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    Grain unloads into the Clara City Farmers Elevator Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. Erica Dischino / Forum News Service
    Western Minn. harvest kicks into gear after long rain delay
    WILLMAR, Minn. — Heavy rain and days of drizzle that blanketed much of western Minnesota earlier this month created muddy fields that kept...
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    October 15, 2018
    Cold, wet weather threatens potatoes in Red River Valley
    With low temperatures from last week expected to linger into this week, harvest is not looking good for potato farmers, experts say. About 20...
    business/agricultureOctober 15, 2018 - 5:09pm
    October 11, 2018
    Manvel, N.D., sugar beet farmer Scott Johnson is hoping he can return to harvest next week after several inches of snow and rain shut down harvest recently in the area. Johnson also has his entire crop of soybeans left to harvest. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
    Wet and snowy weather delays October harvest in Red River Valley
    RURAL MANVEL, N.D.—October rains had stalled farmers in the Red River Valley trying to get their crops off the field, and this week's early...
    business/agricultureOctober 11, 2018 - 3:59pm
    October 8, 2018
    Jeanne Rupard of Dilworth, Minn., tops beets for Martin Farms Inc., south of Moorhead on Oct. 1, the first day of full-scale harvest. Mikkel Pates / Forum News Service
    Beet harvest starts strong
    MOORHEAD, Minn. — This year's strong harvest conditions and relative profitability compared to other crops have kept beet share prices...
    business/agricultureOctober 8, 2018 - 7:08am
    October 1, 2018
    Sidney (Mont.) Sugars Inc., started its pre-pile harvest on Sept. 12. Full-scale harvest will start Sept. 26, unless it’s too warm. Photo taken Sept. 17, at Sidney, Mont. Forum News Service / Agweek / Mikkel Pates
    Sidney Sugars sees strong yields, sugar content: Beet prospects rise with pallid sturgeon fix
    SIDNEY, Mont. — This is the second year in a row for early sugar beet harvests at Sidney Sugars Inc. on the Montana-North Dakota border....
    business/agricultureOctober 1, 2018 - 6:00am
    September 10, 2018
    Firefighter Adam Schiller speaks while at Grand Forks' Station 5 on Sunday, July 22, 2018. Nick Nelson / Agweek
    Farmer/firefighter's family adjusts to loss
    CROOKSTON, Minn.—This is the story of a young man who was "nuts about farming" and later developed a passion for firefighting—and...
    business/agricultureSeptember 10, 2018 - 7:54am
    September 3, 2018
    Farmers across South Dakota are expecting very different yields this year, depending on the precipitation they received this growing season. (Michelle Rook/AgweekTV Anchor)
    Variability leads to questions about SD crop outcomes
    MITCHELL, S.D. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is projecting a record corn crop in South Dakota for 2018, with a 170-bushel per acre...
    business/agricultureSeptember 3, 2018 - 6:03am
    August 18, 2018
    For winter storage, potatoes are best left in the ground until late September or early October. David Samson / Forum News Service
    Commentary: Harvesting late summer crops
    FARGO — Have you ever tried leaving for a summer vacation with someone who enjoys vegetable gardening? While everyone else is busy packing...
    lifestyle/home-and-gardenAugust 18, 2018 - 7:15am
    August 12, 2018
    Combines for Parsley Farms harvest malting barley near Warroad, Minn. on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018. Nick Nelson / Forum News Service
    'We could really use a good rain': Warroad, Minn., area needs moisture
    WARROAD, Minn. — One of the worst things in Upper Midwest agriculture is watching once-promising crops deteriorate day by day because they're...
    business/agricultureAugust 12, 2018 - 3:01pm
    August 6, 2018
    Breezee and Ethan Hennings plan to open Wild Terra Cider and Brewing in an old horse stable in Fargo. Michael Vosburg / Forum News Service
    Fargo cidery asking North Dakotans for apples to comply with state law
    FARGO — For Ethan and Breezee Hennings, opening a cidery in North Dakota was something they had hoped to do since moving back to the area...
    business/restaurants-and-barsAugust 6, 2018 - 7:22am
    August 2, 2018
    Hard red spring wheat flows from a combine driven by Ben Tinkham to a grain cart driven by Reed Tinkham at Tinkham Farms near Fisher, Minn., Tuesday. Ben and Reed Tinkham farm with Brian Tinkham and were on the second day of wheat harvest. Harvest is early this year in the area and Brian Tinkham said that the yields were down from a year ago as well as test weight. photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
    Early start: Harvest underway, but some worry about dry weather
    Red River Valley farmers are hitting the fields early to get small grains in the bin, but some are worried later crops such as soybeans and corn...
    business/agricultureAugust 2, 2018 - 6:00am
    July 9, 2018
    A long line of rail cars is stationed outside the West Central Ag Services grain terminal Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, in Ulen, Minn. Dave Wallis / Forum News Service File Photo
    No shortages of grain cars expected for N.D. farmers
    FARGO—North Dakota's wheat, barley and soybean growers don't anticipate railroad grain car shortages as the harvest kicks in starting in...
    business/agricultureJuly 9, 2018 - 8:34am
    November 25, 2017
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    AgweekTV: Johnson Cattle Drive
    It's the time of year when ranchers move their cattle out of the pastures and bring them home for the winter. AgweekTV headed to the Johnson...
    newsNovember 25, 2017 - 8:30am
    November 10, 2017
    Cindy Pulskamp, of Hillsboro, N.D., made history when she was elected as one of 15 board members for American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-based cooperative based in Moorhead, Minn. Photo courtesy of American Crystal Sugar Co. (Forum News Service/Agweek)
    American Crystal piles record-high tons
    MOORHEAD, Minn. — American Crystal Sugar Co. is projecting a stronger initial payment for the 2017 crop than they made last year and made...
    business/agricultureNovember 10, 2017 - 3:25pm
    November 6, 2017
    After a record year of soybean production in South Dakota in 2016, many farmers are finding yields below last fall, but still well above expectations during the season. (Michelle Rook / Special to Forum News Service)
    South Dakota farmers harvest surprising soybean yields
    After a challenging growing season, South Dakota farmers are finding some surprisingly good soybean yields as they harvest this fall. Doug Hanson,...
    newsNovember 6, 2017 - 8:05am
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