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STAFF BLOG AG RIGHT Watching your crop deteriorate day after day
This is a crucial week for many area farmers: a lot of area fields are running out of moisture. As of late last week, parts of the region were in moderate drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monito...
Posted on 7/3/12 at 9:03 AM
STAFF BLOG MIKKELPATES.AG-AT-LARGE NDSU's flax promoter -- Dr. Jack Carter dies, Sept. 11
Dr. Jack Carter, the long-time promoter/pioneer of new, healthfuluses for flax, and long-time administrator in the North Dakota State University plant sciences departments, died on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2...
Posted on 9/12/11 at 9:36 AM
STAFF BLOG PLAIN COUNTRY Harvest time
This was a great week for harvesting grain and farmers were out in force across the countryside. Yesterday I saw a dozen combines in fields between Oslo, Minn...
Posted on 8/6/10 at 3:28 AM
Crop planting stays ahead of normal in ND, Minn. 
North Dakota farmers have planted two-thirds of the state’s spring wheat crop, far ahead of the normal schedule, while Minnesota farmers already had nearly half the corn crop in the ground by Sunday.
By Herald Staff Report , April 30, 2012
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Early wheat endures
The earliest spring wheat planted in the region in years looks pretty good, despite enduring below-freezing temperatures for 12 of its first 40 days, including a cool 28 degrees in the early hours Thursday.
By Stephen J. Lee , April 26, 2012
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Crops appear OK after freeze
Crops in northeastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota don’t appear significantly damaged by a hard freeze early Thursday, officials said.
By Jonathan Knutson , April 26, 2012
Deadline nears for N.D. specialty crop grants program
North Dakota has received $614,000 from the federal Agriculture Department for the grants. The state Agriculture Department is doling out the money through a competitive grant program. The deadline to apply is April 20.
By Associated Press , April 11, 2012
Acres of most N.D. crops expected to rebound
Acres of most crops are expected to rebound this year in North Dakota in the absence of spring flooding. The Agriculture Department in its annual spring planting report says durum wheat acres are expected to double, to 1.5 million. Last year, much of the state's prime durum-growing region was flooded.
By Associated Press , March 30, 2012
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N.D. farmers, on average, intend to begin fieldwork by April 2
The Agriculture Department says the anticipated start date is more than a month earlier than last year's average start date of May 7.
By Associated Press , March 27, 2012
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Crop disease challenges bean farmers
Anthracnose a big concern; white mold a worry, tooArea dry bean and soybean farmers will face some new, or at least expanded, challenges this growing season. Dry bean producers are confronted with anthracnose, a little-known disease that can hammer both yields and quality. Soybean producers, in turn, could face more problems with white mold, a crop disease that dry bean producers have battled for years.
By Jonathan Knutson , March 27, 2012
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THAT REMINDS ME WITH MARILYN HAGERTY: Grand Forks joins the Good Roads movement in 1912
The Grand Forks Automobile Club elected Fred Haverland president 100 years ago. And the club dedicated itself to working for better roads. Along with roads, people were concerned about women’s suffrage 100 years ago. A new meeting was scheduled in City Hall. The purpose of the meeting was to organize a “Voice for Women” club.
By Marilyn Hagerty , March 26, 2012
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Gambling on warm weather
Rare early spring spurs seed-sowingMike Bergeron beat the calendar, planting spring wheat in the last days of winter, nearly a month before he usually does such seeding. He and Jon Ross farm together as R&B Growers north of Fisher, Minn. They started seeding wheat Saturday, apparently before other farmers in the region.
By Stephen J. Lee , March 19, 2012
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Impact of Midwest farmers hits far and wide
Although Jimmy Thomas’ 2,500-acre family farm near Roxboro, north of Durham, N.C., is hundreds of miles from the fertile soil of the Midwest, he is acutely aware of what farmers there are up to this year. With prices for commodities such as corn, soybeans and wheat at historic highs, U.S. farmers are expected to plant the most acres this year than they have in a generation. Farmers in the Midwest, where the bulk of those crops are grown, are being particularly aggressive.
By David Bracken , March 16, 2012
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Keep checking stored grain
Vigilance more important with return of higher temperaturesWith spring planting creeping closer, area farmers are concentrating on the 2012 crop. But they should give a little attention to stored grain from last year’s crop, a North Dakota State University Extension Service official says.
By Jonathan Knutson , March 13, 2012
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Durum decline: Ag mainstay in N.D., Montana losing ground to other crops
Keith Deutsch knows that part of his job is promoting his crop. He knows he needs to be realistic, too. “It just doesn’t look too good for this spring,” says Deutsch. a Plaza, N.D., farmer and president of the U.S. Durum Growers Association. “It may sound strange for someone from the association to be saying that.” But Deutsch and other area durum boosters say they have to acknowledge the obvious.
By Jonathan Knutson , March 13, 2012
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Ag chemical marketer says Roundup-resistance is here
In early March, there seemed to be one topic at farm meetings in the Red River Valley — weed resistance to glyphosate, or Roundup. “When it comes to Roundup Ready resistant weeds, we’ve got to pay attention guys,” said Darren Hefty, a partner in Hefty Seed Co. of Baltic, S.D., which also involves a television show called “Ag PhD.”
By Mikkel Pates , March 13, 2012
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Sugarbeet Institute hits 50
Much has changed in the Red River Valley’s sugar beet industry over the past 50 years. One of the constants is the International Sugarbeet Institute, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this month.
By Jonathan Knutson , March 13, 2012
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N.D., Minnesota farmers get record prices
Received prices for key crops were up in 2011Farmers in North Dakota and Minnesota received record prices for several crops last year, including key crops such as corn, soybeans and spring wheat.
By Stephen J. Lee , February 28, 2012
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