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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)

North Dakota crop budget regions. (NDSU graphic)

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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.

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

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

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

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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.
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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.
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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

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

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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.
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