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Post-Blizzard Resources for Farmers and Ranchers
Published October 14, 2019
To aid in post-blizzard recovery efforts, the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association is compiling a missing and found livestock report to help match animals with producers. “This has been a devastating storm for so many farm and ranch families across the…Chasing Headlines
Published October 14, 2019
While there was very positive news about trade with China on Friday, Bolt Marketing market analyst DuWayne Bosse says there were few details. "We had China buying $40 or $50 billion worth in U.S. ag groups, but what is the…Historic October Blizzard Brings Over Two Feet of Snow
Published October 14, 2019
A historic October blizzard dumped over two feet of snow in parts of central, northeast and north central North Dakota. Sustained winds of 20 to 25 miles per hour, with gusts reaching 60 miles per hour, resulted in five- to…Phase One Trade Deal Announced
Published October 14, 2019
On Friday, President Donald Trump announced ‘phase one’ of a trade deal with China. "We've come to a deal on intellectual property, financial services and a tremendous deal for the farmers," said Trump. "A purchase of from $40 billion to…TransFARMation: If Your Horse is Dead, It’s Not Going to Get You to Town
Published October 14, 2019
Mark Koehn is nearing the end of his second career as an agricultural appraiser for Stearns County in central Minnesota. Koehn started farming right out of high school in 1973. Low prices, bad weather and medical bills combined to be…Farmers and Ranchers Battle the Blizzard
Published October 11, 2019
Winter arrived early in the Northern Plains, which has ranchers tending extra to livestock and farmers leaving unharvested crops in fields. Located south of Devils Lake, North Dakota, New Rockford farmer and rancher Jeff Schafer is battling less than ideal…Silage Harvest in Southwest Minnesota Running Nearly a Month Behind
Published October 11, 2019
Farmers and ranchers in southwest Minnesota made progress chopping silage before the latest wet weather hit. Beaver Creek, Minnesota farmer Pete Bakken says this year’s silage harvest is behind by three to four weeks. "North of us, they haven't even…Record Prevented Plant Acreage
Published October 11, 2019
The Farm Service Agency is estimating 2019 prevented plant acreage at a record 19.6 million acres. That compares to the previous record of just under 11 million acres in 2011. South Dakota leads the nation with nearly 4 million acres…State of North Dakota Explores Options to Assist Ag Sector
Published October 11, 2019
In a joint statement, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring said they are exploring every avenue to assist farmers and ranchers due to the early snowstorm and extremely wet conditions. A Secretarial Disaster Declaration is a…