Farmers are preparing for a one-two punch as trade threats and tariffs by the second Trump administration lead to higher costs and diminishing markets.

These photos were taken in DeGroat Township, Ramsey County. The Hoystads arrived and began purchasing supplies for the farm in 1882.

The Agriculture Council of America (ACA) announced March 18, 2025, will be National Agriculture Day with the theme of “Together We Grow.”

Are raw milk products going to become available soon at a store near you? Well maybe in the future. Currently, raw milk can only be purchased through cow shares or directly from the farmer in North Dakota.

This Message is not about Clowns as we think of them in our modern context. I am talking about men who dream of the Thunder (Wakinyan), who are guided by the Thunders in a dream, what they must do. If they did not do what they were told by the Thunder Beings, they would be killed with Lighting (Wakanhdi) during a thunderstorm (Wakinyan bdoza). I was able long ago to interview two men who were Clowns (Heyoka). I was not bold enough to ask them details of their dreams, so this account is through their interviews, watching their performances, and with other added accounts. I also read about the Dakota Heyoka in books which are listed in the bibliography.

Federal criminal charges have been filed in the shooting that occurred on the Spirit Lake reservation on Tuesday, March 4. Johnnie Jay Gaking is being charged with second degree murder, attempted murder, and offenses in Indian country according to documents filed by the FBI.

Dear Editor,

A shooting five miles south of St. Michael is being investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs along with the Benson and Ramsey County Sheriff. The shooting happened on the morning of Tuesday, March 4. Three people were reportedly shot. The names of the victims and the assailant are not known at this point.

It’s not too late to send in your story and pictures for National Ag Week coming March 16 - 21!