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    April 9, 2018
    John, Carol and Brian Kuipers have about 270 lambs on the ground. Calving season is just getting going on their place south of Tappen, N.D. Photo taken March 30, 2018. Jenny Schlecht / Forum News Service
    Tough calving season brings up considerations for change
    TAPPEN, N.D. — One could be excused for thinking the central North Dakota weather on March 30 was an early April Fools' Day joke —...
    business/agricultureApril 9, 2018 - 8:38am
    April 5, 2018
    Cliff Reindl, general manager at Seven Oaks Dairy, prepares to milk a cow at the dairy March 27. Reindl is the general manager at all three dairies owned by Hart Agriculture, including Seven Oaks. Photo for The Washington Post by Kevin D. Liles.
    'Cow Fitbits' and artificial intelligence are coming to the dairy farm, but some farmers aren't impressed
    WAYNESBORO, Ga. - In the two months since Richard Watson strapped 200 remote-control-sized transmitters around his cows' necks, an artificial-intelligence...
    business/agricultureApril 5, 2018 - 11:56am
    April 2, 2018
    Jenny Schlecht
    Commentary: Calving season is far from 'easy money'
    I've heard people say raising cattle is "easy money." That's laughable to me, as someone who has been connected to the cattle industry my entire...
    business/agricultureApril 2, 2018 - 6:00am
    March 12, 2018
    Frayne Olson and Tim Petry, crop and livestock economists, respectively, talked about price outlooks at the Farming and Ranching for the Bottom Line Conference at Bismarck State College on Feb. 27. Jenny Schlecht / Forum News Service
    Trade, weather will have big consequences for prices
    BISMARCK — Tim Petry is tired of the word "record," because when it comes to livestock markets and production, "we are constantly setting...
    business/agricultureMarch 12, 2018 - 7:04am
    February 7, 2018
    Lohmann Brown chickens stand outside a barn on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, in Sheffield, Illinois. Bloomberg photo by Daniel Acker.
    Can Americans eat more chicken? U.S. industry bets on growth
    As if Americans didn't have enough chicken on the menu already, production of the nation's most-popular meat is headed for the biggest growth...
    business/agricultureFebruary 7, 2018 - 2:24pm
    February 5, 2018
    The Sioux Empire Farm Show draws exhibitors with market hogs, sheep, goats and six breeds of purebred beef cattle. Michelle Rook / Special to Forum News Service
    Economic impact of livestock industry displayed at Sioux Empire Farm Show
    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The livestock industry is the backbone of South Dakota's economy, and that was evident at this year's Sioux Empire...
    business/agricultureFebruary 5, 2018 - 7:49am
    January 23, 2018
    A recent court decision voided animal agriculture exemptions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, which means some livestock operations could soon be required to report emissions that meet or exceed 100 pounds of ammonia or hydrogen sulfide within a 24-hour period. Forum News Service file photo
    Livestock organizations seek fix to reporting air releases from animal waste
    BISMARCK—Confusion abounds over the possibility of hazardous emissions reporting requirements covering air releases from animal waste for...
    business/agricultureJanuary 23, 2018 - 5:53pm
    January 22, 2018
    This year’s South Dakota Pork Congress in Sioux Falls, S.D., featured a sold-out trade show. Michelle Rook / Special to Forum News Service
    Pork industry profitability and growth evident at SD Pork Congress
    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Pork producers are coming off a profitable year in 2017 with strong exports and growth in the industry, and that was...
    business/agricultureJanuary 22, 2018 - 6:05am
    January 13, 2018
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    Dilly dilly! How barley is turned into beer
    We'll take a look inside the Anheuser-Busch Malting Plant in Moorhead to see how local barley is made into malt, a key ingredient in Budweiser...
    newsJanuary 13, 2018 - 8:30am
    January 8, 2018
    Farm groups say the Electronic Logging Device Rule is unworkable for those hauling livestock and is very dangerous for animals. Michelle Rook / Special to Forum News Service
    Trucking firms worried electronic logging device could hurt livestock industry
    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Truckers hauling livestock have received a 90-day waiver from the Electronic Logging Device, or ELD, mandate, but the...
    business/agricultureJanuary 8, 2018 - 8:03am
    January 6, 2018
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    AgweekTV: A Voice for FFA
    FFA is credited with the success of many students. We found a Fertile-Beltrami high school student who is finding the organization to be a real...
    newsJanuary 6, 2018 - 8:30am
    December 23, 2017
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    AgweekTV: McMartin Bankruptcy Update
    The trustee in the large McMartin farm bankruptcy is alleging fraud and the amount of debt has risen to more than sixty-three million dollars....
    newsDecember 23, 2017 - 8:00am
    December 18, 2017
    J. K. Shearer, a professor and Extension veterinarian at Iowa State University, presents about humane euthanasia at a training session in Steele, N.D., on Dec. 13, 2017. Jenny Schlecht / Forum News Service
    Training teaches about making a plan for crashes involving livestock
    STEELE, N.D. — When the Steele Volunteer Fire Department had to respond to a crash involving a truck pulling a livestock trailer a few...
    newsDecember 18, 2017 - 6:01am
    December 17, 2017
    Brad Dokken, outdoors columnist.
    Kittson County video sheds light on wolves
    There's a lot of "I seen it on the Internet" misinformation or fake news floating around out there these days, but a Facebook video post from...
    newsDecember 17, 2017 - 8:21am
    September 28, 2017
    A farmer harvests the last few corn stalks in a field in northwest Hanson County in this file photo. (Republic file photo)
    Farm bill urgency: Agriculture's silver lining
    There's a bright side to the bad weather that scorched the fields of farmers this season. Despite an improved outlook backed by a break from...
    newsSeptember 28, 2017 - 7:48am
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