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Farmers Eye Hemp Amid Low Corn and Soybean Prices

Published July 14, 2025

A new rotational crop is starting to make its way onto some farms in the Northern Plains. Agricultural Utilization Research Institute Director of Business and Industry Development Harold Stanislawski says there's a place for hemp in production agriculture. "I think…

Soybean Gall Midge Found in Dry Beans, U of M Study Shows

Published April 23, 2025

Research from the University of Minnesota Extension shows that one of the newest bugs on the block, the soybean gall midge, is starting to show up in dry bean fields. "For those first several years, we thought it was only…

Peltier Complex to Expand Beef Research in North Dakota

Published October 3, 2024

NDSU’s Beef Field Day was held at the new Peltier Complex on campus. North Dakota Beef Commission board member Brian Amundson is excited about the research that will be done there. "What we're tasked with doing is taking producer dollars…

The ‘Silicon Valley’ of Agriculture

Published June 8, 2024

Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Chief Business Development Officer Ryan Aasheim sees the new Ag Innovation Corridor as yet another step in making the Northern Plains synonymous with American agriculture. "You think about Silicon Valley, that's a name that everyone recognizes…

Sharing Information Helps All

Published April 5, 2024

Information is a tool that fits alongside those a farmer uses in the field. The sharing of information between farmers and researchers can help boost everyone in the industry and is something that GDM Seeds Regional Account Manager Adam Spelhaug…

Research Woes and Wins in 2022

Published January 23, 2023

The 2022 growing season posed unique challenges not just for growers, but for researchers as well. University of Minnesota Extension Nutrient and Water Management Specialist Lindsay Pease struggled to get stands established for soil testing biologicals and nutrient applications. “I…

Innovation is Happening

Published June 29, 2022

USDA Agricultural Research Service Acting Research Lead Brent Hulke is focused on growing demand for sunflowers. During the National Sunflower Association Summer Seminar, Hulke told attendees innovation is happening with genetics. "What we're trying to do within our research unit…

Drought Adds to Wheat Research Findings

Published December 9, 2021

In 2021, the moisture stress highlighted how seeding rates can affect plant-to-plant competition. "We saw the lower seeding rate did better this year, because it wasn't competing with other wheat plants for soil moisture," says Missy Carlson, vice president of…

Sunflower Survey Sent

Published February 7, 2021

Researchers at North Dakota State University are seeking information on blackbirds’ impacts on sunflowers. The farmer survey asks about planting practices, damage levels, management techniques and more. The responses will then help researchers understand economic losses and explore new management…

On-Farm Research Summit Provides Real-World Data

Published January 22, 2021

The Minnesota Wheat Research and Promotion Council's On-Farm Research Summit focused on 2020's research trial results. On-Farm Research Network Coordinator Melissa Carlson says the checkoff funded trials look at large on-farm trials. "Typically, university research is done in small plot…

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Farmers Eye Hemp Amid Low Corn and Soybean Prices

Soybean Gall Midge Found in Dry Beans, U of M Study Shows

Peltier Complex to Expand Beef Research in North Dakota

The ‘Silicon Valley’ of Agriculture

Sharing Information Helps All

Research Woes and Wins in 2022

Innovation is Happening

Drought Adds to Wheat Research Findings

Sunflower Survey Sent

On-Farm Research Summit Provides Real-World Data

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