PLANTING
When farmers go, they really go
When I was a kid, I had a grandmother who prided herself on her ability to do a lot of work in a short period of time. She put it like this: "When Grandma goes, she really goes." I'm reminded of that...
Posted on 5/14/13 at 10:09 AM
Renewed hunger for life
My storage tank of column ideas was empty until last night. I had a good dream that made me think; which then made me write-which brings us to the business at hand. I had a friend die a few years ago...
Posted on 4/5/13 at 7:21 AM
Garden Time?
Our recent stretch of mild weather has the trees beginning to bud out, some south facing tulips already in bloom and the lakes in Becker and Otter Tail County free of ice. This of course has many peo...
Posted on 4/9/10 at 2:22 AM
Farmers in ND, Minn. create farming app
BISMARCK — Two farmers have developed a smartphone application to help manage their farms even while they're still sitting on their tractors.By Associated Press , April 11, 2012
East to west
By Mikkel Pates , April 09, 2012
USDA surprises market
By Ray Grabanski , April 02, 2012
A boost for planting?
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The federal crop insurance program’s “earliest planting date” has arrived for most wheat farmers in the region, and that should spur more planting, provided the weather cooperates.By Jonathan Knutson , April 02, 2012
All hail, King Corn
Key USDA report expects farmers to plant a lot more corn acres and less wheat acres.By Jonathan Knutson , March 30, 2012
Fieldwork start in ND the earliest in 10 years
FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota farmers on average intend to begin spring fieldwork by April 2, thanks to the unseasonably warm late winter and early spring.By Associated Press , March 27, 2012
Planting earlier than usual this spring
By Jonathan Knutson , March 26, 2012
Farm groups testify at ag hearing
By Jerry Hagstrom , March 19, 2012
Decent growing season ahead?
By Jonathan Knutson , March 19, 2012
Farmers warned of looming drought, today's crop insurance deadline
ST. PAUL - In light of current drought conditions, Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson and Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman today issued a consumer alert encouraging Minnesota farmers to consider purchasing crop insurance ahead of this year's growing season.By West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn. , March 15, 2012
Optimistic about sugar beets
The International Sugarbeet Institute is celebrating its 50th anniversary with beautiful spring weather and optimism that the best is yet to come for the Red River Valley’s sugar beet industry.By Jonathan Knutson , March 14, 2012
Keep checking stored grain
With spring planting creeping closer, area farmers are concentrating on the 2012 crop. But they should give a little attention to stored grain from last year’s crop, a North Dakota State University Extension Service official says.By Jonathan Knutson , March 12, 2012
Bringing the lab to the crop
March 09, 2012
Not quite so soggy in Devils Lake area
Dan Webster and other farmers in the waterlogged Devils Lake (N.D.) Basin haven’t had much to celebrate in recent years. But their area generally has avoided heavy snows so far this winter, and that’s raising hopes for timely planting this spring.By Jonathan Knutson , March 05, 2012
David versus Goliath
By Mikkel Pates , March 05, 2012
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