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Fewer people are calling themselves “farmers,” and it’s not just because there are fewer of them. Read More »

What first comes out of the Prairie Idea Exchange process looks a little chaotic: A messy pile of sticky notes record the essence of the ideas that come out of the small-group conversations. Read More »

When regulation comes up in conversation, the tone is often negative—a critique of government creating complication and expense where not too many years ago society apparently thought nothing of the sort was needed. Read More »

The Farm to School initiative seems like a natural fit for the Dakotas, where both agriculture and the states’ youths are valued, but officials with the program say there is some room to, umm, grow. Read More »

The topic for our June Prairie Idea Exchange gathering was building connections between agriculture and our communities. Read More »

The report presented the results of an economic analysis of the Dakotafire region, which caught the numbers at a phenomenal peak: Read More »

The second question in the Prairie Idea Exchange invited participants to consider what assumptions might be impeding new ideas. Read More »

Participants in the Prairie Idea Exchange came from a variety of backgrounds, and they saw a variety of things happening between agriculture and communities. Read More »

One blessing of being back on the farm where I grew up is that I’m reminded often of the family members who lived, raised their families, and made their living on this place. Read More »

When a large-scale agriculture project is proposed, people often get their armor on before the second word is spoken. Read More »