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10/06/2009
Another rainy week delayed field work in North Dakota, though farmers say it helped moisture supplies in some areas.
09/22/2009
The weather has been great for farmers and their crops in the region.
09/18/2009
A Perley, Minnesota farmer got quite the surprise harvesting his wheat crop. Friends and family jumped in combines to help Bill Borgen Jr farm.
08/12/2009
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - After weeks of unseasonably cool weather, we are finally in the throws of hot, sultry summer days. And those who make a living at the farmer's market couldn't be happier.
08/11/2009
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) —Supporters of a ban on so-called "fenced hunting" in North Dakota are trying again to put the issue to a statewide vote.
07/31/2009
Enderlin, ND (WDAY TV) - A farmer near Enderlin North Dakota is allowing researchers to use his field as their laboratory.
07/15/2009
Woodbury St. Paul Farmers Market manager Shari Haselmann explains the ins and outs of the farmers market location at CityWalk in Woodbury. The market is open Wednesday through October from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
07/02/2009
Five South Africans tour the Gary and Kris Correll farm near Brewster July 2 as a follow-up to a visit by members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America Shetek Conference two years ago.
06/22/2009
(WDAZ TV) - The 2008 Farm Bill was finally passed to make sure producers get the assistance they need. Now farmers and ranchers are getting a say in what they want in the 2012 Farm Bill, Reporter Sarah Gustin has our story.
06/15/2009
Shelley, Minn. (WDAY TV) - More families are looking for healthier, safer foods these days and a produce farm just north of Fargo-Moorhead has a creative way of meeting that demand.
01/06/2009
Ulen, Minn. (WDAY TV) - In just a few months, farmers will be planting next season's crops, but some are still in the fields. Hard to believe, but the harvest is still going on. Who is trudging through the snow to get his crop out?
This is not a sight Beau Jacobson thought he'd see in January, a harvest of corn and snow.
“You always hear it and think it's a possibility, but I guess to be there is a little different story.”
11/18/2008
Casselton, ND (WDAY TV) - It's an international problem that's hitting close to home. Midwest food exporters can't get their products out of the country soon enough, because of a lack of shipping containers on trains.
This year's harvest is coming to an end, and SB&B Farms are working around the clock to get these crops thousands of miles away. But it may be in vain.
09/30/2008
Watch a slideshow of several varieties of pumpkins and gourds that are sold at Zoss' Melon Stand in Mitchell.
09/09/2008
WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) _ Officials say the Big Iron Farm Show is drawing about 130 farm equipment buyers from around the world to West Fargo.
The state's International Visitors Program is aimed at international buyers. Lt. Gov. Jack Dalrymple says buyers have registered to attend Big Iron from former Soviet states, Canada, Germany and other countries, They include representatives of Ukraine's largest used farm equipment dealer.
07/18/2008
Watch a slideshow of the Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls from Exeter, Calif. perform for the residents of the Abbott House Thursday in Mitchell.
07/12/2008
Video of tornado damage at Orsten Turkey Inc. turkey farm in the 1400 block of Kandiyohi County Road 9.
05/20/2008
Loon Organics owners Laura Frehrichs and Adam Cullip talk about their community-supported farm in Eureka Township.
05/14/2008
The animals UW-River Falls’ lab farms produce many different babies this time of year. A visit to both locations – Wasson Lane and Mann Valley – revealed calves, colts, fillies and lambs. Lab farm Director Bill Connolly said piglets are so susceptible to germs and disease that they stay in an off-limits barn until they’re old enough to join the other swine.
05/08/2008
Watch a video of World Champion bullfighter Jerry Norton as he talks to Mitchell Technical Institute power linemen students Wednesday at the MTI Technology Center in Mitchell. Illustrated
by his experiences in bullfighting, Norton has given the talk, which focuses on approaching life with a “mad dog” mentality – or never giving up, more than 20 times and hopes to make it his career.
05/08/2008
Dakota City Heritage Village planted crops the old-fashioned way May 6.
05/07/2008
Midwest Biodiesel Producers LLC in Alexandria, plans to construct a new facility this fall that will process soybeans, canola, sunflowers and specialty oilseed.
04/22/2008
Watch a video of a hog farm meeting at the Wagner Armory Monday, April 21. Hog farm developers faced a crowd of more than 500 people, many whom were upset and carrying signs.
04/07/2008
The 20th annual Corn Palace Farm Toy and Collectible Show was held Sunday at the Davison County Fairgrounds. The show featured toys, sports cards and other memorabilia.
01/29/2008
Beefmobile Project Manager Tracey Orsburn talks about the USDA Beef Checkoff program Monday. The beefmobile is a van decorated with beef imagery. Orsburn and others travel across the country gathering opinions on the program.
01/25/2008
In this clip from Thursday's Senate hearing, former N.D. Gov Ed Shafer explains his views on the government's role in financial assistance for farmers.
11/05/2007
Pat Jarding, Alexandria, harvests a field of corn Monday near Fulton. As of last week, the state’s exceptional corn crop was approximately 50 percent in the bin, according to the National Agriculture Statistics Service. At this time last year, the crop was about 56 percent harvested.
10/18/2007
Howard Bechen, of Riverview Ranch in rural Mitchell, talks about the effect of recent precipitation on corn and soybean harvests. “An inch of rain that comes down slow is better than two inches that comes down fast,” said Bechen.
08/30/2007
Janet Baysinger, Woonsocket, shows the variations of homegrown squash that are sold at her Seasonal Market just west of town along Highway 34. Baysinger is one of several producers in the area. The spring rains and a dry summer have made weather conditions ideal for watermelons and muskmelons.
08/22/2007
State officials give Dakotafest attendees an update on the status of the 2007 Farm Bill Wednesday at a 2007 Farm Bill forum.
