This week, we talk to Agweek reporter Mikkel Pates about how a North Dakota legislator fears that a focus on the future of the coal industry may hurt value-added agriculture efforts in the state.

For more on this subject, read and watch Mikkel's cover story.

If you're interested in that story, you may also be interested in Mikkel's piece talking to landowners deciding whether to allow wind turbines on their land.

This episode of the Agweek Podcast is brought to you by Superior Grain Equipment, Trans Ova and Topp Herefords.