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Take a dive with us as we explore rural development projects across the region in this week's AgweekTV along with a look at the latest ag news.

We're at the Big Iron Farm Show. Our Agweek Corn and Soybean Tour continues. We'll have tips for staying safer this harvest season. We'll learn about which cover crops help benefit bottom lines.

This week on AgweekTV, a look into how the potato season is doing on two regional farms. The ethanol industry continues to push for expanding use of biofuels. The grand opening of a new South Dakota State Fair facility promises growth opportunities. Our Agweek Corn and Soybean Tour continues this week with a stop in the Red River Valley. The University of Minnesota soybean research field day discusses the future of the crop. And weeding robots could be coming to a field near you

The ethanol industry helps farmers make money and protect the environment. USDA promotes development in rural America. A look at crops in Iowa and North Dakota. Local food is served to area students.

This week on AgweekTV, we'll visit an historic mill that's celebrating a century of making flour. We'll continue our Follow a Farmer series with potato harvest in Crystal, North Dakota. Our Agweek Corn and Soybean Tour continues as beans are nearing harvest time. An important cheese plant in southeast Minnesota marks 50 years with a big expansion. And a North Dakota woman opens up her own veterinary clinic.

This week on AgweekTV, we'll visit a unique, multi-generational seed potato company. The USDA unveils its plan to finance close to $3 billion worth of climate smart ag projects. Ag labor reform is being called for during an ag industry worker shortage. And our Agweek Corn and Soybean Tour continues.

This week on AgweekTV, North Dakota ranchers cut out the middle man and sell their own quality beef. Our Agweek Corn & Soybean Tour will check out crop conditions in North Dakota and Minnesota. A $1 million technology partnership involves North Dakota ag powerhouses and the USDA's Agricultural Research Service. And we'll visit a farmer who shares his love for canola through social media.

Agronomist Logan Reuman of Presho, South Dakota, discusses the state of the corn crop on Aug. 18, 2022, north of Interstate Highway 90, near Presho, South Dakota, on the Agweek Corn and Soybean Tour. That part of the state has had good moisture, temperature and pollination.

Good growing conditions during the past two and a half months have resulted in an eastern North Dakota soybean crop that is better than expected considering the late planting date, said Mark Huso, owner of Huso Crop Consulting and Soil Testing in Lakota, on the Agweek Corn and Soybean Tour.

Crop consultant Bret McGillivary, of BM Agronomy of Watertown, on Aug. 15, 2022, told the Agweek Crop Tour the soybean crop in a 100-mile diameter area looks largely good, despite being a week behind.