Monthly Archives: February 2012

Mystery surrounds Legumex/Anderson Seed deals

The Anderson Seed Co. facility of Durbin, N.D., is part of a sale of company assets to Legumex, a Winnipeg, Man., company. Meanwhile, regulators are looking into unpaid bills to farmers. Your thoughts on Anderson Seed? You’ll see in Agweek … Continue reading

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Commerce: ND exports increase 33% in 2011

Agriculture is a strong contributer to a big increase in North Dakota goods exported to the world, according to Heather Ranck, director of the U.S. Commercial Service in Fargo. The agency aids companies in the export business. Crude oil, shovel-loaders, … Continue reading

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103rd Northwest Farm Managers coming to Fargo Holiday Inn on Wednesday

I’m planning to attend the Northwest Farm Managers 103rd annual meeting at the Fargo Holiday Inn tomorrow. Registration starts at 8 a.m., and the program starts at 9. Speakers continue through 3:45 p.m., for a poolside mixer. Highlights from this … Continue reading

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North Dakota’s Halverson named nation’s top ag producer by national magazine

Congratulations to Gregg Halverson and Black Gold Farms of Grand Forks, N.D., is named Top Producer magazine’s top producer of the year. Items focused on in the story: 80 years, company has produced potatoes. Halverson is a third-generation potato farmer. … Continue reading

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ND’s Carlson to World Economic Summit-goers: Farmers can produce, at a price

Robert Carlson, former North Dakota Farmers Union head, now the president of the World Farmers Organization (also the vice president for international affairs of the National Farmers Union for the past couple of months)just returned from  the World Economic Summit … Continue reading

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NDSU takes new position in ‘energy beet’ business, with grant announcement

Looks like NDSU is going to be a partner in the “energy beet” biz.   The $1 million phase II project includes $500,000 in funds from the North Dakota Renewable Energy Council, with approval from the North Dakota Industrial Commission, plus … Continue reading

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