However, producers are worried about whether average yields in 2013 will materialize. Unlike last spring, soil moisture is depleted.

["Low available mineral nitrogen at less than 100 pounds per acre is responsible for greater than half of the reduction in herbage production.", ""]

“Intellectual property protection is important to agriculture, just as it is to any other sector of the economy,” says Ken Bertsch, North Dakota’s state seed ...

Individual operators, including youth, may apply for up to $6,000 for a two-year project grant and groups of three or more can apply for up to $18,000.

By providing funds ranging from $6,000 per individual grant to up to $18,000 for grants awarded to groups of three or more, NCR-SARE helps facilitate essential ...