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Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, says he has counseled the Trump administration to help pass the United States Mexico Trade Agreement as quickly as possible to blunt damage to American farm interests. Photo taken April 9, 2019, in Washington, D.C. (Mikkel Pates / Agweek)

Columns Dec 20th 2020 - 5am

Roberts’ farewell speech calls for the U.S. Senate to rebuild bridges

Join NDSU's Dr. Abbey Wick as she interviews Dr. Caley Gasch about soil health practices.

Columns Dec 19th 2020 - 5am

How do you know if soil health measures are working?

Holmes United Methodist Church of rural Reynold, N.D., will host a modified version of their live nativity reenactment on Dec. 20, 2020, with a drive-up, stay in your car style, carrying on a tradition the church has hosted and produced since 1988. Photo is from the 2019 live nativity. (Submitted photo)

Columns Dec 18th 2020 - 5am

Embracing the light and hope of Christmas in new ways

The sky was aflame at sunset on the east side of Billings, Mont., on Dec. 7, 2020. (Jeff Michael, Special to Agweek)

Columns Dec 16th 2020 - 5am

Sometimes it pays to look up when times are hard

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Columns Dec 15th 2020 - 5am

Chicken soup — and the memories of it — warms inside and out

Columns Dec 13th 2020 - 5am

What to do in the waiting room

Despite a disrupted food distribution cycle during COVID-19 shutdowns, America continues to have ample food choices to deliver and purchase which is a positive of 2020, says Katie Pinke. (CommonGround North Dakota photo, used with permission)

Columns Dec 11th 2020 - 5am

2020 worst year ever? Nope, for several reasons

"This holiday season stirs farmers to reflect on this year’s productivity and to consider if there are good reasons to be optimistic about the nearby future," Michael Rosmann says. Pixabay photo

Opinion Dec 9th 2020 - 5am

Future looks bright for agriculture but self improvement is always possible

Participants at a Farm Camp at Farmamerica in Waseca, Minn., learn about combines. (File photo)

Columns Dec 8th 2020 - 5am

Remembering Waseca as a regional agriculture education hub

A look at what EQIP funding has been spent from 2009-19. (Agri-Pulse)

Columns Dec 6th 2020 - 5am

A closer look at EQIP — one of NRCS’s most popular conservation programs

Sophia Kunze, 9, helps her mom Yasmin Kunze shovel the sidewalk outside their house Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

Columns Dec 4th 2020 - 5am

The rules of ‘Secret Santa,’ pandemic-approved

Rural-urban divide could be bridged if people would listen to one another and learn about lives other than their own. (Erin Ehnle Brown / Grand Vale Creative LLC)

Columns Dec 2nd 2020 - 5am

In the rural-urban divide, we may be more alike than different

Mikkel Pates is a staff writer for Agweek. Photo taken Jan. 8, 2020, in Fargo, N.D. (Mikkel Pates / Agweek)

Columns Dec 2nd 2020 - 5am

Science divided U.S. voters in 2020

Work was important on the farm, but so was playing and imagination, says Mychal Wilmes. (Pixabay photo)

Columns Dec 1st 2020 - 5am

All work and no play doesn't work, even on the farm

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Columns Nov 30th 2020 - 5am

2020: A rare year for farm subsidies

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Columns Nov 29th 2020 - 5am

What farm estate planning resources are available?

A birthday parade celebrating Katie Pinke's niece and nephew filled the farmyard with vehicles of all kinds on Nov. 22, 2020. Photo by Jenn Lukens, Special to Agweek

Columns Nov 27th 2020 - 5am

Celebrate milestones with pandemic-approved parades

The neighborhood digs out along East Seventh Street in Duluth on Nov. 4, 1991, after the Halloween Blizzard dropped more than 36 inches of snow on the city, snarling business and travel for days. Monday is the 25th anniversary of the start of the storm. Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com

Columns Nov 24th 2020 - 5am

Tales of Midwestern storms of the past continue to be told

The percentage of rented farmland per county, according to the 2017 USDA NASS Agricultural Census.

Columns Nov 22nd 2020 - 5am

Why non-operating landowners need to be part of the conservation dialogue

Light up your farm or your yard this holiday season. Photo illustration by Metro Newspaper Service.

Columns Nov 20th 2020 - 5am

Hang your Christmas lights and go for a drive

Former Vice President Henry Wallace addresses Senate Commerce Committee, Washington, D.C., 1945 (University of Iowa)

Columns Nov 17th 2020 - 5am

Work of forgotten VP, ag secretary continues to influence ag

Volunteers from the North Dakota Stockmen's Association, North Dakota Beef Commission and North Dakota CattleWomen this fall worked together to serve a meal to healthcare workers. Opportunities to serve your community, your industry or to get involved in politics are everywhere. (Jenny Schlecht / Agweek)

Columns Nov 16th 2020 - 5am

The election is over, so get to work

The bright lights should be turned on when it comes to estate planning, Myron Friesen says. (Erin Ehnle Brown / Grand Vale Creative LLC)

Columns Nov 15th 2020 - 7am

Turn on all the lights when it comes to estate planning

Machine stress rated lumber remains in high demand, forcing some lumberyards used to selling higher quality sticks to sell a lesser quality #2 lumber. Photo taken Nov. 11, 2020 at Pinke Lumber, Wishek, N.D. (Katie Pinke / Agweek)

Columns Nov 13th 2020 - 5am

Why is the price of lumber so high? Here's one answer.

Opinion Nov 12th 2020 - 8am

Harvest completion brings sense of pride, accomplishment

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