While work to protect the state's drinking water has ramped up in recent years, environmental groups want more evidence to see that it's working.| Agweek
Southeast Minnesota farmers talk about impact new rules might have.| Agweek
The Lewiston dairy farm asked for a waiver of the county’s 1,500 animal unit cap to expand its farm to 6,000 animal units.| Agweek
“One thing is clear: Minnesota’s farmers are resilient, innovative, and deeply committed to the common good,” writes Sen. Aric Putnam, D-St. Cloud| Agweek
Arnold Barclay began penciling planting dates, seed varieties, inputs and harvest dates for sugarbeets production when he began growing them in 1962.| Agweek
Both the final price for the 2022 crop and the estimated price for the 2023 crop represent record high per-ton payments for American Crystal Sugar growers.| Agweek
Inflation and plans to, eventually, process “soft” seeds along with soybeans has added to the original cost of the plant planned to be built in Grand Forks, North Dakota.| Agweek
How a trip to the state fair grew into a popping business for one South Dakota family.| Agweek
The World Association of Beet and Cane Growers held its annual meeting in Fargo, North Dakota, and climate change and ways to mitigate it were on the agenda for the second day of the program.| Agweek
Lower-priced commodities and lower yields may mean some producers qualify for farm program payments.| Agweek
Silver and soybeans carry a reputation for volatility and momentum, and both attract speculative money. Allison Thompson explains how psychology connects the two unlike commodities.| Agweek
Jamie Dickerman of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss ongoing news that is so far doing little to move grain markets on the Agweek Market Wrap.| Agweek
Intermittent heavy rains that began in the middle of the May spurred an improvement in drought conditions in parts of the region, but more moisture will be needed to keep things growing.| Agweek
Glenn Muller, executive director of South Dakota Pork Producers, was named the 2025 SD Governor's Ag Ambassador. This award recognizes an individual who made an impact on the agricultural industry.| Agweek
Conservation organizations in South Dakota joined forces to provide a training course for landowners to learn more about how to incorporate prescribed burns on their land.| Agweek
The affected research staff worked at the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and the Economic Research Service. Also fired were probationary loan officers at the Farm Service Agency.| Agweek
The MAHA Committee, led by Robert F. Kennedy, released a report identifying four potential drivers they believe are behind the rise of chronic childhood disease. Agricultural groups speak out.| Agweek
Those looking to change or maintain regulations of the MPCA on feedlots of all sizes had the first chance to comment this summer. The process continues with a promise of more public engagement.| Agweek
Expert tips for mitigating market risk. Why the timing of avian influenza's return could make it worse. A garlic farm in South Dakota. Minnesota cereal company cares for people and the planet.| Agweek
Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, said his administration will ask the Supreme Court to reverse a U.S. appeals court ruling last week that found many of his tariffs were illegal.| Agweek
Citing reports from NDSU and the World Agricultural Economic and Environmental Services, speakers said tariffs would be devastating to an ag industry still recovering from a Trump-backed trade war in 2018.| Agweek
The report says the EPA will work to build public confidence in its pesticide review process and reform its agrochemical approval process to ensure their "timely availability" to farmers.| Agweek
Amid uncertainty about crop sizes and demand, markets experts are urging farmers to minimize their risk and protect themselves going into harvest season.| Agweek
Jamie Dickerman of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss market response to USDA reports, lacking trade deals on the Agweek Market Wrap.| Agweek
Corn, soybean and wheat markets broke higher on recent negative USDA reports. Allison Thompson of The Money Farm says when markets stop breaking on bearish news, it’s time to pay attention.| Agweek
Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, Minnesota Trout Unlimited and the Minnesota Well Owners Organization filed a lawsuit seeking to "strengthen Minnesota’s regulation of industrial agriculture."| Agweek
Some environmental groups say nitrate contamination has reached the point of a public health emergency, and they want the federal government to step in.| Agweek
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is seeking input on an update to its animal feedlot rules, which regulate about 17,000 sites in the state.| Agweek
A day long meeting in Rochester covered the latest nitrogen management research, along with existing and future policy regarding nitrates in water.| Agweek
The newly created role will help guide farmers and ag landowners through the succession process.| Agweek
Jenny Schlecht is the director of ag content for Agweek and serves as editor of Agweek, Sugarbeet Grower and BeanGrower. She lives on a farm and ranch near Medina, North Dakota, with her husband and two daughters. You can reach her at jschlecht@agweek.com or 701-595-0425.| Agweek
