Crops

No cause determined for ND elevator fire

McCLUSKY, N.D. — The state fire marshal’s office says the cause of a grain elevator fire in McClusky cannot be determined.

VeraSun asking farmers for repayment of funds

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Farmers who sold corn to bankrupt ethanol producer VeraSun Energy Corp. have been receiving letters asking for repayment of funds due to “bankruptcy preference.”

Field burning limits come at tough time

SALEM, Ore. — It has been a year since the Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 528, significantly reducing the number of acres that grass seed growers in the Willamette Valley can burn.

Dry, mild weather helps Iowa crops

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa corn and soybeans made rapid progress, thanks to a week of dry and mild weather.

ND beet truck driver sentenced for negligent homicide

FARGO, N.D. — The driver of a sugar beet truck involved in a crash that killed an 18-year-old Wahpeton woman last fall has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison.

Farmers markets accept SNAP benefits in pilot program

BISMARCK – Nine North Dakota farmers market vendors are taking part in a pilot program to let Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients use their benefits to buy locally grown produce.

ND elevators take part in Karnal bunt survey

BISMARCK, N.D. — Grain elevators around North Dakota are taking part in an annual survey that monitors for the fungal disease called Karnal bunt.

Tradition ends: No Michigan state fair this year

DETROIT — Rabbit breeder Rob Usakowski typically spends the week before Labor Day helping his daughters show their Jersey Woolies and Holland Lops at the Michigan State Fair.

Farmers market set at North Dakota Capitol

BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Capitol in Bismarck is hosting another Farmers Market Day.

Warm, dry weather helps ND farmers harvest grains

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota’s small grain harvest is moving along at a good pace because of the recent warm, dry weather.

Wild rice crops take a hit in northwest Minnesota

DULUTH, Minn. — Rain and high water in some parts of Minnesota have dashed the dreams of a big wild rice harvest.

Loads of grain hitting the ground — again

Area grain elevators are full and employees are trying to move out the grain as fast as they can but piles are beginning to spring up across southwest North Dakota, similar to last year.

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State's corn crop ahead of schedule

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- Wisconsin’s corn crop is still racing ahead of schedule, thanks to a second straight week of warm-and-dry weather.

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Making a spud future

WILLISTON, N.D. — Chuck Stadick doesn’t want to predict the agricultural future of the Mon-Dak region — the northwest North Dakota and northeast Montana region.