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AMY'S RANCH SLANTS Narrowing the Gender Gap
For one of my first guest speaking engagements, the topic I chose to talk about was communication between couples and understanding our partner in order to help narrow the gender gap. Since a lot of...
Posted on 3/24/12 at 8:00 PM
No beef with prices
SHARON, N.D. — Veteran rancher Keith Johnson has lived through droughts, blizzards and long stretches of poor prices. That makes him appreciate this winter even more. Beef prices have soared to record highs, reaching levels he describes as “unimaginable, the highest we’ve seen in our lifetime.”
By Jonathan Knutson , February 13, 2012
N.D. grower wins top award
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Third-generation Grand Forks, N.D., farmer Gregg Halverson has been named 2012 Top Producer of the Year by Top Producer magazine.
By Jonathan Knutson , February 07, 2012
Mini Devils Lake?
DAZEY, N.D. — Jim and Pat Broten are living with a “mini-Devils Lake,” a progressive, rising threat to everybody in Lake Township.
By Mikkel Pates , February 06, 2012
Tired of plugging the grain auger?
MINOT, N.D. — A decade ago, Canadian farmer John Gehrer couldn’t find a full bin alarm on the market that fit his farm’s needs. So he invented one of his own.
By Jonathan Knutson , February 06, 2012
Rural Meat Market
STREETER, N.D. — Clyde Reister has built a meat processing and catering business that involves his extended family, and has found success on the home farm.
By Mikkel Pates , January 23, 2012
Historical weather
TOWNER, N.D. — After a few years of having winters we’d like to forget, this year, we’ve gotten a winter we want to remember . . . so far. On Jan. 10, I did chores wearing a vest instead of a jacket and there wasn’t a speck of snow on the ground. It was so nice, I even had my earflaps tucked up inside of my cap, and that doesn’t often happen in January in North Dakota.
By Ryan Taylor , January 16, 2012
Vilsack addresses Farm Bureau
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman don’t agree on all the issues facing agriculture, but in speeches at the Farm Bureau convention last week, the two made the same points on farm bill spending and its schedule for consideration.
By Jerry Hagstrom , January 16, 2012
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.
By Jonathan Knutson , January 16, 2012
Will oil patch lead to weed patch
VALLEY CITY, N.D. — The oil boom in western North Dakota is being watched for yet another negative impact for farmers and ranchers — weeds.
By Mikkel Pates , January 16, 2012
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