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

Each issue of the report contains valuable information about insect and disease problems.

District meetings will be held Nov. 29-Dec. 4.

The popular revenue protection policy has a “revenue guarantee,” however a producer’s actual revenue can be and often is less.

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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Vertical farms produce fresh leafy greens and herbs in indoor environments for sale in a local urban area.