Sue Roesler

Strong winds with high gusts, mostly dry weather and many dry crops, will make soybean harvest especially risky to fires on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, according to Angie Johnson, NDSU Extension Coordinator, Farm & Ranch Safety.

Farmers are hearing about carbon markets, carbon credits, and greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture all the time, with more and more non-ag and ag businesses participating in the discussion.

Abby Lennick will compete in the FFA Agriscience Fair, Division 5, with her research project on, “How do different CIDR protocols effect conception rates in mature cows and virgin heifers?”

Glendon Slaubaugh applies anhydrous on their fields in preparation for next year’s seeding.

Implement dealers will have hands-on training for custom applicator participants.

The North Dakota MPA will hold a silent auction at the 57th annual North Dakota Dairy Convention from noon to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at the Ramada in Bismarck. Denise Rohweder said, "

Soil health principles are making a difference in a long-term research study on diversity and integrating crops with livestock. Doug Landblom, NDSU beef cattle and integrated systems specialist, discussed a project that many researchers are involved with during the Dickinson Research Extension Center’s (DREC) livestock field day at the Manning Ranch.

DG Fuels, a U.S.-owned sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) company announced a new 5 billion SAF production facility to be built in Moorhead, Minn., with 650 jobs. Production will begin in 2030, according to Dave Ripplinger, NDSU.

Riverview, LLP has announced its intentions to build a 25,000-head dairy in Hillsboro, N.D., and a 12,500-head dairy in Wahpeton, N.D., according to Martha Koehl, Riverview communications specialist at Riverview, LLP in Morris, Minn. “We are excited for the potential opportunity to play a role in North Dakota’s animal agriculture industry and appreciate the support and welcome we’ve received thus far,” Koehl said. “North Dakota is nice and close to us. We have been interested in building there because we know there’s not a lot of animal ag here and wanted to see if there really was the interest, and we found there is.”

Small farmers don’t need to be part of The FruitGuys supply network to apply for The FruitGuys Community Fund sustainability grants to small farms, according to CEO Erin Mittelstaedt.