Agriculture

Female farmers get the inside scoop on ag markets
Buying and selling grain and livestock can be a bit of a mystery, even to some farmers. As more women get into farm management, North Dakota State University aims to give them an edge on when to sell their crops.
'Perfect storm' of fall weather - and falling numbers - hits wheat farmers hard
Wheat farmers thought they had a solid crop that might turn a profit in a bleak year for agriculture. Then they hauled the crop to the elevator and found out an unexpected problem sharply reduced the value of the crop. It’s a story about weather, chemistry — and bread.
 Training to prevent suicides in rural Minnesota draws large response
Minnesota health and agriculture officials say they've received an overwhelming response to training sessions aimed at preventing suicides among farmers and others who work in agriculture.
A bitter harvest for sugar beet farmers
It’s been a tough harvest for every crop grown in the region. Farmers fought through mud to harvest crops during a wet fall, and this year’s sugar beet losses come on top of several years of low crop prices and an ongoing trade war with China.
Senate Democrats assail Trump's $16B bailout for farmers
President Trump's $16 billion bailout package for farmers hurt by the trade war with China unfairly benefits the South at the expense of the North and wealthy producers over smaller farms, Democratic senators concluded in a report released Tuesday.