Increased gas use is good news for the American farmer.

It is important because it is anticipated a significant number of acres in North Dakota will go unharvested because of disaster-related conditions.

Backgrounding cattle is a program in which cattle are fed for a period of time after weaning and before they are placed in finishing feedlots.

Offutt is the founder and chairman of the R.D. Offutt Co.

New members were elected, and some members’ terms concluded.

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The survey seeks to determine how farmers manage weeds on their farms, including the use of herbicides, tillage systems and crop rotation.