When AgweekTV began in 2015, it meant Mikkel Pates had to learn many new skills. As he nears his retirement at the end of January, Pates talks to Rose Dunn about learning how to report for TV, interviewing the main characters in interesting stories from farms and agribusinesses, as well as the characters in scandals, including Hunter Hanson , who defrauded farmers in North Dakota out of millions of dollars. They also talk about watching the future of agriculture develop.
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This week on AgweekTV, we take a look at skyrocketing farmland prices. Minnesota will soon be home to a meat processing plant. And we profile a couple that uses a unique winter cattle feeding approach.
A recent $30,000 per acre land sale in Sioux County, Iowa, sends signals into the land market in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and even as far away as Indiana.
A South Dakota cattle rancher and his veterinarian wife figure out a bale grazing plan that allows minimal winter care.
John Deere has 75,000 employees worldwide. Just 30 of them have been named John Deere Fellows of Excellence, and five of those 30 are in Fargo at the Intelligent Solutions Group.
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