The Senate Ag Committee considered the nomination of Jewel Bronaugh for Deputy Ag Secretary on Thursday. “With all of the challenges U.S. farmers, ranchers and landowners face today, I’ve never met one that’s not eternally optimistic. Throughout the pandemic, I…

Initially, state lawmakers thought the North Dakota Legislative Session could end on Friday, April 23, but according to the North Dakota Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Larry Luick, appropriations may delay the session until Thursday, April 29. At issue are the…

The Farm Service Agency is sending out payments to farmers as part of the Pandemic Assistance for Producers program. That’s the COVID relief that replaces the third Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. “The name was changed in the Biden administration and…

Ada-Borup Minnesota FFA member Daniel Jossund is the 2021 Minnesota Star Farmer. Jossund has a custom hay business. “I have about 50 acres of my own hay. I also have 60 acres of corn, 60 acres of soybeans and wheat…

There was little relief from drought conditions in dry parts of the Northern Plains this past week. Three-quarters of North Dakota remains in extreme drought. The far southeastern corner of the state is abnormally dry, while a narrow band spanning…

During the overnight trade, April soybean futures topped $15 per bushel.  “The fundamentals have kicked in and the lack of soybeans and the hot cash basis is being reflected in the Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures,” said Tommy Grisafi,…

Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux said the latest updates in the Conservation Reserve Program are a way to address the lagging CRP enrollment. “We tried to envision on how we bring more people into this. We want to invigorate…

Sugarbeet planting is expected to pick up as fields get fit. Find out more in The Sugarbeet Report, made possible by Premium Ag Solutions, Corteva Agriscience, Summit Agro USA, Inspire XT by Syngenta and H&S Manufacturing.

Additional climate legislation was re-introduced on Earth Day. The Agriculture Resilience Act sets a certain number of environmental targets for the agriculture sector to reach by 2040, including net zero greenhouse gas emissions. The legislation is authored by Maine Representative…

Basis levels at ethanol plants across the Northern Plains remain strong. Green Plains Energy – Ottertail at Fergus Falls, Minnesota is five cents over the May futures for April and May delivery. Hankinson Renewable Energy at Hankinson, North Dakota is…

The Senate Ag Committee considered the nomination of Jewel Bronaugh for Deputy Ag Secretary on Thursday. “With all of the challenges U.S. farmers, ranchers and landowners face today, I’ve never met one that’s not eternally optimistic. Throughout the pandemic, I…

Looking back on the North Dakota Legislative Session, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Dennis Johnson is pleased with the work that’s been done to encourage more value-added agriculture projects in the state. “We created a fund in the Bank of North…

Standard Grain President Joe Vaclavik thinks end users are having trouble sourcing corn and soybeans in the country. “I think some of the people who need corn out there are having trouble getting it. I think some ethanol plants are…

Initially, state lawmakers thought the North Dakota Legislative Session could end on Friday, April 23, but according to the North Dakota Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Larry Luick, appropriations may delay the session until Thursday, April 29. At issue are the…

Basis levels at ethanol plants across the Northern Plains remain strong. Green Plains Energy – Ottertail at Fergus Falls, Minnesota is five cents over the May futures for April and May delivery. Hankinson Renewable Energy at Hankinson, North Dakota is…

Standard Grain President Joe Vaclavik thinks end users are having trouble sourcing corn and soybeans in the country. “I think some of the people who need corn out there are having trouble getting it. I think some ethanol plants are…

During the overnight trade, April soybean futures topped $15 per bushel.  “The fundamentals have kicked in and the lack of soybeans and the hot cash basis is being reflected in the Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures,” said Tommy Grisafi,…

March milk production in the 24 leading dairy states rose two percent. Nationwide, South Dakota had the biggest increase in production, up 13.4 percent from one year ago. South Dakota dairy farms added 18,000 cows to the herd in the…

Brazil’s announcement of its import tariff suspension opens the door for U.S. beans to possibly be shipped to Brazil. Ever Ag market analyst Jenny Wackershauser wonders where those soybeans would come from. “Yet this seems to have fed the bulls…

U.S. corn futures reached levels Tuesday that have not been seen in nearly eight years. Soybeans came close to a seven-year high. May corn topped $6 per bushel, which is the highest price on the most active futures contract since…

The world’s top buyer of corn and soybeans is responding to tight global supplies and higher prices. The Chinese agriculture ministry is promoting cheaper feed alternatives than corn and soybean meal. New guidelines for feed manufacturers recommend the use of…

Minnesota FFA Star Award winners were named throughout the week of the Minnesota FFA Convention. The State Star in AgriScience is Braden Greibrok from the Austin FFA Chapter. The 2021 Minnesota FFA State Star in Agribusiness is Mackenzie Henning from…

The retiring Minnesota FFA State Sentinel Laney Swiers from Mahnomen attends the University of Minnesota Crookston where she’s pursuing a degree in agricultural education. Being a state officer in 2020 allowed her view ag education differently. “Agriculture teachers had to…

Retiring Minnesota State FFA Reporter Anna Eurle says it’s been a rewarding Minnesota FFA Convention, even though the event is not in person. COVID changed the year. “We been mostly hanging out with FFA members across the state in Zoom…

