CORN
THE DIRT: THE REAL DIRT ON GARDENING FROM A MASTER GARDENER IN MOORHEAD, MINNESOTA Corn and Sausage Chowder
Last weekend I was looking for a good way to use up some potatoes and corn. I came across a recipe for corn chowder that included Italian sausage--I thought that sounded interesting, so I decided to g...
Posted on 1/25/13 at 8:42 AM
COBBERS ON THE BRAIN Is There An Easy Solution To Your Growing Waistline?
Obesity: a rising epidemic in American culture. But what is the solution? Diet and exercise clearly come to mind as well as possible surgery in some cases, but if you could take a prescription to help...
Posted on 12/7/12 at 5:31 PM
STAFF BLOG AG RIGHT Reversal of fortune in 2012
Some people outside agriculture seem to have the idea that farmers and ranchers agree on everything. The reality is far different. Apart from basic philosophical differences among producers, weather a...
Posted on 11/23/12 at 11:13 AM
CHEF JEFF Quinoa Chowder with Sweet Corn
It's no secret that diets high in whole grains are healthy. One reason is because of their high fiber content, which can help reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes. One of the shortcomings of ...
Posted on 11/17/12 at 2:20 PM
IT'S SIMPLY GRAND! Taking the pumpkins to the patch
Since we are in full swing in the fall season and only a couple of weeks until Halloween, we grabbed our pumpkins last week and headed to the patch, that is Nelsons Pumpkin Patch, which is only about ...
Posted on 10/17/12 at 12:21 PM
Wet spring brings troubling start to corn planting 
A troubling scenario is playing out across America's breadbasket, where the U.S. Department of Agriculture says just 12 percent of the nation's cornfields have been planted. That's about a quarter of what would was planted by this date over the previous five years, and it marks the slowest start in decades in some states.
By Jim Suhr , May 07, 2013
Corn shortage idles 20 ethanol plants nationwide
The persistent drought is taking a toll on producers of ethanol, with corn becoming so scarce that nearly two dozen ethanol plants have been forced to halt production.
By Jim Salter , February 10, 2013
Closer look at the cost of raising corn
Corn’s popularity is soaring in parts of the Northern Plains where the crop once was rare. High corn prices and new, improved varieties receive most of the credit. But another often-overlooked factor is in play, too, experts say.
By Jon Knutson , February 05, 2013
Corn's popularity growing fast in North Dakota and Minnesota
Howard Person remembers a time when raising corn wasn’t a good option in northwest Minnesota’s Pennington County. The growing season was too short and receiving adequate precipitation was a concern.
By Jonathan Knutson , January 27, 2013
ND farmers produce record corn, soybean crops
The Agriculture Department says North Dakota's corn crop was a record 422 million bushels, up 95 percent from the previous year. The state's soybean crop totaled 161 million bushels, up 40 percent over the year.
By Associated Press , January 14, 2013
King corn marches north
Several county soybean grower associations in northwest Minnesota have expanded, or hope to expand, their focus to corn.
By Jonathan Knutson , December 26, 2012
Man pleads guilty to stealing ND farmer's corn
A Kansas man who owns a custom combining business was sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to taking more than $9,000 in corn from an Emmons County farmer.
By Associated Press , December 20, 2012
Drought hurt Wisconsin corn, but Minnesota harvest strong
Corn production is down by double-digit percentages in Wisconsin and other Midwestern states, but Minnesota is one of the few states where this year's corn harvest has improved.
By Associated Press , November 14, 2012
Custom harvester from Kansas charged with felony in ND
A custom combiner from Kansas faces a felony charge in North Dakota for allegedly stealing a load of corn from an Emmons County farmer whose fields he was harvesting.
By Associated Press , October 17, 2012
Minnesota projected to harvest record corn crop
Despite the drought that parched much of the rest of the country, 2012 is shaping up as a pleasant surprise for many Minnesota farmers who are expected to harvest record corn and sugarbeet crops.
By Steve Karnowski , October 11, 2012
US corn estimate lowered to reflect harvest yields
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has slightly lowered its projection for the size of this year's corn crop for a fourth straight month.
By David Pitt , October 11, 2012
ND corn, bean crops expected to be record size
The Agriculture Department in its latest forecast pegs the North Dakota corn crop at 390 million bushels, up 16 percent from September and up 80 percent from last year.
By Associated Press , October 11, 2012
Rain eases drought as Midwest corn harvest unfolds
Recent rainfall came too late to help to the nation's withered corn crop already being harvested in many parts, but it kept drought conditions from worsening in several key Midwest and Plains states and should help other crops still maturing in the fields.
By Jim Suhr , September 13, 2012
Condition of Minnesota's corn crop holds steady
The condition ratings for Minnesota's corn crop held steady amid warm, dry weather this past week.
By Associated Press , September 04, 2012
Report: Corn Belt benefits from recent rains
Growers in key farm states punished by the nation's worst drought in two generations welcomed recent rains that at least for a time soaked their parched crops and eased the dryness.
By Jim Suhr , August 30, 2012
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