Extension specialists in NDSU’s Agribusiness and Applied Economics Department have launched a newsletter called Agriculture By the Numbers.

The price for inputs, with few exceptions, is increasing for the 2012 crop.

The 2009 crop profit projections are better than expected and are favorable when viewed in a longer historical context.

With few exceptions, all crops show positive returns to labor and management in all regions of North Dakota where the projections were made.

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Use soil moisture and soil temperature to guide seed planting decisions.

Different than sweet corn and field corn, popcorn is a type of corn with kernels that burst when heated.

Now is the time to prepare for the coming grasshopper invasion.

Now is a great time to order seed catalogs.