Growing Harvest Ag Network

This Farm Talk segment is brought to you by North Dakota Corn. Andrew Mauch farms in the Mooreton area and serves as President of the North Dakota Corn Growers Association. Mauch recently represented the corn growers during a roundtable discussion with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins. 

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Industrial hemp grown in open areas in North Dakota in 2024 totaled 850 acres, up 15% from 2023, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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USDA livestock analyst Anthony Fischer looks at fed cattle marketings in the April Cattle on Feed report and marketing trends in the cattle sector.

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Mark Johnson, the extension beef cattle breeding specialist for Oklahoma State University, says there are signs the industry needs to begin rebuilding its herds.

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The 2025 Feeding the Economy Report says over 47 million people in the U.S. work in the agricultural and food industries. That is 29 percent of the U.S. population, and that number may be surprising to people, depending on where they live. 

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This NDSU Ag Minute features Lacey Quail. Quail serves as a Livestock Management Extension Specialist at the North Central Research Extension Center. She offers some advice to cattle producers as the breeding season quickly approaches this spring. 

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World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski looks at this month’s USDA forecasts for beef production and steer prices.

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Justin Tupper owns St. Onge Livestock in South Dakota and talks about where the cattle market appears to be heading. 

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The latest publication from Feeding Minds Press, the publishing arm of the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture, is “I LOVE Blueberries,” a children’s book written by Shannon Anderson. 

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When Minnesota state lawmakers get back to work today in St. Paul after the Easter holiday, the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation is going to push for some changes to the Beginning Farmer Tax Credit program.

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Rusty Halvorson and Sarah Heinrich shares some of the week's top stories in agriculture.

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USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says above normal temperatures for much of the nation and a mix of precipitation across the country are in the weather forecast for the period of April 22 to 28.

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USDA food safety expert Meredith Carothers discusses some tips to apply food safety when it comes boiling, handling, decorating, and storing Easter eggs.

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This Farm Talk segment is brought to you by North Dakota Corn. Heidie Haugo with the North Dakota Corn Utilization Council discusses the details of the Feeding and Fueling the World workshop. A workshop for North Dakota teachers that is taking place in June. 

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Reece Cannady, regional director for South Asia with the U.S. Grains Council, says farmers should keep an eye on India because of its immense potential.

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Clair Keene, NDSU Extension Agronomist for corn and spring wheat, recommends getting an early start to your spring wheat planting.

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This NDSU Ag Minute features Clair Keene. Keene serves as a NDSU Extension Agronomist for corn and spring wheat. She discusses proper soil temperatures for planting corn and spring wheat. 

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Matthew Bennett, co-founder of AgMarket.net, says it’s important to not forget about interest rates in 2025

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According to USDA's March Prospective Plantings Report that was released March 31 all wheat planted area for 2025 is estimated at 45.4 million acres, down 2 percent from 2024. If realized, this represents the second lowest all wheat planted area since records began in 1919.

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