NDSU Plant Sciences students get a firsthand look at Extension and research activities in Kenya and Zimbabwe.

Rural communities learn how to work together, enhance their strengths and gain effective leaders.

Extension has added or strengthened programs in response to North Dakotans’ concerns.

The app is available free for iOS and Android tablets and smartphones.

American agriculture is very different from agriculture in China, but what is common is the entrepreneurial spirit.

North Dakotans shared their concerns about agriculture, energy, natural resources, the economy, children, families and communities.

This Rural Leadership North Dakota class is the largest ever.

Small-asset credit unions are the most common, comprising 23 percent of all U.S. credit unions in 2012 and averaging 900 members.

Take advantage of your flexible work schedule when you operate a business from home.

Airfares and jet fuel prices do not move in lock step because jet fuel costs merely reflect one of the supply factors.

The Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives promotes education to college students about cooperatives.

A good number to commit to memory is 14.9 billion gallons. That’s the capacity of the domestic corn ethanol refinery fleet.

The Marketing Hometown America program receives an award.

In the undergraduate programs, you will not only learn economics, you also will apply your broad knowledge and personal experiences, coupled with your quantitative and analytical skills, to solve problems, present ideas, analyze data and have fun.

The current minimum wage falls below what most consider to be a ""living wage"" on which a family actually could be supported. Thus, raising the minimum wage has been seen as a way to reduce poverty.

The Extension specialists and agents are honored for their community development work.

NDSU Extension is celebrating its 100th anniversary with events on campus May 8 and at county offices this spring.

The ongoing activities pertaining to shale oil development truly are dynamic, so attempts to forecast the future will need to be updated on a frequent basis.

Community vitality is one of NDSU Extension’s four key programming areas.

The NDSU Extension Service is celebrating 100 years in 2014.

A new program helps small-business owners make use of e-tailing.

Farmers have diversified their crop selections to reduce the risk of diseases, pests and price volatility.

Fraudsters are very effective at reaching and enticing vulnerable populations into turning over their money.

The growth North Dakota is experiencing is coming in many areas.

How do these price changes affect the welfare of western North Dakotans? Additionally, what are the impacts of these economic activities on the rest of the state?

As market conditions faced by a cooperative change, cooperative business leaders may seek funds to make additional investments or to maintain the ability to compete within a given region.

The administration’s plans are important to North Dakota, its businesses and residents because of the size of our energy and agricultural sectors and the energy budgets in many businesses and households.

Free markets and economic liberty tend to coincide with economic growth and prosperity.

My job at NDSU is to develop (research) and provide science-based knowledge on the economics of producing, transporting, converting and marketing biomass into bioproducts.

The CTR will focus on risk and commodity trading, in addition to finance, portfolio analysis and management.