Growing Harvest Ag Network

This NDSU Ag Minute features Lisa Pederson, NDSU Extension Livestock Specialist. Pederson explains more about the Beef Quality Assurance program and how it helps to increase consumer confidence. 

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The farm economy continues to struggle in 2026, and farm groups are calling on Congress to act. Brian Glenn, director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said many farmers are underwater financially.

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Tracey Farrigan of the Economic Research Service talks about categories of industries and how they contributed to populations in rural counties, per USDA's recent edition of "Rural America at a Glance".

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North Dakota State University Extension and University of Minnesota Extension will host the annual Best of the Best in Wheat and Soybean Research Meetings at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on Feb. 4, and at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel in Moorhead, Minnesota, on Feb. 5.

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USDA is out with its first World Supply and Demand Estimate for Global Wheat for the year. And the highlight was Argentina’s wheat production. World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski explains more.

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It’s been a tough go for the U.S. agricultural economy so far in 2026. Matt Clark, the interim executive director for Terrain Ag, said the livestock sector entered the year in better shape than the grain producers.

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The U.S. Meat Export Federation is assisting U.S. pork exporters in responding to an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation by Mexico on hams and shoulders.

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According to a new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange, the near-term outlook for broiler production remains exceptionally strong.

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World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski goes over USDA January outlook for beef production and steer prices for both 2025 and 2026.

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World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski covers some of the various sessions and focuses within the 2026 USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum scheduled for February 19 - 20.

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Farm and Ranch Director Sarah Heinrich sits down with North Dakota Ag Commissioner Doug Goehring to discuss record high cattle prices. 

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The fourth annual Tri-State Producers Conference recently brought together young farmers and ranchers from Oklahoma, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

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Market estimates show that Brazil surpassed the U.S. as the world’s number one beef producer in 2025. Reuters said that happened after Brazil beat output forecasts by hundreds of thousands of tons, easing a global supply squeeze and helping limit a surge in meat prices.

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North Dakota Farmers Union President Matt Perdue traveled to Washington D.C. last week. While on Capitol Hill, Perdue visited with Senator John Hoeven about issues that are impacting farmers and ranchers in the state.

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New data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers said sales of ag tractors and combines in the U.S. fell in December 2025 compared to the same time last year.

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

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The U.S. agricultural land market is shifting after years of steady growth. Although land values are still historically high, current signs indicate a more complex situation driven by local and regional factors rather than nationwide trends.

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North Dakota Ag Commissioner Doug Goehring discusses the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program. 

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Whole milk will soon return to school menus. Rod Bain with USDA has the story. 

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