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Soil analysis results of the 0-6-inch deep lost topsoil for key soil properties and levels. NDSU graphic

NDSU study reveals cost of losing 6 inches of topsoil per acre

News Staff

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

NDSU researchers have estimated the cost of topsoil lost to natural erosion and tillage practicesLANGDON, N.D. - Losing 6 inches of topsoil could cost farmers more than $6,600 in nutrients and organic matter per acre, according to analysis by North Dakota State University researchers.

Borchardt

Positioning your balance sheet to weather the storm

Todd Borchardt, Svp, Market President, Choice Bank

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

One thing is for sure, volatility in the business of agriculture isn’t going away. Right now, we’re finding ourselves in the trough of the cyclical nature of farm economics and many producers are wondering – “Can I endure this… and for how long?

Valley News & Views

KodaBank: Lower commodity prices continue to shape outlook for 2026

Rebecca Davis

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

According to agricultural loan officer Chase Boen of KodaBank in Drayton, the 2025 growing season produced mixed results across the Red River Valley due to uneven rainfall.“The 2025 growing season was variable as certain areas received more rainfall than others,” Boen said.

Valley News & Views

AI is transforming agriculture

Borderland Press Staff

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Technology has revolutionized global agriculture. Automation has changed the agricultural sector, and those changes might have arrived in the nick of time.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, speaking at a Future Farmers of America event Aug. 18, 2025 at the Tennessee State Fair. Photo by John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout

USDA to give up massive DC office building as shift of staff to states begins

Jacob Fischler, North Dakota Monitor

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will transfer a large office building to the General Services Administration in a step toward shrinking the department’s footprint in and around Washington, D.C., Secretary Brooke Rollins said Wednesday.

Steffes

Reading the market through the auction ring

Scott Steffes, Steffes Group, Inc.

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

If someone asked me what the mostasked question I’ve heard as an auctioneer all these years was, the answer would be easy. It hasn’t changed since I first started with my dad in 1980. “What’s going on in the market, and how are the auctions going?

Five challenges facing modern farmers

Borderland Press Staff

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Agriculture is a building block of nations. The United States Department of Agriculture reports 22.1 million fulland part-time jobs were related to the agricultural and food sectors in 2022, representing 10.4 percent of total U.S. employment.

Valley News & Views

How something so small can say so much about a whole field

News Staff

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

“How can something that small tell me anything about my whole field?” Honestly, it’s a fair question. Farming happens on hundreds or thousands of acres, not on a strip the size of a lawnmower.

Four careers in modern ag

Valley News & Views Staff

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Farming and ranching may be the first roles people think of when they envision jobs in agriculture. But the modern agricultural sector offers a much wider range of career paths as well.

Valley News & Views

Cultivating agricultural innovation

News Staff

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

By Valley News & Views Staff The agricultural sector is evolving thanks to new technology necessitated by a growing global population and the pressures of climate change. The United Nations predicts a global population of 9.7 billion by 2050.

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