FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota soybean groups have been scouring the globe searching for new markets for beans or existing markets that could be expanded. With China purchasing only about half of the U.S. soybeans it normally buys, the North Dakota Soybean Council (NDSC) and the North Dakota Soy…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. – Dry bean growers looking for contracts for the year may want to consider the new Columbia Grain Pulse Processing Plant in Valley City, which had its grand opening ceremony on April 1.
"After getting to work on some of these bulls, I can tell you first hand that they are treated like royalty."
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.
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.
Northwestern farmer chosen as last year's parade grand marshal
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.
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.
SDSU Extension shares research at Cattlemen’s Education Day
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.
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.
There’s going to be more sunflowers planted in the Northern Plains in 2026, providing farmers follow through with their planned intentions as projected in the Prospective Planting Report, which was released on March 31.
With the start of the Iran conflict in March, spring wheat, and a number of other commodities saw prices rally. Since then, however, prices have seen a slight correction lower.
As anticipated, U.S. corn acreage in 2026 was projected lower when USDA released its Prospective Planting Report on March 31. But the bigger issue among many in the industry are rising fertilizer costs.
When you are shopping at the grocery store, you see many different options for the same thing, and one thing that you may notice are the “organic” labels.
Dear Michael: I am a widower. My wife died seven some years ago. I have three daughters who do not farm. I have just over 600 acres south of Jamestown, N.D. – half farm and half pasture. I kind of have it in my head how that I want to split the property between the three of them. One has a c…
WAHPETON, N.D. – Cercospora leaf spot (CLS) ravaged sugarbeet fields in North Dakota and Minnesota in 2025, taking up to a third of the crop yield in some grower’s fields – and in spite of repeated recommended fungicide applications.
Upside Robotics, an ag tech company based in Ontario, Canada, deploys 24-inch robots that work in a group called “swarms” to fertilize cornfields with precision, according to Jana Tian, chief executive officer and co-founder of Upside Robotics.
Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could have a “tremendous impact” on fertilizer prices globally and domestically, according to Bryon Parman, NDSU ag finance specialist and associate professor.
More North Dakota farmers/ranchers applied for farm loans through the Bank of North Dakota’s 2026 Farm Financial Stability Loan Program and the accompanying grain inventory program than could be helped by the bank. Because of that, the program application had to be cut off three months early.
Technology on display at Commodity Classic ranged from robots that do fieldwork to satellite-powered planting tools, as equipment manufacturers and ag tech companies showed producers new ways to stretch inputs, save time and make better decisions.
Commercial Black Angus cattlemen may be tempted to skip Angus University, knowing prices for cattle are historically high, so why bother finding out carcass data to improve your herd?
On an original farm homestead in the southwestern region of the state, two couples, Meagan and Justin Schlecht, and Amanda and Dustin Kuhn, opened Sasquatch Acres last year in Dickinson, N.D., a first-of-its-kind niche farmstand, greenhouse, and community gathering place.
HAZELTON, N.D. – Jesse Kalberer has been busy in March completing paperwork for the family’s upcoming registered Red Angus bull sale on DVAuction. He has also been preparing to seed diverse cover crop mixes and native prairie grasses for grazing/haying, as well as working cattle.
As the fifth generation on a family ranch, Kaeloni Latham doesn’t take things for granted. She and her husband Jason, along with his extended family, have put significant effort into ensuring the future of both their operation and their remote community in northwestern South Dakota.
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