Cattle roam in a pasture near Killdeer in southwest North Dakota. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)(Jeff Beach – North Dakota Monitor) A North Dakota rancher and a partner are poised to pay about $15.7 million for a beef marketing company that became a Ponzi scheme and owes millions of dollars to investors. Wylie Bice of Killdeer says he expects to close…
A typical pen format for swine in many Iowa animal feeding operations(Minnesota Reformer) In some southern Minnesota counties, hogs outnumber humans by a factor of 40 to 1. Minnesota is the second-largest hog producing state in the nation, generating more than $3.5 billion in sales in 2022. Most hog production takes place in the southern region of the state, along the border…
Warehouse worker Robert Paschal stocks a cooler with fresh produce at the Food Distribution Program at Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, Nov. 6, 2018. (Photo by Preston Keres/U.S. Department of Agriculture)WASHINGTON (North Dakota Monitor) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack apologized to tribal communities this week for delays in shipments and delivery of expired food during a tense congressional hearing…
Red Trail Energy near Richardton, North Dakota, is being acquired by Gevo, a company that is developing sustainable jet fuel company. (Amy Dalrymple/North Dakota Monitor)(North Dakota Monitor) A company that is developing sustainable aviation fuel is purchasing a North Dakota ethanol plant that was the first in the nation to implement carbon capture and sequestration. Gevo, based in Englewood, Colorado,…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota has been the hub for many farmers and now construction workers to gather together to learn about new equipment and techniques to bring back to their work. “The Gleaner Combine is getting a lot of ..a lot of people want to see what the new stuff is all about. The new Massey behind…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The largest farm show in the upper Midwest has returned to Fargo and this year with an addition to its name, The Big Iron Farm and Construction Show. The event takes place over a course of three days with over 900 booths of industrial to construction groups. Each booth showcases their products they have to offer…
FARGO — He’s one of the most famous names in country music, and he’s penned and sung some of the greatest songs in American musical history. And now, Willie Nelson’s namesake, Willie the horse, is looking for his forever home. The handsome, reddish gelding comes to Pet Connection with the help of Pride and Joy founder Robert Faulkner. He’s a…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. — He started life just about as sick as any horse they’ve ever seen, a tiny little thing of only about 3 months old, in a kill pen in Peabody, Kansas. But after his time at Pride and Joy Rescue just north of the city of Fargo, Coltie has left his frightening past long behind and he’s…
FARGO — Wednesday, July 24th is a fiesta day, and one of the staples of the downtown Fargo dining scene is celebrating it in style. Rosewild at the Jasper Hotel is offering a special experience in honor of National Tequila Day. They’ve got a whole tequila flight running through the weekend. And Rosewild Manager Jack Lingle gave the Morning Show…
FARGO — It’s a big milestone for open-air markets in the metro this morning. That’s because Folkways is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Red River Market on Saturday. The market’s come a long way since its first day with a handful of booths in 2015. This opening weekend, Broadway Square and the surrounding city blocks will include live music,…
