Harvest is a warp, and yields were some of the best Megan Horsager has ever seen on her Montevideo, Minnesota, farm.
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- Sue Roesler
Producers are used to signing up in March for their safety net elections, either the Agricultural Risk Coverage-County (ARC-CO) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. This year, there are later deadlines, new base acres, and new tools from NDSU Extension Agribusiness.
- Sue Roesler
WING, N.D. – As the sun moved higher in the sky on an unseasonably warm October day, trucks pulling horse trailers with draft horses or hauling farm machines from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s, along with vehicles filled with friends, neighbors and farm families, pulled into Larry and Judy …
- Sue Roesler
FOXHOLM, N.D. – At Bock Farms, Brandon and Jessie Bock, who farm with their son, Lyle, and daughter, Grace, are preparing for the remainder of harvest, while finishing up more fall field work before the snow flies.
- From North Dakota FFA
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota FFA is celebrating a historic milestone as Teagan Erbele of Napoleon, N.D., was elected to serve as the 2026–27 National FFA Central Region Vice President during the seventh general session of the 99th National FFA Convention & Expo on Saturday, Oct. 24, in …
- From NRCS
BISMARCK, N.D. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in North Dakota has announced additional eligible practices for farmers participating in the Regenerative Pilot Program in fiscal year 2027, providing local agricultural producers with more opportunities to adopt conservation systems…
- Sue Roesler
DRAKE, N.D. – With soybeans finished, the Spears are preparing their John Deere combines for corn – the final harvest of a mostly dry growing season.
- From NRCS
BISMARCK, N.D. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in North Dakota has announced additional eligible practices for farmers participating in the Regenerative Pilot Program in fiscal year 2027, providing local agricultural producers with more opportunities to adopt conservation systems…
- Sue Roesler
DRAKE, N.D. – With soybeans finished, the Spears are preparing their John Deere combines for corn – the final harvest of a mostly dry growing season.
- From North Dakota Beef Commission
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Beef Commission (NDBC) is accepting applications from North Dakota FFA juniors and seniors for its Next Generation Beef Producer Pilot Program, designed to develop the next generation of beef producers and introduce students to the different segments of the …
- By BARRY COLEMAN, Northern Canola Growers Association
North Dakota planted a record 2.25 million acres of canola this year, according to the most recent Farm Service Agency data, yet the USDA’s Oct. 9 crop production report indicated acres were 2.33 million, a difference of 80,000 acres. The USDA forecasts 5.4 billion pounds of canola productio…
- Katelyn Winberg
A family farm may be worth millions on paper, but that doesn't mean the farming heir can afford to buy out every sibling at market value.
- Mark Conlon
Although China hasn’t yet reached its goal of purchasing 25 million metric tons (MMT) of U.S. soybeans for this market year, it continues to make purchases and is getting closer. The problem is that the soybean market has been slow to react.
- Mark Conlon
One could look back over the past several weeks and read about the durum market and it wouldn’t look much different week to week … and neither would prices.
- Mark Conlon
Good weather conditions this month have provided producers with an opportunity to make good progress on the 2026 sunflower harvest.
- Mark Conlon
The middle part of October continued to be a “tough sledding period” for the spring wheat market as price gains from earlier in September slipped.
- Mark Conlon
In the October World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) raised the estimated yield and production of the 2026 U.S. corn crop, which increased supplies and brought a bearish tone to the market. That’s something the market continu…
- Benjamin Herrold
Cattle producers continue to try to navigate volatile markets. University of Tennessee Ag Economist Andrew Griffith said some sectors of the overall cattle market have moved against seasonal trends, and some have followed the trends.
- Sue Roesler
The “single biggest yield robber” for soybeans in the U.S. is soybean cyst nematode (SCN) – a silent yield killer because it doesn’t show clear symptoms above ground.
- Sue Roesler
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates from a target range of 3.75 to 4 percent at their September meeting. The board wanted to get ahead of “stuck” inflation above 3 percent and unemployment. Their target inflation rate is 2 percent.
- Katelyn Winberg
Tucked in the north corner of a historic former seed building in downtown Sioux Falls sits a small, hand-crafted sausage shop. Take a bite out of one of Dakota Craft Link’s sausages and you might be transported back in time.
- Kristen Sindelar
As a lifelong cattle producer, Grant Potadle of Herman, Nebraska, has had his hand in just about every aspect of the beef industry. He’s a fourth-generation cow-calf owner, first-generation purebred seedstock producer, direct-to-consumer marketer, international semen supplier and custom graz…
- Sue Roesler
North Dakota FFA students, advisors, and friends are heading to Indianapolis for the 99th National FFA Convention & Expo, which is being held earlier than usual this year, from Oct. 21-24 in Indianapolis.
- Sue Roesler
Two Napoleon FFA teams have been preparing to go to the 99th annual National FFA Convention & Expo – the Farm Management team and Agricultural Sales team. Both took gold at the North Dakota State FFA Convention in June.
- Sue Roesler
In eastern North Dakota, regular sugarbeet harvest has started while soybean harvest is in full swing across the state. Some have begun harvesting corn.
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