Growing Harvest Ag Network

Growing Harvest Ag Network

Sarah Heinrich is both a rancher and a broadcaster for The Ag News Leader, KFGO & the Growing Harvest Ag Network. She’s the former KX-TV, Bismarck, Ag Director and the niece of another legendary North Dakota Ag Director, Al Gustin. She leads the KFGO 790-AM team as Farm & Ranch Director. Also part of the team is Farm and Ranch Reporter Sam Halstengard.

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August 20, 2026 2 mins

Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg explains two goals to boost and expand our nation's agricultural exports.

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What are some of the details small and medium sized meat processors should know regarding application for a USDA support program? Rod Bain with USDA has the story.

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The El Nino pattern that is influencing weather currently in North and South America will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

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The National Grain and Feed Association is celebrating its sixth Harvest Safety Week on August 18-22.

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Ethanol producers and industry leaders are gathering Aug.19-21 in Minneapolis for the American Coalition for Ethanol’s 39th annual conference, focused on expanding markets and navigating federal policy.

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U.S. sales of agricultural tractors dropped nearly 11% in July 2026 compared to the year before, with combine sales declining more than 5% in the same period.

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The Supreme Court ruled in late June that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) preempts state-law claims regarding pesticide labeling. Agriculture is counting the ruling as a major win that will keep an important tool in the market. The decision effectively overturned a previous jury award and is expected to end many ongoing lawsuits related to the pesticide Roundup.

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The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement is undergoing serious trade renegotiations.

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El Niño is setting up a generally favorable weather pattern across much of the Corn Belt as crops move into a critical stretch of development.

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USDA is giving farmers more time to pay their crop insurance bills. The Risk Management Agency is authorizing Approved Insurance Providers to give producers up to 60 additional days to pay crop insurance premiums, administrative fees, and other amounts with billing dates between July 1st and September 30th.

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This Farm Talk segment is brought to you by North Dakota Corn. Carson Klosterman serves as Chairman of the North Dakota Corn Utilization Council. Klosterman talks more about the grand opening of the Bolley Agricultural Laboratory on the campus of NDSU. 

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Farms and ranches who employ workers under the H2-A program now have their federally mandated minimum wage under the new Adverse Effect Wage Rate.

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Farmland owners or operators face a choice of lease options, but which one pays more? The agricultural economists at Purdue University looked into that question and found that over the past 20 years, no single lease type consistently outperformed the others. 

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

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Farmers should avoid letting major market reports dictate their marketing strategy. Instead, risk manager Heather Ramsey with The ARC Group, advises farmers to focus on a consistent plan and the factors they can control.

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USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says near to above normal temperatures and precipitation for most of the country is expected during the period of August 18 - 24.

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July runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, totaled two million acre-feet, or 61 percent of average, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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Although the volume of U.S. beef exports was down slightly in June, the value was up to $790 million. U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dan Halstrom has the details.

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This Farm Talk segment is brought to you by North Dakota Corn. North Dakota Corn Growers Association Vice President Ben Bring farms near Galesburg and discusses the dry conditions in his area and the need for rain. 

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Farmers are adopting artificial intelligence tools for a variety of operations around their farm, and the more they use it, the better it gets.

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