CROPS
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.March 12, 2010
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.March 11, 2010
N.D. leads nation in honey production again
North Dakota leads the nation in honey production for the sixth consecutive year.March 08, 2010
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.March 08, 2010
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.
March 05, 2010
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.March 04, 2010
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.March 03, 2010
N.D. corn harvest inches along
The 2009 corn harvest in North Dakota is inching along, as the third month of 2010 begins.March 02, 2010
New U.S. marshal nominated for N.D. 
A special agent with the federal Agriculture Department’s inspector general’s office is in line to be the next U.S. marshal for North Dakota.
The state’s congressional delegation said President Barack Obama has nominated Bismarck native Paul Ward to fill the state’s top law enforcement post.
February 26, 2010
Pride of Dakota companies ponder co-op
Some Pride of Dakota members are looking into putting together a statewide cooperative to help sell their products to retailers by acting as a distributer.
Currently, retailers contact Pride of Dakota companies directly. The co-op would allow stores to stock up many products at once.
Pride of Dakota is a program administered by the North Dakota Department of Agriculture that helps promote businesses with products produced or manufactured in the state.
By By Tracy Frank, Forum Communications Co. , February 26, 2010
Crop production value falls in N.D. in 2009
The total value of the crops produced by North Dakota farmers plummeted last year after two consecutive years at record highs.
A big reason for the decline was that the state’s staple wheat crop — though the biggest in more than a dozen years — was hurt by quality problems that made it less valuable to buyers.
By By Blake Nicholson, The Associated Press , February 25, 2010
Crop production value falls in N.D. in 2009
The Agriculture Department says the value of North Dakota crop production last year fell 17 percent from 2008, to $5.53 billion.
February 24, 2010
Getting ready: Residents, organizations prepare to face high water
Dickey, N.D., resident Brad Carpenter and his family are moving farm equipment, cattle and possessions to higher ground.
Last year, floodwaters surged the farm and 100-year-old home of Carpenter’s parents, Alan and Joy. For more than three months, the couple moved in with Brad and his wife, Darla.
Flooding cost the family 28 of its 80 head of cattle plus damage to the farm, the home and its contents. So this year, Brad said, they’ll be ready.
February 23, 2010
N.D. farmer sues over combine fire
A North Dakota farmer says a farm implement company should pay for a combine fire that caused nearly $300,000 in damage.
February 22, 2010
Potato stocks down in North Dakota
Potato stocks in North Dakota are down 13 percent from a year ago and 10 percent from 2008.
The Agriculture Department says the amount of potatoes held by growers, dealers and processors in the state on Feb. 1 stood at 9 million hundredweight — the lowest Feb. 1 level in 21 years.
February 22, 2010
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