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THE NEW FORTY The Year of the Farmer...
I don't know exactly when the interest in the Super Bowl advertisements eclipsed the actual football game, but for a good decade or so Super Bowl ads have become a much fiercer competition than the bi...
Posted on 2/4/13 at 9:40 PM
FATHER KNOWS LAST North Dakota Wheat Harvest
Fall is always a time of excitement when you live on a farm. Each year becomes a race against time to get the crop harvested before winter arrives. There is also a sense of urgency involved, as the ...
Posted on 9/3/12 at 10:29 AM
RURAL REFLECTIONS Going back to Gully
My daytrips usually involve exotic locales such as Carrington, North Dakota to visit my brother or even so far-flung a location as Austin, Minnesota to pick-up something I purchased on eBay. This week...
Posted on 5/27/11 at 2:45 PM
THE FLENSBURGER FILES Bergen, Minnesota
After a brief hiatus due to non-column related commitments, we are now back on track to start you on the tour of the German-named villages in Minnesota. We'll start off with the first town on the li...
Posted on 1/23/11 at 5:26 AM
THE NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOORS AND BEYOND it's busy in the field..& not just hunting
North Dakotahunters are reminded to be cautious of farmers and ranchers who are currently busy with fall farm duties, including harvesting crops, moving cattle and hauling bales. Jeb Williams, wildli...
Posted on 10/14/10 at 5:39 PM
Farmers markets popular but vendors face weather struggle
Warm weather and an early spring kept the produce growing and business flowing in farmers markets around the Red River Valley last summer, but vendors and market organizers may tell a different story this year.
By Austin Ashlock , June 14, 2013
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N.D. fertilizer plants could cut ag costs 
Farmers in North Dakota and northwest Minnesota could see substantial savings if two proposed nitrogen fertilizer plants are built near Grand Forks and Spiritwood, N.D.
By Jonathan Knutson , June 12, 2013
Rains hamper planting progress but farmers are upbeat about moisture
Rains have hampered planting progress for much of the region, but most of the farmers and ranchers in central North Dakota say it took excess moisture to break the drought that they’d expected.
By Mikkel Pates , June 11, 2013
Senate approves Farm Bill
As expected, the U.S. Senate on Monday approved 66-27 a new federal Farm Bill. That clears the way for the U.S. House to take up its own version of the legislation, possibly as early as this month.
By Jonathan Knutson , June 10, 2013
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More wet weather prevents completion of planting
Yet another week of wet weather has prevented Minnesota farmers from getting their planting done. The weekly crops and weather report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says only 2.6 days were rated suitable for fieldwork last week.
By Associated Press , June 10, 2013
Moisture continuing to halt or slow ND planting
North Dakota's ongoing wet weather is continuing to halt or slow planting progress across the state. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says in its weekly crop report that there were 3 days suitable for fieldwork on average last week.
By Associated Press , June 10, 2013
Self-motivated: Commercial applicator sprays over 100,00 acres
Paul Folden personally sprayed about 106,000 acres as a commercial applicator for Garrison (N.D.) Farmers Elevator in 2012. It was the third year he surpassed 100,000 acres, and he expects to do more in the future.
By Mikkel Pates , June 10, 2013
Study to look at flooding effect of surface drains
The Red River Valley landscape is etched with extensive drainage systems designed to remove water from farm fields to prevent crop losses. Critics, including Fargo city officials, have complained for years that the drains exacerbate Red River flood crests.
By Patrick Springer , June 10, 2013
Continued wet weather hurts farmers in North Dakota
Wet weather across much of North Dakota has continued to prevent farmers and ranchers from making progress planting crops. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says in its weekly crop report that there were 2.3 days suitable for fieldwork on average last week.
By Associated Press , June 03, 2013
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