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The number of prevented-planting acres in North Dakota this year apparently won’t be as high as once feared. As of July 26, the most recent date for which statistics are available, 1,663,847 prevented-planting acres in the state had been reported, Bryan Olschlager, farm program...

By Jonathan Knutson Forum News Service GRAND FORKS — The new farm bill, though imperfect, is acceptable, North Dakota’s agriculture commissioner said. “Given the current atmosphere, I’m glad we got it. Would you like more? Yeah,” Doug Goehring said. He also expressed...

FARGO — An annual index of farmland values increased 17 percent in North Dakota in 2013, according to an annual report by a state land appraisers group. That’s a healthy increase but only “moderate” compared with a 39 percent increase index the previous year, according to...

GRAND FORKS -- Mid-summer heat hurt North Dakota's canola a year ago. But this year's crop seems to have weathered July just fine. "We're very pleased with the condition of the crop," said Barry Coleman, executive director of the Northern Plains Canola Growers Association in Bismarck. North...

FARGO -- Farmland values in North Dakota in 2012 jumped 46 percent on average over the year, with demand from both farmers and investors, a new report concludes. The report from the North Dakota Chapter of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, which takes into...

Although recorded beginning in the 1800s, animal brands still serve the same purpose today they did back then: To prove ownership of an animal. Today there are more than 22,000 brands registered in the state. In the 1930s, the Packers and Stockyards Administration authorized the...

By mixing an all-natural product made in Minnesota with heavy clay, Richardton farmer Cal Hoff thinks he might have an alternative to concrete feedlots that's cheaper, easier to fix and as hardy as concrete. "Basically what it is is heavy clay, found in the hills, and you mix it...

If stress is affecting producers' horses, they may want to consider an alternative method of relaxing them: Equine massage. Said to help horses relax, ease muscle tension and help release toxins in their body, horse massage has prompted about 20 schools throughout the U.S. to open...

As fall approaches, producers are thinking about selling calves. This involves the associated management and health programs that go along with preparing calves for market. The empty pens mean cows and calves are still on grass, but that will change soon. Speaking of change,...

In food production, things are never the same because many variables come into play on a daily basis. The other day I noticed the raspberry bushes were full of raspberries. Most would say that they are supposed to be. However, the real answer is that the raspberries are not supposed...

Four things beef producers might want to think about are food safety, seamless regionalized calf-to-feedlot health connectivity, implementation of improved radio frequency identification technology and value capture for the producer. Realized or not, these four points have a significant...