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Jason Johnson, Stonyfield Organic’s farmer relationship manager, fires up the AgriCORE soil sampling tool in a pasture with sweeping views of central Maine’s rolling hillsides at Dostie Farm, an organic dairy. The auger bit whirrs as it slices through clover and grass, spiraling downward into the earth to retrieve a sample from the 650-acre (263-hectare) farm on a blustery October day.It takes Johnson three tries to get it right, and the auger emerges from the ground, encased in a thin layer of dark soil. Leah Puro, agricultural research coordinator at Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment, scoops the soil into a tiny foil dish, then pops it into a battery-powered oven to remove its moisture before sending it to Yale University for elemental analysis, one of the most accurate methods for measuring the amount of carbon trapped in the soil. Puro slides another portion of the soil into a portable refractometer to measure the carbon content using a newer method ca
40F Never Felt So Nice! Signs of Spring Outdoor hockey rinks might look a little sloppy out there today as the mercury climbs to near 40 degrees once again. Don t be surprised if you see a few rain drops mixed with snowflakes later today. Check the blog for more details. -Todd Nelson
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Quick Tuesday Clipper
Here s the weather outlook from AM Tuesday to AM Thursday, which shows a quick moving clipper diving through the region late Tuesday into early AM Wednesday. This system will be responsible for a burst of narrow snowfall across the northern half of the state. The Twin Cities could see a little light rain/snow as this system slides through, but the bulk should fall north of the metro.
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