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RURAL REFLECTIONS The harvest in four acts
I am writing specifically about the sugar beet harvest today however it could certainly pertain to any harvest. Act I Common Courtesy Everything means more at harvest time. People are cold, short on...
Posted on 10/20/12 at 6:08 AM
STAFF BLOG PLAIN COUNTRY Garden goodness
These are gardening glory days. We have been picking lettuce for a few weeks now at our farm and this week harvested our firstrow of peas. Meanwhile, our black raspberry bushes are yielding big, beaut...
Posted on 7/5/12 at 2:02 PM
STAFF BLOG THE AREA VOICES COMMUNITY How Google is helping me mine for gold
Awhile back my daughter was assigned to draw a picture of her parents at work. She drew a picture of my husband in front of a chalkboard with the words, "My dad teaches chemistry at a college." For my...
Posted on 6/28/11 at 4:12 PM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND PSC to meet with Grand Forks base
North Dakota Public Service commissioners will be in Grand Forks on Wednesday to meet with Air Force Base officials regarding concerns about the impact of potential wind farms and the base's...
Posted on 6/17/10 at 6:46 AM
OH LOOK, A SHINY THING! Food, Farms and Poverty
Now I have two pigs, two sheep and a dog, in addition to a bunch of little plots of potatoes, in the Farm Town game. In less cheery news, my dad and brother are due to return from a volunteer trip to ...
Posted on 5/21/09 at 9:11 AM
Farm fields far from dry 
Fieldwork start pushed back againA low and gray sky dropped rain and perhaps some spirits across the region Wednesday, dampening even more plans of farmers to get going in the fields in what is the latest spring planting in about two decades.
By Stephen J. Lee , May 04, 2011
Report: Minnesota farm income from crops rose in 2010
A new report says median net farm income among Minnesota crop farmers more than doubled in 2010, while livestock farmers became profitable again.
By Associated Press , April 08, 2011
North Dakota cropland values rise 19 percent in 2010
Cropland values in North Dakota increased 19 percent from 2009 to 2010, with prices in western Minnesota increasing 22 percent, according to an annual survey of farm managers and rural appraisers.
By Jonathan Knutson , March 01, 2011
Old farm machinery plows new hope for poor countries
Tractors for Peace accepts equipment for small-scale farmingDo you have a small tractor, seeder or baler collecting dust beside your barn? It could be put to good use helping people overseas.
By Kevin Bonham , February 22, 2011
N.D.'s farm and ranch count changes little
North Dakota had an estimated 31,900 farms and ranches last year, down 100 from the previous year.
By Associated Press , February 11, 2011
Report finds bigger, more profitable N.D. farms
A new report echoes an old trend: North Dakota farms have gotten bigger.
It also shows that in the past few years, especially, profitability has kept pace, or better, with the long-term consolidation of the state’s farms.
By Herald Staff Report , February 02, 2011
Report: North Dakota farms becoming larger, more profitable
Project tracked financial records of more than 500 farmsA new report echoes an old trend: North Dakota farms have gotten bigger. It also shows that in the past few years, especially, profitability has kept pace, or better, with the long-term consolidation of the state’s farms.
By Herald Staff Report , February 02, 2011
Winter wheat acreage rises
Winter wheat acreage appears to have jumped this year in North Dakota, a state better known for the spring variety.
By Jonathan Knutson , December 29, 2010
Report: N.D. farms to fare OK in next decade
North Dakota farms generally will fare OK financially during the next decade, a new report from North Dakota State University in Fargo says.
But farm expenses are likely to remain a major concern, and producers “will need to be very diligent toward new purchases,” said Richard Taylor, one of the report’s authors.
By Jonathan Knutson , August 31, 2010
Rural exporters seek better access to their markets
Miles of prairie and ocean separate North Dakota farms and the overseas markets for their products. While American exports are growing, some are worried that agriculture could be left behind in the boom.
By Christopher Bjorke , June 20, 2010
Pork industry tiring of ’Other White Meat’
For more than two decades, pork has been known as “The Other White Meat.” Now industry insiders think it’s time the meat got a new reputation.
By Luke Meredith , June 10, 2010
Ohio dairy farmer worker pleads not guilty to abusing cows
An Ohio dairy farm worker accused of abusing cows in an undercover video has pleaded not guilty to 12 counts of cruelty to animals.
By Associated Press , June 10, 2010
Grand jury indicts teens in Ohio alpaca slaying
A grand jury has indicted two teens accused in the theft and fatal beating of a 3-month-old alpaca from an Ohio farm.
By Associated Press , June 09, 2010
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