With the U.S. durum harvest complete, the quality analysis of this year’s crop indicates a decent crop overall, but there is a lot of variability, especially with the later harvested crop. And, like a number of other grain commodities that are completing or have finished harvest, prices have…
World sunflower production is expected to increase over last year’s levels, but the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine continues to impact the market.
After seeing prices increase in September and into early October, wheat, like some other commodities, has started to see prices weaken slightly.
Harvest of the 2026 U.S. corn crop was well past the halfway point by the end of October, both here in the Northern Plains as well as nationally, and as producers pushed toward the end, they also saw prices begin to feel typical harvest pressure.
The top resource concern in North Dakota’s counties is salinity – that was identified by every Soil Conservation District (SCD) in the state.
The first farmer feature in our series, The Road Ahead: Meet Kaleb Smit who spent the better part of two years planning how he could come back to work on the farm where he grew up.
Harvest is a warp, and yields were some of the best Megan Horsager has ever seen on her Montevideo, Minnesota, farm.
Harvest is a warp, and yields were some of the best Megan Horsager has ever seen on her Montevideo, Minnesota, farm.
Producers are used to signing up in March for their safety net elections, either the Agricultural Risk Coverage-County (ARC-CO) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. This year, there are later deadlines, new base acres, and new tools from NDSU Extension Agribusiness.
A scoop of soybean meal may look much like the next, but Kansas State University researchers are finding that what is inside the feed ingredient – and how it is measured – can vary.
WING, N.D. – As the sun moved higher in the sky on an unseasonably warm October day, trucks pulling horse trailers with draft horses or hauling farm machines from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s, along with vehicles filled with friends, neighbors and farm families, pulled into Larry and Judy …
As summer comes to an end and temperatures cool, it is time to start preparing the stand for winter.
FOXHOLM, N.D. – At Bock Farms, Brandon and Jessie Bock, who farm with their son, Lyle, and daughter, Grace, are preparing for the remainder of harvest, while finishing up more fall field work before the snow flies.
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota FFA is celebrating a historic milestone as Teagan Erbele of Napoleon, N.D., was elected to serve as the 2026–27 National FFA Central Region Vice President during the seventh general session of the 99th National FFA Convention & Expo on Saturday, Oct. 24, in …
BISMARCK, N.D. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in North Dakota has announced additional eligible practices for farmers participating in the Regenerative Pilot Program in fiscal year 2027, providing local agricultural producers with more opportunities to adopt conservation systems…
DRAKE, N.D. – With soybeans finished, the Spears are preparing their John Deere combines for corn – the final harvest of a mostly dry growing season.
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Beef Commission (NDBC) is accepting applications from North Dakota FFA juniors and seniors for its Next Generation Beef Producer Pilot Program, designed to develop the next generation of beef producers and introduce students to the different segments of the …
North Dakota planted a record 2.25 million acres of canola this year, according to the most recent Farm Service Agency data, yet the USDA’s Oct. 9 crop production report indicated acres were 2.33 million, a difference of 80,000 acres. The USDA forecasts 5.4 billion pounds of canola productio…
A family farm may be worth millions on paper, but that doesn't mean the farming heir can afford to buy out every sibling at market value.
Although China hasn’t yet reached its goal of purchasing 25 million metric tons (MMT) of U.S. soybeans for this market year, it continues to make purchases and is getting closer. The problem is that the soybean market has been slow to react.
One could look back over the past several weeks and read about the durum market and it wouldn’t look much different week to week … and neither would prices.
Good weather conditions this month have provided producers with an opportunity to make good progress on the 2026 sunflower harvest.
The middle part of October continued to be a “tough sledding period” for the spring wheat market as price gains from earlier in September slipped.
In the October World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) raised the estimated yield and production of the 2026 U.S. corn crop, which increased supplies and brought a bearish tone to the market. That’s something the market continu…
Cattle producers continue to try to navigate volatile markets. University of Tennessee Ag Economist Andrew Griffith said some sectors of the overall cattle market have moved against seasonal trends, and some have followed the trends.
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