The interest in flexible rents by landowners often is a result of a large rise in commodity prices, which has occurred this year.

Waterfowl hunting provides huge economic benefits to both private industry and the state.

The crop insurance revenue guarantee will fall but costs likely will remain high, at least initially. Potentially, this can expose producers to a large financial loss.

Risk analysis is a major and vital component for short- and long-term successful growth and profitability.

Game theory is used as a tool for economic analysis.

In southern Afghanistan, deals often are made by a handshake, and many disputes are handled at the village level, with residents deferring to the village or tribal elder.

Economic conditions under which the 2012 farm bill is being discussed are different from previous farm bills.

A relatively new price risk management tool available to livestock producers is livestock risk protection (LRP) offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA).

Students will have the ability to analyze portfolios, trading strategies and risks.

Insurance providers may allow additional time to harvest, on a case-by-case basis.

Producers have options for using unharvested corn.

Ethiopian producers and university staff learn agricultural techniques from NDSU Extension agronomists.

Wheat remains unharvested in parts of North Dakota.

Allowing containment ponds to overflow is a violation of animal feeding operations permits.

Malting barley germination will be lost if the allowable storage time is exceeded.

The USDA is allowing producers to graze, hay or cut cover crops on prevented-planting acres beginning Sept. 1.

The best way to control Palmer amaranth is to prevent it from spreading.

Monitor the grain’s moisture content and temperature to avoid losses.

If corn for silage is sold standing in the field, producers need to know how to determine a fair price for the standing crop.

Grain yield potential may have declined to a point where harvesting the small grains as forage makes more sense than waiting to harvest the crop as grain.

Soybean varieties, an update on current small-grain disease issues and current disease issues in broadleaf crops are among the topics that will be discussed.

Establishing a sacrifice area may help prevent livestock from damaging a small farm’s grazing resources.

Participants will receive updates on crop pest and soil management recommendations.

A new Extension publication addresses questions about rye as a cover crop.

This workshop is designed to provide in-depth discussion on selected topics to help agricultural professionals enhance their crop production recommendations for farmers.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will allow producers to graze, hay or cut cover crops on prevented-planting acres beginning Sept. 1.

Prerecorded videos will be available Aug. 27.

Soybean cyst nematode continues to spread in North Dakota and elsewhere in the country.

Growing cereal forages for hay will be one of the topics covered during this year’s field day.

The center is holding an online information session and an in-person tour July 8.