Farmland owners or operators face a choice of lease options, but which one pays more? The agricultural economists at Purdue University looked into that question and found that over the past 20 years, no single lease type consistently outperformed the others.

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Superior Livestock Auction Auctioneer Trent Stewart says strong demand and fundamental market support continue to drive impressive prices.

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U.S. farmers continue to grapple with elevated machinery costs despite recent changes in trade policy that have reduced tariffs on some imported equipment. Equipment dealers and farm organizations say prices for tractors, combines and replacement parts remain significantly above pre-pandemic levels due to higher manufacturing costs, supply chain disruptions and increased labor expenses.

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NDSU Extension Entomologist Janet Knodel offers some advice for sunflower growers when out scouting fields.

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USDA livestock analyst Anthony Fischer looks at heifer placement in cattle feedlots in USDA's July Cattle on Feed report, and what this may mean.

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USDA is making $3 million available to help develop wetland mitigation banks that give farmers and ranchers another option for meeting federal wetland conservation requirements.

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Richard and Linda Offerdahl have given 3 million dollars to advance the research led by NDSU scientist Barney Geddes that is focused on biological nitrogen fixation in cereal crops. We visit with Joe and Norma Peltier VP for Agriculture Greg Lardy about the significance of this donation.

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What were some of the notable adjustments year over year in USDA's latest look at farm expenditures? Rod Bain with USDA has the story.

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