May 26, 2021

Ditterich Family Farm focuses on consumer meat needs

“I’m the only cousin who farms, probably out of a hundred people,” he said. “So if you think about it, agriculture’s 1 to 2% of […]
May 15, 2021

Giving blood for the good of the community

Last spring, Zellmer contacted me to be a donor, as we were living on my parent’s nearby farm. The last time I was scheduled to […]
April 30, 2021

North Dakota's Grand Farm sounds off in US Senate hearing

Grand Farm launched in 2017, after a speech by Fargo-based agricultural entrepreneur Barry Batcheller, who urged the emphasis of a “major” focus for the region […]
March 27, 2021

Reviving an old idea helps archery keep up with the times

4-H shooting sports and specifically for us, barebow archery, is an activity our daughters began actively participating in a few years ago. In past winter […]
March 22, 2021

Minnesota looks to bring meat processing capacity up to producer need

PINE ISLAND, Minn. — For more than a decade, Adam Bowman has faced a backlog when turning his cattle into meat. It’s led him to […]
March 16, 2021

Lambs on the ground in northeast North Dakota

“Sometimes they need a little help getting started,” he said. “But they’re usually pretty quick at getting the hang of it.” Thanks to generally favorable […]
March 2, 2021

There's enough seed to go around as gardening resurgence continues

That’s the word from garden centers and Extension educators to gardeners: Don’t fret if your favorite garden seed variety is sold out right now, it’ll […]
February 13, 2021

Hurdles for beginning farmers don't end with access to land

But that’s the reality for Taya Schulte and Seamus Fitzgerald, who operate Growing Lots Urban Farm on two converted parking lots in the Seward neighborhood […]
February 10, 2021

Minnesota's Seeds Feeds persists in the fight against food insecurity

“It has been a whirlwind since the pandemic hit. Those in need of food assistance have skyrocketed, and we have been doing our best to […]
February 8, 2021

Minnesota's Blue Water Farms wants to move walleye production indoors

Blue Water Farms is a Minnesota-based startup with the plan to use recirculating aquaculture systems technology, known as an RAS, to produce walleye and plant […]