Emerging Prairie

Cultivate conference explores future of ag industry

Guest post by Charles Wallace Charles Wallace was born and raised in Los Angeles and lived in California until moving to Fargo to study Agriculture Communications at North Dakota State…

Using Systems to Diversify North Dakota's Economy

Article written by Michael Warner (Mike Warner has had a 40 year career spanning a broad spectrum of business start-ups and expansions. During his career, he has helped start, direct…

Gratitude Pays

Author: Scott Beaulier, Dean of NDSU’s College of Business It’s the week after Thanksgiving and the day after Giving Tuesday as I write this piece. Yesterday at NDSU was Giving…

An Engineer’s Mistake: Learning that Sales and Marketing Are Critical to a Startup

Guest post from Chris Shellenbarger (Founder of CloudRepo) “Why do you want to run your own startup?”, is what many venture capitalists, potential co-founders, or business advisers would ask me. “I…

Shake It Up

Author: Scott Beaulier, Dean of NDSU’s College of Business Silos—something North Dakota readers know well from their agricultural roots—are a common feature of businesses and universities. They place boundaries on…

The Power of One

Author: Scott Beaulier, Dean of NDSU’s College of Business Hovering in Indecision For some people, it’s a parent. For others, it’s a sibling, spouse, or friend. In my case, it…

The 6 must do things as a Freshman in Fargo-Moorhead

Written by: Austin Sandmeyer Congratulations! By some stuck of luck and fortune, you are lucky enough to call the Fargo-Moorhead region home for the next four years. Let me be one…

End of Summer Reflections

Author: Scott Beaulier, Dean of NDSU’s College of Business Time flies when you’re having fun! Classes start up here again at NDSU in just four days. Summer has basically come…

Precision Agriculture

Written by: Peter Schott of Myriad Mobile I remember helping my dad load the drill with wheat. It was pretty high-tech stuff to load each compartment with an auger hooked onto…

Give yourself a break!

The value of taking a vacation Author: Scott Beaulier, Dean of NDSU’s College of Business I’m back from a mini-vacation with my family and while digging-out after time away from…