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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
Minnesota man builds detailed miniature farm buildings 
Dale Svendsgaard, 78, might have found his hobby unintentionally, but a look at the intricately detailed miniature barns, houses and farm buildings he’s created for the past three years suggests he knows what he’s doing.
By Ryan Johnson , January 21, 2013
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4 plead not guilty to ND burglary, theft charges
Four people accused of breaking into farmsteads in Barnes County in southeastern North Dakota have pleaded not guilty to burglary and property theft charges.
By Associated Press , January 12, 2013
Faces and Places: Michigan woman paints barn quilt on farmstead building
Sylva Daws painted the 8-by-8-foot Star of Eden quilt earlier this month and Greg, her husband, mounted it on a farmstead building on the east side of North Dakota Highway 35, a few miles north of Michigan.
By Ann Bailey , July 15, 2012
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Minnesota kicking off 2012 agricultural pest surveys
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is conducting its annual surveys for new and emerging pests in some of the state's key crops.
By Associated Press , July 14, 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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Report: Minnesota farmers had record profits in 2011
The survey of nearly 2,400 Minnesota farms finds median net farm income reached a record $123,000 last year, up 1 percent. According to the report, higher grain prices and more profitable livestock operations helped improve the 2011 numbers. But stressful weather and lower crop yields limited the gains
By Associated Press , March 28, 2012
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Soybean, spring wheat prices down in North Dakota
The Agriculture Department says farmers in January received an average of $7.95 per bushel for the state's staple crop, spring wheat. This down figure is a decrease of 49 cents from December.
By Associated Press , January 31, 2012
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Percentage of N.D. farms in compliance with pesticide regulations increases
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says the percentage of North Dakota farms in compliance with pesticide regulations has increased. Goehring says the rise is due to a new enforcement strategy his department crafted in fiscal 2008.
By Associated Press , December 30, 2011
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Minnesota man arrested for stealing hundreds of hogs
A Minnesota man has been charged in the thefts of hundreds of hogs in Iowa and Minnesota. 35-year-old Greg Swenson, of Rose Creek, Minn., was arrested this morning and charged with ongoing criminal conduct, first-degree theft, offenses related to animal production, and possession of burglary tools.
By Associated Press , November 23, 2011
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Egg producer brings in three outside experts to task force
An embattled egg producer that lost McDonald's and other customers says it's creating a task force to review its food safety, animal care and sustainability practices.
By Associated Press , November 21, 2011
Capturing heritage
Gordon Fredrickson
doesn’t pretend that the small farm of his youth was perfect.
But the Minnesota author says that what happened on that farm, and others like it, is an important part of our heritage and should be remembered.
“I don’t want to glorify the past. But I want it to be remembered in its totality,” he says.
By Jonathan Knutson , September 25, 2011
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Farm group leaders back crop insurance, research
Aides from delegation hear viewsCrop insurance, research and export promotion should be among the top priorities in the next federal farm bill, say spokesmen for North Dakota agricultural groups, who are bracing for cuts in federal spending.
By Dale Wetzel , August 19, 2011
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Farms in Dakotas have higher rate of computer access
The Agriculture Department says 69 percent of North Dakota farms and 68 percent of South Dakota farms have computer access, higher than the national average of 65 percent.
By Associated Press , August 16, 2011
379-year-old, 11-generation farm remains unsold, but worked by new farmers
A New Hampshire farm, one of the oldest continuously operated family farms in America, raised a lot of interest — and emotion — a year ago when members of the 11th generation of Tuttles announced they were putting it up for sale. Today, the 135-acre farm is still on the market. While the Tuttles wait, a new group of farmers unrelated to the family is helping to keep the operation going.
By Kathy McCormack , August 15, 2011
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