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Feeding the soul: Rural church celebrates Norwegian roots and the strength of community

Feeding the soul: Rural church celebrates Norwegian roots and the strength of community

  • Janelle Atyeo

From time to time, Janice White’s children will call her from their far-flung homes – in Florida and California and Idaho – and ask for a recipe.

Tree farm springs into hectic season

Tree farm springs into hectic season

  • Tim Kenyon

Grow it and ye shall reap the leafy financial rewards for helping to provide shade.

Beware turkey bits, pieces

Beware turkey bits, pieces

  • Jerry Davis For Agri-View

Seeing a wild turkey to shoot, photograph and count often begins with sight of a red, white or blue head, fanned tail, bird’s legs showing inch-long spurs or a black blob among understory shrubbery. Even full turkeys look different when gobbling fully displayed, feeding or hiding in tall alf…

Soil, farm specialists suggest ways to manage rising fertilizer costs

Soil, farm specialists suggest ways to manage rising fertilizer costs

  • From MSU News Service

Rising fertilizer prices are a concern for agricultural producers, according to Andrew Swanson, Montana State University Extension farm management specialist in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, who, along with MSU Extension specialist Clain Jones, have provided some in…

The story keeps growing: Twins, legacy and what we pass down

The story keeps growing: Twins, legacy and what we pass down

  • Colleen Stegenga

"Legacy on the farm is often framed as a practical matter. ... But the legacy that lives longest isn’t recorded in deeds or balance sheets. It lives in what we model."

Farmland values relatively stable amid volatile world markets

Farmland values relatively stable amid volatile world markets

  • Benjamin Herrold

Farmland values have mostly leveled off over the last year, with some areas and land types seeing slight increases while others saw slight decreases, according to recent land values surveys.

An Outdoorsman’s Journal

An Outdoorsman’s Journal

  • Mark Walters For Agri-View

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Tuneful memories and the culture of giving

Tuneful memories and the culture of giving

  • Jim Woster

"I was barely old enough to remember sleeping on the pile of coats in the corner when they played for dances, but people loved their talents."

Modern farm shops feature high-end components, aesthetic appeal

Modern farm shops feature high-end components, aesthetic appeal

  • from Morton Buildings

As farm equipment has become more high-tech, many producers want a modern shop with high-end features to help protect their equipment investment.

Laws restrict foreign land owners

Laws restrict foreign land owners

  • Crystal Reed

Over the past decade, foreign ownership of agricultural land has grown, according to the National Ag Law Center, and an interest in restricting and monitoring foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land is growing among federal and state lawmakers.

Scientists present research at NDSU Cover Crop Summit

Scientists present research at NDSU Cover Crop Summit

  • Sue Roesler

On a snowy spring day, three producers from across the state joined research scientists from NDSU Research Extension Centers (RECs) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) at the Cover Crop Summit on April 2 to share their perspective and experiences with cover crops.

Bales from 1940s a lesson in housing hay long-term

Bales from 1940s a lesson in housing hay long-term

  • Kristen Sindelar

A Nebraska rancher had the opportunity this winter to receive a quality and mineral analysis of hay that had been enclosed in the walls of his grandparents’ house for nearly 80 years.

From the Backroads of Wisconsin's Past

From the Backroads of Wisconsin's Past

  • John Sumwalt For Agri-View

MONTELLO, Wis. – They say you can’t go home again. But we did.

EPA makes latest attempt to define WOTUS

EPA makes latest attempt to define WOTUS

  • Benjamin Herrold

The EPA continues to grapple with a definition that has eluded the department through five presidencies now.

Gevo ND to expand ethanol production to 150 million gallons per year

Gevo ND to expand ethanol production to 150 million gallons per year

  • Sue Roesler

RICHARDTON, N.D. – Gevo, a Colorado-based next-generation energy company, plans to more than double production capacity at Gevo North Dakota, the ethanol facility in Richardton.

