Animal ag's stake
MEDINA, N.D. — Jason Schmidt doesn’t want the Humane Society of the United States to have any influence on animal laws in the state of North Dakota....
Corn is king this spring
Robert Stover has been raising corn all his life in eastern North Dakota. His grandfather, Frank Stover, brought ears of corn with him from Indiana w...
Prepay perils
FARGO, N.D. — Should farmers be protected when prepaid inputs are sucked up in the turmoil of an elevator or provider’s financial mess? ...
Legal wrangling continues
FARGO, N.D. — The far-flung case of Grafton, N.D., farmer Tom Grabanski rolls on — his many enterprises and legal challenges from North Dakota to Colo...
Trading hours compromise
A lot of people who buy and sell grain worried that this would be a long, complicated summer. Some, though not all, of their concerns were eased today.
Survey: farming helps economy grow in rural states
OMAHA, Neb. — The economy remains strong in rural areas of 10 Midwest and Plains states because of the health of agricultural businesses there.
Collin Peterson wants farm bill input
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Congress may be reaching the final stage of work on the 2012 farm bill, and Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., wants input from his constituents.
RELATED CONTENTWest River livestock inspections could cost more under latest plan
PIERRE — The state Brand Board shifted its plans Tuesday and proposed raising the livestock ownership inspection fee by only a dime to 90 cents per head. A public hearing will be held at 10:30 a.m. June 27 in Pierre.
RELATED CONTENTDeere fiscal 2Q profit rises, beats expectations
MOLINE, Ill. (AP) -- Deere is posting a 17 percent spike in profits for the second quarter is raising its outlook for the year, with farm receipts expected to hit historic heights.
U research guides growers on cover crop selection, planting date
The difficult growing conditions of 2011 provided a unique circumstance for collecting cover crop data.
RELATED CONTENTSugar beet co-op in Renville, Minn., talks of progress with water standards
OLIVIA — Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative completed its 2011 season without any surface water discharge violations, while showing continued improvements in the quality of its treated water discharges into Sacred Heart Creek.
RELATED CONTENTRaw milk supporters rally outside Minnesota courthouse
Dozens of advocates of raw milk rallied outside the Hennepin County courthouse Monday to support a farmer charged with food code violations for distributing unpasteurized milk.
RELATED CONTENTNDSU offers ways to control parasites in sheep
FARGO - Parasitism is one of the most damaging diseases in sheep.
Beef Talk: Don't take bull fertility for granted
Late May and early June are prime bull turnout times in the beef business, so the final check needs to be done now to make sure every bull is ready to go.




