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School enrichment programs enliven classrooms in Nuckolls, Thayer counties

School enrichment programs enliven classrooms in Nuckolls, Thayer counties

  • Kristen Sindelar

Not everyone gets to go from candling eggs in one school, to delivering caterpillars to another, to handling Madagascar hissing cockroaches in another. Yet this is all in a day’s work for extension educator Jenna Gilbert. 

Enterprising 4-H, FFA student creates goat business for future SAE

Enterprising 4-H, FFA student creates goat business for future SAE

  • Sue Roesler

Raising goats and chickens and marketing their products will be an enterprising, creative business for an FFA Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE), according to Everett Spear, 14, a freshman in the fall at Drake-Anamoose High School.

Red Power Round Up returns to South Dakota with rare exhibits, family stories

Red Power Round Up returns to South Dakota with rare exhibits, family stories

  • Katelyn Winberg

From rare Steiger tractors and International Harvester military rifles to family tractors with stories spanning generations, organizers say this year's Red Power Round Up will offer far more than a look at vintage farm equipment.

Silo history heart of quest

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  • Jess Savage Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk

RICHMOND, Ill. – Silos have dotted the Midwestern landscape for 150 years. But they’re threatened by development and old age. One “silo hunter” in northern Illinois has been tracking down silos her grandfather built – before they disappear.

Buffalo County 4-H club activates curious minds

Buffalo County 4-H club activates curious minds

  • Kristen Sindelar

Curious minds want to know: what makes 4-H so awesome?

Beet stands come through cold, windy spring

Beet stands come through cold, windy spring

  • By Megan Horsager, Montevideo, Minn.

Overall, it has been a successful start to the season on our farm. We had good windows for planting with well-timed rains to get the crops germinated timely and evenly. The long stretch of cold and wind in the middle of May put a damper on growth, but we managed to avoid significant frost da…

Farmers concerned about loss of risk management tools, unfair trade practices

Farmers concerned about loss of risk management tools, unfair trade practices

  • Sue Roesler

An ag roundtable organized by U.S. Sen. John Hoeven addressed current North Dakota farmer/rancher concerns with Farm Service Agency Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce at NDSU’s Barry Hall in Fargo on May 26.

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  • Whitney Baxter Iowa State University

Hardwood tree species have traditionally been used as a source of wood chips for bioreactors, but could conifers be used, as well?

The healing power of humor on the farm

The healing power of humor on the farm

  • Colleen Stegenga

Turns out there's value in dad jokes. 

Farmers, plant scientists respond to changing weather patterns

Farmers, plant scientists respond to changing weather patterns

  • By Crystal Reed, Iowa Farmer Today

The United States produces approximately $300 billion a year in agricultural commodities, and all of that is vulnerable to climate change.

Be safe during hot and sunny summer days

Be safe during hot and sunny summer days

  • By Kim McMichael

Summer months are filled with outdoor activities. Whether you are enjoying a beautiful day on vacation or working in the heat, it is important to understand the risks of sun exposure and how to best prevent heat illness.

Barn Boards and Baling Wire

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  • John Sumwalt For Agri-View

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Downpour floods fields in south-central North Dakota as farmers finish planting

Downpour floods fields in south-central North Dakota as farmers finish planting

  • Sue Roesler

Most producers across North Dakota received timely rains to spur their newly planted crops to start the month of June. Many crops had emerged from the soil, especially small grains, canola, and corn ahead of three main rain events across the state.

America’s 250th an opportunity to gather and celebrate

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  • Benjamin Herrold

Gretchen Eickhorst enjoys opportunities to bring people together and celebrate with good food.

Strength in communities of place-bound people

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    MFBF to unveil new beer at summer conference

    • By MORGAN GARRISON

    In a full circle celebration of Montana agriculture, Montana Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) is excited to be unveiling their new beer at the organization’s 2026 summer conference to be held June 15-17 in Kalispell.

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    Producers fight for pork in Chicago schools

    Producers fight for pork in Chicago schools

    • By Kristin Danley Greiner, Iowa Farmer Today

    DES MOINES — When the Illinois Pork Producers Association shared a guide touting creative pork recipes with the Chicago Public Schools’ food service director in February 2025, ag leaders were stunned to learn pork isn’t allowed to be served to students enrolled in the nation’s fourth-largest…

    Revamped program offers one-year contract for cover crops

    Revamped program offers one-year contract for cover crops

    • Sue Roesler

    DICKINSON, N.D. – Recent changes to the Farmers for Soil Health program, a corn, soybean and pork commodity group program, are giving cover crops and cost sharing a second look.

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    A supportive team for soil health

    • Kristen Sindelar

    Jay Fuhrer: “Now you have like-minded people to work together for a common goal—regenerative agriculture—which is actually taking the soil and rebuilding it.”

    Choose Iowa program features more than 340 businesses in its third year

    Choose Iowa program features more than 340 businesses in its third year

    • Katelyn Winberg

    Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig visited 2 Gather Meats and Market May 29, highlighting the growth of the Choose Iowa program and the opportunities direct-to-consumer agriculture can create for farm families.

    Experts discuss options on drought panel

    Experts discuss options on drought panel

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    With much of cow country considered in drought conditions going into the summer grazing season, producers tuned in May 27 on social media to watch a live panel discussion hosted by the Society for Range Management through their “Good Grazing Makes Cents” program in the hopes of gaining insig…

    Oliver love leads to book

    Oliver love leads to book

    • Sarah Pfaff-Cavadini For Agri-View

    DAKOTA, Minn. – “Many times in my life, I’ve wished I could see God’s plan for my life,” said Shelby Erdmann, 17. “But the older I get, the more I thank God for everything he throws at me for the better.”

    Water, shade and fly control help herds through summer

    Water, shade and fly control help herds through summer

    • Benjamin Herrold

    The hot summer months can be a challenge for cattle herds. Heat can affect performance in several ways, including average daily gains and reproductive issues.

    Timely rains bring moisture to the Bocks’ emerging crops

    Timely rains bring moisture to the Bocks’ emerging crops

    • Sue Roesler

    FOXHOLM, N.D. – At Bock Farms in the northwestern region of the state, Brandon and Jessie Bock, who farm with their son, Lyle, and daughter, Grace, were busy finishing up spring planting. 

    Researchers aim to speed up seed discoveries

    Researchers aim to speed up seed discoveries

    • Tim Kenyon

    URBANA, Ill. — A deep well of curiosity and persistence motivates researchers to push for more innovation in corn seeds.

    Simple changes make the difference in cooling off cattle

    Simple changes make the difference in cooling off cattle

    • K-State Extension news service

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    Pigs thrive living outside

    Pigs thrive living outside

    • Chris McCullough For Agri-View

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    Rain improves outlook for Jandal operation

    Rain improves outlook for Jandal operation

    • Katelyn Winberg

    Recent rainfall has improved conditions for Jade Jandal and his family operation near Rockham, South Dakota. After a dry start to the growing season, Jandal said moisture arrived at a critical time for crops, pastures and hay ground.

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