Friday, November 20, 2009

Not all ‘bad’ news is bad for readers

Mikkel Pates
FARGO, N.D. — This week, I heard a fascinating promotion on the radio.

Market strength continues

Ray Grabanski
Wheat finished higher Nov. 9 on spillover strength from the rallying soybeans and corn. Outside markets also added support with higher crude oil and a lower U.S. dollar providing bullish momentum for all of the markets.

Love that lutefisk!

Ryan Taylor
TOWNER, N.D. — ‘Tis the season here in the land of immigrant Norwegians to partake in the annual lutefisk suppers.

Quality, disease concerns in corn country

Sue Martin
The grain markets had something for everyone this past week. The Nov. 2 and 3 sessions were propped up by fund buying coming back to the marketplace. The last half of the week was pressured to new lows by hedging for a good harvest week and weekend since farmers are willing to sell soybeans off of the combine.

Looking for an alternative to pumpkin pie? Try this tasty tart

Sue Doeden
It happens every year in November. It never fails. It’s already happened this year.

Say a prayer for the farmers

Brian Hansel
Farming is a struggle even in the best of times but this fall the harvest has tried the patience of the most patient.

An underrated vegetable

Jeff Tiedeman
Don’t overlook rutabagas as a source of nutrition, tastiness.

COLUMNIST MARILYN HAGERTY: When steamboats carried grain on the Red

Marilyn Hagerty
The steamer Grand Forks arrived here 100 years ago with 30,000 bushels of grain in barges. It was leaving the next morning to pick up more grain to be unloaded at Oslo, Minn. The Red River Transportation Co. was finding it impossible to handle all of the demands of grain growers along the Red River, the Herald reported.

BLACK INK: Give calves a clue

Miranda Reiman
Imagine you’re suddenly snatched up from your daily routine and dropped off on a New York City street. You’re alone, with no cell phone, no wallet and no map.

ANN BAILEY: Riding ATV at Big Iron provided some thrills; thankfully no spills

Ann Bailey
When I approached an ATV sales representative, I warned him that I had absolutely no experience driving an ATV and that I didn’t want to go solo. He told me that there would be a lead driver and that I could follow him around the track.

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