AGRICULTURE
Wither the weather?
Yeah, it's only early February. Area farmers won't begin planting for at least two more months. But much of the region is in low-level drought, and there's growing attention to the possibility that th...
Posted on 2/6/12 at 11:00 PM
Farmer takes part in federal budget talks
A Granite Falls-area farmer is back home after representing the National Farmers Union in a Washington, D.C. federal budget discussion. Yellow Medicine County Farmers Union President Tim Velde met wi...
Posted on 2/4/12 at 9:06 AM
Letter to Dave
Dear Dave, We spoke this week and you reported about 41 degrees and slight snow cover in Carrington, North Dakota. I would say we are a bit less and a bit more, respectively. Dad said the las...
Posted on 1/29/12 at 4:52 AM
Conrad has big goals for final to-do list
FARGO With a little more than 11 months until his retirement, North Dakota Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad has a busy to-do list he wants to tackle before leaving Capitol Hill. Conrad discussed his to...
Posted on 1/18/12 at 10:27 AM
SDSU and Bayer CropScience expand wheat breeding partnership
South Dakota State University and Bayer CropScience have signed a non-exclusive agreement that provides Bayer access to a selection of SDSUs spring wheat germplasm. For more visit http://www.prairieb...
Posted on 12/8/11 at 3:20 PM
Walhalla worries about future without ethanol
It’s been just a couple of days since Archer Daniels Midland Co. announced that Walhalla’s ADM Corn Ethanol Plant would close in April, but workers and contractors already are pondering an uncertain future.
By Kevin Bonham , February 08, 2012
N.D. grower Gregg Halverson wins top award
Third-generation Grand Forks farmer Gregg Halverson has been named 2012 Top Producer of the Year by Top Producer magazine. Halverson is president and chief executive officer of Black Gold Farms, a family owned potato growing and marketing organization based in Grand Forks. The company is the world’s largest producer of fresh-crop chipping potatoes.By Jonathan Knutson , February 07, 2012
61 jobless after Walhalla ethanol plant closes
By Kevin Bonham , February 06, 2012
Montevideo, Minn., man charged with rustling cattle
A rural Montevideo man has been charged with rustling a herd of Holstein steers from a western Minnesota feedlot and selling them as his own cattle.By Associated Press , February 06, 2012
Available apps
There are hundreds, even thousands, of smartphone apps for agriculture. Some are more useful than others. Here are some of the apps suggested by John Nowatzki, with the North Dakota State University Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department.By Herald Staff Report , February 05, 2012
Basic smartphone terms
Technology has inspired a growing crop of new words and phrases The world of smartphones is filled with obscure acronyms and technical jargon. Below are just a few of the terms you may encounter.By Herald Staff Report , February 05, 2012
Smartphones make farmers smarter
By Jonathan Knutson , February 05, 2012
Capitol Chatter: GOP says Dayton rejected appointees, too
By Don Davis , February 04, 2012
Latest online video hit: Sheep-herding Swedish bunny
The 5-year-old pet rabbit from the small village of Kal in northern Sweden shot to online fame last week, having garnered more than 700,000 YouTube hits so far, after a clip of his sheep herding skills surfaced on a blog.By Louise Nordstrom , February 03, 2012
Farm Rescue taking requests for Upper Midwest spring planting help
The North Dakota-based operation provides planting and harvesting aid to farm families who have gone through a major illness, injury or disaster. It helps with the actual farm work rather than doling out money. Each family can receive help on up to 1,000 acres.By Associated Press , February 03, 2012
Weather expert: Hot, dry August, September possible, but too soon to expect drought 
By Jonathan Knutson , February 02, 2012
N.D. Cowboy Hall of Fame makes 2011 overdue debt payment 
By Associated Press , February 01, 2012
In Congress, no one beats the sugar beet lobby 
With farmers filling political coffers, supports and tariffs help growers reap profitsAcross this stretch of the Red River Valley, roughly 20 miles east of Grand Forks, sugar beets have become an almost-can’t-miss money maker because of federal price protections that go back decades.
By Jim Spencer, Mike Hughlett and Jeremy Herb , January 31, 2012
Soybean, spring wheat prices down in North Dakota 
The Agriculture Department says farmers in January received an average of $7.95 per bushel for the state's staple crop, spring wheat. This down figure is a decrease of 49 cents from December.
By Associated Press , January 31, 2012
Number of N.D. sheep, lambs hit all-time low 
The Agriculture Department says in its latest report that sheep and lambs on Jan. 1 totaled 73,000 animals, down from 78,000 the previous year. Breeding sheep, market sheep and lambs and the 2011 lamb crop all were at record lows, as was wool production.
By Associated Press , January 31, 2012
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