agriculture

Thank-you cards to the Busy Butterflies/Country Critters 4-H Club are a day-brightener. (Jenny Schlecht / Agweek)

Agriculture Feb 10th 2021 - 5am

Clear the drear by looking to what you can do for others

Erin Holbert was born, raised and works on a farm in west central Indiana.

Columns Feb 9th 2021 - 11am

Holbert: The short winter hours bring on the longest of days

Chad Olsen, owner of Olsen Custom Farms, based in Hendricks, Minn., typically hires 65 South Africans through the H-2A program. COVID-19 delayed many of his workers from arriving in 2020, and he worries about potential delays again in 2021. (Mikkel Pates / Agweek)

Agriculture Feb 8th 2021 - 6am

Farmers worry about H-2A delays because of South African travel ban

Water flows out of the drain tile in a rural Grand Forks County, N.D., field on July 6, 2020. The area was hit with 3 to 10 inches of rain in the week prior. (Katie Pinke / Agweek)

Agriculture Feb 8th 2021 - 5am

Controversial, yes, but take climate change seriously

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Winter wheat is planted and sprouts in the fall, then comes up and grows in the spring. Too little snow cover combined with cold weather can kill winter wheat. (Pixabay photo)

Agriculture Feb 6th 2021 - 10am

A midwinter look at Midwest weather

Agriculture Feb 6th 2021 - 8am

The first indoor walleye farm in the nation planned in Minnesota

Mitchell Technical College diesel power technology students Kadin Schlenker, left, and Tyler Pranger work on a 1960s vintage tractor for auction. (Matt Gade / Republic)

Education Feb 5th 2021 - 4pm

Sale of old-school tractor to benefit Mitchell Tech scholarships

Agweek's Michelle Rook, Jenny Schlecht and Emily Beal hang out at the Agweek booth during Big Iron in September 2020. (Katie Pinke / Agweek)

Agriculture Feb 5th 2021 - 5am

Pandemic reaffirms value of ag organizations

Jonathan Lundgren, director and CEO of Blue Dasher Farm, an Estelline, S.D., research and demonstration farm for regenerative agriculture, holds a sample of soil to show the positive effects of regenerative agriculture. (Dan Koeck for MPR News 2018)

Agriculture Feb 3rd 2021 - 2pm

Minnesota corporations nudge farmers to help the environment

Ben Bisbach of Ben's Beans (Photo contributed by Featherstone Farm)

Agriculture Feb 1st 2021 - 10am

Organic industry, from big to small, sees boom in sales during pandemic

Crates filled with half-gallon bottles of milk are stocked up ready for handing out during the Farmer to Families Food Box Program distribution event on Wednesday in the former Slumberland parking lot. (Matt Gade / Republic)

Agriculture Feb 1st 2021 - 9am

Plant-based beverages hurts sales of cow's milk, report finds

Agriculture Jan 30th 2021 - 8am

South Dakota Beef Industry Council's Build Your Base program gets a professional endorsement

Rep. Dusty Johnson

Agriculture Jan 29th 2021 - 4pm

Dusty Johnson reintroduces bill to allow state-inspected beef to be sold online

Agriculture Jan 23rd 2021 - 8am

Off-farm income and benefits trending for farm families

Police lights. (Republic file photo)

Crime and Courts Jan 20th 2021 - 4pm

Man who crashed tractor into Highway 38 bridge near Salem faces four misdemeanors

The McCook Central FFA chapter recently took first place in the ag sales division at the South Dakota FFA annual Leadership Development Events, held virtually in December and January. Pictured from left to right are Ryan Blagg, Colton Stiefvater, Kayle Lauck, Maddy Lauck, Lauren Roling and Joe Grady. (Submitted Photo)

Education Jan 19th 2021 - 2pm

South Dakota FFA champions named at leadership development events

New Dietary Guidelines discuss nutrition needs and recommendations throughout a person's lifespan and focus on the importance of eating diverse foods. (MyPlate photo)

Agriculture Jan 18th 2021 - 10am

USDA's new, best advice on healthy eating

Agriculture Jan 16th 2021 - 8am

Minnesota Fresh see sales surge during pandemic

A blog post from scientists and agronomists expresses concern for the limited amount of money being put into publicly funded plant breeding research. (Erin Ehnle Brown / Grand Vale Creative LLC)

Agriculture Jan 14th 2021 - 10am

Scientists worry about reduced funding for plant breeding

Agriculture Jan 14th 2021 - 10am

American Farm Bureau Federation discusses rural mental health during virtual convention

Agriculture Jan 13th 2021 - 7am

Holbert: A new year now? Not really when you're a farmer

Winner Livestock Auction has seen more weigh-up cows come through the ring this year, a reflection of poor conception rates in cow herds. Michelle Rook / Forum News Service

Agriculture Jan 13th 2021 - 6am

Low conception rates in cow herds again an issue in South Dakota

Agriculture Jan 12th 2021 - 10am

North Dakota brand inspector has been ‘riding the brands’ for 55 years

A high-voltage direct current line that takes electricity from coal-fired plants in western North Dakota to the Minneapolis area could use their capacity for renewable wind or solar power, if it doesn’t migrate elsewhere. (Photo taken Dec. 28, 2020, at Edgeley, N.D. Mikkel Pates / Agweek

Agriculture Jan 12th 2021 - 6am

Will North Dakota value-added ag be gone with the wind?

Rylee Jennings competes in the Junior Showmanship portion of the Davison County Winter Beef Show at the Davison County Fairgrounds Saturday morning. Participants from around the region converged on the site to show their cattle in competition. (Erik Kaufman / Republic)

Agriculture Jan 10th 2021 - 3pm

Davison County Winter Beef show returns for 2021

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