Right Dry Bean Production Series recapping NDSU's dry edible bean variety trials and how to use them was led by Ana Carcedo, NDSU Extension agronomist.

2 weeks ago | postbulletin.com | Noah Fish |John Molseed

Larry James Fix, 79, of Rochester, MN, passed away on Friday, April 5th, 2025, after a short illness. Larry was born on September 26th, 1945, in Winona, MN, to John and Opal (Potter) Fix, joining his brother Keith and sister Patricia. Larry graduated from Dover-Eyota High School in 1963. He cherished reconnecting with friends and classmates at the annual Golden Grads Celebration. After high school, he served in the US Army and spent several years in the Army National Guard.

2 weeks ago | postbulletin.com | Noah Fish |John Molseed |Lee Hilgendorf |Randy Petersen

Jennifer Anne Dervin (Jenny) passed away April 4, 2025, after a hard-fought battle with oral cancer. She was born in Eau Claire, WI on May 15, 1967, to Jane and Orville Larson. She spent her childhood in Colfax, WI, attended UW-Stout, and graduated with a degree in Applied Mathematics. She moved to Rochester in 1989 and spent the next 32 years as a software engineer with IBM until starting a disability leave in 2021.