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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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The USDA has already allocated over $6 billion in payments under the Farmer Bridge Assistance Programs. Payment rates for specialty crops under the program are due in early April. NAFB News Service See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski goes over USDA's March world supply and demand estimates for soybeans. USDA Radio NewslineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Agtegra Cooperative announced that it plans to construct a new, state-of-the-art feed mill in Faulkton, South Dakota. Source: Agtegra CooperativeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
U.S. beef exports to Colombia were up 23% in volume and 77% in value in 2025. As U.S. Meat Export Federation Latin America Representative Homero Recio explains, USMEF had to work to reclaim market share after U.S. beef was restricted in the country for much of 2024 over the finding of avian influenza in dairy cattle in the U.S. Source: USMEFSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The 2026 NDSU Soybean Symposium was recently held at the NDSU Memorial Union. North Dakota Soybean Council Vice Chair Evan Montgomery shares what information he found most interesting during the day of education. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Pork Cares Farm Impact Report is a third party verified resource for farmers to measure, document, and benchmark on-farm sustainability data. It is aggregated for state and national organizations to provide real data to decision-makers in the supply chain. NAFB News ServiceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined a 15-state coalition in asking the Supreme Court to uphold uniform national labeling requirements for farming herbicides. NAFB News ServiceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Global tensions in and around Iran are already having an impact on fertilizer prices and availability as farmers prepare for spring planting. NAFB News ServiceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
USDA's latest quarterly agricultural trade forecast shows another forecasted reduction in our nation's ag trade deficit. Rod Bain with USDA has the story. USDA Radio NewslineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
USDA's latest State Stories report includes a look at lambing and calving activity in reporting states. Rod Bain with USDA has the story. USDA Radio NewslineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This NDSU Ag Minute features Janet Knodel, NDSU Extension Entomologist. Knodel discusses the results of the recent wheat midge survey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Delegates to National Famers Union’s (NFU) 124th Anniversary Convention today cast their ballots to unanimously re-elect Rob Larew and Jeff Kippley as the organization’s President and Vice President, respectively. Source: National Farmers Union See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kent Bacus, the executive director of governmental affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, talks more about the current trade environment. NAFB News ServiceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The House Agriculture Committee approved Chair Glenn Thompson’s Farm Bill 2.0 by a 34-17 bipartisan vote. NAFB News ServiceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Over 12,000 farmers, exhibitors, industry stakeholders, and media gathered in San Antonio, Texas, in late February for the 2026 Commodity Classic, marking the second consecutive year of record-setting attendance. NAFB News ServiceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
North Dakota State University Extension has released projected crop budgets for 2026. These budget projections serve as guides for farmers in the state and are organized by multicounty region.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rusty Halvorson and Sarah Heinrich share some of the week's top stories in agriculture from around the region.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Karl Hoppe, Livestock Specialist at the NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center, warns producers to be on the lookout for any problems early on. This National Ag Month story is brought to you by the North Dakota Corn Utilization Council.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As spring planting gears up across the country, the Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency has determined crop insurance prices for 2026. Faith Parum, an economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, has details on three major crops. NAFB News ServiceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The recent Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer had an interesting split between the Index of Current Expectations compared to the Future Expectations Index. NAFB News ServiceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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