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Clydesdales: The ‘gentle giants’ of the horse world

Clydesdales: The ‘gentle giants’ of the horse world

  • Ruth Nicolaus

“When I go out to the pasture, they all follow me around. They’ve been referred to as my herd of dogs.”

Bocks seed without delays in warmer, dry weather

Bocks seed without delays in warmer, dry weather

  • Sue Roesler

FOXHOLM, N.D. – On a warm, exceptionally windy day in mid-May with gusts up to 50-60 miles per hour in northwestern North Dakota, Brandon Bock, reported on their operation from the cab of his truck. 

Canola prices following seasonal pattern

Canola prices following seasonal pattern

  • By BARRY COLEMAN, Northern Canola Growers Association

Canola planting progress has been near average in North Dakota and Montana, while progress in Canada is behind last year. Weekly crop progress reports show that canola planting progress in North Dakota was at 37 percent as of May 17, the same as last year but above the 5-year average of 28 p…

Severe windstorm covers forages with dirt, debris

Severe windstorm covers forages with dirt, debris

  • Sue Roesler

A surprisingly powerful dust and windstorm seemed to come out of nowhere on May 14 across the state, bringing strong winds of 40-60 miles per hour with fierce gusts of over 65 miles per hour, tossing and swirling dirt and debris in the air and dumping it on fields and forages.

Durum market seeing divergence in prices by location

Durum market seeing divergence in prices by location

  • Mark Conlon

There are a lot of unknowns in the current durum market and that’s contributing to prices being somewhat stagnant and even losing the premium to spring wheat in some locations.

WASDE report projects increase in sunflower production

WASDE report projects increase in sunflower production

  • Mark Conlon

The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports released by USDA in mid-May gave the market the first look at global production, supply, and demand forecasts for the 2026-27 marketing year for several crops.

Wheat market continues to show strength

Wheat market continues to show strength

  • Mark Conlon

The weather, a bullish report from USDA in mid-May, and news that China may commit to significant purchases of agricultural products have combined to give the wheat market a little spark and some added strength.

Corn the ‘little sibling’ to other commodities

Corn the ‘little sibling’ to other commodities

  • Mark Conlon

Corn prices have been rising of late, but not because of anything happening in the corn market in particular. It’s because other commodities have been rising and corn has been tagging along.

RX Equine offers management services for horse owners

RX Equine offers management services for horse owners

  • By MORGAN GARRISON

Born and raised in southern Alberta, Canada, Candy Wilcox says she truly has always had a deep passion and love for horses. Despite growing up on a dryland farm, Wilcox kept begging her parents for a horse and they finally relented when she was 15 years old. The rest, as they say, is history.

Sale barn math: the high cost of high prices

Sale barn math: the high cost of high prices

  • Katelyn Winberg

On a regular Monday in April, when the average person was at work or school, millions of dollars changed hands before lunch in a sale barn in southeastern South Dakota.

Cattle producers seek to find ‘common ground’

Cattle producers seek to find ‘common ground’

  • By MORGAN GARRISON

It is no secret that the cattle and beef industry is one of the most contentious and divided agriculture industries in the US. With key industry leading groups often vocally disagreeing with other leaders, it has been increasingly difficult for meaningful policy to be enacted because lawmake…

Do biologicals need regional bacteria for success?

Do biologicals need regional bacteria for success?

  • Sue Roesler

With fertilizer prices rising, biologicals are becoming a huge area of interest to farmers, according to Leo Bortolon, NDSU research agronomist at North Central Regional Extension Center (NCREC) south of Minot, N.D. Bortolon has been testing biologicals in several crops at the center, includ…

Bocks begin seeding spring wheat at the family farm near Foxholm

Bocks begin seeding spring wheat at the family farm near Foxholm

  • Sue Roesler

FOXHOLM, N.D. – Tractors are on the move in the north central region of the state, and Brandon and Jessie Bock, who own Bock Farms near Foxholm, have begun seeding their diverse crops under cool, partly cloudy weather in the high 40s and a couple of warm 70-degree days.

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Peas, fenugreek planted as Decker turns attention to spring wheat

Peas, fenugreek planted as Decker turns attention to spring wheat

  • By MORGAN GARRISON

INVERNESS, Mont. – As warm weather is becoming more reliable across the northern Great Plains, fieldwork continues to progress. For Stine-Lise Decker and her father, Kim Haaland, who farm together south of the Hi-Line towns of Inverness and Chester, this year’s planting season has been nothi…

Canola planting pace near average this spring

Canola planting pace near average this spring

  • By BARRY COLEMAN, Northern Canola Growers Association

Canola prices have strengthened in the past two weeks, although recent prices have eased back in conjunction with the drop in crude oil prices. Private analysts continue to confirm their view of long-term support in the oilseed markets. Canola crush margins are at record levels with the oil …

Durum market remains flat despite volatility with other crops

Durum market remains flat despite volatility with other crops

  • Mark Conlon

While other wheat and grain markets have seen some price volatility due to weather, planting progress and geopolitical issues, the durum market and prices have remained relatively flat.

Iran conflict having less impact on sunflower market

Iran conflict having less impact on sunflower market

  • Mark Conlon

While ongoing supply disruptions due to the war in Iran and the closing of the Strait of Hormuz has caused crude oil and wheat prices to rise, the conflict has had less impact on the sunflower market comparatively.

Spring wheat market experiencing volatility this spring

Spring wheat market experiencing volatility this spring

  • Mark Conlon

Volatile weather conditions have been making for some volatile swings in the wheat market this spring.

Corn futures prices improve, create opportunities

Corn futures prices improve, create opportunities

  • Mark Conlon

As the 2026 corn crop is being planted, improving new crop corn futures prices are creating marketing opportunities for producers.

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Urea prices take sharp hike upward in less than a month

Urea prices take sharp hike upward in less than a month

  • Sue Roesler

Urea prices, along with other nitrogen fertilizers, will squeeze farmers’ pockets this planting season, unless producers have already locked in prices for the year and can count on their co-op having the supply needed.

MSU announces new agriculture scholars’ program

MSU announces new agriculture scholars’ program

  • By MORGAN GARRISON

Montana State University (MSU) recently announced they are accepting applicants for their new Growth through Research Opportunities and Work (GROW) agriculture scholars’ program. GROW is a one-of-a-kind program available to graduating high school students who are excited and passionate about…

Spring and fall calving strategies differ

Spring and fall calving strategies differ

  • Benjamin Herrold

When it comes to spring calving or fall calving, cattle producers have a variety of factors to consider.

Montana Safflower provides value-added opportunities for farmers

Montana Safflower provides value-added opportunities for farmers

  • By MORGAN GARRISON

Montana Safflower, a cold-press oil company owned by Montana Farmers Union (MFU), held its grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, April 13, in Great Falls, Mont. The business represents the crossroads where innovation and Montana-grown quality meet to create a value-added, end-use …

Bocks build soil, raise crops together with faith, family

Bocks build soil, raise crops together with faith, family

  • Sue Roesler

FOXHOLM, N.D. – In gently rolling Prairie Pothole countryside, fifth-generation farmers Brandon and Jessie Bock are innovative owners and operators of Bock Farms on the eastern edge of northwestern North Dakota.

Decker raises wheat, peas, fenugreek in north-central Montana

Decker raises wheat, peas, fenugreek in north-central Montana

  • By MORGAN GARRISON

INVERNESS, Mont. – North-central Montana has been synonymous with farming ever since homesteaders started to flood into the area in the early 20th century. Undeterred by the grasshoppers and elements and fueled by strong Nordic convictions, these early farming pioneers, by the grace of God, …

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