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Agweek staff writers win NAAJ awards
Agweek staff writers scooped up several awards in the North American Agricultural Journalists 2011 writing contest.
Monday, April, 02, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Agweek staff writers scooped up several awards in the North American Agricultural Journalists 2011 writing contest.
Monday, April, 02, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Putting a price tag on late planting
Corn farmers in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota could lose as much as $2.6 billion because of planting delays this spring, says a company that provides global crop insurance and risk management.
Monday, May, 30, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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Corn farmers in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota could lose as much as $2.6 billion because of planting delays this spring, says a company that provides global crop insurance and risk management.
Monday, May, 30, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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UMC on track to cut ag ed program
The University of Minnesota-Crookston is expected to drop its agricultural education program at the end of the 2012 to ’13 school year, officials say. Anticipated state budget cuts force the school to save money, and eliminating the ag education program, though a painful move, has been deemed the fairest way of doing that, says Andrew Svec, UMC director of communications.
Tuesday, June, 21, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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The University of Minnesota-Crookston is expected to drop its agricultural education program at the end of the 2012 to ’13 school year, officials say. Anticipated state budget cuts force the school to save money, and eliminating the ag education program, though a painful move, has been deemed the fairest way of doing that, says Andrew Svec, UMC director of communications.
Tuesday, June, 21, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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National Potato Council holding summer meeting in Grand Forks
Several hundred potato growers, potato industry officials and their families from around the country will be in Grand Forks, N.D., June 21 to 24 for a meeting of the National Potato Council.
Tuesday, June, 21, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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Several hundred potato growers, potato industry officials and their families from around the country will be in Grand Forks, N.D., June 21 to 24 for a meeting of the National Potato Council.
Tuesday, June, 21, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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Shelterbelts: Relic or useful tools?
RURAL LARIMORE, N.D. — It’s a windy June morning, and two teams of National Resources Conservation Service employees are planting shelterbelts on the edge of a field that grew wheat last year.
Tuesday, June, 21, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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RURAL LARIMORE, N.D. — It’s a windy June morning, and two teams of National Resources Conservation Service employees are planting shelterbelts on the edge of a field that grew wheat last year.
Tuesday, June, 21, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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Detour into cosmetology didn’t derail woman’s career in farming
ANETA, N.D. — Anne Peterson likes to say that she “went to hair school to become a farmer.”
Monday, June, 27, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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ANETA, N.D. — Anne Peterson likes to say that she “went to hair school to become a farmer.”
Monday, June, 27, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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NASS report raises questions; new survey planned
North Dakota farmers, struggling with unusually wet fields, planted a lot fewer acres this spring than they did a year ago, the federal government says. But it’s still to be determined how big the drop-off actually is.
Monday, July, 04, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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North Dakota farmers, struggling with unusually wet fields, planted a lot fewer acres this spring than they did a year ago, the federal government says. But it’s still to be determined how big the drop-off actually is.
Monday, July, 04, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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Group lobbies for more federal aid for beginning farmers
Nolan Lenzen says he wouldn’t have a farm today without the help of federal funding for beginning farmers.
Monday, July, 04, 2011 - Agweekj - Farm
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Nolan Lenzen says he wouldn’t have a farm today without the help of federal funding for beginning farmers.
Monday, July, 04, 2011 - Agweekj - Farm
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Potato growers tackle challenges
The U.S. potato industry faces challenges ranging from foreign roadblocks on exports to a proposed limit on how many spuds can be served in U.S. school lunchrooms.
Monday, July, 04, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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The U.S. potato industry faces challenges ranging from foreign roadblocks on exports to a proposed limit on how many spuds can be served in U.S. school lunchrooms.
Monday, July, 04, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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Alfalfa to play bigger role?
Mandan, N.D., farmer Mike Gartner once was stuck with a wet, salty field that couldn’t be farmed. For 25 years, he paid taxes on the 9.3-acre piece but received no income from it.
