U.S. agriculture is facing an “expense problem,” where production expenses relative to farm incomes are growing too fast and are likely unsustainable, according to Bryon Parman, NDSU ag finance specialist.
- Katelyn Winberg
Commodity Classic’s general session drew record attendance Feb. 26 in San Antonio, Texas, as agricultural leaders gathered to discuss policy priorities, technology and market opportunities.
- Sue Roesler
LEROY, N.D. – Ted Eagan was a self-made, successful farmer in Pembina County in 1982 when a farm accident, where he slipped on the rung of a ladder and was spun around in an unguarded power takeoff (PTO) shaft, permanently altered his life and the lives of his family.
- Sue Roesler
The Agricultural Coalition for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) highlighted the agreement’s U.S. ag and rural economic boost in a press conference via zoom on Feb. 10.
- Crystal Reed
Farmers facing a reduction in farm income have tough decisions to make when it comes to budgeting for family expenses.
- Janelle Atyeo
Ag tech expert discusses when it makes sense to invest in new technology
- From North Dakota Agricultural Hall of Fame
A grain storage expert and a ranching couple who are leaders in the cattle industry are this year’s inductees to the North Dakota Agriculture Hall of Fame. Dr. Ken Hellevang and Melvin and Luella Leland will be recognized March 4, 2026, during the North Dakota Winter Show in Valley City.
- Ryan Crossingham
MINOT, N.D. – One of the most important aspects of the KMOT Ag Expo each year are the informational seminars farmers can attend at the show, and this year’s show offers a great lineup of presentations.
- Ryan Crossingham
The Living Ag Classroom, one of the most anticipated and attended features of the KMOT Ag Expo, is back for another year of educating area students about production agriculture.
- Ryan Crossingham
MINOT, N.D. – Now in its 55th year, the KMOT Ag Expo has grown to become the largest indoor farm show in the Upper Midwest. The show has served as a yearly gathering of farmers, ranchers, and industry professionals where the latest technological advancements are revealed and larger than life…
- Kristen Sindelar
Fat lambs are sourced from all over the Midwest, with the majority procured in-state from local producers. Kevin Coan delivers lambs from Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa and sometimes Kansas.
- Sue Roesler
Farm losses throughout 2024-25 and forecasted for 2026 led the state-owned Bank of North Dakota, in conjunction with the Industrial Commission, to offer a new farm stability loan program to help producers gain new operating lines from their local banks.
- Sue Roesler
Loaded with rainfall simulators, wind erosion blowers, posters and a panel of cover crop roots, the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Soil Health Express trailer traveled the state this summer.
- Kristen Sindelar
FarmBeats for Students is using smart sensors, data science and artificial intelligence to teach precision agriculture in classrooms.
- By Tim Kenyon, Iowa Farmer Today
As soybean sales to China trickle in, the Trump administration on Dec. 8 unveiled a farm aid package, offering $12 billion in assistance to farmers hit hard by low crop prices and the impact of tariffs.
- Sue Roesler
Harvest is finishing up across the state with wet fields causing producers to fall behind. But even with the delay, corn and sunflower harvest and fall work should be wrapped up in time for the 2025 North Dakota Agricultural Association’s (NDAA) Agribusiness Expo at the Avalon Event Center i…
- Sue Roesler
RF-DASH (Rural Firefighters Delivering Agricultural Safety and Health) training is coming to Killdeer and Penn, N.D., this year, and will be offered in person on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Killdeer Saddle Club in Killdeer, ND, and on Thursday, Dec. 4, at Webster Farms near Penn, N.D.
- Sue Roesler
The Farmers for Free Trade motorcade has been traveling through many farm states over the last couple of months, holding “listening tours” and letting farmers talk about open markets, reduced trade barriers, farm input costs and other concerns regarding trade.
- By MORGAN KUNTZ-GARRISON, For The Prairie Star
As 2025 draws to a close, farmers and ranchers will soon be turning their attention towards taxes. This past year offered unique financial challenges and opportunities for many, and clear, personal financial understanding will play a key role in individual success in 2026. Accounting softwar…
- Sue Roesler
The 98th National FFA Convention & Expo, one of the most exciting events for state youth in the fall,wrapped up on the first weekend in November with FFA chapters in the region placing in several events and individual FFA members placing high nationally.
- Sue Roesler
Doug Goehring, North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner, and a farmer with his son, Dustin, near Menoken, N.D., is still slogging through muddy fields, trying to cut soybeans. It is slow going, especially with rain falling every couple of days and the header continuing to "gum up" from the mud.
- Sue Roesler
How important is reproduction to cow/calf producers?
- By MORGAN KUNTZ-GARRISON
In the mountains of northwest Montana, roughly 650 miles east of the Pacific Ocean, Jim Vaughan is raising shrimp, Pacific white Shrimp to be specific, on his land outside of Charlo, Mont. While shrimp may not be an agricultural commodity that readily comes to mind when you think of the Big …
- From CNH Industrial
Over the past decade, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a quietly powerful force in agriculture, making the farmer’s experience smoother and smarter. On modern combines, tractors and sprayers, AI systems now make complex decisions in real time, such as adjusting settings, guiding vehic…
- Sue Roesler
Net farm incomes are expected to be higher in 2025 compared to 2024 – not from cash prices for crop production, but from high livestock prices and direct government payments from policy passed last year.