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.
- By BARRY COLEMAN, Northern Canola Growers Association
The EPA’s recent release of strong Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volume requirements for 2026 and 2027 is expected to drive renewed demand for canola oil and was welcome news from the canola industry, as well as the entire oilseed sector.
- Katelyn Winberg
SDSU Extension shares research at Cattlemen’s Education Day
- Mark Conlon
Although USDA’s Prospective Planting Report indicated U.S. durum acreage would decline slightly this year, there wasn’t much price reaction within the market.
- Mark Conlon
There’s going to be more sunflowers planted in the Northern Plains in 2026, providing farmers follow through with their planned intentions as projected in the Prospective Planting Report, which was released on March 31.
- Mark Conlon
With the start of the Iran conflict in March, spring wheat, and a number of other commodities saw prices rally. Since then, however, prices have seen a slight correction lower.
- Mark Conlon
As anticipated, U.S. corn acreage in 2026 was projected lower when USDA released its Prospective Planting Report on March 31. But the bigger issue among many in the industry are rising fertilizer costs.
- 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 “organic†labels.
- Sue Roesler
Upside Robotics, an ag tech company based in Ontario, Canada, deploys 24-inch robots that work in a group called “swarms†to fertilize cornfields with precision, according to Jana Tian, chief executive officer and co-founder of Upside Robotics.Â
- Sue Roesler
Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could have a “tremendous impact†on fertilizer prices globally and domestically, according to Bryon Parman, NDSU ag finance specialist and associate professor.
- 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.
- By MORGAN GARRISON
When it comes to horses, they say you are either born with the bug or you are not. And if you are one of those individuals with the bug, then nothing will deter you from chasing those horse dreams – nothing.
- Janelle Atyeo
As the fifth generation on a family ranch, Kaeloni Latham doesn’t 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.
- By MORGAN GARRISON
SHERIDAN, Mont. – With the annual 5L Red Angus Ranch “Profit Seeker†spring bull sale just around the corner, life for the Mehlhoff family could possibly be described as a “mad dash†to the finish line. Larisa (Mehlhoff) Oldenburger puts it another way though.
- Sue Roesler
BERTHOLD, N.D. – 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…
- By BARRY COLEMAN, Northern Canola Growers Association
Oilseed markets have been choppy in recent weeks as the market attempts to decipher potential biofuel policy announcements, and heightened energy and fertilizer price movements. There continues to be agreement that oilseed markets have increased significantly due to non-commodity factors whi…
- Mark Conlon
While other grain commodities saw a hike in prices immediately after the start of the conflict in Iran with the U.S. and Israel, durum prices remained pretty much unchanged with $5.75 catching most bids with a few in that $6 range.
- Mark Conlon
Like all other grain commodity markets, the sunflower market was anxiously awaiting USDA’s Prospective Planting Report that came out March 31 when the agency released its first official planted acreage estimates. (For clarity, this article was written prior to the release of that report).
- Mark Conlon
Following the start of the conflict between the U.S., Israel, and Iran in early March, spring wheat prices jumped up. Since then, however, prices have fallen into a sideways trading pattern.
- Mark Conlon
Like other commodity markets, the corn market is always looking for direction, and it’s getting it. The problem is the direction is coming from differing points.
- By MORGAN GARRISON
REAL Montana, a one-of-a-kind two-year intensive leadership development program, is currently accepting applications for Class VII. Since 2013, REAL Montana has been dedicated to its mission of building a network of informed and engaged leaders to advance the natural resource industries in Montana.
- By MORGAN GARRISON
Corner crossing has long been a hot-button issue across many western states, but a recent string of litigation stemming out of Wyoming has brought the corner crossing debate into sharper focus.
- Kristen Sindelar
Ever feel like you’re 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 “payday,†you’re sent back to square one.
- By MORGAN GARRISON
SHERIDAN, Mont. – Old Man Winter finally decided to show up in southwest Montana with snow and plummeting temperatures on Thursday, March 5.
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