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    NCGA’s Nick Goeser talks about their Soil Health Partnership. Michelle Rook / Special to Forum News Service
    Farmers promote sustainability during Earth Day
    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — In agriculture, every day is Earth Day. The official observation of Earth Day is Saturday, April 22, which gives farmers...
    NewsApril 21, 2017 - 8:06am
    Clint Magnus is a Terragator operator and trucker at Schmitz Grain, Inc., of Slayton, Lake Wilson and Curry, Minn. Mikkel Pates / Forum News Service
    Wet field conditions limiting farmers in region
    WOODSTOCK, Minn. — Excuse him, but Clint Magnus can only take a minute or two from his fertilizer spreading duties. The cold, damp conditions...
    NewsApril 21, 2017 - 7:00am
    April 19, 2017
    Dairy cows stand in a field near Stayner, Ontario, Canada on July 26, 2015. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photoplay button
    Trump vows to back U.S. dairy farmers in Canada trade spat
    President Donald Trump promised to defend American dairy farmers who have been hurt by Canada’s protectionist trade practices, during a visit...
    NewsApril 19, 2017 - 12:12pm
    April 14, 2017
    Hack the harvest: As machinery becomes smarter, farmers and lawmakers contend with rules preventing maintenance
    Crops aren't the only thing farmers are harvesting these days. Some of them are digging up software code. Producers in particularly remote areas...
    NewsApril 14, 2017 - 3:38pm
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    5 questions with ... Dr. Emily Fox, veterinarian from Ashley, N.D.
    Q: What sparked in your interest in becoming a veterinarian? I've wanted to be a veterinarian since I was 4 or 5, pretty much since I learned...
    NewsApril 14, 2017 - 6:02am
    April 12, 2017
    Pigs are seen at a Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork producer, farm in the United States in this image released on April 11, 2017. Courtesy Smithfield Foods/Handout via REUTERS
    Smithfield makes move on market for pig-human transplants
    CHICAGO - Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork producer, has established a separate bioscience unit to expand its role in supplying pig...
    NewsApril 12, 2017 - 12:37pm
    April 11, 2017
    Soybeans in a field west of Letcher, S.D. Matt Gade/ Forum News Service
    Soybean stock slides as USDA predicts more planting
    MITCHELL, S.D.—In about one week, the price of soybeans has fallen by more than 20 cents per bushel, and one South Dakota farmer blames...
    NewsApril 11, 2017 - 6:47pm
    A mountain of grain sits in a storage pile, as midwestern grain farmers and merchants struggle to find storage space after three years of record harvests, near Minburn, Iowa, U.S., March 11, 2017. REUTERS/Scott Morgan
    Global surplus leads to grain piled on runways, parking lots and fields
    Reluctant to sell his harvest at today's rock-bottom prices, he has stuffed storage bins at his property full and left more corn piled on the...
    NewsApril 11, 2017 - 8:22am
    April 8, 2017
    Grand Forks farmer Chris Adams is one of 35 North Dakota farmers that will be raising industrial hemp this season in a pilot program. photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Heraldphoto by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Heraldplay button
    This year, dozens of Red River Valley farmers look to grow hemp
    GRAND FORKS — A few dozen farmers, including some in the Red River Valley, are trying something new this growing season. The North Dakota...
    April 8, 2017 - 7:50am
    April 7, 2017
    The Pinke Post: Evaluating the safety of your meat
    When you're standing at the meat counter in your grocery store, do you wonder, "Is this meat safe?" This past weekend, I attended the 97th annual...
    NewsApril 7, 2017 - 10:32am
    April 6, 2017
    Titan Machinery Inc.'s headquarters is seen Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, at 644 Beaton Drive E., West Fargo. Michael Vosburg / Forum News Service
    Titan Machinery looks to boost operating efficiency after reducing inventory, closing dealerships
    WEST FARGO—An agriculture and construction equipment network headquartered in West Fargo expects to boost its operating efficiency after...
    NewsApril 6, 2017 - 12:38pm
    April 5, 2017
    Sheep shearing is like a slow-motion wrestling match and haircut. Photo taken April 1, 2017, at Volga, S.D. (Forum News Service/Agweek/Mikkel Pates)
    How the sheep were shorn: Part-time jobs go full steam this time of year
    VOLGA, S.D. — Sheep shearing is a chore, but the weather on April 1 was so balmy that the whole thing was pleasant for the sheep and the...
    NewsApril 5, 2017 - 11:13am
    April 4, 2017
    Trees begin to bloom as Dallas Flynn identifies plants in the background. Meagan Pittelko / Forum News Service
    How Frazee growers are creating their own year-round farm
    FRAZEE, Minn. — For most gardeners living in northern Minnesota, the start of the spring growing season is still a few weeks away. But...
    NewsApril 4, 2017 - 4:50pm
    Wally is pictured here waking up his first morning in his "forever home" at the SoulSpace Sanctuary in New Richmond, Wis., according to founder Kara Breci. Submitted photoplay button
    Lucky pig saved from slaughter after jumping from truck on interstate at 70 mph
    NEW RICHMOND, Wis.—This little piggy won't go to market. A 250-pound pig who jumped off a truck at 70 mph on the way to a Sioux Falls,...
    NewsApril 4, 2017 - 4:07pm
    April 1, 2017
    What is Minnesota's buffer strip law?
    GRAND FORKS, N.D.—The buffer strip law in Minnesota has been a hot topic, but what exactly is it, why has it been so contentious and what's...
    NewsApril 1, 2017 - 3:30pm
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