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00 1 CLASSIFIED B2-3 COMICS A4 LOTTERIES A3 NATION WORLD A2 OBITUARIES NONE PUZZLES B4 REGION A3 SPORTS B1 TV LISTINGS B3 $2 Volume 164, Issue 193 A Lee Enterprises Newspaper Copyright 2018 Follow us online: facebook.com/winonadailynews twitter.com@WinonaDailyNews Listen to the latest episode of Winona 1-on-1 with local musician Mike Munson DISCOVER DIGITAL AT WINONADAILYNEWS.COM SUNNY 71 55 FORECAST, A2 Monday, SepteMber 24, 2018 winonadailynews.com Vikings vexed Minnesota stunned in 27-6 loss to Buffalo SPORTS, PAGE B1 Open hearing Thursday Kavanaugh, Ford both agree to testify before Senate Judiciary Committee NATION, PAGE A2 RANDY ERICKSON La Crosse Tribune Getting together the principal parties for the world premiere screening of the was no mean feat, fit- tingly symbolic of the work that went into making the hour-long documentary. For the follow-up to the teries of the docu- mentary, Emmy Award-winning filmmakers George Howe and Tim Jacobson of Sustainable Driftless teamed up again with national TV series host Rob Nelson of And for this project they added Swedish filmmaker Jonas Sten- strom of as director, six-time Emmy-win- ning wildlife cinematogra- pher Neil Rettig and YouTube sensation Mike, known for his PleaseStandBy channel.It hard nailing down lo- cals Jacobson and Howe for premiere at the theater at Viterbo Fine Arts Center, but the other people behind the film are making a big ef- fort to celebrate this cinematic accomplishment. Stenstrom is flying from Sweden, Nelson is coming in from North Caro- lina, and Rettig, who is based in Prairie du Chien, will be jetting back from Spain, where he was screening another of his films. The five filmmakers will be at Viterbo to introduce the and take questions after the screening. Nelson is confident viewers will be awestruck by the Drift- less Region.

He has lived in amazingly scenic places in- cluding Hawaii, Miami, Aus- tralia, Montana and Colorado and believes once people see the rank this area among them. film really will blow socks Nelson said. great thing about the Driftless is that it catches you by surprise. People usually think to travel to northeastern Iowa for amazing scenery. They realize the area contains beautiful waterfalls and dra- matic cliffs rising above twisting rivers.

When you get there you think, I just found a hidden The Upper Driftless Region, of course, is more than just scenery, Jacob- son emphasized. He noted the Driftless boasts the only concentration of ancient effigy burial mounds, a migratory bird flyway, the largest or- ganic farming cooperative, the highest concentration of coldwater streams (making it a trout-fishing paradise), and Lake Pepin, the widest point and birthplace of water skiing. Jacobson was a producer, cameraman and writer on the film, and Howe was a producer and writer. Together, they formed Sustainable Driftless to get the film made. They both put their professional lives on hold over the past several years to get the made.

the CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS the director Jonas Stenstrom looks over scenic Lake. NOAH FISH Agri News ROCHESTER Apple pick- ing is next to pumpkin spice and football on the list of fall favorites, and most Minnesota orchards are now fully stocked with apples ready to be plucked from trees. should get out to their local orchard when they can, because a short said Fred Kappauf, who with his three children operates Sekapp Orchard in Rochester. He said most orchards are open at least through Halloween, and Sekapp is open until Christmas. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says early sea- son apple varieties like Zestar, SweeTango, Sweet Sixteen and McIntosh are available for pick- ing now.

Honeycrisp, Haralson, Regent and Honeygold will ripen throughout the month. Sekapp Orchard has been run by the Kappauf family since the early 1960s, and since joined the Minnesota Apple Growers Association and have planted several new varieties of apple trees. Kappauf said the orchard is having a good start to the season, and the abundance of rain was actually good for finish- ing apples. At Sekapp Orchard and several other orchards across the state, an excitement can still be sensed from the debut of a new apple variety, called First Kiss. First Kiss is the brand name for apples developed by the ap- ple breeding team at the Uni- versity of Minnesota, Agri News reported.

The variety was de- veloped to ripen about a month earlier than Honeycrisp apples, while still providing a similar texture and taste for which uni- versity-bred apples are known. best of both LeILa naVIdI, STAR TRIBUNE David Bedford picks an apple off the tree to demonstrate how he tastes them. Bedford, a research scientist for the University of apple-breeding program, gives a tour of the Horticultural Research Center in Excelsior, Minn. JULIET LINDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON Farmers across the United States will soon begin receiving government checks as part of a billion-dol- lar bailout to buoy growers ex- periencing financial strain from President Donald trade disputes with China. But even those poised for big payouts worry it be enough.

And while support for Trump is near unwavering in the heartland, some growers say that with the November election nearing, such disappointing aid outcomes could potentially af- fect their vote. pretty obvious that the rural agriculture communities helped elect this administra- tion, but the way things are go- ing I believe farmers are going to have to vote with their check- book when it comes said Kevin Skunes, a corn and soy- bean grower from Arthur, North Dakota and president of the National Corn Growers Associ- ation. Corn farmers get the smallest slice of the aid pie. Corn groups estimate a loss of 44 cents per bushel, but poised to receive just a single penny per bushel. these issues been resolved, there could be a change in the way farmers Skunes said.

person has to consider all Farmers are already feeling the impact of trade tiffs with China and other countries. China has hit back hard, re- sponding with its own set of tar- iffs on U.S. agricultural products and other goods. The Trump administration is providing up to $12 billion in emergency relief funds for American farmers, with roughly $6 billion in an initial round. The three-pronged plan includes $4.7 billion in payments to corn, cotton, soybean, dairy, pork and sorghum farmers.

The rest is for developing new foreign markets for American-grown commod- ities and purchasing more than two dozen select products, in- cluding certain fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, meat and dairy. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced last month that soybean growers will get the largest checks, at $1.65 per Will aid checks be enough? Minnesota orchards debut First Kiss apple variety Farmers sure bailout funds will offset losses Viterbo to host first screening of new documentary George Howe, Tim Jacobson and Rob Nelson prepare to shoot a scene at Maiden Rock Bluff for the The hour-long documentary has its world premiere Wednesday at Viterbo University. Please see FIrSt KISS, Page A3 Please see FarM aId, Page A3Please see drIFtLeSS, Page A3.