Iran conflict, farm profitability assessed

Iran conflict, farm profitability assessed

  • Ken Foster and Bernhard Dalheimer Purdue University

Key Takeaways

Crop market focus shifts some to weather

Crop market focus shifts some to weather

  • Crystal Reed

With conflict ongoing in the Middle East, the grain market is looking for other movement.

Negative Choice-Select spread reflects supply

Negative Choice-Select spread reflects supply

  • Benjamin Herrold

The beef Choice-Select spread has been negative for part of April.

Corn growers learn EPA sets record-high RFS volumes for ethanol

Corn growers learn EPA sets record-high RFS volumes for ethanol

  • Sue Roesler

North Dakota corn growers are tired of waiting on an E15 year-round blend approval from Congress, according to Carson Klosterman, chair of the North Dakota Corn Utilization Council (NDCUC) and a corn grower near Wyndmere.

Functional storage with easy access serves acreage owners

Functional storage with easy access serves acreage owners

  • Janelle Atyeo

With five antique tractors, three pickups, a car, camper, lawnmower and a four-wheeler to keep out of the elements, the Zwinger family built a cold storage shed on their rural property in southeastern South Dakota with one major upgrade: multiple doors.

Volunteer to look up, around

Volunteer to look up, around

  • Jason Maloney For Agri-View

Almost everyone realizes that farmers have a keen interest in weather. So do most other folks who engage in outdoor endeavors. But not many decades ago the best a person could do to predict weather was to go outside and look up and around. And then Increase Lapham, a noted Wisconsin scientis…

Cattlemen answer the call with hay convoy to wildfire-stricken Nebraska

Cattlemen answer the call with hay convoy to wildfire-stricken Nebraska

  • Katelyn Winberg

As a convoy of semi-trucks loaded with donated hay rolled out of Kingsbury County, South Dakota, April 1, it carried more than feed. It carried a message of support for Nebraska ranchers facing devastating wildfire losses.

Canola to benefit from final Renewable Fuel Standard announcement

Canola to benefit from final Renewable Fuel Standard announcement

  • By BARRY COLEMAN, Northern Canola Growers Association

The EPA’s recent release of strong Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volume requirements for 2026 and 2027 is expected to drive renewed demand for canola oil and was welcome news from the canola industry, as well as the entire oilseed sector.

Learn to raise healthy sheep

Learn to raise healthy sheep

  • Aerica Bjurstrom and Carolyn Ihde University of Wisconsin

Since the end of World War II, the number of sheep in the United States has declined from an all-time-largest number of 51 million in 1941 to 5 million in 2016. Several factors have contributed to that sharp decline, including competition from other meat and fiber industries.

Understanding beef quality from the carcass up

Understanding beef quality from the carcass up

  • Katelyn Winberg

SDSU Extension shares research at Cattlemen’s Education Day

Soybean acreage estimated to increase slightly

Soybean acreage estimated to increase slightly

  • Mark Conlon

Soybean farmers in the U.S. are expected to plant more soybean acres this year compared to last, just as many in the trade anticipated. It’s just that the increase wasn’t as big as what they were expecting.

War creates planting concerns

War creates planting concerns

  • Faith Parum American Farm Bureau Federation

Key Takeaways

Little market reaction to durum acreage report

Little market reaction to durum acreage report

  • Mark Conlon

Although USDA’s Prospective Planting Report indicated U.S. durum acreage would decline slightly this year, there wasn’t much price reaction within the market.

Barn Boards and Baling Wire

Barn Boards and Baling Wire

  • John Sumwalt For Agri-View

It’s a once-upon-a-time story that happens all too often. It’s about the difficult topic of teenage suicide.

Factors drive increase in pigs per litter

Factors drive increase in pigs per litter

  • Benjamin Herrold

The pork industry has seen a long climb in the average number of pigs saved per litter, and recent months have seen the growth rate increase.

