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Kenny Chesney, Wynonna Judd, Steve Earle added to Farm Aid

July 29, 2025

KVRR Staff,

MINNEAPOLIS – Country star Kenny Chesney has been added to the lineup at the 40th Farm Aid concert at the University of Minnesota. Organizers say Chesney, Wynonna Judd, and Steve Earle are joining the performers on September 20 at Huntington Bank Stadium. The lineup also features Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews, Billy Strings, Margo Price, Duluth’s Trampled…

North Dakota funds program to use drones to scout for weeds

July 28, 2025

KVRR Staff,

A drone flies over a farm field as part of a Grand Farm project to use drones to scout for weeds. A North Dakota Department of Agriculture grant will help continue the work. (Courtesy of Grand Farm)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A state-funded program will use drones and artificial intelligence to scout for noxious weeds in five North Dakota…

Spring wheat crop less than meets the eye, annual tour shows

July 25, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Wheat stands in a field in Richland County, North Dakota, on July 10, 2025. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) — An annual industry tour of the wheat crop in North Dakota and northwest Minnesota projects lower yields than a year ago but an overall good quality crop. The Wheat Quality Council tour projects an average yield of 49…

Farmers turn to 500-foot plastic storage bags in wake of storm damage

July 22, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Chad Wendel uses bags to store corn after it has been dried in his grain-handling facility that stands in the background. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)NORTH DAKOTA (North Dakota Monitor) — When June storms demolished three grain bins that Dean Bjornson had planned to use to store much of this year’s crop, his reaction was to bag it instead He ordered…

Gene-Edited Microbe Provides Crops with Nitrogen Boost at Grand Farm

The microbe, developed by Pivot Bio, has the potential to massively increase the yield from crops like corn and barley.

July 16, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

WHEATLAND, N.D. (KVRR) – It was a field day – literally – at Grand Farms Innovation Campus in Wheatland on July 16. The agriculture company Pivot Bio unveiled Proven G3, which are gene-edited-nitrogen-fixing microbes. That may sound complicated – and it is – but the way it is beneficial to crops is relatively simple. Naturally occurring microbes in the soil…

AgViews Live: Trouble in Trump Country

July 16, 2025

Emily Welker,

FARGO — Bankers who work in agricultural finance say President Trump’s tariffs are costing him major support among farmers in what used to be solidly Trump country. That’s the word ahead of the annual AgViews Live seminar by Bell Bank. Uncertainty over the future of federal farm programs and tariffs on some trade items, as well as whether tariff trouble…

Red River Market Opens for Season

July 11, 2025

Emily Welker,

FARGO — The Red River Market kicks off for the season tomorrow in downtown, but the nonprofit behind it is running into resistance from city leaders when it comes to blocking off downtown streets for their gatherings. Folkways founder Simone Wai says it won’t affect the farmers market, which is now in its second decade and has grown to 80-some…

City of Wahpeton plans to spray for mosquitoes this week

July 7, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR) — Wahpeton is planning to tackle mosquitoes. The city announced they will be ground spraying Tuesday night starting at 9 pm until midnight. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, they will try for Wednesday night. The spray does not harm people, pets or gardens. But they suggest you avoid walking or biking in the area they are spraying….

Using SNAP benefits at Farmers Markets in North Dakota

June 30, 2025

KVRR Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — As the season of farmers markets kick in, North Dakota is among many states that has added an easier way for people to use SNAP benefits. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring announced on Friday an added interactive feature to the Local Foods Directory Map online. Users may now access the website to look for farmers markets with…

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Ponzi scheme beef company ordered to pay $103 million

June 23, 2025

KVRR Staff,

A box used by Agridime, now known as American Grazed Beef, to ship frozen meat products to consumers. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)KILLDEER, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A court has ordered the cattle and beef marketing company Agridime to pay $103 million in restitution after operating as a Ponzi scheme that cost North Dakota investors an estimated $40 million. Meanwhile,…