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 …
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.
Montana FFA members recently returned from participation at the National FFA Convention and Expo held in Indianapolis, Ind. Approximately 600 Montana students attended the convention where they engaged in competitions, leadership workshops, tours and educational seminars. This annual event a…
INVERNESS, Mont. – And just like that, the 2026 production year is starting to draw to a close. By the middle of October, Hi-Line farmer Stine-Lise Decker and her father were happy to finally be able to park the combine for the year. They wrapped up their production year by harvesting safflo…
North Dakota planted a record 2.25 million acres of canola this year, according to the most recent Farm Service Agency data, yet the USDA’s Oct. 9 crop production report indicated acres were 2.33 million, a difference of 80,000 acres. The USDA forecasts 5.4 billion pounds of canola productio…
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.
One could look back over the past several weeks and read about the durum market and it wouldn’t look much different week to week … and neither would prices.
One could look back over the past several weeks and read about the durum market and it wouldn’t look much different week to week … and neither would prices.
Good weather conditions this month have provided producers with an opportunity to make good progress on the 2026 sunflower harvest.
The middle part of October continued to be a “tough sledding period” for the spring wheat market as price gains from earlier in September slipped.
In the October World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) raised the estimated yield and production of the 2026 U.S. corn crop, which increased supplies and brought a bearish tone to the market. That’s something the market continu…
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…
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.
Canola harvest has nearly wrapped up across North Dakota with some areas of the northern part of the state remaining to be harvested before colder weather sets in. The USDA issued its first production estimate for major crops on Oct. 9, and average canola yields in the state are significantl…
With the northern U.S. durum harvest complete, the market now awaits to see what the final production and quality of the Canadian durum crop will be to provide more direction. In the meantime, durum prices continue to hold steady with where they were in late September.
Farm transitioning can be a tricky and time-consuming process — especially if not all the children want to continue on the farm.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) recent Quarterly Stocks Report showed that sunflower stocks have risen substantially. The report didn’t have a huge impact on prices though, as they remained unchanged to up 50 cents and new crop contracts were also unchanged.
Spring wheat prices have continued to drift down from the highs in September due in large part to a lack of new news related to geopolitical issues and the fact that any production issues have been accounted for already in the markets.
U.S. corn prices felt the pressure from USDA’s September Quarterly Stocks Report, which shocked the corn market when it was released on Sept. 30.
The cattle industry continues to watch for signs of herd expansion and increasing the beef supply.
The third Governor’s Summit on Local Food and Agriculture is set to take place Oct. 23-24 in Helena, Mont. This collaborative event aims to draw stakeholders from all across Montana’s food, agriculture and distribution industries, and from these collective viewpoints, the summit hopes to fin…
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