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.
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- 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…
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sue Roesler
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.
- Sue Roesler
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.
- Sue Roesler
DRAKE, N.D. – It’s a busy month for the Spears with soybean harvest beginning, the garden’s bounty ending and needing to be stored, and Scott, as vice president of the North Dakota Corn Utilization Council (NDCUC), having to be away from the farm supporting corn grower events in October.
- Crystal Reed
Farm transitioning can be a tricky and time-consuming process — especially if not all the children want to continue on the farm.
- Benjamin Herrold
The cattle industry continues to watch for signs of herd expansion and increasing the beef supply.
- Sue Roesler
MANNING, N.D. - A soil pit dug underneath alfalfa crops allowed students from Dickinson State University (DSU) and producers in the area to examine the crown and the long roots extending down from it. Some roots were taproots, while others were fibrous.
- Sue Roesler
Dry conditions in several cattle states may be affecting herd rebuilding, but the U.S. did have slightly more replacement heifers (3 percent) on July 1 than were there a year ago.
- Sue Roesler
MOTT, N.D. – In spite of drought this summer, some farmers in southwestern North Dakota are planning to harvest a nice-yielding dryland corn crop that will go to the Gevo ND ethanol plant – low carbon corn that was strip-till planted with very little actual nitrogen.
- Janelle Atyeo
Across a span of five days in mid-September, 458 fifth graders visited a farm outside of Brandon, South Dakota, that’s become an outdoor classroom for both youth and adults learning about grasslands, soil health and regenerative agriculture.
- Sue Roesler
While drought conditions in the state are still affecting grass, soil and water conditions, many counties have also been receiving rain every week or so – daylong rain showers or spotty, heavy rains that start and end quickly. These rains have complicated harvest in the few remaining countie…
- By Jean Claude Niyomugabo, UNL Graduate Research Assistant
UNL researchers want to know how producers and future agricultural professionals view this changing role.
- From North Dakota Angus Association
Angus enthusiasts toured through southeastern North Dakota in mid-September on the Fall Angus Tour hosted by the North Dakota Angus Association (NDAA). People from across the country came together Sept. 19-21 in Valley City, N.D., and set out to view area Angus cattle ranches, and a couple b…
- Sue Roesler
FOXHOLM, N.D. – Although early crop harvest is complete at Bock Farms on the eastern edge of northwestern North Dakota, Brandon Bock said some canola is still being harvested in the area. It is slow finishing with light “sprinkles” of rain continuing to fall, although there have been no larg…
- Sue Roesler
DRAKE, N.D. – With cleaning, repairs, and maintenance complete on their combines, Scott and Rachel Spear anticipated getting started with soybean harvest in late September.
- Ryan Crossingham
Live from the Big Iron Farm and Construction Show on Wednesday, Sept. 16, Kent Thiesse, farm management analyst, and Bryon Parman, NDSU farm management specialist, joined the Red River Farm Network’s “Issues and Events Center” to discuss the farm economy and the tight margins farmers are dea…
- Sue Roesler
When AT, founder and owner of Starr Guidance in Brookings, S.D., was an ag engineering student at South Dakota State University (SDSU), he paid for part of his tuition by building and selling autosteer kits in his bedroom on his bed.
- Sue Roesler
One of the newer technologies in spraying for farmers/applicators in the Upper Midwest states is the Greeneye smart dual system for weeds.
- Sue Roesler
FARGO, N.D. – During North Dakota State University (NDSU) Homecoming Week, a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony for the Richard Offerdahl ’65 Engineering Complex will celebrate not only the opening of the new facility, but also Offerdahl himself, whose transformative gift was the largest…