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Dry conditions during the winter season are­­ not particularly unusual in North Dakota, where winter snowfall is relied upon to replenish soil moisture. So far this winter though, snowfall has been very minimal. The lack of snow cover, following a year of much less than average ...

BERTHOLD – A new butcher shop has been booking quickly since it recently opened in Berthold. Owners Phil and Kim Newman knew before they entered the business that the demand for meat processing was there, particularly after hearing other butcher shop owners say, “We need help in this ...

Containerized products are shipping almost weekly from Minot’s new intermodal rail facility. “Since the opening and the day we made the announcement, there have been nine trains that traveled from Minot to Seattle, carrying North Dakota commodities to the Pacific Coast,” John ...

Warm winters are always appreciated when caring for livestock, says Paige Brummund, Agriculture and Natural Resources extension agent with NDSU Extension Service-Ward County. “The cattle are more comfortable and they gain a higher body condition score with less feed,” Brummund ...

Grain markets have been trending upward recently, especially soybeans and spring wheat. “On January 8, 2020 spring wheat was at $4.98 cash,” said Jeremy Burkhart, multi-commodities and project manager at CHS SunPrairie of Minot, earlier this month. “Today it was 5.47.” Wheat futures ...

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VELVA – Members of the Velva FFA have been tending to their own community orchard this summer. They are looking forward to better days ahead when their trees will bear fruit and when, with the coronavirus pandemic hopefully a bad memory, students might be able to enjoy the produce as part ...

North Dakota’s wine industry has been growing, and the state’s wineries want to see that growth continue. They recently formed the Winery Association of North Dakota (WAND) to focus on the growth and development of commercial wineries and serve as a clearinghouse for educational and ...

It is not a situation North Dakota growers haven’t experienced before, but it is worth watching. Soil moisture conditions are very low throughout much of the state. A year ago the Minot region experienced its wettest September in history with 7.85 inches of rainfall recorded. In sharp ...

RYDER – A shuttle grain terminal with loop track is being built at Ryder in southwest Ward County by TriGen Ag Partners LLC. Plaza-Makoti Equity Elevator merged with Max Farmers Elevator officially on July 1. Tri-Gen Ag Partners LLC, a newly formed LLC, consists of Agrex Inc. of Minneapolis ...

It appears this year’s growing season, buoyed by moisture left over from a record wet September a year ago, has resulted in a better than average yield. Reports from the area are that harvested crops have been better than average. “Harvest 2020 has been pretty good. The guys are pretty ...

Fall is the best time to control some of North Dakota’s most notorious weeds in pastures and other grasslands, according to North Dakota State University Extension specialists. “Leafy spurge and invasive thistles can be challenging to control in pasture and grasslands due to their ...

BISMARCK – Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) has been confirmed in Barnes and Cass counties, according to the North Dakota Department of Agriculture on Sept. 9. A crop specialist noticed some suspect plants in a Barnes County field and notified the landowner. The landowner worked with a ...

SEBEKA, Minn. (AP) — It's hard to see how anyone could coax anything green from this sandy patch of Minnesota soil. But Kathy Connell can. Most of the vegetables have already been harvested from her vast garden, but a few plump watermelons and cucumbers still peek out from beneath the ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.--(BUSINESS WIRE) — Raven Industries, Inc., the leader in precision agriculture solutions, debuted its autonomous platform, Dot, for the first time at Farm Progress Virtual Experience, one of the largest public farm shows in the United States. The autonomous platform is ...

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KARLSRUHE – With 80 bulls and 350 bucking horses to choose from, it still takes a special animal to be selected for the National Finals Rodeo. Yet Bailey Rodeo has become well known on the national scene for producing elite rodeo stock. “We’ve sent a couple of bulls and bucking horses ...

North Dakota farmers and ranchers weren’t rushing to sign up under the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program in its first month of enrollment, but that is expected to change over the summer. Brad Thykeson, executive director for the USDA North Dakota Farm Service Agency, said the program’s ...

HARVEY – A precision agriculture company with a popular product for managing grain bins has been building its North Dakota customer base since opening an office in Harvey last year. IntelliFarms Northern Division president and CEO Jared Halland expanded his Britton, S.D., business into ...