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STAFF BLOGCAPITOL CHATTERBill mixes paint, bees and farmers ... and includes an island, too
By Don Davis Paint will cost more and be recycled. Bees will be protected. Financially troubled farmers will be able to access state aid. And an island to provide more wildlife habitat could be built...
5/19/13 at 5:06 PM Fee increases bother GOP in ag-outdoors bill 4/18/13 at 9:42 PM
Legislative notebook: Mayo comments upset lawmakers looking at funding 4/10/13 at 6:58 PM
PARVENTINGGot a farmer in your family? Now's the time to nag.
Days begin at 4:30 a.m. and end after a sullen and nostalgic gaze at our sleeping children. He knows not what day it is, mondaytuesdaysaturday, they all run together. My husband, likely like someone i...
5/14/13 at 9:38 AM Headlines: Spiritwood-area volunteers assist with harvest after death of 3-year-old boy 10/19/11 at 12:40 PM
DAKOTA VALLEY NEWS BLOGPlant seeds of safety: tell your farmer to mind the power poles
Days begin at 4:30 a.m. and end after a sullen and nostalgic gaze at our sleeping children. He knows not what day it is, mondaytuesdaysaturday, they all run together. My husband, likely like someone i...
5/14/13 at 8:51 AM
RENEW NDJoin the May Bike Month Challenge
"Ride your bike everyday, at least a mile in the month of May" Thanks for all the folks joining theMay Bike Month Challengeand clicking "Like" and ride your bike everyday in the month of May that's...
5/1/13 at 6:52 AM You know you want a FARGO cap. Here's how to win one 4/30/13 at 8:49 AM
Join the May Bike Month challenge 4/29/13 at 3:44 PM
REPUBLIC INSIDERLentsch to replace Bones at SD Ag Department
Walt Bones is headed back to his family farming operation in rural Parker, and a familiar face and name in South Dakota Republican Party politics will replace him at the helm of the state Agriculture ...
4/2/13 at 12:11 PM Varilek hits hard 10/9/12 at 10:04 AM
Thune gets 'pants on fire' rating from PolitiFact 9/4/12 at 4:25 PM
THE FARM BLEATFrom one scoop to another
Happy National Agriculture Week! I realize the week is half over, but agriculture production, innovation, research and processing happens every day, everywhere around us. We shouldnt be celebrating ag...
3/20/13 at 5:39 PM Facing my Fears; Screaming for Help 3/18/11 at 11:00 PM
Goosed by the Gander 3/17/11 at 9:10 PM
HEALTHY TIDBITSCancer Healthy Foods
What are some cancer healthy foods? Cancer healthy foods include more fruits, vegetables and grains. In northern MN and northern WI we need to getenoughvitamin D. About 3,000 s...
2/15/13 at 6:36 AM Fair Farm Kickoff Meeting, This Wednesday 9/18/11 at 6:23 AM
Oophs, OBAMA 4/10/10 at 3:22 AM
STAFF BLOGOIL PATCH DISPATCHOil development poses risks for livestock
WILLISTON, N.D. Jacki Schilke likes to say her black angus cattle live in harmony with the cats and dogs on her rural Williston ranch. But recently, Schilkes ranch has not been in harmony with oil...
12/9/12 at 1:24 AM Governor favors turning natural gas into fertilizer 7/16/12 at 7:25 PM
COME HOME AMERICAGeorge S. McGovern and the farmer
Click here for a South Dakota History journal article on "George S. McGovern and the farmer" by historian and Sen. John Thune adviser Jon Lauck....
10/31/12 at 2:49 PM
THE ATTICGeorge McGovern in the Twin Ports
Former Democratic U.S. Senator and presidential candidate George McGovern of South Dakota died Sunday at age 90. He made at least two stops in Duluth during his political career, mostly notably on Se...
10/21/12 at 11:05 PM
FARGO SCHOOL TALKFresh Fruit & Vegetable Program begins Tuesday
Earlier this year, you read in the newsletter about the changing USDA nutrition guidelines that are being implemented in the Fargo Public Schools and around the country. In order to support these guid...
9/17/12 at 10:48 AM
DIVERSION DISCUSSIONFarmers question impact of diversion on crop insurance
WEST FARGO Area farmers have some major concerns about how the Red River diversion project will impact their livelihoods and the crop insurance they rely on. South of the proposed project, more than...
8/15/12 at 9:46 AM DIVERSION DISCUSSION: Authority seeks to hire property management firm 8/12/12 at 11:50 AM
Diversion could impact drainage, transportation in rural areas 7/11/12 at 12:01 AM
FLICKERTALES FROM THE HILLN.D. ag leaders urge 5-year bill, not short-term fix
FARGO North Dakota agriculture representatives say theyre not interested in Congress passing a short-term extension of farm policy when a five-year bill is on the table. Five years of certainty is m...
8/7/12 at 12:01 AM North Dakota politicians lay blame, as farm bill stalls amid partisan stalemate 8/4/12 at 10:26 AM
Heitkamp taps N.D. agriculture leader as policy adviser 7/26/12 at 11:18 AM
COMPASS POINTSConservation groups generally support House Farm Bill version
So far, so good is the word from conservation groups in response to the U.S. House of Representatives version of the Farm Bill. The House Agriculture Committee completed markup of its version of the ...
7/12/12 at 10:04 AM Sportsmen commend Senate passing of Farm Bill 6/21/12 at 2:46 PM
LIVING WITH WATER: WATER EDUCATION IN THE RED RIVER VALLEYGardening smart
So, I know this blog is about water - but conserving water and reducing runoff are two things that a 'smart' no-till garden is good at. North Dakota Sustainable Agriculture Resource and Education (SAR...
6/21/12 at 1:13 PM Burning prairie and crop dusters 4/25/12 at 9:23 AM
Websites and Watersheds 4/18/12 at 10:44 AM
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