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Ann Bailey

Agweek reporter

Ann is a journalism veteran with nearly 40 years of reporting and editing experiences on a variety of topics including agriculture and business. Story ideas or questions can be sent to Ann by email at: abailey@agweek.com or phone at: 218-779-8093.

A woman dressed in black pants and a blue blouse holds a bag of beans.
Business
Trade missions provide an opportunity for Northarvest Bean Growers Association to promote its commodity
During the past two years, Northarvest Bean Growers Association members and staff went on trade missions.
April 19, 2023 05:30 AM
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By  Ann Bailey
A boy in a red sweatshirt and a boy in a gray sweatshirt are covered with mud.
Columns
Flood and mud season is here
While we frequently miss out on the gradual warming and awakening of nature, those of us who live on farms can be assured that we still will have the season of mud and water.
April 17, 2023 05:30 AM
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By  Ann Bailey
A woman wearing a green dress holds a plate of hotdish.
Business
Social media sensation That Midwestern Mom boasts about beans in her videos
Amber Estenson, That Midwestern Mom, will promote beans for Northarvest Bean Growers Association via TikTok, Instagram and Facebook.
April 14, 2023 05:30 AM
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By  Ann Bailey
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News
Most specialty crop acres in northern Plains expected to be lower this year than last
Similar to major crops, the number of acres of specialty crops, such as sunflowers, that farmers will plant may change depending on weather conditions during the next several weeks.
April 12, 2023 11:55 AM
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By  Ann Bailey
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News
NDSU Extension seeks youth for summer farm safety camps
The 2023 camps, which each can accommodate 16 youth, are being held in the west, east and central part of the state. They build on the regional camps that in 2022 were held in Fargo and Washburn.
April 12, 2023 05:30 AM
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By  Ann Bailey
Children stand around a table while a man asks them questions and a woman points to a white board.
Business
Northarvest Bean Growers Association boosts kids' bean knowledge at Living Ag Classroom events
Nearly 4,000 students were expected to participate in the Living Ag Classroom held in four North Dakota cities in 2023.
April 12, 2023 05:30 AM
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By  Ann Bailey
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Business
Working with a veterinarian will be a must when former over-the-counter antibiotics require prescriptions
The aim of the new regulations that take effect June 11, 2023, is to have more veterinarian oversight, which is expected to result in more prudent use.
April 11, 2023 05:30 AM
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By  Ann Bailey
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Sugarbeet
Cold, snowy weather delays sugarbeet planting in many areas of the United States
Just how late planting will be depends on how quickly the snow melts, whether more falls in the next couple of weeks and if spring rain exacerbates the wet conditions.
April 10, 2023 06:09 PM
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By  Ann Bailey
A road has snowbanks on either side.
Markets
Will farmers increase corn and soybean acres? That depends on how much longer it stays cold and snowy.
The 2023 U.S. Agriculture Department planting intentions survey gives a glimpse into what farmers were planning to put in their fields if weather hadn't become a deciding factor.
April 10, 2023 05:30 AM
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By  Ann Bailey
Red, orange and purple zinnias are in a vase.
Columns
Planting the seeds of hope for warm weather
Within two months, my husband, Brian, and I, will be kneeling in the garden soil, dropping seeds in furrows.
April 03, 2023 05:30 AM
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By  Ann Bailey
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