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Apr 16, 2026: Southeast Rain Chances Up | Friday Severe Weather | Bermuda High Weakens

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Hosting solar could have been a financial lifeline for this Ohio farmer

Hosting solar could have been a financial lifeline for this Ohio farmer

Apr 14, 2026: Midwest Severe Weather Continues | Southeast Rain Chances | Typhoons & Hurricanes

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Update: Investigators recover plane cockpit voice, flight data recorders

Update: Investigators recover plane cockpit voice, flight data recorders

The crash between a regional jet and a military helicopter left 67 dead, including three students and six parents in Fairfax and multiple former students of Loudoun public schools.

Gallery: Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC

Gallery: Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC

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All in the extended family: Partnering with contract growers to build a legacy

All in the extended family: Partnering with contract growers to build a legacy

Content by The Maschhoffs. Ken and Dave Maschhoff, fifth generation family farmers, help other family farmers be successful. 

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Robust early disease prevention for corn gives farmers a boost

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Chief Agri and Blue River deliver state-of-the-art facility for Ag Valley Co-op in Jennings, Kansas

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Content by Chief Agri. In the heart of Jennings, Kansas, a visionary project has come to life, thanks to the successful collaboration between Chief Agri and their dedicated dealer, Blue River Sales and Service. 

Crops

Late-August heat takes bite out of beans

Late-August heat takes bite out of beans

Soybean yields better than expected after lack of rain

Soybean yields better than expected after lack of rain

Northwest harvest hits its stride as crops dry down

Northwest harvest hits its stride as crops dry down

West Central yields worse than flood year

West Central yields worse than flood year

Livestock

Specialist answers top fertilizer questions

Specialist answers top fertilizer questions

Balancing fewer farrowings with record litter sizes

Balancing fewer farrowings with record litter sizes

Specialist answers top fertilizer questions

Specialist answers top fertilizer questions

Prepare small ruminants for kidding and lambing this spring

Prepare small ruminants for kidding and lambing this spring

Weather

Enrollment opens for state climate program

Enrollment opens for state climate program

Special crop beds measure water use for drought study

Special crop beds measure water use for drought study

Skipping tillage arms soil for winter weather

Skipping tillage arms soil for winter weather

Harvest dryness increases caution around breakage in storage

Harvest dryness increases caution around breakage in storage

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Sports

Watch now: Renovations bring more club space, premium seating to Camp Randall Stadium

Watch now: Renovations bring more club space, premium seating to Camp Randall Stadium

Take a look at the new premium seating spaces at Camp Randall Stadium as construction nears the finish on Tuesday, July 12, 2022.

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Technology

Interest grows in planter-applied fertilizer

Interest grows in planter-applied fertilizer

Dairy seminar focuses on cybersecurity

Dairy seminar focuses on cybersecurity

Biodiesel fuels farmers’ tractor pull power

Biodiesel fuels farmers’ tractor pull power

Mid-size combine sales remain strong

Mid-size combine sales remain strong

Markets

Consumer signals move quickly in beef market

Consumer signals move quickly in beef market

No ‘rising tide’ for January crop markets

No ‘rising tide’ for January crop markets

Dry times dragging out grain markets

Dry times dragging out grain markets

Report suggests cattle numbers may be growing

Report suggests cattle numbers may be growing

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Hands-on learning in life, land

Hands-on learning in life, land

Funerals are for paying respect, offering support

Funerals are for paying respect, offering support

Economic toll most acute in rural America

Economic toll most acute in rural America

Non-verbal language a pathway to intimacy

Non-verbal language a pathway to intimacy

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Ag Valley Co-op expands grain storage capacity with new Chief Agri bin in Maywood, Nebraska

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Content by Chief Agri. The addition of the new Chief Agri bin at the Maywood facility represents a significant step forward for Ag Valley Co-op, reinforcing their commitment to operational excellence and customer satisfaction.

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