Tracy Frank
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Fargo, ND, United States
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Is your child playing with a germ-infested toy? Here's how to reduce the risks
FARGO - When kids are covered in food, grime and other assorted sticky stuff, their toys and gadgets inevitably become covered in those substances, too. To... → Read More
Helpful hint: Change wiper blades every 6 months to a year to avoid visibility hazards
FARGO – If your windshield wipers aren’t working as well as they should be, think about when you last changed the blades. Wiper blades should be replaced... → Read More
Health benefits mean more opportunities for flax
FARGO – As researchers uncover more health benefits of flax, more food companies are including the ingredient in their products. And that means more opportunities for farmers. A clinical trial in Canada has shown that hypertensive patients who ate 3 tablespoons of flaxseed every day for a year had... → Read More
Farmers to plant more corn, less wheat this year, ag officials says
FARGO—Farmers plan to plant more corn and less wheat than expected this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's recently released annual Prospective Plantings report. → Read More
Bell State Bank VP says 2016 could be 'make-or-break year' for farmers
MOORHEAD—For some producers, 2016 will be a "make-or-break year," said Lynn Paulson, Bell State Bank & Trust senior vice president and director of agribusiness development. There is still a lot of strength in agriculture, he said, but producers who just did OK between 2006 and 2012 are probabl... → Read More
VIDEO: Bell State Bank VP says 2016 could be 'make-or-break year' for farmers
MOORHEAD—For some producers, 2016 will be a "make-or-break year," said Lynn Paulson, Bell State Bank & Trust senior vice president and director of agribusiness development. There is still a lot of strength in agriculture, he said, but producers who just did OK between 2006 and 2012 are probabl... → Read More
Amino acids more important than crude protein in soybean meal
FARGO -- When talking about the quality of soybean meal for livestock feed, Scott Gauslow wants farmers and buyers to think more about amino acids than crude protein. Soybean quality is often measured by protein. But animals don't have a protein requirement, they have an amino acid requirement, said... → Read More
VIDEO: Minnesota greenhouse has growing Easter lilies down to a science
"Just by nature, Easter lilies are a plant that will flower three weeks earlier than the one sitting right beside it," he said. "Our shipping window is relatively short for Easter lilies, so some we try to move forward with warm temperatures and some we try to hold back with cooler temperatures." Be... → Read More
N.D. soybean farmers learn about their top competitor
FARGO – It's important to know your competition, Walter Lanza told a room of farmers before detailing the difficulties farmers have transporting soybeans in Brazil. Lanza, a graduate student studying agricultural economics at North Dakota State University, is from Brazil. He talked about impassabl... → Read More
VIDEO: N.D. soybean farmers learn about their top competitor
FARGO – It's important to know your competition, Walter Lanza told a room of farmers before detailing the difficulties farmers have transporting soybeans in Brazil. Lanza, a graduate student studying agricultural economics at North Dakota State University, is from Brazil. He talked about impassabl... → Read More
More parents, food companies forgoing artificial food dyes in favor of natural sources
FARGO—Julie Larson said she can tell when her kids have eaten artificial food dyes. "My daughter always complains of stomachaches, and both kids get super... → Read More
More parents, food companies forgoing artificial food dyes in favor of natural sources
FARGO—Julie Larson said she can tell when her kids have eaten artificial food dyes. "My daughter always complains of stomachaches, and both kids get super hyper," the Fargo mom said. Since her family rarely eats artificial food dyes, Larson said when her kids do—at birthday parties, for ... → Read More
VIDEO: Market outlook grim, says speaker at 79th annual N.D. Winter Show
VALLEY CITY, N.D. – Shayne Powers, who farms small grains, corn and soybeans near here, said he's "kind of worried" about the commodity markets. "It's kind of a tough year to make a dollar," said Powers, who listened to JR Kassian, a Russell Consultant and CHS Hedging branch manager, give a market... → Read More
Students' innovations could mean opportunities for farmers
FARGO, N.D. – Innovations in agriculture can mean more business opportunities for farmers. Alex Sinclair wants to use ag residuals, like corn stalk, soy hulls and wheat straw, to replace petroleum-based sources for plastics. Bonnie Cobb and Joseph Kallenbach have come up with a way to increase the... → Read More
Students' innovations could mean opportunities for farmers
FARGO – Innovations in agriculture can mean more business opportunities for farmers. Alex Sinclair wants to use ag residuals, like corn stalk, soy hulls and wheat straw, to replace petroleum-based sources for plastics. Bonnie Cobb and Joseph Kallenbach have come up with a way to increase the marke... → Read More
VIDEO: Students' innovations could mean opportunities for farmers
FARGO, N.D. – Innovations in agriculture can mean more business opportunities for farmers. Alex Sinclair wants to use ag residuals, like corn stalk, soy hulls and wheat straw, to replace petroleum-based sources for plastics. Bonnie Cobb and Joseph Kallenbach have come up with a way to increase the... → Read More
Marketing matters in globalized ag economy
FARGO – Farmers never used to have to worry about wheat prices in Russia or Ukraine. "We were worried about what was happening in our backyards," said Paul J. Georgy of Allendale, an Illinois-based futures trading brokerage and agricultural economic research firm. Now farmers have to think globall... → Read More
VIDEO: N.D. trade mission to Israel first of its kind
FARGO — A group of North Dakotans recently returned from a trade mission that was the first of its kind. On North Dakota's first trade mission to Israel, delegates met with Elbit Systems, a Haifa-based technology company that is collaborating with the Northern Plains UAS Test Site in Grand Forks a... → Read More
Traumatic brain injury changes how Fargo man lives his life
Jeff Knoll was insulating his garage attic in March 1993 when he fell 13½ feet, landed on his head and the course of his life changed. His head was gushing blood, he broke his wrist in three places and he could barely walk from a broken hip. He broke his right arm, he severely damaged his neck and ... → Read More
Her Voice: Massage therapist on path to becoming 'Pain Slayer'
FARGO -- In time, Sue Lopez could be considered a Pain Slayer. It's the highest level of training for a technique the massage therapist recently started offering at Elite Therapeutic Massage in Fargo, where she practices. Rossiter System Workouts are designed to decrease pain and increase mobility... → Read More