$750,000 in federal funding will help beginning farmers in three states find farmland
U.S. Senators Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar announced the funding which will be used to help beginning and emerging farmers access farmland
Vaderstad's Tempo L could be attractive to sugarbeet producers
The Tempo L allows farmers to switch from one field to the next during planting season, with multiple row and inch settings to choose from.
U.S. Rep. Brad Finstad talks harvest, farm bill
Brad Finstad is a fourth-generation farmer and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives who continues to help operate the Brown County family farm that he grew up on.
Cooler weather moves in, but pattern remains mostly dry and not truly cold - Agweek | #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets
StormTRACKER meteorologist John Wheeler says weather begins its seasonal move cooler, but he still doesn't see any truly cold weather coming. Things also look to remain dry in the northern Plains.
'Phenomenal exports' help stabilize grain markets - Agweek | #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss grain exports, soft markets, rain in the forecast and more on the Agweek Market Wrap.
USDA reports, China's economy, crude oil and weather fuel grain market uncertainty - Agweek | #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets
Grain futures are back to testing key support levels, Allison Thompson says. There are many moving pieces at play, and the combination, at the moment, is adding downside risk.
Write Field: Election Angst
David Kragnes opines on the 2024 election and the circus surrounding it. His advice? Figure out who you want to vote for, then vote and leave anger out of it.
More tariffs would be a 'nightmare' for agriculture, ag leaders say
Citing reports from NDSU and the World Agricultural Economic and Environmental Services, speakers said tariffs would be devastating to an ag industry still recovering from a Trump-backed trade war in 2018.
'Everything's gone': Fires leave empty landscape in parts of western North Dakota
While the cause of the western North Dakota wildfires may not yet be known, the people who lived through the fires are still surveying the damage and devastation the flames caused.
New school lunch sugar rules are a 'mixed bag' to the sugar industry
New school lunch guidelines from USDA are aimed at reducing added sugars in students' diets. For the sugar industry, the guidelines are a 'mixed bag," Courtney Gaine, of the Sugar Association, says.
Sugarbeet farming families carry on family harvest tradition
Sugarbeet farming tends to run in families. The Green family of North Dakota, the Nelson family of Minnesota, the Lapaseotes, and the Brown family of Idaho trace their sugarbeet roots across decades.
Communicating about a new farm bill remains a top ag priority
Luther Markwart, executive vice president of the American Sugarbeet Growers Association, discusses the importance of pushing for a new farm bill, along with other issues facing sugarbeet growers.
A look at Red River Valley sugarbeet harvest
Sugarbeet harvest is well underway in the Red River Valley. Emily Beal talks to Brent Baldwin about how the season is going.
North Dakota wildfires destroyed Tioga man’s dream home built for family 2 years ago
Jeffrey Moe said he is lucky to be able to rebuild. Two people died in the fires, and one rancher lost 50 cow-calf pairs.
No change in sight to mild, dry fall weather pattern - Agweek | #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets
StormTRACKER meteorologist John Wheeler said sustained chilly weather is not on the horizon, as a pleasant, mild fall continues. However, dry conditions that are causing problems also are continuing.
WASDE surprises with higher wheat stocks than expected - Agweek | #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets
Don Wick of the Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the latest World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates on the Agweek Market Wrap.
Fund short covering presents opportunity amid market uncertainty - Agweek | #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets
While the "Funds" are still net short on grains, Allison Thompson of The Money Farm says, but the margin that they are short is shrinking, which indicates some optimism about market prices.
Florida fertilizer plants, grain mills close in path of Hurricane Milton - Agweek | #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets
As much as 42% of U.S. ammonium phosphate, 32% of U.S. phosphate rock, and half of U.S. wet-processed phosphoric acid production capacity is located near Tampa Bay
Harsh weather curbs global wheat output, buoys prices - Agweek | #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets
Top southern hemisphere exporters Argentina and Australia have lost several million tons of wheat to drought and frost, and a lack of moisture is hitting plantings in Russia, Ukraine and the U.S.
Harsh weather curbs global wheat output, buoys prices - Agweek | #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets
Top southern hemisphere exporters Argentina and Australia have lost several million tons of wheat to drought and frost, and a lack of moisture is hitting plantings in Russia, Ukraine and the U.S.
Livestock Producers Freedom Rally highlights concerns on USDA EID mandate
Hundreds of people in opposition to the USDA EID mandate gathered in Rapid City, South Dakota, to voice their concerns on how it will impact the cattle industry.
Sugarbeet harvest is well underway in the Red River Valley
Conditions have been good so far during this year's sugarbeet harvest, despite some heat shutdowns.
American Crystal Sugar Co. fined $12,315 for air permit violations at Moorhead facility
The tests showed that permitted limits for filterable particles and particulate matter were exceeded from a range of 62% to 226%, according to a MPCA enforcement investigation.
Snowplows called in for cattle cleanup after multi-vehicle crash in North Dakota
The crash near Driscoll, North Dakota, in the early morning hours killed 25 cattle, the Highway Patrol said.
Agricultural losses from western North Dakota wildfires will be ‘significant’
Agriculture-related damage from western North Dakota fires include burnt cropland, along with killed or injured livestock and destroyed pastures, stored feedstuffs, farmsteads, and fencing.