Ann Bailey
Grand Forks Herald
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Ag education teachers are in demand across North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota
Many of the agricultural education openings in the northern Plains are the result of the addition of programs at high schools and career technical centers or expansion of existing programs. → Read More
Proposed Grand Forks soybean crush plant awarded $250,000 from APUC
The Epitome plant is projected to process up to 42 million bushels of soybean annually → Read More
North Dakota State University's plan to reduce budget deficit includes cutting 5 ag professor positions
The College of Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources plan will trim $600,000 from NDSU's total budget deficit. → Read More
Proposed natural gas pipeline into Grand Forks wouldn't meet needs beyond those of Fufeng
Viking Gas Transmission, which applied for a $10 million grant from the North Dakota Industrial Commission to build a pipeline, recently discovered that it had erred on a grant application. → Read More
105-year-old Red River Valley farmer Earl Mallinger dies
Mallinger farmed for his entire life, near Oslo, Minnesota, and still was actively involved in raising 1,000 acres of crops during the 2022 growing season. → Read More
Northern Plains Nitrogen nears 10 years of planning and fundraising for proposed Grand Forks fertilizer plant
Northern Plains Nitrogen developers proposed a fertilizer plant in 2013. Their initial plans for the project were to break ground in 2015 and that the plant would be in operation in 2017. → Read More
Red Pine Distillery rolls out the barrel for North Dakota Corn Growers Association members
Red Pine Distillery is making bourbon from the corn fields of farmers who are members of the North Dakota Corn Growers Association. → Read More
Universities use high-tech tools of the trade to develop soybean varieties
Researcher's technological tools include genome markers, robots and drones. → Read More
Hande Equine Therapy has a feel for horses
Jamie Hande, a certified equine massage therapist, has operated her business in Glen Ullin since 2016. → Read More
Western North Dakota feed plant back in business
The Mill in Glen Ullin plans to make custom pelleted feed mixes for livestock, including cattle, bison and sheep. The Mill already is mixing loose feeds. → Read More
These spuds are for you, and you, and you: Northland Potato Growers donate to the community
The potatoes, donated by Northland Potato Growers Association members through a project dubbed Northland Potato Blessing Project, will be used for meals, holiday gift baskets and food boxes during the next year. → Read More
Walsh County 4-H leadership and communication skills land multiple members at national conferences
Marit Ellingson. Andrew Myrdal and Amilia Lillehaugen will be attending National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Georgia, Nov. 24-29, 2022, and Hannah Myrdal is a delegate to National 4-H Conference in Washington D.C., April 14-19, 2023. → Read More
North Dakota man pivots from tech career to farming and owning multiple businesses
In 2022, as Jon Bertsch’s 10th farming season draws to a close, he not only is fully entrenched in agriculture but also running commercial trucking, food truck and technology businesses while he dabbles in agritourism. → Read More
Congress members voice concerns over Chinese company Fufeng's project in North Dakota
South Dakota U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, one of 51 U.S. representatives who signed the Sept. 26 letter, told Agweek in a prepared statement, “China is not our friend, and if a purchase such as the one near the Grand Forks Air Force Base is a strategic move by the Chinese Communist Party to intercept sensitive U.S. military communications, this would cause serious problems." → Read More
Meet Nick Hagen: The Minnesota farmer behind Molly Yeh and 'Girl Meets Farm'
A desire for the rural lifestyle and the opportunity to carry on the family farming legacy were two of the major reasons that influenced Nick Hagen’s decision to farm. → Read More
American Crystal Sugar Co. no longer contracting with Red River Biorefinery
American Crystal Sugar Co. had contracted with Red River Biorefinery, which opened in Grand Forks in 2020, to provide the plant with sugarbeet tailings that would be turned into ethanol. Under the contract, the tailings that weren’t used for ethanol production were to be used for livestock feed, according to Aaron Bjerke, American Crystal Sugar Co. business development manager. → Read More
Sunflowers are lighting up North Dakota's tourist industry
Sunflowers, long grown by U.S. farmers for oil and confectionery uses, have increased in popularity among the general public during the past few years because of their bright and cheery appearance. → Read More
'Weather' we like it or not, dealing with storm damage is part of rural living
"An 80 mph wind ripped through our farmstead near Larimore, North Dakota, toppling trees, some of which landed in inopportune places." → Read More
Summer means outwitting those 'wascally wabbits,' plus deer, raccoons and skunks
The past two years, as the number of coyotes in our neighborhood has decreased, there has been a commensurate increase in the rabbits. → Read More
The answer to soil health is not blowing in the wind
Whatever the reasons for the increase in blowing topsoil, we need to figure out a solution because the topsoil increasingly is being depleted. → Read More