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    December 31, 2014
    Zero Tillage Farmers Association to hold workshop in Dickinson
    The Manitoba-North Dakota Zero Tillage Farmers Association will hold its 2015 Workshop and Trade Show from Jan. 5-7 at the Ramada Grand Dakota Hotel in Dickinson. As many as 200 people are expected to attend the annual gathering for the organization, which promotes a system of crop...
    news / agricultureDecember 31, 2014 - 2:00pm
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    November 3, 2014
    Local farmers hit or miss on corn and sunflower harvest
    NEW ENGLAND -- Corn and sunflower harvests are in full swing across southwest North Dakota, but it is difficult to gauge how the farmers are faring. Farmers and agronomists say that yields are dependent upon several factors this year, including planting date, geographic location...
    news / agricultureNovember 3, 2014 - 12:36pm
    July 31, 2014
    Already dry South Dakota fields crunched by storm: About 65 miles of wind, hail beat up crops
    By Marcus Traxler Forum News Service STICKNEY, S.D. — The scene around Ronnie Prien’s farm is one he’s all too familiar with. “The first year I farmed, I got hail. I’ve been through this rodeo before,” he said with a chuckle. After nearly 30 years of farming, he’s...
    news / agricultureJuly 31, 2014 - 11:33pm
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    July 21, 2014
    Spring wheat looks good
    GRAND FORKS — The weather has both hurt and helped the Upper Midwest spring wheat crop. On balance, though, the crop is doing reasonably well. “There are pockets that aren’t so good. But overall, we’re OK,” said John Kringler, extension agent in North Dakota’s Cass County. The...
    news / agricultureJuly 21, 2014 - 10:54pm
    June 30, 2014
    Chemical collection program starts in July
    Project Safe Send starts this month — allowing people to safely dispose of their old, unusable or banned pesticides and other chemicals. Herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides and fungicides will be accepted and shipped out of state for incineration. The project is funded through...
    news / agricultureJune 30, 2014 - 10:36pm
    June 26, 2014
    Regent farm celebrates 100 years
    REGENT — In 100 years, many things have changed in rural Regent. Horses pulling plows to sow fields have been replaced by sophisticated, motorized farm equipment equipped with hydraulics and global positioning systems. There are also far fewer farm families in the area than there...
    newsJune 26, 2014 - 6:44pm
    Agriculture Briefs
    Crop planting, emergence exceeds 5-year averages Crop planting and emergence statewide has largely exceeded five-year averages, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. However, farmers are still having trouble spraying their crops...
    news / agricultureJune 26, 2014 - 6:41pm
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    May 23, 2014
    After cow kick, a farm rescue: Volunteers help plant soybeans for out-of-commission farmer
    BATTLE LAKE, Minn. — Lee Evavold still doesn’t know which cow kicked him. The lifelong farmer was delivering a calf last month when one of his animals struck from behind, breaking his shoulder blade and five ribs. Evavold spent the better part of a week in the intensive care...
    news / agricultureMay 23, 2014 - 11:49pm
    March 20, 2014
    NDSA announces Atlas relief payout
    Nearly six months after a winter storm, known as Atlas, hammered parts of North Dakota and South Dakota, a key disaster relief fund has made its final payout to affected ranchers. Through a release from its foundation, the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association announced Thursday...
    news / agricultureMarch 20, 2014 - 8:10pm
    March 6, 2014
    Ranchers mull feedlot expansions
    More livestock producers are considering adding or expanding livestock feeding operations in North Dakota, officials said. Scott Ressler, environmental services director for the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association, says about seven feedlots are in development in the state, compared...
    news / agricultureMarch 6, 2014 - 9:05pm
    Printing the future of manufacturing
    FARGO — Farmers and ranchers might someday be able to quickly fabricate parts and components for their machines using 3-D printers. Ben Bernard is an information technology specialist for the North Dakota State University architecture and landscape architecture department. He maintains...
    news / agricultureMarch 6, 2014 - 9:02pm
    February 19, 2014
    Taylor considering run for ag commissioner
    BISMARCK – A cattle rancher and former state senator who made an unsuccessful bid for governor in 2012 is considering a run for state agriculture commissioner, a job currently held by a Republican who faces a challenge for the GOP endorsement. Democrat Ryan Taylor of Towner...
    news / north dakotaFebruary 19, 2014 - 11:48am
    February 13, 2014
    Farmer-based site plants seeds of love
    Megan McAndrew of Bismarck wasn’t having much luck in the dating scene — either online or in person. Though McAndrew, 64, was ready for a relationship after being a widow for more than a decade, the North Dakota transplants from New England — the region of the northeast United...
    news / agricultureFebruary 13, 2014 - 11:00pm
    February 4, 2014
    Index: ND land price increase slows
    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...
    news / agricultureFebruary 4, 2014 - 12:00am
    January 20, 2014
    Heitkamp: Push for farm bill at '1-yard-line'
    Super Bowl Sunday is less than two weeks away and Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., used a football analogy to describe how close she believes a farm bill agreement is. “I think we’re on the 1-yard-line,” said Heitkamp during a phone interview following stops in Jamestown and Fargo...
    news / north dakotaJanuary 20, 2014 - 10:42pm
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