Ron Haugen, NDSU Extension Service farm economist, has some items to note for your 2013 income tax preparation.

For crop producers, the primary decision will be to choose the Agricultural Risk Coverage option or the Price Loss Coverage option.

Never enter a bin when unloading grain or breaking up a mass of grain.

["The FSA will provide notification to landowners that will include the base and yield information of record as of Oct. 1, 2013. It will be up to landowners to ...

Make the reallocation decision on a farm-by-farm basis.

The new shallow-loss crop insurance is not available this year.

Stored grain can spoil quickly at warm temperatures.

Acevedo is passionate about working with rust pathogens, ultimately with a goal of increasing food security in the U.S. and around the globe.

Twenty one percent of the soil samples statewide are moderate to high risk for wheat midge infestation.

Peters has joined NDSU as an Extension Service sugar beet agronomist and assistant professor.