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Chilly day, good-looking crops
On a normal mid-June day in the Upper Midwest, many farmers apply chemicals to their crops or take a first cutting of alfalfa. But a recent Agweek trip through parts of Benson, Pierce and Bottineau counties in north-central North Dakota didn’t take place on a normal mid-June day. The day of the trip provided the worst possible weather to spray crops or cut alfalfa: rain clouds filled the sky, temperatures fell south of 50 degrees and a stiff, cold wind shook even the stoutest evergreens in shelterbelts.
Monday, June, 18, 2012 - Agweek - News
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On a normal mid-June day in the Upper Midwest, many farmers apply chemicals to their crops or take a first cutting of alfalfa. But a recent Agweek trip through parts of Benson, Pierce and Bottineau counties in north-central North Dakota didn’t take place on a normal mid-June day. The day of the trip provided the worst possible weather to spray crops or cut alfalfa: rain clouds filled the sky, temperatures fell south of 50 degrees and a stiff, cold wind shook even the stoutest evergreens in shelterbelts.
Monday, June, 18, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Army worms hit Southwest ND
North Dakota State University has released its first Crop & Pest report of the season. Army worms and alfalfa weevils are
Monday, May, 13, 2013 - Agweek - News
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North Dakota State University has released its first Crop & Pest report of the season. Army worms and alfalfa weevils are
Monday, May, 13, 2013 - Agweek - News
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Region's hay crop smaller this year
The downside to a bumper hay crop is that the next year’s crop probably won’t measure up.
Monday, July, 02, 2012 - Agweek - News
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The downside to a bumper hay crop is that the next year’s crop probably won’t measure up.
Monday, July, 02, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Low temps keep SD farmers off fields, while ND worries about flooding
Many areas across North Dakota are still experiencing average or above-average snow depths, and some producers are worried about potential spring flooding.
Tuesday, April, 02, 2013 - Associated Press - News
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Many areas across North Dakota are still experiencing average or above-average snow depths, and some producers are worried about potential spring flooding.
Tuesday, April, 02, 2013 - Associated Press - News
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Hay supplies almost gone
Hay supplies are nearly depleted across much of the region, and some ranchers are facing tough choices that can include selling all or part of their herd.
Monday, May, 20, 2013 - Agweek - News
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Hay supplies are nearly depleted across much of the region, and some ranchers are facing tough choices that can include selling all or part of their herd.
Monday, May, 20, 2013 - Agweek - News
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Living from rain to rain
Jeff and Jodi Knutson say they have a chance of a corn and bean crop — but only if they get a good rain — and soon.
Monday, July, 16, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Jeff and Jodi Knutson say they have a chance of a corn and bean crop — but only if they get a good rain — and soon.
Monday, July, 16, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Roundup Ready beets closer to deregulation
FARGO, N.D. — A U.S. Department of Agriculture statement issued Friday is another step that could fully deregulate Roundup Ready sugar beets.
Monday, June, 04, 2012 - - News
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FARGO, N.D. — A U.S. Department of Agriculture statement issued Friday is another step that could fully deregulate Roundup Ready sugar beets.
Monday, June, 04, 2012 - - News
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Queen bee
Some people view bees as a nuisance or a threat. Emily Campbell sees the insects as fascinating and beneficial.
Monday, September, 24, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Some people view bees as a nuisance or a threat. Emily Campbell sees the insects as fascinating and beneficial.
Monday, September, 24, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Foreign dairies eye SD
The state could be an ideal place to relocate.
Thursday, January, 17, 2013 - Pierre (S.D.) Capital Journal - News
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The state could be an ideal place to relocate.
Thursday, January, 17, 2013 - Pierre (S.D.) Capital Journal - News
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What a food consumer wants
One of the key findings in a recent White Paper was that the trust consumers have in food production is related to the level of excellent knowledge consumers think they have about production practices
Monday, April, 29, 2013 - Agweek - Opinion
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One of the key findings in a recent White Paper was that the trust consumers have in food production is related to the level of excellent knowledge consumers think they have about production practices
Monday, April, 29, 2013 - Agweek - Opinion
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Plugging away at NAWG
The failure to pass a new farm bill in 2012 adds another complication to Von Bergen’s year as NAWG president.
