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    February 5, 2018
    Fields of grain are seen near Fergus Falls, MInn., in August 2009. Forum News Service file photo
    Who do consumers trust? New research shows 'disconnect' between ag, society
    American agriculturalists often talk about what they see as a disconnect between ag and the rest of society. Now, the Center for Food Integrity...
    business/agricultureFebruary 5, 2018 - 7:42am
    Larry Sitter, the now retired Rolette County Soil Conservation district manager, and Nikki Hanretty, soil conservation technician with Rolette County Natural Resources Conservation Service, study 2017 results from the "How Far North Can We Grow?" project. (Rolette County NRCS office photo.)
    Way up north: Project seeks to expand cover crop use
    DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — Matt Nelson began experimenting with cover crops in 2012 and doesn't expect them to provide quick or easy solutions....
    business/agricultureFebruary 5, 2018 - 7:08am
    February 3, 2018
    Tim Petry is a livestock marketing economist for the NDSU Extension Service. Nick Nelson / Agweek
    5 questions with ... Tim Petry, extension livestock marketing economist at NDSU
    Q: Is it true that North Dakota is one of the few states that still has an extension livestock marketing economist?
    business/agricultureFebruary 3, 2018 - 7:38am
    January 31, 2018
    Billy Euerle visits the barn north of Garfield where he ran Heart and Soul Dairy. Tough milk prices were among factors that forced him to walk away from the farm last year. Karen Tolkkinen / Forum News Service
    Empty barns: Prolonged low milk prices pressuring dairy farms to fold
    ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—There wasn't really a last straw that made Billy Euerle walk away from his Garfield dairy farm last year. Things had...
    business/agricultureJanuary 31, 2018 - 4:42pm
    A cow stands in a barn at a dairy farm in Wisconsin. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Daniel Acker.
    Facial recognition for cows is latest Cargill-backed tech idea
    Cargill Inc. is backing an Irish startup that uses facial recognition software to help increase the productivity of dairy cows, the latest move...
    business/agricultureJanuary 31, 2018 - 1:18pm
    January 30, 2018
    Ag pioneer, Minn-Dak founder Harris Peterson dies
    DRAYTON, N.D.—Harris A. Peterson was a specialty crops pioneer who built a buckwheat empire, but friends and family of the founder of Minn-Dak Growers Ltd. say he also was a determined man who always had more work to do. Full of ideas and stuffed with trusted advice, Peterson...
    newsJanuary 30, 2018 - 8:42pm
    January 29, 2018
    Barn stars, like this one on the Radke barn, are common in farming settlements with German heritage, and they’re believed to bring good luck. Amanda Radke / Special to Forum News Service
    Every barn needs a quilt of its own
    I believe the barn is the heart of the ranch. Whether it's a traditional red barn with white trim and a hay loft or a more modern steel barn,...
    newsJanuary 29, 2018 - 6:47am
    Ryan Heiniger of Pheasants Forever says this is a good "after" example of a project his team has worked on. The field still is a majority of cropland "but boundaries are square and clean and the marginal acres are ‘growing’ clean water, wildlife and still producing a profit for the landowner," he says. (Ryan Heiniger photo)
    Precision ag tools can improve profitability, work with conservation
    JAMESTOWN, N.D. — When people think of precision agriculture, they often think of autosteer, variable-rate seeding, satellites or drones....
    newsJanuary 29, 2018 - 6:45am
    Growth Energy’s Emily Skor talks about growth in renewable fuels. Michelle Rook / Special to Forum News Service
    Industry leaders optimistic about policy and renewable fuels growth
    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Despite low corn prices, farmers are coming off a successful year for policy and growth in renewable fuels. That was...
    newsJanuary 29, 2018 - 6:39am
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    Minnesota ag land prices, rents flat or slightly down
    The Minnesota Chapter of the American Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers this week released its 2017 member report of actual cropland sales and...
    newsJanuary 29, 2018 - 5:05am
    January 26, 2018
    ND joins legal fight against California, Massachusetts egg, meat laws
    BISMARCK—North Dakota has joined 12 other states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block laws in California requiring any eggs sold there to be from hens with specific space requirements in their cages. The lawsuit, filed by Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley, alleges that...
    newsJanuary 26, 2018 - 7:26am
    January 24, 2018
    Federal jury convicts eastern SD farmer of disturbing protected wetlands
    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- A 61-year-old eastern South Dakota farmer has been found guilty by a federal jury of disturbing protected wetlands. Kevin...
    news/crime-and-courtsJanuary 24, 2018 - 3:31pm
    An employee bags groceries for a customer at a checkout counter inside a Kroger in Louisville, Kentucky, on June 14, 2017. Bloomberg photo by Luke Sharrett.
    Trump administration's farm-bill outline emphasizes work as a food-stamp goal
    A Trump administration outline for farm legislation calls for pushing some food-stamp recipients back to work, a GOP priority. A four-page document...
    news/government-and-politicsJanuary 24, 2018 - 7:18am
    January 23, 2018
    A recent court decision voided animal agriculture exemptions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, which means some livestock operations could soon be required to report emissions that meet or exceed 100 pounds of ammonia or hydrogen sulfide within a 24-hour period. Forum News Service file photo
    Livestock organizations seek fix to reporting air releases from animal waste
    BISMARCK—Confusion abounds over the possibility of hazardous emissions reporting requirements covering air releases from animal waste for...
    business/agricultureJanuary 23, 2018 - 5:53pm
    January 22, 2018
    The Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (ADM) milling facility in St. Louis, on Oct. 25, 2017. Bloomberg photo by Luke Sharrett.
    ADM-Bunge deal would create Cargill-sized agribusiness giant
    The world of agricultural-commodity trading could be upended with the merger of two of its biggest names. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. has sought...
    business/agricultureJanuary 22, 2018 - 10:41am
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