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    September 24, 2016
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    Riders crossing N.D. 'cowboy up' for cancer awareness
    Three people have decided to saddle up and head across the state of North Dakota on horseback to raise money and awareness for a cause near to...
    NewsSeptember 24, 2016 - 8:30am
    September 21, 2016
    Don't blame farmers for dying honeybees
    Agriculture practices seem to be blamed and sensationalized in many ways. Headlines in a newspaper screaming that biofuels could be the reason for bee declines is not a fair observation while giving the non-agricultural segment of our area an unrealistic picture of farmers and ranchers....
    opinion/other opinionsSeptember 21, 2016 - 8:53am
    September 10, 2016
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    AgweekTV: How soy might power future public transportation
    Soybeans could play a big role in powering public transportation and that's good news for soybean growers. The North Dakota Soybean Council's...
    NewsSeptember 10, 2016 - 9:00am
    September 5, 2016
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    AgweekTV: Strolling through time
    The Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion draws thousands of visitors every year. Prior to the show starting they host what they call nursing...
    NewsSeptember 5, 2016 - 6:00am
    September 4, 2016
    Tractor owner Mike Smasal talks with men inside the cab of The Minneapolis Threshing Machine Co. one hundred year old gas engine tractor as the restoration of it is finished just prior to the 2016 show at the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion this Labor Day weekend in Rollag.Dave Wallis / Forum News Service
    13-ton tractor lives again. Renovation of 100-year-old behemoth a 'team effort'
    As Bill Forester, of Versailles, Mo., said while he was in the process of getting the large century-old engine started, "It's a real team effort....
    NewsSeptember 4, 2016 - 5:00am
    August 31, 2016
    Taking a drink of what he said was clean Minnesota water, Gov. Mark Dayton launches a drive to get people to sign a pledge to protect the state's water on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. (Forum News Service photo by Don Davis)
    Farmers irked with Dayton; Ag Organizations say they want more input
    FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn.—First it was an effort to keep agriculture runoff out of the state's waters by the use of plant buffers, then last...
    News/governmentAugust 31, 2016 - 10:08am
    August 30, 2016
    Minn. man charged with selling leased livestock
    PERHAM, Minn. — A 56-year-old former farm owner from Detroit Lakes faces charges in Otter Tail County District Court for allegedly wrongly...
    News/Detroit LakesAugust 30, 2016 - 2:19pm
    August 29, 2016
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    Rare second set of triplets a surprise for ND rancher
    Some say lightning doesn't strike the same place twice. But that may not be the case for a Reynolds, North Dakota rancher. Paul Lenz raises SimAngus...
    NewsAugust 29, 2016 - 6:00am
    August 22, 2016
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    AgweekTV: North Dakota sweet corn patch donated to charity every year
    There's a sweet corn patch near Jamestown, North Dakota that has proven to feed a lot of people in a short amount of time. Shawna Olson takes...
    NewsAugust 22, 2016 - 8:22am
    August 20, 2016
    Toxic Tators is teaching about the toxins used in agriculture
    Toxic Tators, known for its work battling potato giant RD Offutt, is taking another approach. The group is inviting people to come and learn about the alternatives to pesticide intensive agriculture. The lesson will be at Larry Heitkamps farm at Yellow Rose Organic Farm in Sebeka...
    NewsAugust 20, 2016 - 5:00am
    August 15, 2016
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    AgweekTV: What ND farmers learned during a trip to the West Coast
    The North Dakota Soybean Council's “See For Yourself" program recently took a group of North Dakota farmers to the West Coast to get a closer...
    NewsAugust 15, 2016 - 7:00am
    August 11, 2016
    Library can help learn about wheat harvest
    Wheat harvest is a yearly ritual that usually takes place in August. According to the Iowa University’s Department of Agronomy, the per capita consumption of wheat in the U.S. exceeds that of any other single food staple. That may be because wheat is the major ingredient in most...
    entertainment/booksAugust 11, 2016 - 5:35am
    August 1, 2016
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    AgweekTV: Tractor love
    Tractor runs are gaining in popularity recently and for many it's a chance to enjoy a common interest and meet new friends, but also a way to...
    NewsAugust 1, 2016 - 6:00am
    July 25, 2016
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    AgweekTV: Growers say wheat will help meet rising world food demand
    World food consumption is projected to rise by seventy percent in the next thirty years, and wheat will be a key ingredient. That was one of...
    NewsJuly 25, 2016 - 6:00am
    July 14, 2016
    Cargill Inc sells US ag-retail business
    CHICAGO—U.S. grain trader Cargill Inc. has agreed to sell its ag-retail business in the United States to farming input seller and distributor Agrium Inc., the companies said on Wednesday. Calgary, Alberta-based Agrium, North America’s largest retail seller of crop inputs like...
    Business/business briefsJuly 14, 2016 - 5:05am
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