FARMING
THE NEW FORTY The Year of the Farmer...
I don't know exactly when the interest in the Super Bowl advertisements eclipsed the actual football game, but for a good decade or so Super Bowl ads have become a much fiercer competition than the bi...
Posted on 2/4/13 at 9:40 PM
FRESH MOJO: LIFE IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA DURING AN OIL BOOM Organic Farming, Prop. 37 and my grocery list
Since moving back to North Dakota four months ago for the first time since high school, I've had a challenging time trying to eat the way I had become accustomed to eating in the Twin Cities. Whole Fo...
Posted on 9/20/12 at 9:53 AM
FATHER KNOWS LAST North Dakota Wheat Harvest
Fall is always a time of excitement when you live on a farm. Each year becomes a race against time to get the crop harvested before winter arrives. There is also a sense of urgency involved, as the ...
Posted on 9/3/12 at 10:29 AM
NEW PLATEAUS Problem Solved? #2 Meat-eating
I like meat; you like meat. Most everyone likes meat.But there are problems with being carnivores: scarcity, price, and (scoff if you must) there's that whole moral issue. Back in May, I introduced a...
Posted on 8/23/12 at 8:58 AM
FARGO SCHOOL TALK Davies world language students spring into action
March was National Foreign Languages Month. In recognition, the Davies World Language Department organized a school-wide fundraiser to raise money for Heifer International. For more than 65 years, ...
Posted on 3/30/12 at 11:55 AM
Acres of opportunity in organic farming 
DICKINSON, N.D. – Minus the lack of chemicals on his crops, life on Patrick Frank’s 1,200 acres of organic farmland north of South Heart mirrors that of any other farmer.
By Betsy Simon, Forum Communications Co. , May 20, 2012
CRP general sign-up deadline extended
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency has extended the general sign-up and re-enrollment deadline for the Conservation Reserve Program to April 13.
April 06, 2012
FarmVille ... for real! Tech entrepreneur creates virtual farm manager to aid farmers
FARGO - Growing up as a farm kid, Ryan Raguse saw firsthand the headaches that can go along with trying to keep an ag operation organized. Now, as a technology entrepreneur, he believes he can help soothe that pain.
By J. Shane Mercer , April 06, 2012
Beef Talk: Drought and stocking rates are two key terms
The wonderful fall of 2011 and enjoyable winter of 2012 are over. Not unlike purchases that are put on a credit for payment later, good fall and winter seasons generally require payment.
By Kris Ringwall, NDSU Extension Service , April 03, 2012
Indigenous farming conference slated
CALLAWAY, Minn. – The 2011 Great Lakes Indigenous Farming Conference is March 3-7 at the Maplelag Resort on the White Earth Reservation.
By Forum staff reports , January 29, 2011
China's $6 billion soybean buy benefits Minnesota
MARSHALL, Minn. (AP) — China's purchase of more than $6.6 billion in U.S. soybeans is a boon for Minnesota, one of the largest soybean producing states.
By Associated Press , January 28, 2011
Minnesota company trying to buy bankrupt SD dairies
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — A company that operates dairies in Minnesota is trying to buy two bankrupt dairies in northeast South Dakota.
By Associated Press , January 28, 2011
Farmers face difficult but pleasant planting decision
Nearly all grains expected to be profitable in 2011
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. – Area farmers will face a difficult but pleasant decision this spring, says Dwight Aakre, farm management specialist with the North Dakota State University Extension Service.
By Jonathan Knutson Forum Communications Co. , January 17, 2011
Ransom County Farm Expo set for Feb. 1-2
LISBON, N.D. – The 2011 Ransom County Farm Expo will be Feb. 1-2 at the Expo Center in Lisbon.
January 16, 2011
Report: Farmers seed more acres into winter wheat
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Buoyed by higher prices and an early harvest of other crops, the nation's farmers planted far more of their land in winter wheat crops than a year ago, according to a government report issued Wednesday.
By Associated Press , January 12, 2011
Report: Weather a factor in decreased corn yields across U.S.
By Associated Press , January 12, 2011
Where Are They Now?: John Thompson still struggling with farm accident
On a January day in 1992, an accident on a central North Dakota farm forever changed John Thompson’s life.
By Heidi Shaffer , December 26, 2010
Farmers to get access to GMO wheat
Farmers need access to genetically modified wheat, and sooner or later, they’ll get it, two officials with U.S. Wheat Associates say.
By Jonathan Knutson, Forum Communications Co. , December 24, 2010
Dayton names former state senator to top ag position
ST. PAUL – A U.S. Senate staff member and former National Farmers’ Union president will be the next Minnesota agriculture commissioner.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , December 22, 2010
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