Watch live from the stage at the Agweek 360 Building Alex Vasichek, owner and financial advisor of Elevate Financial, talks all things succession planning for agriculture.| Agweek
Darla Tyler-McSherry of Ask In Earnest explains that no matter where a farmer works the land, they are watching incoming clouds - actual or metaphorical clouds that can bring stress or relief.| Agweek
Both Ag with Emma and That Fit Agvocate have been sharing about their journeys in the agricultural world and how they also find time to prioritize mental and physical health through it all.| Agweek
The two part-time agricultural mental health providers were hired after the retirement of longtime provider Ted Matthews.| Agweek
West Virginia University for about 20 years has been working on tracking feed and water intake of animals. What they've learned is some cattle have traits that make them more efficient than others.| Agweek
A leaf-mining insect, the soybean gall midge and sudden death syndrome are among the pests and diseases to look out for in the coming growing season.| Agweek
The University of Minnesota has been researching the effects of dough fermentation and wheat variety in creating bread that is easier to digest.| Agweek
The weeds that farmers should watch for in their fields in 2023 include several that are familiar, such as Palmer amaranth, kochia and water hemp.| Agweek
Darla Tyler-McSherry of Ask In Earnest says the power of scents can be an important tool in our mental health toolboxes, including to treat depression that often plagues the agricultural community.| Agweek
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Most agricultural producers view farming as a noble and essential occupation and a profoundly spiritual way of life. Having to cease farming because of aging, economic difficulties or other unwanted circumstances is difficult for most farmers and...| Agweek
Knowing when to give up the car keys -- or take them from aging relatives -- is a challenge for Americans in general. Knowing when to give up the tractor keys -- or take them from aging relatives -- can be a particular concern for farm and ranch ...| Agweek
Old Soul Sourdough grew a following that could only be satisfied by moving from a home-based bakery to a downtown storefront. Even with their growth, respect for local farmers remains at their core.| Agweek
For La Crosse Distilling to reach the highest degree of transparency for its spirits, it meant not only identifying the producer but celebrating them.| Agweek
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent committed to divesting 25 entities in which he or close family had invested. But one of the companies still owns around $18 million in North Dakota farmland.| Agweek
There is a lack of mental health services from providers that understand the culture of farming, but help does exist in two mental health specialists in the state of Minnesota.| Agweek
Weather, markets and tariffs are out of farmers’ control, but one thing they can control is their own negative thinking.| Agweek
Mychal Wilmes' father came up with the idea that the family should bale straw under a full moon. Working late was not welcomed, but the memories remain of the night under the stars.| Agweek
Mychal Wilmes recalls getting ready for the wheat harvest despite a crop lodged by wind and rain. The less efficient days of harvest are hard to forget.| Agweek
Mychal Wilmes needed to drive through the cities. Not long into the journey, it became obvious he had no business driving on crowded and breakneck-speed interstates.| Agweek
Mychal Wilmes can find joy in the fact that his failures in raising cattle led to success for someone else.| Agweek
Sugarbeet yields could range from records for some farmers to next to nothing for those with damage from severe weather. But the overall outcome is likely to be average to above average production.| Agweek
Franny Fritz of Iroquois, South Dakota, is one of the nominees for Dakotafest Woman Farmer/Rancher of the Year. She is the owner and operator of her family's farming operation.| Agweek
The South Dakota State University department of animal science is the first program in the nation to be accredited by the American Society of Animal Science.| Agweek
Northern Crops Institute received funding to add on to the feed facility and to make updates.| Agweek
Ann Bailey reflects on her relationships with weeds and with wildflowers and how those traits remind her of her parents.| Agweek
The EPA has received applications from Bayer AG and Syngenta for new approvals, the agency said in regulatory documents.| Agweek
All parts of spotted water hemlock are poisonous to both people and livestock, especially cattle and horses. The roots are particularly toxic.| Agweek
As the age of farmers nationwide continues to rise, farm safety educators are stressing the importance of looking at ways to make farms and farm tasks safer so farmers can stay home as they age.| Agweek
By 2026, it's expected that 5 to 6 million beef on dairy crossed cattle will be in the marketplace.| Agweek
Agriculture-related damage from western North Dakota fires include burnt cropland, along with killed or injured livestock and destroyed pastures, stored feedstuffs, farmsteads, and fencing.| Agweek
Wildfires and lack of precipitation could make this year's forage production lower than desired.| Agweek
Program has not resolved a single case related to royalty deductions| Agweek
