Wilkin Drink & Eatery closes temporarily

The Wilkin Drink & Eatery announced on Friday that they’d be temporarily closing their doors. Due to the extension of the executive order closing indoor dining by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the restaurant has been limited to
Shooting woes lead to Lady Huskies road loss

The Wahpeton girls basketball team dropped to 0-2 with a 75-41 road loss to Fargo South. The Huskies trailed by 11 at halftime, but couldn’t overcome their shooting woes in the Thursday loss. Wahpeton shot 24 percent
BW gymnasts win home opener

The Breckenridge-Wahpeton gymnastics team hosted their first home competition and bested Fargo and Fargo Davies. BW finished the night with 127.35 points, Davies came in second with 115.225 and Fargo rounded out the competing teams with 110.8.
USDA NASS North Dakota Potato Stocks News
USDA NASS FARGO, N.D. December 17, 2020 – North Dakota growers, dealers, and processors held 16.1 million cwt of potatoes in storage on December 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Current stocks
USDA, NASA Sign Agreement to Improve Agricultural, Earth Science Research
USDA (Washington, D.C., December 17, 2020) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture and NASA have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening their longstanding partnership on space-based assets benefitting life on Earth. The agreement brings
Lidgerwood bus driver found not guilty

A bus driver whose bus was hit by a train in Lidgerwood was found not guilty of aggravated reckless driving. Michael Skroch, 70, was charged after the December 2019 accident following a lengthy investigation by the state
New Record Set in NSP Sorghum Yield Contest
National Sorghum Producers is proud to announce that a new U.S. dryland sorghum yield record is 245.86 bushels per acre. Ella Johnston of Fulton County, Pennsylvania, set the record in the 35th National Sorghum Yield Contest.
CoBank Releases 2021 Year Ahead Report – Forces That Will Shape the U.S. Rural Economy
CoBank DENVER (December 17, 2020) —The speed of the economic recovery will largely hinge on the availability, dissemination and reach of COVID-19 vaccines, pushing the expected burst of pent-up consumer demand into the latter half of
Trump Administration Sets the Pace for Food Loss and Waste Reduction Efforts to Continue
USDA (Washington, D.C., December 17, 2020) – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the renewal of the joint agency formal agreement (PDF,
EU-UK Trade Talks will Go Past Christmas
Chad Smith, NAFB News Service Senior British Minister Michael Gove says that Britain had hoped to reach a trade deal with the European Union by now, but the talks may now go on until after