Shuttered canola plant may reopen

A defunct Northwood canola processing plant wants to reopen, about a year after it went broke and left $810,000 in unpaid bills.

Shuttered N.D. canola plant looking to reopen

A defunct Northwood canola processing plant wants to reopen, about a year after it went broke and left $810,000 in unpaid bills.

Ag Week Luncheon on Wednesday

The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Agriculture & Energy Committee is holding its annual Ag Week Luncheon at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Shady’s, located at 111 Second St. N.E. in the Gladstone Inn and Suites. Tickets are $10 and include the meal and the speaker for the day, a representative of Great River Energy. Space is limited.

Detroit considers agriculture

Detroit, the very symbol of American industrial might for most of the 20th century, is drawing up a radical renewal plan that calls for turning large swaths of this now-blighted, rusted-out city back into the fields and farmland that existed before the automobile.

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N.D. leads nation in honey production again

North Dakota leads the nation in honey production for the sixth consecutive year.

North Dakota leads in production of 12 commodities

The Agriculture Department says North Dakota leads the nation in the production of 12 commodities. They are barley, navy beans, pinto beans, canola, flaxseed, honey, lentils, dry peas, both nonoil and oil sunflowers, durum wheat and spring wheat.

3 being inducted into N.D. Ag Hall

Three people are being inducted into the North Dakota Agricultural Hall of Fame, including former Gov. Ed Schafer. The inductions are Saturday afternoon during the North Dakota Winter Show in Valley City.

Three being inducted into N.D. Ag Hall

Three people are being inducted into the North Dakota Agricultural Hall of Fame, including former Gov. Ed Schafer.

Man dies in corn bin

A man trapped in a grain bin on his farm near Waseca died after rescue workers were unable to reach him in time.

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Man trapped in corn bin dies in Minnesota

WASECA, Minn. (AP) — A man trapped in a grain bin on a farm near Waseca died Thursday after rescue workers were unable to reach him in time.

N.D. farmers want more time to plant canola

Canola farmers in North Dakota and northwest Minnesota are asking federal insurance officials for a few more days in the spring to get their crops in the ground, starting next year.

N.D. corn harvest inches along

The 2009 corn harvest in North Dakota is inching along, as the third month of 2010 begins. Wet conditions prevented many farmers from completing the harvest last fall. The Agriculture Department says farmers got another 3 percent of the crop out of the fields in February, but 24 percent of last year’s corn crop remains standing.

Moose, elk and bighorn sheep applications available in N.D.

North Dakota’s 2010 moose, elk and bighorn sheep proclamation has been finalized and applications are available at the state Game and Fish Department’s Web site. The deadline for applying is March 17.

N.D. corn harvest inches along

The 2009 corn harvest in North Dakota is inching along, as the third month of 2010 begins.

North Dakota Winter Show starts

The 73rd annual North Dakota Winter Show is getting under way in Valley City.