Ada-Borup Minnesota FFA member Daniel Jossund is the 2021 Minnesota Star Farmer. Jossund has a custom hay business. “I have about 50 acres of my own hay. I also have 60 acres of corn, 60 acres of soybeans and wheat…

Fifty percent of the Enbridge Line 3 Replacement pipeline in Minnesota is already in the ground. Construction was stopped on April 1 due to seasonal road restrictions and work is expected to resume by late May. “As far as the…

Canadian Pacific Railway finished its first quarter with a four percent drop in its revenues, declining from $2 billion last year to $1.9 billion this year. CP moved record amounts of grain during the first three months of its fiscal…

During the overnight trade, April soybean futures topped $15 per bushel.  “The fundamentals have kicked in and the lack of soybeans and the hot cash basis is being reflected in the Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures,” said Tommy Grisafi,…

Sugarbeet planting is expected to pick up as fields get fit. Find out more in The Sugarbeet Report, made possible by Premium Ag Solutions, Corteva Agriscience, Summit Agro USA, Inspire XT by Syngenta and H&S Manufacturing.

There was little relief from drought conditions in dry parts of the Northern Plains this past week. Three-quarters of North Dakota remains in extreme drought. The far southeastern corner of the state is abnormally dry, while a narrow band spanning…

Cool temperatures continue to delay planting across the Northern Plains. American Crystal Sugar General Agronomist Joe Hastings says cold temperatures slowed sugarbeet planting. “We have more than 3,000 acres seeded in our area, but nothing recent. I think we’ll start…

Rush River Seed and Chemical at Amenia, North Dakota hosted the Red River Farm Network for the Pioneer Agronomy Update this past week. “If you look at ’19 and ’20, there is way more optimism this year,” said Shaun Nelson,…

‘Carbon’ is certainly a buzzword in agriculture nowadays. While farmers have been farming sustainably for many years, these practices are being brought to light now more than ever. Agricultural companies are even starting to pay farmers who implement climate-smart farming…

Illinois-based Grow Pro Genetics has acquired the AgriPro soft red winter wheat breeding program from Syngenta. The sale includes AgriPro’s soft wheat breeding germplasm. Grow Pro Genetics is also the exclusive supplier of AgriPro brand in this class of wheat.

North Dakota farmers are making small progress in planting spring wheat and durum. North Dakota Wheat Commission Market Development and Research Manager Erica Olson says fieldwork likely happened prior to the cold and snow in mid-April. “Then, in some areas…

There was little relief from drought conditions in dry parts of the Northern Plains this past week. Three-quarters of North Dakota remains in extreme drought. The far southeastern corner of the state is abnormally dry, while a narrow band spanning…

March milk production in the 24 leading dairy states rose two percent. Nationwide, South Dakota had the biggest increase in production, up 13.4 percent from one year ago. South Dakota dairy farms added 18,000 cows to the herd in the…

The Minnesota Association of Meat Processors was started in 1945 with just four members. Now there are over 200 members. Hear more about the association from Executive Director Jordan Juckel in the Minnesota Beef Update.

Ahead of a planned summit between U.S. Trade Ambassador Katherine Tai and her counterparts from Canada and Mexico, ranch groups are voicing their dissatisfaction with the USMCA trade agreement. A letter has been sent to Tai and Agriculture Secretary Tom…

An east coast transplant saw an opportunity when deciding to become a cattle rancher in North Dakota. John Roswech, who operates South 40 Beef at Mott, wanted to provide a direct marketing opportunity for himself and local ranchers. That’s when…

A Mandan, North Dakota man will serve four years in federal prison for bank fraud and transporting stolen livestock across state lines. These cattle crimes occurred between February 2014 and July 2017, when Kelly Glatt initially took out a bank…

Stocks are at all-time highs. Land values are also rising. In today’s edition of What’s Hot, What’s Not in the Markets, Advance Trading Risk Management Advisor Tommy Grisafi outlines the gains in these asset classes. Drought and the work of…

Additional climate legislation was re-introduced on Earth Day. The Agriculture Resilience Act sets a certain number of environmental targets for the agriculture sector to reach by 2040, including net zero greenhouse gas emissions. The legislation is authored by Maine Representative…

The Senate Ag Committee considered the nomination of Jewel Bronaugh for Deputy Ag Secretary on Thursday. “With all of the challenges U.S. farmers, ranchers and landowners face today, I’ve never met one that’s not eternally optimistic. Throughout the pandemic, I…

Looking back on the North Dakota Legislative Session, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Dennis Johnson is pleased with the work that’s been done to encourage more value-added agriculture projects in the state. “We created a fund in the Bank of North…

Initially, state lawmakers thought the North Dakota Legislative Session could end on Friday, April 23, but according to the North Dakota Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Larry Luick, appropriations may delay the session until Thursday, April 29. At issue are the…

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are focused on infrastructure. On Tuesday, the Senate Appropriations Committee met to talk about the $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan. Republicans said the plan is expensive, but Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy urged Senators to make the…

The Farm Service Agency is sending out payments to farmers as part of the Pandemic Assistance for Producers program. That’s the COVID relief that replaces the third Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. “The name was changed in the Biden administration and…

During an appearance on Capitol Hill Wednesday, EPA Administrator Michael Regen said there are no plans to go back to the Waters of the United States rule from the Obama Administration. At the same time, Regan said EPA is not…