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A Labor Day Message: What Work Has Taught Me…

By Mike Lessiter posted on September 3, 2023
This morning, as part of a Labor Day message at church (“The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard,” Matthew 20), our pastor recapped the jobs he had in his lifetime. It spurred a conversation with my 17-year-old, Hayden, as he starts his senior year of high school.
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Looking Back: RDO Equipment’s Take on the Last 55 Years

A Look Back on Farm Equipment History with: Daryl Shelton, RDO Equipment Co.’s Executive Vice President of the Agriculture Division, Fargo, N.D. (Farm Equipment Dealership of the Year Alumni Group)
By Daryl Shelton posted on September 1, 2023 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service
In some ways, the dealer’s business is completely different; in others, it’s entirely the same. It’s all about the people who farm the land.
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Honing Nitrogen Production with Electricity

Harnessing the power of lightning to make nitrates & green ammonia promises a cleaner source of ag fuel & fertilizer
By Dan Crummett posted on August 30, 2023
As scientists search for cleaner methods of producing nitrogen (N) fertilizer, they increasingly look to replace the century-old method of treating natural gas with high-pressure steam to produce anhydrous ammonia — the backbone of most forms of agricultural N products.
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