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A combination of reduced sheep numbers worldwide and a weak U.S. Dollar have made prices for U.S. wool more attractive than they’ve been in years.  Northern Ag spoke with Larry …

The show must go on with this spring planting season even as folks in western Minnesota are reporting that wet soil conditions have been hampering with their corn harvest!  According …

Full page ads from the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) appear in today’s New York Times and the Washington, DC edition of The Wall Street Journal, highlighting the failure …

“The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money.”  That famous quote by former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is vividly playing itself out in …

U.S. beef and pork muscle cut exports performed well in March, concluding the first quarter of 2010 with increasing momentum. A sluggish global market for variety meat held down the …

The Senate is expected to vote this week on a motion to proceed on S. J. Res. 26, a “Resolution of Disapproval” of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) greenhouse gas “endangerment finding.” …

         Wheat and barley producers, as well as other interested parties, will find it easier to stay ahead of potential Fusarium Head Blight (scab) problems this year, thanks to a …

The accidental reprinting of a two-year-old news article announcing the beef access agreement between the United States and South Korea has created some confusion regarding the status of that agreement. …

Cool temperatures and sufficient rainfall (greater than average in some regions) have many North Dakota pastures set for abundant forage growth this spring. Weather forecasters predict a substantial warming trend …

West Coast Senators have introduced legislation to ban oil drilling off their coast. California Senator Dianne Feinstein says offshore oil drilling is simply not worth the risk in light of …