Gene-edited crops reach farmers鈥 fields faster than regulators around the world can agree on how to oversee them, and the resulting divide is shaping where agricultural innovation takes place.
- Crystal Reed
The markets are eyeing the forecast to see whether planting progress will push forward or not.
- Sue Roesler
FARGO, N.D.聽鈥撀燦orth Dakota soybean groups have been scouring the globe searching for new markets for beans or existing markets that could be expanded. With China purchasing only about half of the U.S. soybeans it normally buys, the North Dakota Soybean Council (NDSC) and the North Dakota Soy…
- Sue Roesler
VALLEY CITY, N.D. 鈥 Dry bean growers looking for contracts for the year may want to consider the new Columbia Grain Pulse Processing Plant in Valley City, which had its grand opening ceremony on April 1.
- Lainie Kringen-Scholtz
"After getting to work on some of these bulls, I can tell you first hand that they are treated like royalty."
- Sue Roesler
On a snowy spring day, three producers from across the state joined research scientists from NDSU Research Extension Centers (RECs) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) at the Cover Crop Summit on April 2 to share their perspective and experiences with cover crops.
- Sue Roesler
RICHARDTON, N.D. 鈥 Gevo, a Colorado-based next-generation energy company, plans to more than double production capacity at Gevo North Dakota, the ethanol facility in Richardton.
Northwestern farmer chosen as last year's parade grand marshal
- Sue Roesler
North Dakota corn growers are tired of waiting on an E15 year-round blend approval from Congress, according to Carson Klosterman, chair of the North Dakota Corn Utilization Council (NDCUC) and a corn grower near Wyndmere.
- Katelyn Winberg
SDSU Extension shares research at Cattlemen鈥檚 Education Day
- Lainie Kringen-Scholtz
When you are shopping at the grocery store, you see many different options for the same thing, and one thing that you may notice are the 鈥渙rganic鈥 labels.
- Sue Roesler
WAHPETON, N.D. 鈥 Cercospora leaf spot (CLS) ravaged sugarbeet fields in North Dakota and Minnesota in 2025, taking up to a third of the crop yield in some grower鈥檚 fields 鈥 and in spite of repeated recommended fungicide applications.
- Sue Roesler
Upside Robotics, an ag tech company based in Ontario, Canada, deploys 24-inch robots that work in a group called 鈥渟warms鈥 to fertilize cornfields with precision, according to Jana Tian, chief executive officer and co-founder of Upside Robotics.聽
- Sue Roesler
Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could have a 鈥渢remendous impact鈥 on fertilizer prices globally and domestically, according to Bryon Parman, NDSU ag finance specialist and associate professor.
- Sue Roesler
More North Dakota farmers/ranchers applied for farm loans through the Bank of North Dakota鈥檚 2026 Farm Financial Stability Loan Program and the accompanying grain inventory program than could be helped by the bank. Because of that, the program application had to be cut off three months early.
- Katelyn Winberg
Technology on display at Commodity Classic ranged from robots that do fieldwork to satellite-powered planting tools, as equipment manufacturers and ag tech companies showed producers new ways to stretch inputs, save time and make better decisions.
- Sue Roesler
Commercial Black Angus cattlemen may be tempted to skip Angus University, knowing prices for cattle are historically high, so why bother finding out carcass data to improve your herd?
- Sue Roesler
On an original farm homestead in the southwestern region of the state, two couples, Meagan and Justin Schlecht, and Amanda and Dustin Kuhn, opened Sasquatch Acres last year in Dickinson, N.D., a first-of-its-kind niche farmstand, greenhouse, and community gathering place.
- Sue Roesler
HAZELTON, N.D. 鈥 Jesse Kalberer has been busy in March completing paperwork for the family鈥檚 upcoming registered Red Angus bull sale on DVAuction. He has also been preparing to seed diverse cover crop mixes and native prairie grasses for grazing/haying, as well as working cattle.
- Janelle Atyeo
As the fifth generation on a family ranch, Kaeloni Latham doesn鈥檛 take things for granted. She and her husband Jason, along with his extended family, have put significant effort into ensuring the future of both their operation and their remote community in northwestern South Dakota.
Lawsonia infection might be impacting more than you think
- Sue Roesler
BERTHOLD, N.D. 鈥 Mason and Hannah Lautenschlager and their three kids, Axel, Ivy, and Daisy, are working on their dream of their own farmstead at Arrow L Ranch. They are planning to build their own home, shop, and cattle facilities with beautiful rows of trees planted in shelterbelts surroun…
- Sue Roesler
FARGO, N.D. 鈥 Spring is nearly here, and garden and yard enthusiasts across the region are breaking out supplies and tools to get their gardens started.
- Sue Roesler
In the northern Red River Valley, near Cummings, N.D., Wayne and Becca Baumbach and their two young daughters have been restoring old crop fields back to native grass pastures for their livestock, as well as planting a wealth of trees and plant species to support diversity and their 24 bee c…
- Kristen Sindelar
Ever feel like you鈥檙e a pawn when trying to decrypt all the different agricultural programs and incentives? Sometimes it seems like just when you're about to make a move, the rules of the game change. Instead of landing on 鈥減ayday,鈥 you鈥檙e sent back to square one.