DICKINSON, N.D. – A passion for raising quail led to the beginnings of the first Winter Farmers’ Market in Dickinson, located in the southwestern part of the state. McKenna Sisneros, whose booth is Quail Lady 701 LLC, took over the market and revamped it. There are now more vendors, more fun…
LEHR, N.D. – Teagan Erbele, a junior at North Dakota State University (NDSU) pursuing an ag education degree and a former member of Napoleon FFA chapter, was recently selected from among 41 candidates to be one of six national officers during the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis.
The top resource concern in North Dakota’s counties is salinity – that was identified by every Soil Conservation District (SCD) in the state.
The first farmer feature in our series, The Road Ahead: Meet Kaleb Smit who spent the better part of two years planning how he could come back to work on the farm where he grew up.
Harvest is a warp, and yields were some of the best Megan Horsager has ever seen on her Montevideo, Minnesota, farm.
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.
A scoop of soybean meal may look much like the next, but Kansas State University researchers are finding that what is inside the feed ingredient – and how it is measured – can vary.
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 …
As summer comes to an end and temperatures cool, it is time to start preparing the stand for winter.
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.
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 …
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…
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.
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 …
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
In eastern North Dakota, regular sugarbeet harvest has started while soybean harvest is in full swing across the state. Some have begun harvesting corn.
NAPOLEON, N.D. – Brian Schneider, the Napoleon FFA Chapter advisor/ag education instructor at Napoleon High School, has been named North Dakota’s 2027 Teacher of the Year.
FOXHOLM, N.D. – Brandon Bock and the crew at Bock Farms are watching their late-season crops mature in the fields and preparing for winter shopwork. They have a heated shop to work on farm machinery over the winter.
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