AGRIBUSINESS
ND state flour mill profits down, but still good 
Profits at North Dakota's state-owned flour mill fell by half, to $8 million, during its last budget year, the mill's chief executive said Monday. Despite the drop, the Grand Forks mill's annual earnings rank as the third best in its history, said Vance Taylor, the mill's general manager.
By Dale Wetzel , September 24, 2012
Winona County farm sells for $2.7 million
An auction in Winona County seems to reflect the rising cost of farmland in Minnesota.
By Associated Press , September 19, 2012
Crystal workers put pressure on board members
Locked-out workers demonstrated in front of the homes of American Crystal Sugar Co. directors Wednesday for the second day in a row, in a bid to drive home the lockout’s human toll.
By Marino Eccher , September 06, 2012
A fertilizer patch in North Dakota?
N-Flex LLC will provide more information to the North Dakota Industrial Commission, which ordered more details as it considers whether to put $1 million into the company’s system to make anhydrous ammonia fertilizer from a series of mobile natural gas-to-fertilizer plants in the state.
By Mikkel Pates , August 28, 2012
Canada eyes good harvest
A basic truth of agriculture is that farmers in one part of the world benefit when their peers elsewhere suffer. Glen Findlay, a Shoal Lake, Manitoba, farmer, knows that well. Shoal Lake is about 180 miles northwest of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
By Jonathan Knutson , August 28, 2012
Horse slaughter ban changes way of life for Harvey, ND, man
Kent Opdahl is waiting for the rebound in the horse market, but he isn’t holding his breath. Opdahl’s life in the world of horses was turned upside down when Congress in late 2006 passed legislation that ended federal inspection of horse slaughter facilities, and horse slaughter in general in 2007.
By Mikkel Pates , August 28, 2012
Natural Beef's unsettled debts: Unclear who is responsible for paying beef producers
It is difficult to say who is most responsible for unsettled debts of North Dakota Natural Beef LLC — whether a legal or moral duty lies with that company’s board, or with the board of the North American Bison Cooperative LLC, which has become its majority owner.
By Mikkel Pates , March 21, 2012
After a year, N.D. farmer still awaits money for cattle delivered to North Dakota Natural Beef
Lloyd Wieland of rural Dazey, N.D., says he understands the company’s explanations that the recession affected their markets for meat, but he also says he was “shocked” to realize the company could be in such financial crisis, considering the pillars of North Dakota agriculture who were involved.
By Mikkel Pates , March 21, 2012
Grafton ethanol plant owners to meet with sugar beet growers
Energae LP, the group planning to reopen the former Alchem Ltd. ethanol plant in Grafton, N.D., will conduct a meeting at noon Friday for sugar beet growers.
By Herald Staff Report , March 19, 2012
Farmers among Minnesotans welcoming free-trade pact with South Korea
Minnesota exporters are welcoming this week's long-awaited free trade agreement with South Korea, which will lower tariffs on Minnesota-made medical, machine, meat and grain products.
By Dee DePass , March 14, 2012
Investor meetings set for Grafton, N.D., ethanol plant reopening
Energae LP will conduct investor meetings in Grafton next week to raise money for the fall reopening of the community’s ethanol plant, which will process sugar beets, instead of corn.
By Kevin Bonham , March 08, 2012
Planned Devils Lake plant to provide quick economic boost
The Ultra Green facility, which will open late this year, is expected to create 400 jobs by 2017.
By Kevin Bonham , March 07, 2012
Grafton, N.D., ethanol plant could reopen by fall
Plant, under new ownership, would turn sugar beets into fuel as early as fallEnergae LP, an energy investment group based in Clear Lake, Iowa, has signed a purchase agreement to buy the mothballed Grafton facility from Northeast Energy LLC, according to Jerry Krause, a general partner in Energae. The company expects to launch a search for North Dakota investors within the next couple of weeks, he said.
By Kevin Bonham , March 05, 2012
Agribusiness of the future
Change is the only constant in Northern Plains agriculture. Every year, week and hour bring new challenges and new opportunities to area farmers and agribusinesses.
By Jonathan Knutson , March 04, 2012
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