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If I had a single day I could replay, You know like the movie, Ground Hog Day I would go back home to Drayton and play Play checkers with my older brother Eat mother's pancakes with boxelder syrup with little sister and baby brother I would push mow the hill and ditch for my father We'd watch...
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Hello friends and neighbors. This week I want to chat a bit about words. Words can be encouraging and life changing. Fifteen years ago or so I went to Port of Spain, Trinidad. I didn’t know a single soul there.I was invited to speak at a church and met a family who offered me a place to stay.
The educational webinar will provide research updates and recommendations to help farmers make production decisions for the 2025 growing season. NDSU photo.

The educational webinar will provide research updates and recommendations to help farmers make production decisions for the 2025 growing season. NDSU photo.

NDSU Extension to host Getting It Right in Canola webinar on March 14

Farmers and crop advisers searching for research-based canola production recommendations should plan to participate in NDSU Extension’s Getting It Right in Canola Production webinar on March 14.Sponsored by the Northern Canola Growers Association, the canola production webinar will begin at 8:30 a.
Farmers view a soil pit as part of an on-farm soil health research project. NDSU photo.

Farmers view a soil pit as part of an on-farm soil health research project. NDSU photo.

On-farm research participants sought during the 2025 growing season

The North Dakota On-Farm Research Network, in partnership with the University of Illinois Data-Intensive Farm Management program, is inviting farmers to participate in on-farm research during the 2025 growing season.
Valley News & Views

Valley News & Views

Shephard wins NDFB discussion meet

Samantha Shephard, a fourth-generation farmer from Crystal, North Dakota, won the NDFB Young Farmer and Rancher Discussion Meet held during the Farm and Ranch Conference in Bismarck on February 22, 2025.
Research indicates that the suicide rate is significantly higher for those working in agriculture. Pexels photo.

Research indicates that the suicide rate is significantly higher for those working in agriculture. Pexels photo.

Registration open for suicide prevention webinars

Addressing the wellness needs of those working in agriculture or related areas will be the focus of two upcoming Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) suicide prevention webinars sponsored by North Dakota State University Extension.
RED RIVER FARM NETWORK

RED RIVER FARM NETWORK

RED RIVER FARM NETWORK

Veteran ag economist reviews ag policy during ICE – The financial challenges in agriculture were part of Terrain Executive Head John Newton’s keynote address at the International Crop Expo.
Right to Read ND organizes statewide read outs in opposition to SB 2307

Right to Read ND organizes statewide read outs in opposition to SB 2307

Right to Read ND organizes statewide read outs in opposition to SB 2307

Right to Read ND, a nonpartisan group of North Dakotans dedicated to fighting censorship and protecting the freedom to read, is organizing local Read Outs across North Dakota on Saturday, March 1st, from 2-2:30 PM CST.
Valley News & Views

Valley News & Views

Tax Commissioner reports modest gain for 2024 fourth quarter collections

Tax Commissioner Brian Kroshus announced that North Dakota’s taxable sales and purchases for the fourth quarter of 2024 have demonstrated a 3.2 percent increase compared to the same period in 2023. For October, November, and December of 2024, taxable sales and purchases totaled $7.1 billion.
Legislative update

Legislative update

Legislative update

There was a swing of 91 degrees in one week. From severe arctic air to 50 degrees today. Is that a record? Snow is melting here today, and it was feeling like spring as I made my way to the Capitol today. Love it!