Greetings from north central Montana!  It seems like all of my columns begin with weather — like I have only weather on the brain —...

It's one of the most basic rules of Upper Midwest crop farming: Never count your bushels until they're in the bin. Too much can go wrong before...

Though there are painful exceptions, especially in South Dakota, Upper Midwest farmers generally say their 2018 crops are doing well. A new report...

PIERRE, S.D.—Doug Davis finally found his tractor that had been swooped up by a tornado from his ranch in northwest South Dakota. Sort...

Generalizing about Upper Midwest crop conditions is risky. What's true in some areas, or even in most, is never true in all. But this much is...

The threat of drought backed off in most areas of the Dakotas, Minnesota and Montana, in the wake of recent rains. The June 21 version of the...

It's a long time until harvest. Upper Midwest agriculturalists know from painful experience that a lot can go wrong until crops are in the bin....

Much of the region's barley crop is off to a "spectacular start,"an industry official says. But while the outlook for good yields is promising,...

Great Falls, MT — June 7, 2018 — The Great Falls Montana Development Authority has announced that Great Falls is the least expensive market...

May is over. The Upper Midwest planting season is not — but the end is coming closer. Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota...

Gordon Stoner is making another "act of faith" this crop season. The Outlook, Mont., farmer is planting durum again this spring, even though...

Upper Midwest farmers overall still have a lot of planting ahead. But the finish line, though well in the distance, is finally visible. Minnesota,...