Crop Development Continues to Progress Across ND
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Crop development continued ahead of schedule across much of North Dakota last week but farmers continue to worry about insects harming their crops.
View ArticleRains Boost Topsoil Moisture Across Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Widespread rains gave a boost to topsoil moisture across Minnesota last week, but crop conditions remained relatively unchanged.
View ArticleND Co-op Elevator Members to Vote on Liquidation
HAZEN, N.D. (AP) - Members of the Falkirk Farmers Elevator are to vote Monday on whether to sell off assets to pay off millions of dollars of debt.
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Europeans Visit State Mill to Learn About Wheat Processing
GRAND FORKS (WDAZ-TV) - Some mill owners and managers from overseas were in Grand Forks on Tuesday to learn a thing or two about the way we process wheat.
View ArticleBipartisan Effort Leads to Senate OK of Farm Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Thursday completed a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill that cuts farm subsidies and land conservation spending by about $2 billion a year but largely protects...
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$160 million canola crushing plant now open in Hallock
Hallock, MN (WDAY TV) -- After a year and a half of construction, a new 160-million dollar canola crushing plant near Hallock, Minnesota is now open.
View ArticleMidwest Ranchers, Lawmakers Protest EPA Flyovers
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Midwest ranchers have never been enamored with environmental regulators, but they really began to complain after learning that federal inspectors were flying over their land to...
View ArticleMan Killed, Girl Injured in Otter Tail County Tractor Rollover
ERHARD, Minn. - A 53-year-old Erhard man was killed and an 8-year-old girl was injured in a tractor rollover here Sunday night.
View ArticleHeat Wave Puts Stress on Crops in ND
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - While last week's heat wave in North Dakota stressed crops, it also helped farmers make progress in haying.
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Farmers With Flooded Fields to Get Federal Help
DEVILS LAKE, ND (WDAZ-TV) - Lake Region farmers will finally get some relief for their flooded fields. Millions of federal dollars have been made available through the Water Bank program. It pays...
View Article$1B Fertilizer Plant Planned in Upper Midwest
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Corn growers and fertilizer industry officials are considering building a $1 billion plant in the upper Midwest that could produce enough nitrogen fertilizer to feed about 12...
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Showers Provide Relief, But Some Farmers Need Rain
(AP) - Showers and thunderstorms provided needed moisture for agriculture producers in many parts of North Dakota, but some areas remained without adequate moisture levels.
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Berg Wants Farm Bill Brought Before Full House
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Rep. Rick Berg says is asking House leaders to bring the 2012 Farm Bill up for a vote by the full chamber as quickly as possible. Talk about this topic
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Experts Say Farm Bill Push Might be Futile Effort
(AP) - North Dakota political leaders are urging Congress to pass a new farm bill before this fall, but a former state governor and U.S. agriculture secretary from the state says it probably won't...
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Heitkamp, US Senate Ag Chair to Host Farm Forums
The chairwoman of the U.S. Senate's Agriculture Committee is hosting North Dakota farm forums later this month with North Dakota Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Heidi Heitkamp.
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Crystal Accepts Frost-Damaged Beets For First Time
With 89 percent of its planted acres safely harvested and piled, American Crystal Sugar Co. on Thursday implemented a new "frost quota," allowing at least a small percentage of frost-damaged beets in...
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N.D. Cropland Cracks $10,000 Per Acre
In what could be a state record for the per-acre value of farmland, an 80-acre parcel in North Dakota's Walsh County sold for $800,000, or a whopping $10,000 per acre, at public auction Thursday in...
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Little Optimism for Timely Passage of New Farm Bill
Congressman Collin Peterson says he is not optimistic a new farm bill will pass anytime soon.
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New Grain Elevator Coming to Doyon, ND
The tiny town of Doyon, North Dakota is about become a lot more popular with area farmers. Tronson Grain, the town's only business, is more than doubling its capacity in town with a new 120 foot...
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North Dakota Sunflower Growers Set New Records
North Dakota farmers have set new production records. Sunflower acreage and yields took a huge jump in North Dakota.
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