EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. – In May, the crew at K & D Krueger Farms worked hard to get the crops planted in a timely fashion.
CARRINGTON, N.D. – Planting season was full speed ahead at the Rosenau family farm in mid-May, as Tysen Rosenau has been busy pulling the corn planter that he updated over the winter with his John Deere tractor down the rows planting into the clay loam soils.
WILTON, N.D. – Planting season for James and Jen Meyer has been underway at the couple’s farm near Wilton for the past 10 days. With some warm and sunny days in the 80s in mid-May, they have been making good headway.
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. – At K & D Krueger Farms, the first two weeks of May were dedicated to last-minute equipment details and planting when possible.
CARRINGTON, N.D. – On the Rosenau farm in the eastern region of the state, Tysen and Markie Rosenau are ready for the 2023 planting season after a week of sunny, warmer weather. While temperatures ranged between the 50s and 70s in late April/early May, the forecast called for wet weather.
WILTON, N.D. – While Jen and James Meyer had not started planting as of May 4, they have been busy at the farm. They finshed calving, brought their hay home, and made sure this spring’s planting equipment and their sprayer would be ready to go.
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. – A lifelong learner, Matt Krueger is always looking for ways to farm smarter.
CARRINGTON, N.D. – Tysen and Markie Rosenau are young third-generation farmers growing their operation on the family farm established by Tysen’s grandfather, Jack, near Carrington. The couple has three children: their son, Brayden, and their daughters, Ember and Peyton, with the birth of Pey…
WILTON, N.D. – Fourth-generation producers Jennifer (Jen) Meyer, 38, the first woman to serve on the North Dakota Soybean Council (NDSC), and her husband, James Meyer, 44, are building their family farm near Wilton. They have a daughter, Jasmine, 8, who is the fifth generation on the farm.
MCHENRY, N.D. – Logan and Chelsey Harding, fourth-generation ranchers, have recently taken a huge step forward in building their operation.
HAZELTON, N.D. – The week before the official start of spring was exciting for all the Doans at Black Leg Ranch. Jayce and Kassy Doan were blessed with the arrival of their twin boys on March 16. The boys’ names are Jayler and Jaydee, and their older brother, Jordy, is already enamored with them.
ASKOV, Minn. – In a snow-filled winter like 2022-23, the crew at Beckers Angus appreciated their easy-doing registered Black Angus herd.
MCHENRY, N.D. – With snowstorms and strong winds coming through the area over the past week, coupled with milder conditions other days, Logan and Chelsey Harding have been calving in “up and down” weather. There have been some days of sunshine and normal temperatures for this time of year, d…
HAZELTON, N.D. – Another blizzard hit Black Leg Ranch in March, and its 40-50 mile per hour wind gusts created huge snowdrifts while the Doans were busy feeding animals and waiting for the twins to arrive.
ASKOV, Minn. – Folks who bought bulls and heifers at the Becker’s Angus production sale know they are getting durable cattle.
MCHENRY, N.D. – After another cold snap in late February, Logan and Chelsey Harding were busy finding some relief from calving their Red Angus herd in the bitter cold.
HAZELTON, N.D. – As another winter snowstorm with negative wind chills chewed through more bales of hay for the animals at Black Leg Ranch, fifth-generation ranchers Jayce and Kassy Doan, and their son, Jordy, have been busy feeding animals and patiently waiting for the twins to arrive.
ASKOV, Minn. – Less than two weeks before the Beckers Angus Second Annual Production Sale on March 12, David Becker had just 10 cows still waiting to drop their calves.
MCHENRY, N.D. – Calving is off to a sunny start with the weather growing milder at the Harding ranch, and some Red Angus calves already on the ground.
HAZELTON, N.D. – With the long and bitter cold winter of 2022-23 giving way to slightly warmer temperatures in February, producers are feeling optimistic about spring and hoping the snow will continue to melt.
ASKOV, Minn. – When David Becker gave his Feb. 13 report, there were two cows that were AI’d left to come in. The first herd sire calf arrived on Feb. 12, with many more to come.
MCHENRY, N.D. – With calving season just around the corner, Logan and Chelsey Harding are hoping for a break from the bitter cold temperatures they have experienced at the ranch most of January.
HAZELTON, N.D. – Winter snow and bitter cold continued to hang on at Black Leg Ranch - along with a bout of freezing rain - in late January. The weather continued to be challenging, but there was promise in the forecast for warmer conditions ahead in early February.
ASKOV, Minn. – Everything happened during the last two weeks of January.
MCHENRY, N.D. – The winter weather was unseasonably mild through the first half of January in the east central region of the state, but since temperatures didn’t rise above freezing, heavy snow was still hanging around at the Harding ranch.