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Wait for Colder Weather for Fall Nitrogen

Published September 24, 2026

North Dakota farmers are being advised to wait for cooler soil temperatures before applying fall nitrogen. NDSU Extension Soil Specialist Brady Goettl says fall-applied nitrogen carries more risk than a spring application. “It's never going to be as efficient as spring…

Significant Yield Variability

Published September 24, 2026

Dry bean harvest is underway near East Grand Forks, but recent rains and slow dry-down are limiting progress. “Yields have been coming in better than we thought, which is nice, all things considering,” reports Matt Krueger. Corn harvest will follow, and Kruger…

Wet Weather Slows ND Harvest

Published September 24, 2026

Frequent rain, fog and heavy dew continue to frustrate harvest crews. U.S. Custom Harvesters Vice President Mychal Neumiller says fieldwork has been limited. “All the combines in northern North Dakota, they work one day, they sit about three or four,…

Ideal Potato Harvest Soil Conditions

Published September 24, 2026

At Karlstad, Minnesota, Justin Dagen says the region went roughly six weeks without rain during July and August, but September moisture has improved the potato harvest conditions. "Now we just have good harvest conditions, so even though it's not a…

Rural Voters Voice Economic Concerns

Published September 24, 2026

A new Associated Press-KFF survey finds about half of rural registered voters believe the U.S. economy has worsened since President Donald Trump returned to office. At the same time, 48 percent approve of Trump’s overall job performance. Groceries, gasoline and health…

Numbers Picking Up at Regional Auction Barns

Published September 24, 2026

The fall feeder cattle run is underway across the Northern Plains. “The yearling run is in full blast and, you know, at prices near record highs, about the same as they were last year,” said Tim Petry, livestock marketing economist,…

Can We Get Less Help From the Government?

Published September 24, 2026

The cattle business has been whipsawed by a series of policy headlines, ranging from additional lower-tariff foreign beef imports to renewed discussion of mandatory country-of-origin labeling. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane said cattle producers…

New Scientific Partnership to Strengthen Glyphosate Review

Published September 24, 2026

The Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Health and Human Services have a new interagency memorandum of understanding to strengthen scientific collaboration for the ongoing glyphosate review. Under a new agreement, the agencies will exchange scientific information, identify research gaps…

Agriculture is Unified, Lawmakers Are Not

Published September 24, 2026

National Pork Producers Council President Rob Brennan sees more unity among agricultural organizations in the current farm bill debate than in recent years. “I think a lot of the frustration is because we’re watching folks on the Hill and in different…

Little Hope for the Farm Bill

Published September 24, 2026

The Senate Agriculture Committee’s farm bill will need 60 votes to advance when it reaches the Senate floor. Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper does not believe those votes are currently there. “Unless Senate Republicans and Democrats can…

Wait for Colder Weather for Fall Nitrogen

Significant Yield Variability

Wet Weather Slows ND Harvest

Ideal Potato Harvest Soil Conditions

Rural Voters Voice Economic Concerns

Numbers Picking Up at Regional Auction Barns

Can We Get Less Help From the Government?

New Scientific Partnership to Strengthen Glyphosate Review

Agriculture is Unified, Lawmakers Are Not

Little Hope for the Farm Bill

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