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In our fifth and final episode on the topic of growth, Agweek reporter Ariana Schumacher talks to South Dakota State University Extension dairy specialist Patricia Villamediana about South Dakota's big rebound in the dairy industry.

This week on AgweekTV, we're coming to you from Ag Spray Equipment in Fargo, North Dakota, fo rour planting show special. How are producers in the region sitting so far this planting season? We'll find out. There is a serious shortage of Farm Service Agency workers. And, a new way to keep up on your soil's health.

Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss what farmers should do as planting days run out on the Agweek Market Wrap.

Carl Madsen has been gardening nearly his whole life, and now he uses his passion to support the local food pantry. Agweek reporter Ariana Schumacher talks to Madsen during planting at his Brookings, South Dakota, plot, which some young people from the community help him accomplish.

This week on AgweekTV, the United States Supreme Court makes a big decision affecting pork producers who do business in California. We kick off our follow a farmer series for the season with a unique operation in South Dakota. The child care crunch continues to surge in rural communities — see one community's solution. And a North Dakota ag engineering business gets quite the award, all while meeting the president.

As we continue our May focus on growth, Agweek news editor Michael Johnson turns his attention to baby chicks. He talks to Brenda Genoch of Mark's Fleet Supply in Perham, Minnesota, about what kind of chicks are common, how many get bought and what people need to know and buy to be successful in raising birds.