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    August 17, 2017
    A field of wheat east of Emerado, N.D File photo by Nick Nelson/Forum News Service
    Wheat falls to contract lows on fund selling; soy gains
    CHICAGO - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell about 1 percent to life-of-contract lows on Thursday, Aug. 17, weighed down by investment...
    NewsAugust 17, 2017 - 4:15pm
    August 15, 2017
    Cory Kritzberger, operations manager at American Crystal Sugar Co. in East Grand Forks, is impressed with the quality of early loads delivered to the East Grand Forks facility on the first day of pre-pile harvest for the 2017 campaign. Eric Hylden / Forum News Service
    Sugar beet harvest looks sweet: Pre-pile begins in Red River Valley
    EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. — Cory Kritzberger smiled as he picked up a sugar beet at American Crystal Sugar Co.'s plant in East Grand Forks....
    August 15, 2017 - 8:55pm
    August 14, 2017
    Signs left by protesters demonstrating against the Energy Transfer Partners Dakota Access oil pipeline sit at the gate of a construction access road where construction has been stopped for several weeks due to the protests near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. September 6, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Cullen
    Security company denies providing illegal services during DAPL protests
    BISMARCK—A firm contracted by the company that built the Dakota Access Pipeline disputed last week the allegation it was providing "security...
    NewsAugust 14, 2017 - 12:02pm
    File photo of Grand Forks Air Force Base front gate. The Pentagon has approved a policy that allows military bases to defend themselves against invasive and threatening unmanned aircraft.
    Pentagon may allow military bases to shoot down threatening drones
    GRAND FORKS — The Pentagon has approved a policy that allows military bases to defend themselves against invasive and threatening unmanned...
    NewsAugust 14, 2017 - 7:07am
    August 13, 2017
    Corn grows in late July in a field north of Dickinson. Western North Dakota is in a drought that has spanned most of the spring and summer. Experts agree the drought could have large ramifications for the state's economy. April Baumgarten / Forum News Service
    Drought's toll likely billions of dollars for ND economy
    North Dakota's harvest will be significantly less than last year's because of the ongoing drought, and though it's still early, the state's lead...
    NewsAugust 13, 2017 - 6:15am
    August 12, 2017
    Nick Symmonds announced his retirement from professional track and field earlier this year and plans to run the Honolulu Marathon in December as his final race. Courtesy photo / Nick Symmonds
    Former Olympian with Minn. ties plans marathon as final pro race
    At the start of 2017, Nick Symmonds announced this would be his last year of competitive running. But that doesn’t mean the hard-charging middle...
    sportsAugust 12, 2017 - 10:23am
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    AgweekTV: Been farming long? Oslo, Minn. farmer has been at it for 97 years
    Earl Mallinger has been involved in farming for about 97 years, nearly his entire life. The Oslo, Minnesota farmer turns 100 this month. He credits...
    NewsAugust 12, 2017 - 8:00am
    August 11, 2017
    Mike Klarenbeek's drone flies overhead while doing aerial work for the pheasant lodge Cocks Unlimited on northwest of Gregory, S.D. Matt Gade / Forum News Service
    North Dakota has invested big money in drones, when will it pay off?
    GRAND FORKS — Over the last decade, Grand Forks has become increasingly tied to the drone industry, so much so that a drone has appeared...
    NewsAugust 11, 2017 - 8:16pm
    Local farm broadcaster Mike Hergert is signing off after more than thirty years covering agriculture in the Red River Valley. Eric Hylden/Forum News Service
    Mike Hergert, co-founder of Red River Farm Network, to retire after 46 years in radio
    GRAND FORKS, N.D.—Mike Hergert has lived by one golden rule when it comes to radio: be accurate and treat others the way you want to be...
    NewsAugust 11, 2017 - 6:13pm
    Solar eclipse glasses that will be handed out by the community are pictured in Depoe Bay, Oregon, U.S., August 8, 2017. REUTERS/Jane Ross
    America's total eclipse floods market with fake sunglasses
    LOS ANGELES — When millions of Americans turn their faces skyward to witness the nation's first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in a...
    NewsAugust 11, 2017 - 5:04pm
    The freighter Calumet sits aground in the St. Marys River in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., on Thursday. Courtesy photo / U.S. Coast Guard
    Grounded cargo ship in passage between lakes Superior and Huron halts marine traffic
    LAKE SUPERIOR -- Commercial shipping traffic to and from Lake Superior was at a standstill Thursday, Aug. 10, after a freighter ran aground in...
    NewsAugust 11, 2017 - 1:58pm
    August 7, 2017
    Jeanne Crumly and her family's land near Page, Neb., in April of 2017. Crumly sees the Keystone XL pipeline as a dire threat to the land. “Make one solid case, one solid point for why this should go through,” she says. George Etheredge / The New York Times
    Keystone XL pipeline fate in balance as Nebraska opens hearings
    LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska regulators will hear final arguments for and against TransCanada Corp.-proposed Keystone XL pipeline this week before...
    NewsAugust 7, 2017 - 11:23am
    August 5, 2017
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    AgweekTV: Deals abound at AgIron
    If you're in the market for used farm machinery an auction can be a good place to go. This time of year combines and hay equipment are in high...
    NewsAugust 5, 2017 - 8:30am
    Jason Heintz, the store leader for Scheels in Grand Forks, said he started part time at Scheels in college and has worked there for 19 years. He says workers don't necessarily need a degree to get a good job. April Baumgarten / Forum News Service
    ND, Minn., rank among best states to find a 'good job' without bachelor's degree
    GRAND FORKS, N.D.—Just because workers don't have a bachelor's degree, that doesn't mean they can't be successful. Jason Heintz, store...
    NewsAugust 5, 2017 - 8:03am
    August 2, 2017
    A poster at the chip event shows what the chip itself looks like. The chip uses RFID technology similar to that used by credit cards and cell phone purchases.
    Chip implants aim to make work easier for 50 employees at this company
    RIVER FALLS, Wis. — With a disinfecting swipe and a quick two seconds to implant, Sam Bengtson had access to his computer, cell phone,...
    NewsAugust 2, 2017 - 8:20am
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