A state-funded program will use drones and artificial intelligence to scout for noxious weeds in five North Dakota counties. The North Dakota Department of Agriculture last week announced the award of a $300,000 grant for drone scouting in the 2025 and 2026[...]
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Projects demonstrate carbon capture ranchers can get behind
Ranchers in North Dakota are rethinking what it means to raise cattle—and not just for the dinner table. By adopting managed grazing practices, some are turning their pastures into carbon sinks, capturing emissions and exploring new income through carbon credits. But the[...]
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New wheat trade deal expected to benefit North Dakota growers
A rare piece of good news has landed for wheat growers across North Dakota: Bangladesh has agreed to buy 700,000 metric tons of U.S. wheat annually for the next five years. For producers who’ve been navigating fickle prices, tough weather, and stiff[...]
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Follow the Bloom: North Dakota’s 2025 Sunflower Map is Here
Soon, North Dakota’s landscapes will shimmer with golden sunflower blooms — and now travelers have a roadmap to find them. The state’s 2025 Sunflower Field Map highlights more than 20 locations where visitors can admire this vibrant symbol of North Dakota’s agricultural[...]
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Ag Commissioner Goehring Warns of Growing Financial Strain on Farmers
Across North Dakota, many farmers are planting hope but harvesting debt. With crop prices falling and input costs like fuel, fertilizer, and equipment still sky-high, more producers are borrowing just to stay afloat. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring warns the numbers don’t pencil[...]
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MN ag group, promoting local food systems, sues feds over canceled grant
Farm-linked organizations, including one from Minnesota, are ratcheting up legal pressure over canceled federal grants, saying projects designed to create a fair and sustainable food production system are being shortchanged. The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy is part of a newly[...]
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Inside the Fight to Stop North Dakota’s Riverview Mega-Dairies From Being Built
The Red River doesn’t stop at the border—and neither does the fight to protect it. Two massive dairy CAFOs proposed in North Dakota have sparked a growing resistance that stretches from small-town Abercrombie to Manitoba’s Lake Winnipeg. At stake: clean water, dry[...]
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A vision for America’s agricultural future
The CEO of Rodale Institute learned about food as medicine the hard way—through a mysterious illness that doctors couldn’t diagnose for months. Jeff Tkach’s personal health crisis led him to a deeper understanding: the way we grow food doesn’t just affect our[...]
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The role of farming in the exodus of rural America
In our race to “feed the world”, farmers and ranchers have been pressed into a system that manufactures food for a growing global population. Farmers have met these challenges head-on, producing an abundance of crops and meat; however, our production of abundance[...]
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ND mega dairies draw criticism at Winnipeg news conference
North Dakota is facing growing opposition to two massive dairy operations planned near the Red River. Environmental advocates say the projects could harm water quality locally and in downstream communities – including Lake Winnipeg in Canada. Madeline Luke, a volunteer with the[...]
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John Deere autonomous tillage system gets test run in Morton County field
Out in the fields near Glen Ullin, a John Deere tractor fires up, rolls forward—and there’s no one behind the wheel. It’s not broken. It’s the future. Gooseneck Implement is test-driving a new autonomous upgrade kit that turns traditional tillage tractors into[...]
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Pollinator Week is June 16-22
BISMARCK – Gov. Kelly Armstrong has proclaimed June 16-22, 2025, as Pollinator Week in North Dakota. North Dakota is home to many pollinators, including more than 800,000 honey bee colonies. “Pollinator species such as bees, birds and insects are essential partners of[...]
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Trump-backed pesticide report led by RFK Jr. draws fire from agrichemical industry
A new report linking pesticide overuse to children’s health issues has ignited a battle within President Donald Trump’s circle of support, pitting powerful agrichemical giants against some organic food advocates. Last month, the Make America Healthy Again commission, chaired by Health and[...]
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John Deere autonomous tillage system gets tryout in North Dakota fields
It’s not every day you see a 60,000-pound machine fire up and roll away—alone. But that’s exactly what’s happening in the fields near Glen Ullin, where Gooseneck Implement is test-driving John Deere’s latest leap into autonomous agriculture. This isn’t science fiction; it’s[...]
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Foreign-Owned Farmland Has Increased in Nearly Every State in the Past Decade
Nearly every state in the country has seen an increase in foreign interests owning farmland since 2014, according to USDA data. Foreign countries and interests own more than 45 million acres of farmland in the country, which accounts for just over 3%[...]
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The Tree of Life
Some stories don’t need to shout to leave a mark—they hum quietly, rooted deep in soil and spirit. In the small prairie town of Westhope, North Dakota, a farmer named John Talcott sowed more than seed—he sowed a prayer. His 1919 poem,[...]