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NDSU Hosts KernzaCON to Highlight Promising Perennial Grain

Published Today

A new perennial small grain is gaining some traction among farmers and breweries, and NDSU Extension hosted an event in Fargo to promote the benefits of Kernza. "Bigger seed, higher seed yield, anti-shatter so the seed doesn't fall off the…

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Canola Minute

Published Yesterday

In the weekly Canola Minute from the Northern Canola Growers Association, we hear from Langdon Research Extension Center Plant Pathologist Vankata Chapara for an update on canola planting. Listen to the report. 

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A Battery Recharge

Published June 7, 2025

This past week, the Red River Farm Network reported from the North Dakota FFA Convention. Each year, we cover the state conventions in North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, and the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. If you don't come away…

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Innovation Highlighted at Ag Tech Week

Published June 6, 2025

Agriculture and technology professionals from across the country will be in Fargo this week for Ag Tech Week. Grand Farm Regional Ecosystem Coordinator Stetson Urlacher said this is an important event for the region. "Ag Tech Week is a partnership…

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Broadleaf Weeds Off to Early Start in the Region

Published June 6, 2025

NDSU Extension Weed Specialist Joe Ikley says many weeds have gotten an early start to the year. "Mainly broadleaf weeds like wild buckwheat and common ragweed are up in abundance this year," said Ikley. "They also thrive in cooler conditions,…

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An Update from SW MN

Published June 6, 2025

Crops are progressing well in the Worthington, Minnesota area, despite some early-season emergence issues. “We got planted really early and then it cooled off and then it got warm and then cooled off again," said Bill Gordon. "So you had…

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Smuggling Case Spotlights Fusarium Disease Risks

Published June 6, 2025

Two Chinese nationals were caught trying to smuggle a Fusarium pathogen into the U.S. One of the individuals, a University of Michigan researcher, is now in federal custody. The pathogen causes Fusarium head blight, a disease impacting wheat and barley.…

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Timely Planting Boosts Crop Development

Published June 6, 2025

CHS Ag Services agronomist Brian Oachs says crops are developing well in the Thief River Falls area. Corn is reaching key growth stages. “A lot of the corn started to get up to that two or three leaf stage, so…

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Spring Planting Full of Surprises

Published June 6, 2025

Crookston, Minnesota area farmer Kevin Capistran says this spring has brought every kind of weather imaginable. “We started off early and it was cold and dry, and then April kind of drug out,” said Capistran. “One day I was planting,…

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Heat Boosts Crop Growth in Northwest Minnesota

Published June 6, 2025

During this week’s Crop Watch stop near Ada, Minnesota, American Sugarbeet Growers Association President Neil Rockstad said planting wrapped up in late April, and crop development is on track. “The sugarbeet stands on my farm are good,” said Rockstad. “I…

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