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Alfalfa management plan Dry weather has created hay shortages in many areas of North Dakota, with crops down to 50% of normal. Drought-damaged cereal crops that normally would be harvested for grain have been shifted to hay, which will help reduce the strain on hay demand. The need for ...

NDFB announces photo contest winners

BISMARCK – A Watford City photographer was among winners in the 2026 NDFB agriculture photo contest, the North Dakota Farm Bureau's Promotion and Education Committee has announced. The contest featured three categories: Landscape, Animals and Lifestyle. Each winner will receive $300. Sara ...

AFGSC's campaign bolsters operational readiness

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. – Air Force Global Strike Command, in a strategic partnership with Air Force Materiel Command and the Defense Logistics Agency, has launched the “North Star Readiness Campaign,” a sweeping initiative aimed at increasing the number of mission-capable B-52 ...

Squadron refurbishes Minot AFB missile suspension system

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – The 583rd Missile Maintenance Squadron conducted a first-of-its-kind missile suspension system refurbishment at a launch facility near Minot Air Force Base, Aug. 18. “The suspension system that was removed from one of the launch facilities earlier this year was ...

Nichole Rice's theft plea ends in jail, probation

WILLISTON – Nichole Rice will serve 60 days in the Ward County Jail and two years of probation for theft from a Minot archery club. Northwest District Judge Benjamen Johnson on Wednesday, Sept. 16, imposed a one year and one day sentence with the North Dakota Department of Corrections and ...