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    October 28, 2017
    Colten and Katie Gehring of Perley, Minn., raise novelty popping corn-on-the-cob, with their Farmers Gold Popcorn business. Photo taken Sept. 30, 2017, in Fargo. Mikkel Pates / Forum News Service
    Playing it by ear: Minnesota couple loving novelty popcorn business
    PERLEY, Minn. — It's been a popping good corn year on the Colten and Katie Gehring farm near Perley, Minn. — a hobby enterprise they...
    business/agricultureOctober 28, 2017 - 9:54am
    October 23, 2017
    Craig Jarolimek, chair of the North Dakota Livestock Alliance, talks about the importance of animal livestock in North Dakota during a visit to the Ransom Multiplier near Englevale, N.D., on Oct. 12, 2017. Jenny Schlecht / Forum News Service
    Group plans push for expanded livestock sector in ND
    ENGLEVALE, N.D.—As soybeans and corn have increased as crops of choice for North Dakota farmers, Craig Jarolimek said driving through the...
    newsOctober 23, 2017 - 7:00am
    October 19, 2017
    Erica Dischino / Tribune Mud covers the tires of a defoliator in a sugar beet field in rural Raymond. Beet growers in Minnesota have been making good progress on harvest despite wet conditions, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture crop report. Soybean and corn harvests are far behind the average, but warm, windy weather this week is helping.
    Rain, mud hamper harvest in west central Minnesota
    WILLMAR — Too much rain and muddy fields are slowing down harvest this fall in west central Minnesota. Usually by this time, soybean harvest...
    newsOctober 19, 2017 - 5:37am
    October 7, 2017
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    AgweekTV: Soybeans for Sale
    Some of the world's largest buyers of US soy come to North Dakota to check on the crop. Watch the full episode of AgweekTV on Agweek.com Get...
    newsOctober 7, 2017 - 8:30am
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    AgweekTV: Kids for Kids
    There's a place in Minnesota where many 4-H kids get their goats to raise and show for the summer. Agweek's Shawna Olson takes you to Erhard...
    newsOctober 7, 2017 - 8:30am
    October 3, 2017
    Cool, damp weather delays soybean, corn harvests
    Cool, damp weather over the last week and a colder-than-normal growing season has slowed the harvest, particularly for soybean and corn growers...
    newsOctober 3, 2017 - 9:20pm
    October 2, 2017
    Slow harvest pace: Are fall rains good or bad?
    Fall rains can be both a joy and a frustration for Upper Midwest farmers — the former if soil moisture needs recharging, the latter if...
    newsOctober 2, 2017 - 6:11am
    September 29, 2017
    File photo of Scott Pruitt testifying at his Senate confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 18, 2017. (Gabriella Demczuk/ copyright 2017 The New York Times)
    Trump told Iowa he'd save ethanol. His EPA chief has other ideas
    As he sought votes during last year's Iowa caucuses, candidate Donald Trump courted farmers with praise for ethanol and promises that he would...
    newsSeptember 29, 2017 - 7:06am
    September 11, 2017
    Wanda Patsche of Welcome, Minn., operates combine during harvest in the fall. (Submitted photo)
    5 questions with ... Wanda Patsche, Welcome, Minn., pig, corn and soybean farmer
    Q: How has agriculture shaped your life?
    business/agricultureSeptember 11, 2017 - 9:07am
    September 4, 2017
    Diamond W Feeds in Medina, N.D., is just completing a $1.2 million project to get back up and running after an October 2016 fire. Jenny Schlecht / Forum News Service
    Diamond W Feeds in Medina back up and running after fire
    MEDINA, N.D. — Around 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 29, a semi pulled into Diamond W Feeds and started unloading. "That's some of our first product,"...
    newsSeptember 4, 2017 - 8:25am
    August 28, 2017
    Matt Larson, operations manager at CHS Agri Services Center in Holdrege, Neb., shows a field of soybeans inundated with Palmer amaranth on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. Nick Nelson / Forum News Service
    ND tour group gets up-close look at destructive weed Palmer amaranth
    HOLDREGE, Neb. — The three dozen agriculturalists peered through the bus windows to get their first good look at what they'd come from...
    newsAugust 28, 2017 - 7:48am
    August 13, 2017
    In USDA’s most recent crop ratings, corn is 80 percent good to excellent in Minnesota, which is significantly better than in surrounding state. (Michelle Rook / Special to Forum News Service)
    MN: Sweet spot in Corn Belt on crop conditions
    MORGAN, Minn. — Crop ratings for corn and soybeans nationally have been running well below last year for much of the growing season and...
    newsAugust 13, 2017 - 4:50pm
    July 24, 2017
    Michelle Donarski, a shareholder attorney in the Anderson, Bottrell, Sanden & Thompson law firm in Fargo, N.D., has gathered and assisted in farmer-plaintiffs in Minnesota and the Dakotas in lawsuits that allege Syngenta damaged them by releasing the MIR 162 trait in corn in 2013. Photo taken July 18, 2017, in Fargo, N.D. (Forum News Service/Agweek/Mikkel Pates)
    Plaintiff lawyer cheered in Syngenta-corn case
    FARGO — An early victory in cases against Syngenta is only one step in what could be another year or two lawsuits and appeals. Some U.S....
    business/agricultureJuly 24, 2017 - 10:29am
    May 16, 2017
    Upper Midwest farmers make rapid planting progress
    It's often said that modern equipment allows farmers to make rapid planting or harvest progress when the weather cooperates. What happened the week of May 7 confirms that. In the week ending May 14, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Montana farmers made huge strides in getting...
    newsMay 16, 2017 - 6:54pm
    May 11, 2017
    Carolyn Lange / Tribune Joe Pierce took advantage of perfect spring weather Tuesday afternoon to apply fertilizer and complete tillage on a field in northern Kandiyohi County.
    Farmers out in force: Warm temps lead to flurry of field activity
    WILLMAR — After a cool, wet spring kept most farm implements inside the machine shed in April, farmers are out in force this week getting...
    newsMay 11, 2017 - 8:23am
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