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Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Edina, MN
Katherine oversees editorial operations across all six brands. Before joining The Meridan Group, she spent 14 years at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she led the metro desk through its digital transformation. She holds a Master's in Journalism from Northwestern's Medill School.
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CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) -- It's been a challenging year for farmers, with fertilizer shortages, rising diesel prices and growing reliance on government assistance. Large farm cooperatives like Growmark are facing upstream issues. Connor Kaeb, Government Relations Manager for Growmark, has been involved in many discussions about those issues with Washington policymakers. He spoke with Stu [...]
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