Warm, dry weather can result in soybeans being too dry at harvest.

Factors hinge, in some form, on the world economy and weather, which are not easy to predict.

Weed seeds pass unharmed through the digestive tracts of animals such as cattle and sheep.

The impact of the national recession can be seen specifically in the unemployment compensation to North Dakotans.

It attacks fruit crops, including cherries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, peaches, nectarines, apricots and grapes.

The decrease in wheat midge can be attributed to the drought, which may have prevented wheat midge larvae from dropping out of the wheat heads in late summer.

Several teams bring home honors from the state event.