Growing Harvest Ag Network

NDSU Extension Entomologist Janet Knodel offers some advice for sunflower growers when out scouting fields. 

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U.S. farmers continue to grapple with elevated machinery costs despite recent changes in trade policy that have reduced tariffs on some imported equipment. Equipment dealers and farm organizations say prices for tractors, combines and replacement parts remain significantly above pre-pandemic levels due to higher manufacturing costs, supply chain disruptions and increased labor expenses.

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Five wheat milling executives from Peru spent the last few days of June in the Pierre, Fort Pierre, and Gettysburg areas of South Dakota touring wheat fields, farms, and grain facilities to see firsthand how wheat is grown in the United States.

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USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says near to above normal temperatures and mixed precipitation is expected across the country for the period of July 28 - August 3.

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Lawmakers and farm groups are renewing calls for additional federal assistance as low crop prices and elevated production costs continue to pressure farm incomes across the United States.

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This NDSU Ag Minute features NDSU Extension Entomologist Janet Knodel. Knodel shares with listeners some of the pests they are finding in North Dakota fields, as well as what producers should be watching for when scouting fields. 

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A prolonged heat wave across parts of the Midwest and northern Plains is worsening pasture conditions and increasing stress on cattle producers already dealing with drought and historically tight cattle supplies.

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Farmers and ranchers are continuing to struggle with a difficult farm economy. Faith Parum, an economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, says the latest estimates show shortfalls in the billions.

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Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Under Secretary Richard Fordyce explains improved provisions for USDA's Livestock Indemnity Program as part of the Working Families Tax Cut Act.

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World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski goes over USDA's latest look at 2026 and 2027 pork production forecasts.

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