Farm News

Minnesota Ag and Rural Leadership Program growing local Ag Leaders 

Leaders are always needed in agriculture, and SW Minnesota State has teamed up with other agricultural groups across the state, ...

Producers hopeful for new farm bill next year 

Earlier this year President Donald Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, which included legislation that will help agricultural ...

2026 Weather forecast with NDAWN’s Daryl Ritchison

2025 is just about in the books, and it's been a very interesting year when it comes. North Dakota Agricultural ...

Minnesota’s partnership with NDAWN paying off for producers

The State of Minnesota has been expanding its Agricultural Weather Network over the last couple years, and local agricultural producers ...

Norman/Polk County Extension update 

It's going to be a busy couple months for Norman/Polk County Extension, as they have multiple events coming up on ...

Questions remain on passage of new Farm Bill in 2026 

Congress has once again extended the 2018 Farm Bill for another year, and this is expected to have a major ...

Keeping Soil Moist

R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier is attending the Minnesota Watersheds Annual Conference and Trade Show in Nisswa.  One person he ...

Vive Crop Protection rolling out product for Cercospora Leaf Spot Protection

Cercospora Leaf Spot was the topic of discussion for sugarbeet growers this past growing season, and the disease ravaged sugarbeet ...

Producers encouraged to plan now for a successful 2026 

We’re approaching the end of 2025, which means that some producers are planning ahead for the 2026 season. BASF Crop ...

Canola Symposium being held in Roseau Next Week 

The Minnesota Canola Council and University of Minnesota Extension will be holding a Canola Symposium on Thursday, December 4 in ...

Sugarbeet Harvest Recap 

Another sugarbeet harvest is in the books, and now our area sugarbeet factories will be busy slicing this year's crop ...

Norman County East FFA attends National Convention 

The FFA National Convention was this past weekend, and one of the many FFA chapters from across the nation that ...

Polk County Extension holding Land Rent Seminar 

Polk County Extension will be holding a free Land Rent Seminar next month, and registration is now open. Heather Dufault ...

Ada Borup West FFA attends National Convention 

The Ada Borup West FFA Chapter recently returned from the FFA National Convention in Indianapolis earlier this week. National Convention ...

Sugarbeet Harvest mostly complete 

The 2025 Sugarbeet harvest is mostly complete across the Red River Valley, and all signs point to a successful harvest ...

Cattle Market Update 

It's been a couple weeks since President Trump made his infamous Truth Social post about the potential purchase of Argentinian ...

Many questions in the farm economy 

It’s a challenging time for finances in agriculture, and producers across the region are asking how long these financial hardships ...

Sugarbeet Harvest nearly complete

The Red River Valley Sugarbeet harvest is starting to wrap up, but there still work to be done at certain ...

Sugarbeet Harvest Update 

The Red River Valley sugarbeet harvest continues to progress. Harrison Weber of the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association gives ...

MN Ag Commissioner Visits NW Region

Minnesota Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen recently toured northwest Minnesota.  R&J News spoke to Petersen about his visit. We’ll have more ...

Sugarbeet Harvest Update 

The Red River Valley Sugarbeet Harvest continues to move along. R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier gives that latest harvest update ...

Prioritize safety this sugarbeet harvest 

The Fall Sugarbeet Harvest continues to move along, and as the work days get longer safety needs to be everyone's ...

Local Harvest Update 

The 2025 Fall harvest continues to move along. After high temperatures hit the region last week, Gary Farmer Ron Pinske ...

Fire Prevention Week: Combine Fires

Combine harvesters save farmers a lot of time in the field during harvest season.  But combines can also cause fires.  ...

Area Clubs celebrating National 4H week

Its National 4H Week, and area 4H clubs are celebrating, by promoting opportunities that 4H offers to area youth. Norman ...

Cattle backgrounding recommendations 

Cattle Producers in the area are approaching the time of year, where they start to focus more on the supplements ...

Sugarbeet Harvest Update 

Sugarbeet Pre Piling continues to move along, and sugarbeet producers and organizations are reporting a very promising crop. Harrison Weber ...

2025 Fall Calf Market outlook  

Cattle Markets remain high across the country, as the cattle herd is at its lowest in over fifty years. With ...

Sugarbeet Harvest Update 

Sugarbeet Pre-Harvest continues to progress across the Red River Valley, but recent temperatures could cause some changes in the pre ...

Farm Bill Update 

Congress hasn't passed a Farm Bill since 2018 , and producers across the region are eagerly waiting for a new ...