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Agriculture information for teachers and students

Agriculture Council Of America | Educational

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Educational resourcesMarch 24th marks National Agriculture Day, a time when producers, agricultural associations, corporations, universities, government agencies and countless others across America gather to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture.

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National Agriculture Week, March 15-21

News Staff

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

National Agriculture Week is celebrated every year in March on dates announced by the Agriculture Council of America. This year the holiday commences on March 15 and ends on 21. The week celebrates and acknowledges the agricultural industry and the role it plays in stabilizing the economy.

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Horizon Financial Bank and ICBA celebrate America’s farmers and ranchers on National Ag Day, March 24

News Staff

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

LANGDON, N.D. - In recognition of National Ag Day, Horizon Financial Bank and the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) are celebrating the farmers, ranchers, and agricultural producers whose hard work sustains local communities and strengthens America’s food system.

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Hoeven issues statement on $150 million in assistance available for sugar producers

News Staff

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S.

Corn stands in a field in northern Cass County during the 2024 harvest season. Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor

Farmers can apply for federal ag assistance program

Jeff Beach, North Dakota Monitor

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

The federal government has announced help for sugar producers as an application period opens for a previously announced $12 billion farmer assistance program.

NDSU Extension has released its 2026 price projections for crops and livestock produced in the state. NDSU photo

NDSU Extension projects 2026 commodity prices

News Staff

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Planning for the future can be a very frustrating process, especially in times of market volatility. Planning typically pays high dividends. For most farm and ranch managers, developing realistic commodity price expectations is one of the most difficult and complex tasks of the planning process.

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Crop disease management update

News Staff

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

The Langdon Research Extension Center’s statewide annual surveys in 2025 indicated that among the canola diseases, Verticillium Stripe was the most common and yield-damaging, followed by white mold, blackleg, and clubroot (observed only in Cavalier County).

North Dakota crop budget regions. (NDSU graphic)

NDSU crop budget projections show low returns for 2026

News Staff

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

North Dakota State University Extension has released projected crop budgets for 2026. These budget projections serve as guides for farmers in the state and are organized by multicounty region.

A female adult hessian fly with a reddish black body and long black legs. Courtesy: Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org.

Hessian fly continues to increase in northeast North Dakota

News Staff

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor Say) remains one of the most important insect pests of wheat in the United States. The insect was introduced to North America in the late 1770s on straw bedding used by Hessian soldiers during the American Revolution, first reported from Long Island.

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2026 Crop insurance update

Greg Goodman

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

The changes to the 2026 crop year and beyond originate mainly in the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) that was passed in July 2025.

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