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    February 15, 2019
    A worker monitors corn being loaded into an outdoor storage bunker at the Michlig Grain elevator in Sheffield, Ill., on Oct. 2, 2018. Bloomberg photo by Daniel Acker.
    Economic trends turn downward for farmers
    Things are not looking good for the U.S. farm economy. On Thursday, Feb. 14, the farm belt's malaise deepened after the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
    businessFebruary 15, 2019 - 10:13am
    February 13, 2019
    SAV America 8018, the highest-selling beef bull in history, stands in the sale ring at Schaff Angus Valley, near St. Anthony, N.D., on Feb. 9, 2019. Photo courtesy of Schaff Angus Valleyplay button
    North Dakota bull sells for $1.51 million
    ST. ANTHONY, N.D. — Kelly Schaff had high expectations for SAV America 8018. But he had no idea the bull would end up being the record highest-selling...
    business/agricultureFebruary 13, 2019 - 2:57pm
    February 9, 2019
    File photo of honey bee boxes stand next to canola fields on the outskirts of Larimore, N.D. on July 26, 2016. Nick Nelson / Grand Forks Herald.
    Australian company will test 'BeeDar' technology in North Dakota
    The unmanned aircraft systems community is buzzing after an Australian company announced it will test "BeeDar" technology in North Dakota. Bee...
    business/agricultureFebruary 9, 2019 - 7:00am
    February 8, 2019
    Three-week-old pigs huddle together. Under a proposed regulation change, piglets would not be counted as an animal unit. Forum News Service file photo
    North Dakota bill aims to clarify livestock rules, but critics say it erodes local authority of feedlots
    FARGO — Agricultural groups are backing a bill that would restrict zoning regulations for livestock feedlots in North Dakota. Critics, however,...
    business/agricultureFebruary 8, 2019 - 6:29pm
    February 4, 2019
    This photo shows Jerry Hennessey in Mexico in January 2013. The photo was taken by Arizona-based hunting company Sonora Dark Horn. (Photo courtesy of Sonora Dark Horn)
    Former Ashby co-op manager Hennessey to show at plea hearing
    MINNEAPOLIS — Jerome “Jerry” Robert Hennessey, the former general manager of the Ashby Farmers Cooperative Elevator, is scheduled for a...
    news/crime-and-courtsFebruary 4, 2019 - 6:10pm
    February 1, 2019
    Knutson: Food trends include shame and virtue
    Let’s start with two terms and their definitions that are drawing increased attention in U.S. agricultural circles Food-shaming: Criticizing or ridiculing someone for his or her food choices that don’t agree with your own. Virtue-signaling: Publicly expressing opinions or choices,...
    business/agricultureFebruary 1, 2019 - 8:54pm
    Janet Clark at her family’s farm, Vision Aire, in Eldorado, Wisconsin, on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. Photo by Lauren Justice for The Washington Post
    Freeze adds layer of complication for farmers, livestock
    RIPON, Wis. - On the coldest day in two decades on his fifth-generation dairy farm, Chris Pollack grabbed a thick, black hose from the barn and...
    businessFebruary 1, 2019 - 10:27am
    January 31, 2019
    Dust drifts over a cornfield in Alden, Iowa, on Aug. 28, 2017. Corn dominates the landscape and is primarily used for producing ethanol and feeding hogs. Iowa is the leading U.S. producer of corn and pork. Washington Post photo by Bonnie Jo Mount
    In Iowa, Trump's 'long rope' with farmers is starting to run out
    Let's not overstate it. Iowa's agricultural heartland is still largely Trump country. But there are signs, nascent and just starting to bubble,...
    news/nationJanuary 31, 2019 - 10:20am
    January 30, 2019
    Plain Talk Podcast: Grocers try to water down North Dakota's food freedom
    Agweek publisher Katie Pinke talks about North Dakota's corporate farming ban.
    entertainment/podcastsJanuary 30, 2019 - 4:08pm
    January 26, 2019
    Paul Schrimpf talks about the advancements in precision agriculture during his presentation at the 2019 Precision Ag Summit. Photo taken Jan. 21, 2019, in Jamestown, N.D. Jenny Schlecht / Forum News Service
    Precision Ag Summit speakers say solutions-based technology will catch on
    JAMESTOWN, N.D. — Industry has provided plenty of interesting and exciting technology options to agriculture. But the challenge continues to...
    business/agricultureJanuary 26, 2019 - 8:22pm
    January 25, 2019
    Many supporters of Senate Bill 2315, which would make all private land in North Dakota presumed "posted" for no trespassing, wore green stickers during the bill's first committee hearing in Bismarck, N.D., on Jan. 25, 2019. Jenny Schlecht / Forum News Service / Agweek
    Ag groups, hunting groups face off on ND trespassing bill
    BISMARCK — Hundreds of people piled into a North Dakota Capitol hearing room to spend more than three hours discussing two portions of the...
    news/government-and-politicsJanuary 25, 2019 - 3:09pm
    January 21, 2019
    Dried corn shines in the fall sunlight near Washburn, N.D., on Sept. 19. Where yields were good in 2018, farmland rental rates are generally holding steady. Nick Nelson / Forum News Service
    Farmland rental rates holding steady but with exceptions
    As many farmers and their landlords renegotiate rental agreements that expired after the 2018 crop season, this generalization about farmland...
    business/agricultureJanuary 21, 2019 - 6:00am
    January 18, 2019
    The USDA has confirmed China has purchased 1.13 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans. Photo taken Sept. 12, 2018, at Arvilla, N.D. (Mikkel Pates/Agweek)
    Crookston soybean crush facility will benefit nearby growers
    CROOKSTON—A proposed soybean processing and biodiesel plant in Crookston will bring jobs and value-added agriculture into an underserved...
    business/agricultureJanuary 18, 2019 - 7:00am
    January 17, 2019
    Mental health specialist Ted Matthews testifies about farmer mental health in front of a Minnesota House committee on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Efforts to allocate more money for farmers' counselors failed that year. Don Davis / Forum News Service file photo
    Lone counselor for farmers faces long drives, longer call sheets
    ST. PAUL -- Ted Matthews needs some help. The 71-year-old crisscrosses the state each week and is almost always on his phone. He's the lone psychologist...
    news/government-and-politicsJanuary 17, 2019 - 4:54pm
    January 15, 2019
    Noted animal science professor and autism spokesperson Temple Grandin works with University of Minnesota-Crookston student Hanna Ruckheim during a halter-breaking session Tuesday. Grace Ruckheim is in the background. photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
    Animal science expert Temple Grandin visits Crookston, advocates for 'different kinds of minds'
    CROOKSTON—Noted animal science professor and author Temple Grandin this week paid a visit to students at the University of Minnesota-Crookston....
    business/agricultureJanuary 15, 2019 - 5:09pm
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