RED RIVER VALLEY
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Posted on 10/25/12 at 9:58 AM
STAFF BLOG STORM TRACKER 100 inches
In a previous blog posting, I wrote about how our 30 year average rainfall in Fargo Moorhead is currently 22.75 inches up from the previous average of 21.19 inches. This new average is based on the ye...
Posted on 5/23/11 at 5:16 AM
Ahead with reds
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BUXTON, N.D. — It’s Christmas, and NoKota Packers Inc. is cranking out the reds, hoping to bring in some green to ring in the holidays. The reds, of course, are NoKota’s famous Red River Valley red potatoes.
By Mikkel Pates , December 24, 2012
Irrigating with tile
In a dry year, some farmers in the region are designing sub-surface tile drainage systems to use as sub-surface irrigation, and some soon will be able to control and monitor their pumps from smart phones and other computers.
By Mikkel Pates , October 01, 2012
American Crystal starting "pre-pile" harvest on Tuesday
American Crystal Sugar Co. shareholders will start their so-called “pre-pile” harvest on Tuesday, the earliest in company history, according to a company spokesman.
By Mikkel Pates , August 12, 2012
NRCS chief promises wetland solution for frustrated Red River Valley farmers
The head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service promised by September to come up with a just solution for wetland determination backlogs when he spoke Monday at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds here.
By Mikkel Pates , May 02, 2012
Tense future
FARGO, N.D. — This year could be a significant turning point in the battle against glyphosate-resistant weeds in the Red River Valley, Jeff Stachler says.
By Mikkel Pates , April 30, 2012
Crystal says union's cost estimate of labor struggle too high
FARGO, N.D. — American Crystal Sugar Co. officials deny new union claims that a labor lockout has more than doubled processing costs for 2011 beets. They acknowledge costs have increased, but say farmer-owners already know about the costs, and say the company is seeing its replacement hires as a possible permanent workforce.
By Mikkel Pates , April 30, 2012
Beet-energy promoter loses broker license
FARGO, N.D. — A man promoting investments in a sugar beet-to-ethanol project at Grafton, N.D., has resigned as a securities broker with Multi-Financial Securities Corp., after an investor-client complaint. Darrell Duane Smith on March 23 was the main presenter for Energae LP Holdings at a meeting in Grafton, N.D.
By Mikkel Pates , April 23, 2012
Staggered end
FARGO, N.D. — Sugar beet processing season is coming to a close in the Red River Valley, even as the planting season is revving up.
By Mikkel Pates , April 23, 2012
Driverless tractor
MOORHEAD, Minn. — If you ever imagined what the future of agriculture looks like — driverless tractors crawling across the vast Red River Valley farming landscape — then meet Terry M. Anderson.
By Mikkel Pates , March 19, 2012
Ag chemical marketer says Roundup-resistance is here
In early March, there seemed to be one topic at farm meetings in the Red River Valley — weed resistance to glyphosate, or Roundup. “When it comes to Roundup Ready resistant weeds, we’ve got to pay attention guys,” said Darren Hefty, a partner in Hefty Seed Co. of Baltic, S.D., which also involves a television show called “Ag PhD.”
By Mikkel Pates , March 13, 2012
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