The recently released Dietary Guidelines for Americans contained some good news for U.S. livestock producers, especially beef. Dr. Shalene McNeil, executive director of nutrition, science, health, and wellness for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, was excited by the new guidelines.

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Rusty Halvorson and Sarah Heinrich share some of the week's top stories in agriculture from around the region.

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This NDSU Ag Minute features Lisa Pederson, NDSU Extension Livestock Specialist. Pederson explains more about the Beef Quality Assurance program and how it helps to increase consumer confidence.

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World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski looks at USDA's latest projections for dairy product prices for 2025 and 2026.

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The farm economy continues to struggle in 2026, and farm groups are calling on Congress to act. Brian Glenn, director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said many farmers are underwater financially.

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Tracey Farrigan of the Economic Research Service talks about categories of industries and how they contributed to populations in rural counties, per USDA's recent edition of "Rural America at a Glance".

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North Dakota State University Extension and University of Minnesota Extension will host the annual Best of the Best in Wheat and Soybean Research Meetings at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on Feb. 4, and at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel in Moorhead, Minnesota, on Feb. 5.

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USDA is out with its first World Supply and Demand Estimate for Global Wheat for the year. And the highlight was Argentina’s wheat production. World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski explains more.

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