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The team from Valley-Edinburg School, coached by Kathryn Otto, won 1st place for Pembina County. Team members, from left, included Joe Langerud, Gianna Hall, Aubrey Ratliff, and Aaliyah Parry.

The team from Valley-Edinburg School, coached by Kathryn Otto, won 1st place for Pembina County. Team members, from left, included Joe Langerud, Gianna Hall, Aubrey Ratliff, and Aaliyah Parry.

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Valley News & Views

Valley News & Views

Giving Hearts Day gives area nonprofits a boost

Giving Hearts Day is the largest 24hour giving event in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. Last year, nearly 42,000 donors raised $26.1 million for the participating non-profits. The nonprofits are required to find at least $3,000 in match donations to participate.
The NDSU Extension projected crop budgets are guides for large multi-county regions. (NDSU photo)

The NDSU Extension projected crop budgets are guides for large multi-county regions. (NDSU photo)

NDSU releases crop budget projections for 2024

The North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension projected crop budgets for 2024 are available for the state’s farmers, says Ron Haugen, NDSU Extension farm management specialist. The 2024 projected profits vary by region and crop.
NDSU Extension specialist James Rogers advises ranchers to consider whether winter feed supplies are enough to stretch into spring in case of delayed turnout. (NDSU photo)

NDSU Extension specialist James Rogers advises ranchers to consider whether winter feed supplies are enough to stretch into spring in case of delayed turnout. (NDSU photo)

Despite mild winter, spring may bring forage challenges

NDSU Extension This year’s warmer and drier winter conditions have created certain benefits for ranchers, such as easier winter feeding and simpler maintenance of water supplies.
Valley News & Views

Valley News & Views

RED RIVER FARM NETWORK

Ag Outlook Forum: Margins to be squeezed in ’24 – At its 100th Annual Ag Outlook Forum, the USDA estimated corn acreage at 91 million acres and soybeans at 87.5 million acres. If realized, corn acreage would be down 3.6 percent from last year and soybeans would be down nearly four percent.