Ann Bailey
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Proposed Grand Forks, North Dakota, 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
Farmers get first-aid kits and learn how to use them
North Dakota State University Extension, agriculture, in Grand Forks County and Grand Forks County (North Dakota) Farm Bureau provided the first-aid kits and their contents to farmers. → Read More
The U.S. sugarbeet industry labors to find workers to get sugar processed
From Idaho to Michigan, some sugarbeet companies are having difficulty filling positions. → Read More
Sugarbeet farmers will converge on the Hill to tell their stories
Members of the American Sugarbeet Growers Association, together with Louisiana sugarcane growers, will meet with U.S. senators and representatives and their staffs to talk about the new farm bill. → Read More
85 years after its inception, the Federal Crop Insurance Program has become a big part of agriculture
The Federal Crop Insurance Act was passed in 1938 to reduce farmers' financial risk during crop-related disaster like those that had occurred during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl years. → Read More
EPA works to comply with the Endangered Species Act when approving pesticides
The courts have run out of patience with the EPA, which has been the target of more than 20 lawsuits that claim the agency has violated the Endangered Species Act. → Read More
American Crystal Sugar Co. shutting down Sidney, Montana, factory
American Crystal Sugar Co., based in Moorhead, Minnesota, announced on Monday, Feb. 6, that it was going to close the Montana plant because Montana-Dakota Beet Growers Association farmers who grow sugarbeets for the company showed there no longer was adequate interest in growing enough of the crop to sustain operations. → Read More
Thumbs up for first-aid kits
I’ve written many stories over my journalism career about farm injuries and the importance of having first-aid kits in farm shops and tractors, and I plan to start practicing what I’m preaching. → Read More
North Dakota sugarbeet farmer who died in November crash honored at national grower meeting
Jason Schatzke was honored on the second full day of the American Sugarbeet Growers Association annual meeting, this year held Jan. 29-31 in Washington, D.C. → Read More
Cutting out sugar isn't a sweet deal for weight loss, American Sugarbeet Growers Association speaker says
Simply removing sugar from the diet doesn’t equate to weight loss because when it is removed, another ingredient often is added, Courtney Gaine of The Sugar Association told attendees at the ASGA annual meeting. → Read More
Maddock Ranch has a history of success with regenerative grazing and putting marginal land into prairie grass
Maddock Ranch has a commercial herd made up of 100 cows and feeds about 400 to 500 calves annually. → Read More
Promoters of dry edible beans toot the crop's horn
Several speakers and panels at the annual Northarvest Bean Day talked about the health benefits of dry edible beans and the work underway to promote the crop domestically and internationally. → Read More
After more than 40 years, edible beans remain important part of Roger Carignan's crop rotation
Roger Carignan and his brother, Randy, rotate edible beans with wheat, canola, sunflowers, soybeans and corn on their acreage. → Read More
Proposed Red River flood mitigation project awarded federal dollars
The Oslo Region Joint Powers Board received $2.35 million in federal funding and is seeking Minnesota and North Dakota state funding to reduce flooding along the Red River near Oslo, Minnesota. → Read More
Ag Innovation Campus garners more sponsors
Sponsors include Farmers Union Enterprises, Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, Minnesota Soybean Growers Association and the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute. → Read More
Daily farming challenges energize David Dickson
Pinto beans are an integral part of David Dickson's farming operation near Gilby, North Dakota, both because of the diversity they add to his crop rotation and, how well they fit in it. → Read More
Edible beans have grown on Matt Thompson
Better markets and varietal improvements that made harvesting edible beans less risky convinced Matt Thompson to bring edible beans back to the farm in 2008 after an absence of a couple of decades. → Read More
105-year-old Oslo, Minnesota, farmer Earl Mallinger has died
Earl 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
Doors of Red River Biorefinery remain closed
Grand Forks city administrator Todd Feland anticipates the ethanol plant, which closed in April 2022, will re-open later this year. → Read More