When you do a lot for your industry, you often get recognized. That’s why North Dakota’s Jerry Messer has earned one of the nation’s most prestigious dairy awards. The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board honored Messer as the 2017 recipient of the Richard E. Lyng Award for his contributions and distinguished service to dairy […]

North Dakota State University animal health experts are warning Northern cattle producers that pinkeye has been infecting some herds. “Pinkeye, or keratoconjunctivitis, is an infectious disease of cattle that costs producers money in several ways,” says Gerald Stokka, NDSU Extension veterinarian. “These include increased labor, cost of antibiotics, decreased weaning weight, and decreased price paid […]

Our hearts are breaking with this news from North Dakota. The North Dakota Highway Patrol has reported a 3-year-old boy has died after falling out of a tractor Tuesday morning. According to Valley News Live, the boy was riding beside his father in the tractor traveling south towards Newburg, North Dakota when the left side […]

Iron-deficiency chlorosis (IDC) has been spotted in many soybean fields in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota during the 2017 growing season.

The North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) and North Dakota State University (NDSU) N.D. Agricultural Experiment Station are pleased to announced the hay lottery is expanding to drought-affected producers in the tri-state area. “We are pleased to open the hay lottery to producers in South Dakota and Montana experiencing drought and wildfire,” North Dakota Agriculture […]

Two new varieties of kidney beans – Talon and Rosie – have recently been released by a team of researchers at North Dakota State University. Both new varieties “possess improved resistance to root pathogens and bacterial diseases,” says lead researcher Juan Osorno. “They also show higher seed yields and superior performance compared to older varieties.” […]

For the ag community looking to help their fellow ranchers affected by the drought, the North Dakota State University’s FeedList is making it easier. An update to the site now allows farmers and ranchers in other areas to donate feedstuffs easily to North Dakota ranchers who are short of pasture, hay, and other livestock feed […]

Please release CRP acres! That was the message in North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring’s letter to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue to help North Dakota ranchers due to the severity of the ongoing drought conditions in the state. “Lack of measurable spring rains since early March combined with above average temperatures and wind have caused […]

A high school party last week may be to blame for the recent burglary and animal cruelty at North Dakota’s largest swine farm.