Monday, May, 06, 2013 - Agweek - News
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The failure to pass a new farm bill in 2012 adds another complication to Von Bergen’s year as NAWG president.
Monday, May, 06, 2013 - Agweek - News
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Minn. soybeans sprout up in Korea
Through a partnership with Henry Kim, president of United Soy Food, Goldkim soybeans were born. Kim says a lot of shipping containers come into the U.S. from Korea, China and Japan full and about 70 percent return empty.
Monday, May, 06, 2013 - Forum News Service - News
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Through a partnership with Henry Kim, president of United Soy Food, Goldkim soybeans were born. Kim says a lot of shipping containers come into the U.S. from Korea, China and Japan full and about 70 percent return empty.
Monday, May, 06, 2013 - Forum News Service - News
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Rain helpful but spotty
The National Agricultural Statistics Service on July 22 confirmed what most farmers in the region can see up-close — it’s dry. Crop conditions in the last official report didn’t include rains that came to some of the region on July 25.
Monday, July, 30, 2012 - Agweek - News
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The National Agricultural Statistics Service on July 22 confirmed what most farmers in the region can see up-close — it’s dry. Crop conditions in the last official report didn’t include rains that came to some of the region on July 25.
Monday, July, 30, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Dry times
Chad Groos, 41, farms two miles north of Coleman, S.D., with his father, Andy, and brothers Eric and Grant. Groos says his family is fortunate this year, compared with those farther south plagued by severe drought.
Monday, September, 10, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Chad Groos, 41, farms two miles north of Coleman, S.D., with his father, Andy, and brothers Eric and Grant. Groos says his family is fortunate this year, compared with those farther south plagued by severe drought.
Monday, September, 10, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Latest news
Drought holds strong, pesticide rule compliance in North Dakota is high, and North Dakota sees slaughter house proposal.
Monday, January, 07, 2013 - Agweek - News
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Drought holds strong, pesticide rule compliance in North Dakota is high, and North Dakota sees slaughter house proposal.
Monday, January, 07, 2013 - Agweek - News
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Not enough snow
Extraordinary snowfall needed to relieve drought.
Monday, January, 07, 2013 - Associated Press - News
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Extraordinary snowfall needed to relieve drought.
Monday, January, 07, 2013 - Associated Press - News
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Latest news
South Dakota fertilizer plant approved, number of farms in the Dakotas decreases, and E. coli prompts recall of Canadian beef.
Monday, February, 25, 2013 - Agweek - News
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South Dakota fertilizer plant approved, number of farms in the Dakotas decreases, and E. coli prompts recall of Canadian beef.
Monday, February, 25, 2013 - Agweek - News
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Flipping the switch
It’s been called Middleroad Acres since the 1930s. That’s because the farmstead is bisected by a township road.
Monday, October, 08, 2012 - Agweek - News
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It’s been called Middleroad Acres since the 1930s. That’s because the farmstead is bisected by a township road.
Monday, October, 08, 2012 - Agweek - News
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National drought, heat loom large
The national agriculture drought and the specter of hot, dry conditions during corn pollination are looming large for farmers Agweek visited on July 17 and 18, in a swing that went from Fargo, N.D., to Rugby, N.D.
Monday, July, 23, 2012 - Agweek - News
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The national agriculture drought and the specter of hot, dry conditions during corn pollination are looming large for farmers Agweek visited on July 17 and 18, in a swing that went from Fargo, N.D., to Rugby, N.D.
Monday, July, 23, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Dry, dry, dry
A swing through northeast North Dakota in late July shows a crop that is hanging in there with great potential, but only if it rains. Farmers Agweek talked with are grateful their crops aren’t firing like they are in the Corn Belt.
Monday, July, 30, 2012 - Agweek - News
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A swing through northeast North Dakota in late July shows a crop that is hanging in there with great potential, but only if it rains. Farmers Agweek talked with are grateful their crops aren’t firing like they are in the Corn Belt.
Monday, July, 30, 2012 - Agweek - News
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