Tuesday, July, 12, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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Mandan, N.D., farmer Mike Gartner once was stuck with a wet, salty field that couldn’t be farmed. For 25 years, he paid taxes on the 9.3-acre piece but received no income from it.
Tuesday, July, 12, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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Late blight found in ND, Minnesota
Late blight has been found in potato fields in western Minnesota and North Dakota’s Walsh County, the state’s leading potato producer. The highly contagious fungus, which caused the disastrous Irish potato famine in the 1840s, can hurt both yields and quality.
Thursday, August, 04, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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Late blight has been found in potato fields in western Minnesota and North Dakota’s Walsh County, the state’s leading potato producer. The highly contagious fungus, which caused the disastrous Irish potato famine in the 1840s, can hurt both yields and quality.
Thursday, August, 04, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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ND losing top spot in barley production
SHEYENNE, N.D. — Barley always has been part of Mark Seastrand’s life. The crop was grown on his family farm when he was a boy, and the Sheyenne, N.D., farmer continues to raise it today.
Monday, August, 22, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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SHEYENNE, N.D. — Barley always has been part of Mark Seastrand’s life. The crop was grown on his family farm when he was a boy, and the Sheyenne, N.D., farmer continues to raise it today.
Monday, August, 22, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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Higher protein helps to offset poorer wheat yields
The region’s wheat farmers, who generally enjoyed excellent yields in 2009 and 2010, didn’t do as well this year, officials say.
Monday, September, 19, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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The region’s wheat farmers, who generally enjoyed excellent yields in 2009 and 2010, didn’t do as well this year, officials say.
Monday, September, 19, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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Cold winter, drought ahead?
A weather expert is predicting the weather probably is going to get cold this winter. Very cold.
Monday, December, 12, 2011 - Agweek - News
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A weather expert is predicting the weather probably is going to get cold this winter. Very cold.
Monday, December, 12, 2011 - Agweek - News
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Lake Region Extension Roundup returns Jan. 3 to 4 in Devils Lake, N.D.
Annual ag show set for Jan. 3 to 4 in Devils Lake, ND
Wednesday, December, 28, 2011 - - News
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Annual ag show set for Jan. 3 to 4 in Devils Lake, ND
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Invention could help oilseeds
UND develops new process to produce industrial chemicals
Tuesday, January, 03, 2012 - Agweek - News
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UND develops new process to produce industrial chemicals
Tuesday, January, 03, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Comparing crops: NDSU spreadsheet program studies potential profits
The North Dakota State University Extension Service’s popular Crop Compare program is back for its sixth year.
Tuesday, January, 03, 2012 - Agweek - News
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The North Dakota State University Extension Service’s popular Crop Compare program is back for its sixth year.
Tuesday, January, 03, 2012 - Agweek - News
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2011: A wet, wild year in ag
Every year is unique for farmers and ranchers on the Northern Plains, but 2011 was one of the most memorable years in recent memory.
Tuesday, January, 03, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Every year is unique for farmers and ranchers on the Northern Plains, but 2011 was one of the most memorable years in recent memory.
Tuesday, January, 03, 2012 - Agweek - News
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South Dakota takes top spot in sunflowers
Step aside, North Dakota. South Dakota is now the nation’s leading sunflower producer, at least temporarily.
Thursday, January, 12, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Step aside, North Dakota. South Dakota is now the nation’s leading sunflower producer, at least temporarily.
Thursday, January, 12, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Important choices
Area farmers are evaluating which crops to plant this spring. Crop prices are high enough that most crops project a profit, at least on paper. But complicating the decision — and possibly accelerating the need to make firm planting decisions — is a shortage of seed for many crops.
Monday, January, 16, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Area farmers are evaluating which crops to plant this spring. Crop prices are high enough that most crops project a profit, at least on paper. But complicating the decision — and possibly accelerating the need to make firm planting decisions — is a shortage of seed for many crops.
Monday, January, 16, 2012 - Agweek - News
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