AGRIBUSINESS

Business

Locally owned and operated farm and ranch store opens in Dickinson

Dickinson's newest business, AgCentral Solutions, is a locally owned and operated livestock feed and supply company serving western North Dakota's livestock producers and farmers.

Minnesota

Summit Carbon Solutions equity campaign for 5-state carbon capture project reaches $1 billion in commitments

Summit Carbon Solutions is proposing to build the world's largest carbon capture and sequestration project. Ethanol plants in Atwater and Granite Falls, Minnesota, are part of the project.

May 12, 2022 03:29 PM

An aerial photo shows water meandering across a bare field.

Business

It's too cold and too wet to plant across the northern Plains

Cold temperatures and excessive moisture have delayed spring planting across the northern Plains.

May 09, 2022 04:30 AM

A man in a red shirt, khaki pants and black rubber boots leans over and points at a collection of small metal barrels. Behind him is a pile of cut wood and another man dressed in brown.

Business

Weekend hobby turns into full-time agribusiness operation for Camp Aquila Pure Maple Syrup

Stu and Corinne Peterson's Camp Aquila Pure Maple Syrup is sold in 30 stores in Minnesota and has been honored locally and nationally.

April 30, 2022 04:30 AM

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Business

Meyers Tractor Salvage of South Dakota rides market cycles in salvage parts and scrap

Meyers Tractor Salvage of Aberdeen, South Dakota, is the largest enterprise of its type in the region. The family sells recycled parts and also does its own scrap iron work. Many farms in the region have bought parts from them or sold them rough and fire-damaged tractors, combines and other implements.

April 18, 2022 04:30 AM

By Mikkel Pates

Joe Jirik watches as sap collects from a patch of tapped hard maple trees that his father, Jim Jirik, started harvesting syrup from over 20 years ago.

Business

'It’s like drinking sunshine': Sunny year in southern Minnesota makes maple syrup extra sweet

Jim and Joe Jirik harvest maple syrup every year on their farm just west of Faribault on the shores of Shields Lake, where they also raise certified organic grains, cattle and honey. Favorable sap runs this year have made for record breaking syrup production.

April 18, 2022 04:30 AM

By Noah Fish

Chicks are seen at a poultry farm in Pruille-le-Chetif

National

U.S. considers vaccines to protect poultry from deadly bird flu

Supporters say vaccines could help keep poultry alive, prevent financial losses and control food costs, though shots would be too late to stop the current outbreak that has wiped out 22 million chickens and turkeys in commercial flocks since February.

April 04, 2022 07:31 AM

By Tom Polansek / Reuters

Business

Pet food processors have a growing appetite for barley

From 20- to 30% of the barley grown in North Dakota and Minnesota is sold to pet food processors or pet food companies, said Steve Edwardson, North Dakota Barley Council executive administrator.

April 04, 2022 04:30 AM

By Ann Bailey

North Dakota

North Dakota has its first case of avian influenza in a Kidder County backyard chicken flock

The HPAI case in Kidder County is North Dakota's first since 2015.

March 30, 2022 12:45 PM

By Jenny Schlecht

Mitchell Mosher of TDS Fertilizer uses touchscreen

Business

Kahler Automation of Minnesota works at the forefront of fertilizer plant automation

Kahler Automation of Fairmont, Minnesota, installs systems that blend dry and liquid fertilizers, fill trucks and tanks and keep track of inventory and billing. It makes the process safer and faster, with less labor and allows 24/7 access for farmers.

March 28, 2022 04:31 AM

By Jeff Beach

Business

Titan Machinery predicts 75% business dropoff in Ukraine, reports record earnings

Ukraine farmers are preparing for and beginning spring planting in areas less impacted by the Russian invasion, however spring farm activity is much lower than normal. Titan Machinery, based in West Fargo, North Dakota, reported record earnings and dividends on March 24, 2022.

March 24, 2022 11:26 AM

By Jeff Beach

A scout on a Wheat Quality Council tour checks a spring wheat field in east-central North Dakota

National

Wheat prices soar on Ukraine fears, but U.S. growers can't cash in

While some North American millers have said they have enough grain on hand from past harvests to continue producing for several months, prolonged or repeated disruptions to grain trading could eventually contribute to already-inflated food prices.

March 21, 2022 07:31 AM

By Julie Ingwersen and P.J. Huffstutter / Reuters

A man in black coveralls stands next to a man wearing blue jeans, red shirt and black vest

Business

Golden Valley Veterinary Clinic commits to the community and animal care with new state-of-the-art clinic

Dr. Nathan Kjelland and his wife, Britt Jacobson, opened an 11,000 square foot large and small animal clinic on the west edge of Park River, North Dakota, in January 2022.

March 14, 2022 04:31 AM

By Ann Bailey