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    April 11, 2018
    President Donald Trump during an Oval Office meeting with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, the Emir of Qatar, at the White House in Washington, April 10, 2018. The friendly visit represented a remarkable turnaround for a president who had once portrayed Qatar as part of the problem of terrorism. (Doug Mills/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    Trump considers Depression-era program to bail out farmers caught in his trade war with China
    WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is looking at using a Depression-era program to help bail out American farmers hurt by the escalating trade...
    business/agricultureApril 11, 2018 - 6:44pm
    April 5, 2018
    April is usually a time for fieldwork in Minnesota but farmers might be looking at a very late planting season in 2018. Brian Hansel / Forum News Service file photo
    Farmers, ag suppliers bracing for busy planting season
    WADENA, Minn. — Mark Hess knows one thing for sure — the work still has to be done. The Leaf River Ag agronomist has insights into...
    business/agricultureApril 5, 2018 - 1:00pm
    February 19, 2018
    Donna Moenning with the Center for Food Integrity says a majority of consumers trust farmers when it comes to their food supply. Michelle Rook / Forum News Service
    Research shows consumers trust farmers
    MITCHELL, S.D. — Most consumers are now several generations removed from the farm, and for the last 40 years that has led to a continual...
    business/agricultureFebruary 19, 2018 - 7:24am
    January 9, 2018
    President Donald Trump speaks at the American Farm Bureau Federation's annual convention in Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 8, 2018. (Doug Mills/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    Trump touts tax cuts to farmers amid immigration concerns
    President Donald Trump told a group of farmers on Monday, Jan. 8, that recent tax cuts and deregulation will revitalize the U.S. rural economy....
    newsJanuary 9, 2018 - 9:28am
    January 7, 2018
    A farmer uses a tractor to fill an area in his corn field where rains washed out the soil in Princeton, Illinois, on May 2, 2017. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
    Farmers gave their votes to Trump. Now they're looking for a return
    Farmers are looking for a sign from President Donald Trump that their issues mean as much to him as their votes do. Trump is scheduled to speak...
    newsJanuary 7, 2018 - 5:45am
    January 5, 2018
    A farmer uses a tractor to fill an area in his corn field where rains washed out the soil in Princeton, Illinois, on May 2, 2017. (MUST CREDIT: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg)
    Farmers gave their votes to Trump. Now they're looking for a return
    Farmers are looking for a sign from President Donald Trump that their issues mean as much to him as their votes do. Trump is scheduled to speak...
    newsJanuary 5, 2018 - 2:31pm
    North Dakota State University students, from left, Adam Meister, Jeremy Rhines and Adam Walter keep a busy schedule farming while attending school full time. (David Samson / Forum News Service)
    The real boys of fall: NDSU students juggle coursework and helping with harvest
    FARGO — From August through November along the Minnesota-North Dakota border, semis carrying loads of crops head to elevators en route...
    newsNovember 5, 2017 - 3:34pm
    June 26, 2017
    Jonathan Knutson
    Plain Living: 'What happened to crop shares?'
    The caller said he'd enjoyed my column on rental rate negotiations between farmers and landlords. He also had a question for me. "What happened...
    newsJune 26, 2017 - 5:15am
    June 15, 2017
    Central Minnesota Young Farmers Coalition members Andrew Barsness (center) and Matthew Fitzgerald (right) testified before the Minnesota House Agriculture Policy Committee in support of the beginning farmer tax credit bill alongside Rep. Nels Pierson (R-Rochester). (Contributed)
    Young farmers score victory at Legislature
    HOFFMAN, Minn. — A first-of-its-kind newly signed budget bill is a win-win for the future of farming in Minnesota. And it's thanks in part...
    newsJune 15, 2017 - 8:51pm
    May 25, 2017
    Minnesota project could help small farmers connect with rural grocery stores
    MINNEAPOLIS — A U.S. Department of Agriculture grant issued last week will fund an initiative that could help small-time farmers, rural grocery stores and wholesale food distributors simultaneously, simply by making the delivery system more efficient. The method, called "backhauling,"...
    newsMay 25, 2017 - 9:07pm
    Straight talk on land rent: Are landowners or renters right?
    Human beings are prone to classifying the world into good guys and bad guys, saints and sinners, victims and villains. We prefer clear-cut right...
    newsMay 25, 2017 - 4:51pm
    April 19, 2017
    Dairy cows stand in a field near Stayner, Ontario, Canada on July 26, 2015. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photoplay button
    Trump vows to back U.S. dairy farmers in Canada trade spat
    President Donald Trump promised to defend American dairy farmers who have been hurt by Canada’s protectionist trade practices, during a visit...
    newsApril 19, 2017 - 12:12pm
    April 5, 2017
    The Palmer amaranth weed is pictured in Harrison County, Iowa in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters March 31, 2017. Bob Hartzler/Iowa State University/Handout via REUTERS
    Destructive weed threatens U.S. corn fields
    WINTERSET, IOWA - A U.S. government program designed to convert farmland to wildlife habitat has triggered the spread of a fast-growing weed...
    newsApril 5, 2017 - 4:08pm
    April 3, 2017
    Donna Moenning with the Center for Food Integrity says farmers can connect with consumers through shared values. (Michelle Rook, Special to Agweek)
    Farmers learn how to connect with consumers
    BROOKINGS, S.D. — Research shows most consumers want to know more about where their food comes from. Farmers and agribusiness professionals...
    newsApril 3, 2017 - 9:00pm
    August 15, 2016
    Jim Hansen, a farmer from Turton, SD, is lifted by a pickup bed-mounted chairlift operated by his son Craig towards the cab of his Ford tractor on Thursday June 16, 2016. (Nick Nelson/Agweek)(Embargoed until July 25, 2016)
    Special equipment helps farmers stay active
    They'd appreciate your patience, but don't want your pity. What farmers with disabilities want is to stay active on the farm. Agweek profiles...
    news/nationAugust 15, 2016 - 12:48pm
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