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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
N.D. Supreme Court upholds feedlot decision
The North Dakota Supreme Court says the Morton County Commission can allow a large cattle feedlot northwest of Mandan.
February 25, 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
Changes coming to farm programs
U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson warned that agriculture needs to be ready for major changes to farm support programs as the country comes to grip with the current financial situation.
Peterson, chairman of the Agriculture Committee in the House, told an audience Tuesday at the Home Grown Economy conference in Marshall that he would be launching hearings on the farm bill at the end of March, six months earlier than would be the norm.
By By Tom Cherveny, Forum Communications Co. , February 17, 2010
Cattlewomen sponsoring contest
The North Dakota Cattlewomen is sponsoring the 2010-2011 N.D. Beef Ambassador Contest March 24 at the Gateway Mall, Bismarck.
A cash prize of $500 is given to the North Dakota winner as well as an expense-paid trip to the national competition in Rapid City, S.D., in October. The contestants must be 17 but not over 20 by Jan. 1, 2011.
February 10, 2010
Turkeys rescued when barn roof collapses in Minnesota
A second roof in the area has collapsed under a growing snow load.
Workers and family members with Gorans Brothers were able to safely move approximately 12,000 turkeys from a brooder barn northeast of Svea when its roof collapsed around 2 a.m. Tuesday.
Late Monday afternoon, a roof on a warehouse building at Perkins Lumber in Willmar collapsed.
By By Tom Cherveny, Forum Communications Co. , February 10, 2010
February 09, 2010
Storms stress livestock in N.D.
The Agriculture Department says late-January storms halted the much-delayed corn harvest in North Dakota and added stress to livestock.
The department said in its weekly crop report that power outages in western and south central North Dakota also caused worries about water availability for animals.
February 02, 2010
Storms stress livestock in North Dakota
February 01, 2010
Cattle down in N.D., sheep unchanged
The number of cattle in North Dakota is down over the previous year, while sheep are unchanged.
January 30, 2010
Cattle down in North Dakota, sheep unchanged
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The number of cattle in North Dakota is down over the previous year, while sheep are unchanged.
January 30, 2010
Grazing fees on public lands unchanged for 2010
January 29, 2010
Cattle down in North Dakota, sheep unchanged
The number of cattle in North Dakota is down over the previous year, while sheep are unchanged.
January 29, 2010
N.D. milk production down
Milk production in North Dakota during October, November and December totaled 92 million pounds, down 8 percent from the fourth quarter of 2008.
January 26, 2010
N.D. milk production down in fourth quarter
Milk production in North Dakota during October, November and December totaled 92 million pounds, down 8 percent from the fourth quarter of 2008.
January 25, 2010
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NJ cops kill bear that ate pet rabbit
DENVILLE -- A 400-pound bear was shot and killed by authorities after it ripped through a man’s screened porch and devoured his daughter’s pet rabbit, police said. The bear intruded on Joe McCabe’s Old Boonton Road property, near the county’s Tourne Park, around 5 p.m. Sunda
Posted by: agweekfarmer on Feb 25, 2010 at 8:17 AM | AgweekMountain lion killed at NW Nebraska ranch
A mountain lion was shot and killed Sunday by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission at a ranch northwest of Rushville, Neb. Conservation officers were notified early Sunday morning of a mountain lion hiding under a livestock trailer near a ranch house. The responding conservation officer determin
Posted by: agweekfarmer on Feb 24, 2010 at 8:31 AM | AgweekFlorida creates python season, hunting license
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- State wildlife officials have created a special python hunting season to try to stop the spread of the nonnative snakes throughout the Everglades. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says anyone with a hunting license who pays a $26 permit fee can kill the rep
Posted by: agweekfarmer on Feb 23, 2010 at 8:53 AM | AgweekMissing 40 days, Lab trapped in hole found alive
LOS GATOS - A 13-year-old black lab stuck in a hole in a creekbed returned home this week after going missing for 40 days and 40 nights in the Santa Cruz Mountains about a mile away from his rural home. Terina Held noticed her dog, Buck, was missing on Jan. 6 when her family's other dog came home w
Posted by: agweekfarmer on Feb 22, 2010 at 8:24 AM | AgweekSioux Falls pro baseball team now 'Fighting Pheasants'
IT’S A NEW GAME IN TOWN Sioux Falls, SD--Sioux Falls Sports LLC, the ownership group of the Sioux Falls Canaries and Sioux Falls Stampede, made two major announcements at a press conference this afternoon concerning the Sioux Falls Canaries Baseball Club. http://www.canariesbaseball.
Posted by: agweekfarmer on Feb 19, 2010 at 8:30 AM | AgweekIowa lawmaker & Desert Eagle, 1; PETA & raccoon, 0
Rep. Steve King didn't back down from a home-invading raccoon and now he's not backing down from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which blasted the Iowa Republican for tweeting about fatally shooting the animal. On Tuesday, the animal welfare group challenged the Iowa Republican to &quo
Posted by: agweekfarmer on Feb 18, 2010 at 8:20 AM | AgweekLunker: New Montana record fish weighs 5.76 ounces
Russ Geldrich of Kalispell has caught a new state record pygmy whitefish. Geldrich caught the 0.36-pound (5.76-ounce; 9.84 inches in length) pygmy in Little Bitterroot Lake on February 13. Geldrich caught the pygmy on a jig and maggot while fishing deep for kokanee. Geldrich had the fish weighed on
Posted by: agweekfarmer on Feb 17, 2010 at 8:31 AM | AgweekTrailcam user finds 'dangling sausage' key to success
Every once in awhile I get an e-mail that causes me to pause. That was the case last week after I was contacted by Bob Twichell, of Fayetteville. Twichell’s e-mail included five attached photos, all taken with his trail camera (a camera attached to a tree and triggered by a motion detector).
Posted by: agweekfarmer on Feb 16, 2010 at 8:31 AM | Agweek
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