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Red River Farm NetWork

News Staff
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Body North Dakota Senator John Hoeven is leading a bipartisan push to get USDA to restore additional prevented planting buy-up coverage under crop insurance. Recent USDA rules expanded premium support overall but removed the option for a 5% top-up on prevented planting coverage.
Forages should be viewed as a valued commodity and feedstuff, not just as a source of bulk in a total mixed ration. NDSU photo

Forages should be viewed as a valued commodity and feedstuff, not just as a source of bulk in a total mixed ration. NDSU photo

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Forage Matters: Resolutions

News Staff
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Body I am not much on New Year’s resolutions. I have tried making some in the past and failed. I think the big reason they don’t work out for me is that they never become a habit. Nevertheless, it is a new year, and it is resolution season, so here goes.

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2026 Spring Wild Turkey Proclamation

News Staff
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Body The North Dakota Game & Fish Department announces the following summary of regulations and changes for the 2026 spring wild turkey hunting proclamation. The season will run from Apr.11 through May 17.
In the last week, a cold snap has disrupted schools, businesses, and daily routines with residents carrying on with daily life as best as possible. The lowest temperature was recorded in Langdon at -33 on Sunday morning after sunrise. Borderland Press photo

In the last week, a cold snap has disrupted schools, businesses, and daily routines with residents carrying on with daily life as best as possible. The lowest temperature was recorded in Langdon at -33 on Sunday morning after sunrise. Borderland Press photo

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Deep freeze grips the Borderland

Borderland Press Staff
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Body A prolonged stretch of extreme cold continued to affect the region with bitterly cold, Arctic conditions leading to a variety of warnings and hazardous weather alerts with dangerous wind chills.
Joseph Zeleznik, NDSU Extension forester, provided this photo as an example of a frost crack, which goes through the bark and into the wood itself several inches. This is caused when sap and moisture inside quickly freezes and expands under extreme cold. Zeleznik took this photo in Feb. 2023 in Dilworth, Minn.

Joseph Zeleznik, NDSU Extension forester, provided this photo as an example of a frost crack, which goes through the bark and into the wood itself several inches. This is caused when sap and moisture inside quickly freezes and expands under extreme cold. Zeleznik took this photo in Feb. 2023 in Dilworth, Minn.

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Exploding trees: Hazard or hype?

Borderland Press Staff
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Body When it comes to cold weather warnings, a new term came to the forefront last week. Maybe you heard about the viral “exploding trees” post that spread across U.S. social media on Jan. 21.
Donuts are back in the display case at Waters Family Restaurant on Fridays and Sundays. Caramel rolls are also made on select Sundays. Submitted photo

Donuts are back in the display case at Waters Family Restaurant on Fridays and Sundays. Caramel rolls are also made on select Sundays. Submitted photo

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Sweet return: Waters Restaurant brings donuts back to Walhalla

Sarah Hinnenkamp
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Body After a break, a local treat is back in Walhalla. Waters Restaurant officially brought its homemade donuts back, much to the delight of longtime customers who never stopped asking for them.

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News Briefs

The Borderland Radio News Center
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Body Man killed after falling into corn pit in Devils Lake The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office reports Enrique Perez, 34, of Leeds, died at the CHS Elevator outside of Devils Lake on Wednesday, Jan. 14. Emergency teams were called to the site around 9:20 a.m.
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