agriculture

Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says $20,000 is available to help North Dakota communities and schools plant an orchard in 2013. “The Community Orchard Project provides funds to North Dakota communities...

ST. PAUL -- U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar received support Friday from the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee. The Republican-leaning organization endorsed Democrat Klobuchar over GOP challenger state Rep...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says salmonella found at a cantaloupe farm in southwestern Indiana matches the "DNA fingerprint" of the salmonella responsible for a deadly outbreak...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's apple crop has arrived early. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says most varieties are ripening one to two weeks ahead of normal, and many...

The American Seed Trade Association elected Carl Peterson to serve as secretary of its Soybean Seed Division during its annual Corn, Sorghum and Soybean Seed Research Conference in Chicago, Ill...

Glyphosate weed resistance is a growing problem within the region, as Dr. Jeff Stachler weed specialist at NDSU has documented. How can farmers manage weed resistance now in order to...

North Dakota Farmers Union members are invited to attend the 85th state convention Nov. 18-19 at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel in Bismarck. The convention will offer delegates and members...

Peterson Farms Seed's annual Groundbreaker Field Day will be held Thursday, Sept.

The Big Iron Farm Show, West Fargo, which celebrates its 31st Anniversary September 13-15, is in need of volunteers. Volunteer opportunities are available to assist with check in on Monday,...

Barry Batcheller, founder of Appareo Systems, LLC and Howard Dahl, co-founder of Amity Technology have formed a new company combining Amity's agriculture industry success with the aerospace industry innovations and...

Glyphosate weed resistance may seem a world away from the Red River Valley, but it is much closer than one may think. On Jan. 12, Peterson Seed Company and Bayer...

One week remains for growers to submit photos to Peterson Farms Seed's "Farm Follies" Foto Contest. "We are very serious about agronomics, the seed business, the product we put out...

Thirty years old and bigger and better than ever, Big Iron 2010, the Midwest's largest agricultural expo, is set for its annual three-day run Tuesday, Sept. 14, through Thursday, Sept...

While kicking tires and checking out the new technology, growers attending the Big Iron Farm Show are encouraged to visit the Red River Farm Network Issues and Events Center. Located...