DROUGHT
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Farmers across the Upper Midwest are struggling with both drought and excess moisture this spring Some areas are so wet that farmers will have a tough time planting their crops before it gets too lat...
Posted on 5/3/13 at 1:38 PM
The Drought Ends?
In the past couple of weeks, the immediate Fargo Moorhead area has received 12-18 inches of snow. South and east of the metro, widespread 20-30 inches has fallen. The drought is therefore over, correc...
Posted on 2/14/13 at 12:05 PM
Farm Update
I like to give readers a little slice of the farm on occasion. Some people farmed much of their lives and then retired while others grew up on the farm so both groups have memories that occupy...
Posted on 9/1/12 at 7:20 AM
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What a difference a week makes. After a fast start to the planting season, we got a short break thanks to some precipitation that was much-needed at the time. Many areas were in dire need of moisture, so it was nice to see much of South Dakota getting rain.By Chad Blindauer , July 23, 2012
National drought, heat loom large
By Mikkel Pates , July 23, 2012
A dry summer, thirsty crops
By Jonathan Knutson , July 23, 2012
Drought worsens across the U.S.
The largest drought in more than half a century strengthened its grip on the United States this week, particularly in the Midwest and High Plains farming states, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report released July 19.July 19, 2012
Area grain buyers hold onto hope
By Ross Dolan , July 17, 2012
Red River Valley basks in its warmest calendar year on record
The city of Fargo is in the midst of its warmest calendar year on record, the National Weather Service reported Monday. Grand Forks is posting its second-warmest average daily temperature on record of 43.9 degrees by Sunday.By Ryan Johnson , July 17, 2012
Feeling the heat: From an early planting start to a full-on drought
By Ryan Johnson , July 17, 2012
U.S. corn-crop forecast cut as drought dims supply outlook
CHICAGO — The United States cut its corn harvest estimate 12 percent and said inventories next year will be smaller than forecast in June as the worst Midwest drought since 1988 erodes prospects for a record crop.By Jeff Wilson , July 12, 2012
Farmers Union: Open CRP to haying, grazing
HURON (AP) — The South Dakota Farmers Union is urging Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to open Conservation Reserve Program acres in South Dakota to haying and grazing to combat the lingering drought.July 12, 2012
Crop technology helps limit corn losses during drought
By DAVID PITT , July 12, 2012
USDA OKs disaster declarations for 1,000 counties in 26 states
WASHINGTON — More than 1,000 counties in 26 states are being named natural-disaster areas, the biggest such declaration ever by the Department of Agriculture, as drought grips the Midwest.By Alan Bjerga , July 12, 2012
US farmers planting most corn in decades
Farmers nationwide are anticipating more profit from corn than other crops this year and planted 96.4 million acres of it this spring, the most in nearly eight decades, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports.By David Pitt , July 02, 2012
Dry conditions raise corn prices
By Mikkel Pates , June 28, 2012
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Sorghum seed in short supplyBy Agweek wire reports , May 14, 2012
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CRP signup deadline April 6By Agweek staff and wire reports , March 26, 2012
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