INVERNESS, Mont. – It is fall across Montana’s Hi-Line, and the cooler days are a welcomed relief to this past summer’s heat. While the days may be shorter this time of year, the workload is not any lighter for generational farmer Stine-Lise Decker.
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- 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.
- From Montana Wheat & Barley
Great Falls, Mont. – The annual National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) wheat and barley variety survey for Montana is completed. The annual questionnaire is important to Montana State University (MSU) plant breeders as well as buyers of Montana grain.
- Sue Roesler
FOXHOLM, N.D. – At the end of August, Brandon Bock and his crew finished picking up the swathed, food-grade flax that was drying down in the fields as early spring seeded crop harvest was complete at Bock Farms for the 2026 growing season
- Benjamin Herrold
Population decline remains an issue for rural communities, though some have seen growth in recent years.
- From MSU News Service
BOZEMAN, Mont. – The Steer-A-Year program in Montana State University’s College of Agriculture will return for the 2026-27 academic year and is seeking donations of young cattle and feed.
- Tim Kenyon
BOONE, Iowa — USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a new project Sept. 1 at the annual Farm Progress Show to upgrade farm information reporting.
- Ryan Crossingham
WEST FARGO, N.D. – Educational programs have always been an important part of the Big Iron Farm and Construction Show, and this year will be no different as there are several educational opportunities for those attending the show.
- By MORGAN GARRISON
September is recognized as farm safety month, a fitting time considering so many agriculturalists are generally in the throes of some form of harvesting – be it crops or livestock. Even during a good year, fall tends to be a period of high stress for most producers, but in a challenging prod…
- Ryan Crossingham
WEST FARGO, N.D. – With around 365 companies registered, representing more than 800 booth spaces, as well as training sessions, demonstrations and countless opportunities to connect with peers, the Big Iron Farm and Construction Show is the place to be for farmers looking to immerse themselv…
- Sue Roesler
WASHBURN, N.D. – Individual producers are the primary buyers of large spray drones in 2026, not commercial application co-operatives, according to Jay Sorg, account manager at Agri Spray Drones, who farms in southern Minnesota.
- Sue Roesler
Across the state, producers have been harvesting small grains in dry conditions. Out in the crop fields, soybeans, corn, and sunflowers will soon be maturing and drying down, and fall harvest will be in full swing in a few weeks.
- Kristin Danley-Greiner
More consumers want to put a face to the food they buy.
- By MORGAN GARRISON
In early August, the Montana Stockgrowers Foundation (MSF) announced the hiring of Ashleigh Heimbach as the foundation’s new executive director.
- By MORGAN GARRISON
The 2026 Montana Angus Tour is set to take place Sept. 22-24, and this year it will showcase cattle and seedstock producers across north-central Montana with the Hi-Line town of Havre, Mont., serving as the tour hub.
- By Tim Kenyon, Iowa Farmer Today
BOONE, Iowa — USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a new project Sept. 1 at the annual Farm Progress Show to upgrade farm information reporting.
- Sue Roesler
FOXHOLM, N.D. – At Bock Farms, most of the early spring crops have been harvested, and the fall crops received a nice rain.
- By MORGAN GARRISON
By late August, harvest was in full swing across the state and, albeit a busy time, the rhythm of it all signals that another production year is winding to a close.
As drought conditions continue to impact ranchers across the Northern Plains, Farm Rescue is launching Operation Hay Lift, an effort to help farm and ranch families secure the feed they need to care for their livestock.
- Benjamin Herrold
As another harvest season draws near, billions of bushels of corn and soybeans will be coming out of U.S. fields. Many of those will end up on barges, floating down the major rivers to be delivered to customers.
- Sue Roesler
Concerns over the New World screwworm have kept the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s (NDDA) state veterinarian’s office busy this summer.
- By Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins defended President Donald Trump’s decision to allow more imported ground beef into the country, saying it will help Americans shrink their grocery bills.
- Sue Roesler
Cow/calf and crop producers, agronomists, and community members are invited to the free “2026 Soil Health Workshop: The Value of Legumes and Livestock Grazing on Soil Health” to be held on Thursday, Sept. 10, in the morning from 8-10:45 a.m. at DSU’s agriculture building auditorium, Room 104…
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