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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.
Five challenges facing modern farmers

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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.
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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.
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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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North Dakota Barley Show returns to Osnabrock March 26

News Staff
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
OSNABROCK, N.D. - The 2026 Barley Show will take place Thursday, March 26 at the Osnabrock Barley Hall in Osnabrock, bringing together producers, industry representatives, and community members for a full day of exhibits, education and fellowship. This will be the 81st annual event.
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