A stretch of warmer days after cool temperatures had tractors rolling across the state, as many producers were finally putting in the 2026 crop. Most were planting into dry, cold soils, except for those in northeastern North Dakota, who had too wet of soils to plant into.
As planting season rolls on across the region, farmers have been taking advantage of warmer days and workable fields to get the crop in and tackle early weeds.
“When I go out to the pasture, they all follow me around. They’ve been referred to as my herd of dogs.”
FOXHOLM, N.D. – On a warm, exceptionally windy day in mid-May with gusts up to 50-60 miles per hour in northwestern North Dakota, Brandon Bock, reported on their operation from the cab of his truck.
DRAKE, N.D. – The Spears are well over the halfway mark and closing in on three-fourths finished with planting at the family farm near Drake.
Canola planting progress has been near average in North Dakota and Montana, while progress in Canada is behind last year. Weekly crop progress reports show that canola planting progress in North Dakota was at 37 percent as of May 17, the same as last year but above the 5-year average of 28 p…
A surprisingly powerful dust and windstorm seemed to come out of nowhere on May 14 across the state, bringing strong winds of 40-60 miles per hour with fierce gusts of over 65 miles per hour, tossing and swirling dirt and debris in the air and dumping it on fields and forages.
Although there were no trade agreements actually signed between President Trump and President Xi of China when they met in Beijing in mid-May, the soybean market reacted positively to the meeting in which Xi indicated China would buy more soybeans from the U.S. in the future.
There are a lot of unknowns in the current durum market and that’s contributing to prices being somewhat stagnant and even losing the premium to spring wheat in some locations.
The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports released by USDA in mid-May gave the market the first look at global production, supply, and demand forecasts for the 2026-27 marketing year for several crops.
The weather, a bullish report from USDA in mid-May, and news that China may commit to significant purchases of agricultural products have combined to give the wheat market a little spark and some added strength.
Corn prices have been rising of late, but not because of anything happening in the corn market in particular. It’s because other commodities have been rising and corn has been tagging along.
Born and raised in southern Alberta, Canada, Candy Wilcox says she truly has always had a deep passion and love for horses. Despite growing up on a dryland farm, Wilcox kept begging her parents for a horse and they finally relented when she was 15 years old. The rest, as they say, is history.
Corn prices have been rising of late, but not because of anything happening in the corn market in particular. It’s because other commodities have been rising and corn has been tagging along.
As I sit at my kitchen table and look at the snow flurry-filled gray sky, I can’t help but think about last weekend when temperatures were hovering around 80 degrees and I spent most of the weekend doing yard work. It was too warm for this time of the year, for sure, but the blue sky and the…
Born and raised in southern Alberta, Canada, Candy Wilcox says she truly has always had a deep passion and love for horses. Despite growing up on a dryland farm, Wilcox kept begging her parents for a horse and they finally relented when she was 15 years old. The rest, as they say, is history.
Dear Michael: We read your last column where you talked about a life estate on land owned is not subject to probate costs. You also mentioned it was not subject to Medicaid attachment should we need to go to a nursing home and run out of money there.
On a regular Monday in April, when the average person was at work or school, millions of dollars changed hands before lunch in a sale barn in southeastern South Dakota.
It is no secret that the cattle and beef industry is one of the most contentious and divided agriculture industries in the US. With key industry leading groups often vocally disagreeing with other leaders, it has been increasingly difficult for meaningful policy to be enacted because lawmake…
SDSU's crop performance program helps farmers see how crop varieties stack up.
It’s amazing how fast life goes by when you’re busy. The weekend of May 23-24 will be our 40th annual Dakota Cowboy Poetry Gathering, held at the western-styled Medora Community Center.
Rugby High School has always had a strong ag education program, along with passionate and dedicated FFA advisors and ag education teachers, and a committed Rugby FFA Chapter.
Sale Name: Heuchert Willow Creek Angus Ranch Annual Sale
Author Mark Twain, a proud son of Missouri, once reportedly mused that “whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over.”
FFA students from chapters across North Dakota have been preparing all year for the North Dakota State FFA Convention, which runs June 1-4 at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex in Fargo, according to Kayla Hart, North Dakota FFA Foundation program coordinator and executive assistant.
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