Public officials have refused to take action for years, which some attribute to the industry’s outsize influence on the state| Agweek
For the past 12 years, the Keep Farmers Farming program has been helping farms and ranches plan the transition to the next generation.| Agweek
Two teams from South Dakota State University traveled to Brazil to compete in an international agribusiness case study analysis competition and one of those teams brought home the champion title.| Agweek
While most people their age have passed away or are in assisted living facilities, Keith and Pat Kisro continue to plant and harvest a soybean crop each year along with other agricultural hobbies.| Agweek
Ann Bailey had a whole to-do list planned for the rest of the summer. But a serious health scare while visiting her daughter reminded her of how little we control our lives and what really matters.| Agweek
The Baumbachs offer wildflower honey, pasture-raised poultry and other items that are produced on their farmstead, The Pasture.| Agweek
The three-day farm show — the 29th edition in Mitchell — will take place on Aug. 19-21.| Agweek
As farmers prepare for the 2025 harvest season, the use of marketing assistance loans has taken on more significance as an option in setting up post-harvest grain marketing plans for corn and soybeans.| Agweek
Mexico rebukes the cattle import suspension by the U.S., which was put in place on Sunday, May 11.| Agweek
President Donald Trump has an opportunity to show his level of support for biofuels with a biofuel-blending volume proposal now at the White House.| Agweek
Wheat quality varied widely across the hundreds of miles of Kansas' southwestern corner and south-center that were surveyed on Wednesday, scouts said.| Agweek
Corn markets dropped after the August USDA report. But Allison Thompson of The Money Farm says sometimes an August report looked ugly on paper but ends up being the low point for the market.| Agweek
Jamie Dickerman of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss how this week's WASDE report shook up the markets on the Agweek Market Wrap.| Agweek
This week, soybean futures increased significantly, following a post President Donald Trump made on Truth Social where he encouraged China to quadruple its soybean order from the United States.| Agweek
Minn-Dak Farmers Co-op is working with Kratos Defense to implement autonomous trucking of sugarbeets.| Agweek
Despite repeated warnings from experts, soil continues to erode at an alarming pace. Soil health advocates say it's passed time to do something about it.| Agweek
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talk weather conditions and demand for U.S. commodities, especially corn, soybeans, wheat and beef.| Agweek
There are many things agricultural operation owners need to keep in mind when considering adding agritourism to their list of services.| Agweek
Grefsrud Farm and JDD&K Farm, both near Hawley, Minnesota, are being recognized as 2025 Century Farms.| Agweek
As the Trump administration's plans for tariffs on the U.S.'s top three trading partners evolved last week, ag groups throughout the country were working to respond and plan for the future.| Agweek
Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the impact of better weather and a stronger pork demand on the Agweek Market Wrap.| Agweek
Joe Ikley, North Dakota State University Extension weed specialist, conducted trials in edible fields near Fargo, North Dakota, and in Barnes County, North Dakota, on herbicide resistant pigweed.| Agweek
Ann Bailey reflects on the work of Make-A-Wish in the lives of children with devastating diagnoses, including her daughter, Ellen, who received a canine companion as a child battling cancer.| Agweek
Mychal Wilmes reflects on the difficult conversations and losses he witnessed as a journalist covering the devastating farm crisis of the 1980s.| Agweek
Having pets spayed or neutered, getting them vaccinated against diseases and giving them food and shelter is the minimum requirement that their owners should expect to do, Ann Bailey says.| Agweek
In lieu of his usual farm poetry, David Kragnes writes about the opportunities that have opened up to him throughout his life by saying yes to involvement with cooperatives.| Agweek
In 2023, Agriculture in the Classroom state and territory programs trained 22,900 teachers in agricultural literacy and reached 2.7 million students.| Agweek
Ragweed and kochia are among the concerns for sugarbeet growers in North Dakota and Minnesota, along with their main source of concern, water hemp.| Agweek
The Midwest agricultural research center is one of 11 that will lose funding through the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.| Agweek
Becca (Grimes) Francis, of Gilmer, Texas, and Sydni (Borders) Lammers, of Kilgore, Texas, were recognized for their achievements in beef cattle research.| Agweek
Michael Johnson is the news editor for Agweek. He lives in rural Deer Creek, Minn., where he is starting to homestead with his two children and wife. You can reach Michael at mjohnson@agweek.com or 218-640-2312.| Agweek
Recently, USDA Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, announced some initial details for the disaster programs, which include assistance for crop and livestock producers.| Agweek
The U.S. and China announced on Monday that they would slash steep tariffs on each other for 90 days.| Agweek
