U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins defended President Donald Trump鈥檚 decision to allow more imported ground beef into the country, saying it will help Americans shrink their grocery bills.
- Sue Roesler
Cow/calf and crop producers, agronomists, and community members are invited to the free 鈥2026 Soil Health Workshop: The Value of Legumes and Livestock Grazing on Soil Health鈥 to be held on Thursday, Sept. 10, in the morning from 8-10:45 a.m. at DSU鈥檚 agriculture building auditorium, Room 104…
- Benjamin Herrold
Emerging technologies in robotics, as well as improvements to the capabilities of existing equipment such as drones, will push farming to new levels.
- Benjamin Herrold
Farmers are facing higher input costs, including fuel costs. Even within this growing season, farmers have seen significant movement in fuel prices.
- Tim Kenyon
COLFAX, Iowa 鈥 Speakers at Becknology Day in central Iowa urged producers to be hyper vigilant to keep their farming operations in the black.
- Sue Roesler
STERLING, N.D. 鈥 Fourth-generation ranchers Jerry and Renae Doan, along with several natural resources and grazing groups, will host 鈥淎dvancing Soil Health for a Healthy America Summit鈥 on Wednesday, Aug. 26. The event offers a full-day ranch experience and immersion into regenerative ag and…
- Sue Roesler
FOXHOLM, N.D. 鈥 Combines are rolling on Bock Farms as the Bock family begins cutting spring wheat on Friday, Aug. 7, for the 2026 harvest season under slightly cooler but still warm temperatures and dry conditions.聽
- Janelle Atyeo
U.S. Senators from South Dakota and Minnesota are backing legislation that would add up to 20 million acres of grazing lands by seeding marginal cropland to grass.
- Sue Roesler
DRAKE, N.D. 鈥 After returning from a short working vacation with other corn growers in St. Louis, Scott and Rachel Spear were preparing to start spring wheat harvest on their farm in August.
- Sue Roesler
BEACH, N.D. 鈥 The Golden Valley County FFA chapter was the only FFA chapter in North Dakota invited to take part in the inaugural National FFA Catalyst Conference in mid-June in Indianapolis. North Dakota and 23 other states were represented at the conference, and each chapter was asked to s…
- Katelyn Winberg
When Dakota Lakes Research Farm was established in 1990, its mission was to tackle one of central South Dakota's biggest agricultural challenges: keeping water in the soil instead of watching it run off.
- Sue Roesler
PAGE, N.D. 鈥 In the path of a tornado and derecho last summer, Philip Johnson, a corn, soybean and edible bean grower, watched through his living room window as grain bins and other structures were destroyed and crops were decimated on his farm.
- Sue Roesler
PAGE, N.D. 鈥撀燗 family owned and operated grain storage system company, EEE Inc., and their skilled technicians were involved in replacing and聽installing advanced GSI grain systems聽for corn and soybean growers in the Page, ND, area who lost grain storage bins and grain handling equipment in a…
- By MORGAN GARRISON
The cattle industry absorbed an onslaught of reports on Friday, July 24 鈥 some expected, some not. First to roll out was the July Cattle on Feed Report (COF), and it did not offer anything overly surprising. In fact, when analyzed, the report merely seemed to quantify the reality being lived…
- From NDSU Extension
As drought intensifies, many farmers are deciding to harvest drought-stressed crops for livestock forage. In some areas of the state, farmers have already harvested small grains as hay.
- Janelle Atyeo
Along with America鈥檚 milestone birthday this summer, lovers of Targhee sheep celebrated some big anniversaries for this all American breed.
- Sue Roesler
With North Dakota experiencing聽high heat throughout July, including stretches of days in the triple-digits, some are asking whether there鈥檚 a super El Ni帽o on the way.
- From NDSU Extension
Small grain harvest is beginning in North Dakota, and with the current dry conditions, there is an increased risk of combine fires early in the season.
- Sue Roesler
FOXHOLM, N.D. 鈥 At Bock Farms, with hot and dry weather continuing, crops are maturing, while Brandon Bock has been working in the shop, preparing his combines and other farm machines for harvest.聽
- Sue Roesler
DRAKE, N.D. 鈥 With widespread 90- to 100-degree temperatures during the last half of July, Scott Spear said his crops 鈥 spring wheat, canola, soybeans and corn 鈥 are showing signs of being stressed by the heat.聽
- Janelle Atyeo
Brooke Rollins made her first trip to Minnesota as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture when she spoke at Farmfest Tuesday morning, Aug. 4, but she鈥檚 no stranger to Minnesota farm country.
- Janelle Atyeo
July鈥檚 heat wave brought prime conditions for small grain harvest across much of South Dakota.
- Katelyn Winberg
Farmfest returns to Gilfillan Estate near Redwood Falls, Minnesota, Aug. 4-6 with new educational programming, expanded family activities and opportunities for producers to learn about emerging technologies while connecting with exhibitors from across the agriculture industry.
- Benjamin Herrold
For farm families, finding healthcare coverage is an important but challenging task.
- Sue Roesler
Why not use the genetics from soybean varieties that have been topping the country in yields? That鈥檚 what Carrie Miranda Dottey, NDSU soybean breeder, did to develop some of her new NDSU soybean releases, and the new releases are coming soon 鈥 within the next couple of years.