Author Archives: Rusty Halvorson
ND Stockmen's Association responds to Trump social media post
Today, North Dakota Stockmen's Association President Randy Schmitt, a Rugby, N.D., cow-calf producer, issued the following statement after President Donald Trump's social media post about the beef ind...
Oct 22, 2025 Photo: Rusty Halvorson/KFGO News
Rollins announces plan for American ranchers and consumers
Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Small Business Administrator Kelly Loef...
Oct 22, 2025 Graphic: USDA
Minnesota opens grant program for renewable fertilizer production
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the Green Fertilizer Grant Program. The program will support agricultural and rural electric cooperatives registered as 308A o...
Oct 21, 2025 Kevin Doncaster / CC
Roots matter for award-winning regenerative ranch family
By: Michael Standaert MADDOCK, N.D. (North Dakota News Cooperative) - On any given day, rancher Brian Maddock is out in the drift prairie near the town of Maddock that bears his family name, dropping ...
Oct 21, 2025 Leopold Conservation Award winner Brian Maddock on his horse at his 4,000 acre ranch near the town of Maddock that bears the family name. Photo provided by Travis Maddock.
Farmer's share of Halloween treats is getting smaller for sugar growers
Americans are forecast to spend $3.9 billion on candy this Halloween, according to the National Retail Federation. That's up from $3.6 billion last year and $3.1 billion in 2023. The American Sugar Al...
Oct 21, 2025
American Farm Bureau urges restraint on beef imports
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on President Trump's plans to reduce beef prices through increased beef imports from Argentina. "We know America's families face ...
Oct 20, 2025 sdenness / Depositphotos.com
Global Ethanol Summit kicks off with conversations on ethanol's global position
Attendees of the Global Ethanol Summit (GES) 2025 settled in for the first full day of programming Monday, which featured three keynote speakers, a panel and two flash talks focused on the day's theme...
Oct 20, 2025 Photo courtesy of the U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council
NFU responds to government efforts to lower beef prices
Following President Trump's comments about importing beef from Argentina to lower prices for American consumers, National Farmers Union President Rob Larew reaffirmed the need to strengthen fairness a...
Oct 20, 2025 K-State Research and Extension / CC
MN Young & Emerging Farmer Workshop application deadline nearing
Farmers are expert jugglers. Between the business, agronomy and mechanical aspects of their operations, the number of variables that impact their day-to-day can be overwhelming. That's why the 2026 MN...
Oct 20, 2025 fotokostic / Depositphotos.com
NCBA: Argentinian beef import plan harms U.S. cattle producers
Today, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association responded to comments from President Donald J. Trump that suggested importing Argentinian beef as a solution to lower beef prices. NCBA's family farmer...
Oct 20, 2025 Larry Lamsa / CC
