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Allowing pasture and rangeland to recover this fall or next spring will improve these grazing resources’ ability to recover from the drought. (NDSU photo)

Allowing pasture and rangeland to recover this fall or next spring will improve these grazing resources’ ability to recover from the drought. (NDSU photo)

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Grazing management key to drought recovery and resilience

News Staff
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Drought conditions have impacted grazing resources across North Dakota this year, creating challenges for ranchers. As the grazing season has progressed, drought has expanded to cover 64% of the state and continues to intensify.
RED RIVER FARM NETWORK

RED RIVER FARM NETWORK

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RED RIVER FARM NETWORK

News Staff
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Farm Bill ready for action after August recess – North Dakota Senator John Hoeven said the Senate Agriculture Committee has a farm bill ready to advance when lawmakers return from the August recess.
Along the way | Structure of sanctity

Along the way | Structure of sanctity

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Along the way | Structure of sanctity

Christine Jensen
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Sometimes along the way, the most sacred things happen in the most peculiar places. You have no idea it’s coming, but the divine pipes in and helps. That is when you fully know you are guided and protected by grace.There are moments in life that simply take your breath away.
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Valley News & Views

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DAKOTA DATEBOOK: Pembina County

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Tuesday, August 18, 2026
August 21, 2026 – When Europeans arrived in the area along the Pembina and Red Rivers in the 1600s, the land was already home to the Assiniboine and Lakota. They were later joined by the Chippewa, who migrated from the east and became the dominant tribe, pushing the others farther west.
Bowesmont lives

Bowesmont lives

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Bowesmont lives

Saralee Hoselton
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
On Wednesday, Aug. 5, Saralee Hoselton took the PCMT van to Grafton, where she visited Clarice Mosolf at the Lutheran Sunset Home and had dinner with her.On Saturday, Merv and Phyllis Holter attended the wedding of Daniel De Sousa and Zoey, held at the New Life Assembly of God Church.
Julie Garden-Robinson, NDSU Extension food and nutrition specialist, and Beth Dahl, grant coordinator, share a cooking demo at the Red River Market. (NDSU photo)

Julie Garden-Robinson, NDSU Extension food and nutrition specialist, and Beth Dahl, grant coordinator, share a cooking demo at the Red River Market. (NDSU photo)

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Prairie Fare: Taste the freshness of farmers market finds

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Tuesday, August 18, 2026
By Julie Garden-Robinson, North Dakota State University Extension food and nutrition specialist “We’ve officially used up all the vegetable samples,” my server announced.We had just finished serving grilled vegetables to a long line of curious taste testers, many of whom were very young.
Cool-season grasses go dormant in hot temperatures, making them turn brown.

Cool-season grasses go dormant in hot temperatures, making them turn brown.

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Dakota Gardener: Why is my grass brown?

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Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Cool-season grasses’ natural response to intense summer heat is to go dormantJust last week, I was visiting with a concerned homeowner about his brown lawn and whether he should mow now, since weeds are coming up.Some homeowners strive for a lush, green, manicured lawn.
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