Here's what one farmer's fight tells us about agriculture, public health and our state's exasperating approach to balancing priorities. >>
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Drinking water for an estimated half a million Minnesotans is drawn from groundwater contaminated with elevated levels of nitrate, a toxic pollutant that is linked to cancer and is especially dangerous for infants, according to a recent Environmental Working Group analysis of federal and state test data. >>
Read moreWet weather, a trade war, and low crop prices combined to deal a blow to Minnesota's rural communities in 2019.
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