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

The project is a unique opportunity for the state because flare gas volumes and the demand for nitrogen fertilizer are increasing.

Composting could solve manure storage problems.

NDSU Extension nutrient management specialists are collecting data to help producers use manure as fertilizer.

There was a large difference in profit by farm type.

The use of improved, herbicide-tolerant, high-yielding varieties or hybrids contribute to higher yields.

Crop prices are down from the highs of 2007 and 2008 but are still strong when viewed in a longer historical perspective.

Ebenezer held onto the spirit’s arm and was whisked to what appeared to be an NDSU Research Extension Center.

NDSU offers advice on manure testing.

ZoneMap users can incorporate their field data with satellite imagery to delineate field management zones, assign fertilizer rates for each zone and then download the fertilizer application maps.

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

These soybean educational events can help producers with production decisions.

A cropping systems trial at NDSU’s Carrington Research Extension Center shows manure has promise as fertilizer and is beneficial to the soil.

Manure is an environmentally and user-friendly fertilizer.

An NDSU nutrient management specialist offers tips on calibrating manure spreaders.

""I have suffered these 10 years past because I talked people into putting urea on frozen soil,"" said Jacob Marley, Ebenezer Scrooge's fertilizer plant partner.

North Dakota is a major producer of organic crops, ranking second behind California in certified organic acreage.

There are some growers who do not use soil testing because it is “too expensive.”

What to do with fields with poor plant populations is an urgent question now that all of the plants that are going to emerge have done so.

The North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network has resumed reporting rainfall for the season.