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Gene Goven overlooking cows grazing in paddock

Small changes add up to more grass, beef at Goven Ranch

May 29, 2020

Gene Goven was the 2019 recipient of the North Dakota Leopold Conservation Award.

Bank of North Dakota offers COVID-19 loan programs

May 28, 2020

Dakota Digest: USDA has designated 17 counties in South Dakota as disaster areas due to heavy flooding.

Farmland sales continue amid COVID-19 outbreak

May 27, 2020

Recent land sales in the Dakotas include two farms subject to U.S. Fish and Wildlife easements.

Cattle producers reopen closed Fort Pierre processing plant

May 26, 2020

If things go well, the plant plans to process as many as 70 animals per week.

South Dakota Farmers Union considers beef plant purchase

May 22, 2020

Dakota Digest: North Dakota has announced a new cost-sharing program for meat processing plants.

Morning Market Review for May 29, 2020

May 29, 2020

Corn, wheat inch higher on weather concerns. (Comments are updated by 7:30 a.m. Central Time.)

Afternoon Market Recap for May 29, 2020

May 29, 2020

Trade tensions trim soybean prices.

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Comment on soybean deregulation request

May 30, 2020

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May 29, 2020

Farmers express robust Farm Progress Show attendance plans

May 29, 2020

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Feed cost prospects for swine finishing

May 29, 2020

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NCR-SARE announces 2020 grants

May 29, 2020

Grants go to 82 farmers, ranchers, youth educators and ag professionals across north central region.

Livestock

CFAP to provide support for agriculture

May 28, 2020

Online tools and a toll-free number are available to producers applying for CFAP assistance.

Farm Progress America, May 27, 2020

May 27, 2020

Max Armstrong shares the story of a Congressman who is asking USDA to investigate the packing industry

Inside Dakota Ag

Corn marketing plan generates $1,500 per acre

May 18, 2020

Farmer and broker David Krause has provided a rundown of how to make money in a bear market.

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7 ag stories you might have missed this week - May 29, 2020

May 29, 2020

DOJ investigates beef packers, trade war trims investment growth and Foremost Farms closes cheese plant in Wisconsin.

Protect your investment, manage corn diseases

May 26, 2020

Corn Illustrated: Scouting for these potential yield robbers will pay off.

Simple grain drying calculator helps line up inputs

May 27, 2020

Hi-Tech Farming: Get a handle on one of your most expensive fall inputs in advance.

New dog challenge and added beef insights

May 27, 2020

Manager’s Notebook: Farm Progress Show gets a new contest, while Husker Harvest Days builds on an innovative information program.

Investing in new propane equipment?

Jan 23, 2020

PERC offers up to $5,000 off of qualifying propane-powered equipment through incentive program.

Why are we paying $9 per pound for hamburger?

May 28, 2020

American consumers are experiencing a meat shortage coupled with higher prices. How long can it last?

Wheat

planter in a field / BIG GAIN: Of the top corn-producing states, Iowa is furthest along in planting, with 78% of its crop in the ground.

USDA crop progress: Corn planting slows but nears the finish line

May 26, 2020

Both corn and soybeans are getting in the ground much faster than a year ago.

Protecting U.S. wheat fields

May 22, 2020

USDA scientist uses resistant wheat varieties from Iran to protect U.S. wheat from Russian invaders.

Farmer Iron

Looking ahead to an autonomous future

May 27, 2020

If robots are headed to your farm, what might you have to think about? Something to ponder

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May 29, 2020