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State of North Dakota collaborates with U.S. Army Partnership for Your Success to connect soldiers with workforce opportunities

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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
The state of North Dakota, in its role as an employer, signed a U.S.Army Partnership for Your Success (PaYS) Program agreement with the North Dakota Army National Guard on Jan. 14 at the state Capitol connecting soldiers to civilian workforce opportunities.The PaYS Program brings together the U.S.
2026 Livestock and Milk Planning Price Projections (NDSU graphic)

2026 Livestock and Milk Planning Price Projections (NDSU graphic)

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NDSU Extension projects 2026 commodity prices

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Wednesday, January 28, 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.
Teams will work intensively over the course of the event, culminating in final presentations, during which solutions will be evaluated based on scientific rigor, creativity and clarity. (NDSU photo)

Teams will work intensively over the course of the event, culminating in final presentations, during which solutions will be evaluated based on scientific rigor, creativity and clarity. (NDSU photo)

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Applications open for 2026 AgTech Hackathon

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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
North Dakota State University will partner with Bayer Crop Science and the National Science Foundation AgTech Engine to host the AgTech Hackathon, a multiday competition that challenges participants to apply analytical, computational and creative thinking skills to realworld agricultural and...
Forages should be viewed as a valued commodity and feedstuff, not just as a source of bulk in a total mixed ration. (NDSU photo)

Forages should be viewed as a valued commodity and feedstuff, not just as a source of bulk in a total mixed ration. (NDSU photo)

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Forage Matters: Resolutions

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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
By James Rogers, Forage crops production specialist, NDSU Extension I am not much on New Year’s resolutions. I have tried making some in the past and failed. I think the big reason they don’t work out for me is that they never become a habit.
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RED RIVER FARM NETWORK

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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Hoeven presses for PP buyup coverage – North Dakota Senator John Hoeven is leading a bipartisan push to get USDA to restore additional prevented planting buy-up coverage under crop insurance.
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45 Degrees North: The next 25 years

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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Rural communities need younger people to step up into leadership roles in local government, volunteer organizations, churches, schools, and families. As we enter the second quarter of the 21st century, it’s time to let go of old habits that make things harder for them.
Along the way | Memories and musings

Along the way | Memories and musings

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Along the way | Memories and musings

Christine Jensen
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
“We are all equal in the fact that we are all different. We are all the same in the fact that we will never be the same. We are united by the reality that all colors and all cultures are distinct and individual.
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SENIOR MEALS MENU

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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Jan. 30 - Feb. 5, 2026Friday, Jan. 30Swedish Meatballs Mashed Potatoes Carrots Apple Crisp w/Topping WW BreadMonday, Feb. 2Cabbage Roll Mashed Potatoes Green Beans PearsTuesday, Feb. 3Hungarian Goulash Romaine Salad w/Dressing Peas Cherries WW BreadWednesday, Feb.
The Bowesmont Lives column from two weeks ago is lost somewhere in “The Blue Nowhere.”

The Bowesmont Lives column from two weeks ago is lost somewhere in “The Blue Nowhere.”

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Bowesmont lives

Saralee Hoselton
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
In any case, it never arrived at Valley News and Views.Included in that column was an obituary reporting the demise of the computer I had used to churn out columns and articles, serious and silly, for 15 years until it died of old age.
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