Wet weather is causing more crop disease problems, especially for soybeans. “Rhizoctonia is a significant problem on many crops, and the same one that affects sugarbeets can also affect soybeans and damage them heavily,” said University of Minnesota Extension Plant…

5L Custom Harvesting found a disappointing winter wheat crop in Texas and better results in Oklahoma. Josh Lennox says he also has a crew working in Colorado right now. “On our third day going here, our average is about 55…

Four specialty crop organizations sent a letter of thanks to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins for USDA’s work on the Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops program. National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles said USDA expedited the distribution of these payments. “When…

Due to high-volume rains, standing water has been seen in the region.  “Overall, the corn crop is looking pretty good, but we have these areas that received quite a bit of rainfall around Renville, Willmar, and Fargo,” says University of…

As summer heats up and parts of North Dakota receive excessive rainfall, the disease risk increases. However, NDSU Extension Plant Pathologist Andrew Friskop said this growing season has gone better than expected. “Right now, as far as the small grain…

The Trump Administration has announced a new comprehensive National Farm Security Action Plan. This initiative is designed to help protect American farms from foreign threats. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the plan includes seven action steps. “Perhaps the most important,…

During the USDA’s farm security announcement, Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Justice Department is actively monitoring foreign threats to American agriculture. “Last month in Michigan, this is very frightening, we charged two Chinese nationals for attempting to smuggle potential agroterrorism…

Corteva AgriScience has launched Lumidapt Valta LS, the company’s first biological plant nutrition seed treatment. It offers low levels of macro and micronutrients for early-season corn health. Corteva research reveals a two-bushel-per-acre yield advantage in multi-year testing. Pending regulatory approval,…

Enlist is the #1 soybean herbicide trait in the nation with 65 percent market share. There is also a strong adoption rate of Enlist technology in corn. Is that a potential resistance issue? Corteva Agriscience Crop Protection Technical Lead Eric…

Pioneer Agronomy Unit Lead Matt Essick oversees a dozen Western Cornbelt states and is generally optimistic about the crop. However, there are exceptions. Straight-line winds impacted portions of southeast South Dakota and northwest Iowa earlier this season. Additionally, a derecho…

Wet weather is causing more crop disease problems, especially for soybeans. “Rhizoctonia is a significant problem on many crops, and the same one that affects sugarbeets can also affect soybeans and damage them heavily,” said University of Minnesota Extension Plant…

5L Custom Harvesting found a disappointing winter wheat crop in Texas and better results in Oklahoma. Josh Lennox says he also has a crew working in Colorado right now. “On our third day going here, our average is about 55…

In the Pioneer Agronomy Update, Pioneer Field Agronomist Kristie Sundeen said canola is at high risk for white mold in some areas. “The easiest way to determine if you should be spraying fungicide is to walk your fields; if the…

Corteva launched a new herbicide for the cereals market this season called Tolvera. It features two modes of action, including an an active ingredient new to the cereals market that is helping address the threat of weed resistance. “it did…

Forty-plus farm groups have sent a letter to President Trump, asking the White House to quickly nominate a chief agricultural negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. The letter said this role prioritizes agricultural issues at the negotiating…

There’s another twist in the trade and tariff story. The Trump Administration’s reciprocal tariffs were announced on April 2 and paused for 90 days the next week. The 90-day break expires on Wednesday. However, the reciprocal tariffs will not officially…

The BRICS nations, which include Brazil, Russia, India and China, met this weekend in Brazil and released a joint statement criticizing President Trump’s trade policies. Trump responded on Truth Social overnight saying ‘any country aligning themselves with the anti-American policies…

Exports of U.S. pork and beef trended lower in May. Beef exports totaled 97,000 metric tons, down 12 percent and the lowest in nearly five years. South Korea was the leading market for U.S. beef. May pork exports topped 224,000…

In this week’s edition of What’s Hot, What’s Not in the Markets, Martinson Ag Risk Management President Randy Martinson cites Wall Street and the cattle market for the ‘hot’ category. Everything else is in called ‘not hot.’ Click here to…

Markets finished the holiday-shortened week with a short-covering bounce. There was also buying interest ahead of President Trump’s speech in Iowa with speculation a trade deal with China would be announced. That didn’t happen, but Trump did repeat a trade…

The CME Group launched a spring wheat contract in mid-April. Since that time, more than 460,000 contracts have traded. CME Group Managing Director and Global Head of Agricultural Products John Ricci said this effort provides an effective way to hedge…

Corteva AgriScience has launched Lumidapt Valta LS, the company’s first biological plant nutrition seed treatment. It offers low levels of macro and micronutrients for early-season corn health. Corteva research reveals a two-bushel-per-acre yield advantage in multi-year testing. Pending regulatory approval,…

Enlist is the #1 soybean herbicide trait in the nation with 65 percent market share. There is also a strong adoption rate of Enlist technology in corn. Is that a potential resistance issue? Corteva Agriscience Crop Protection Technical Lead Eric…

Pioneer Agronomy Unit Lead Matt Essick oversees a dozen Western Cornbelt states and is generally optimistic about the crop. However, there are exceptions. Straight-line winds impacted portions of southeast South Dakota and northwest Iowa earlier this season. Additionally, a derecho…

5L Custom Harvesting found a disappointing winter wheat crop in Texas and better results in Oklahoma. Josh Lennox says he also has a crew working in Colorado right now. “On our third day going here, our average is about 55…

In the Pioneer Agronomy Update, Pioneer Field Agronomist Kristie Sundeen said canola is at high risk for white mold in some areas. “The easiest way to determine if you should be spraying fungicide is to walk your fields; if the…

Corteva launched a new herbicide for the cereals market this season called Tolvera. It features two modes of action, including an an active ingredient new to the cereals market that is helping address the threat of weed resistance. “it did…

An attack by Houthi rebels on a cargo ship on the Red Sea resulted in the death of two crew members. This was the second attack on a ship in this region in the past week. These incidents are the…

Corteva AgriScience has launched Lumidapt Valta LS, the company’s first biological plant nutrition seed treatment. It offers low levels of macro and micronutrients for early-season corn health. Corteva research reveals a two-bushel-per-acre yield advantage in multi-year testing. Pending regulatory approval,…

Enlist is the #1 soybean herbicide trait in the nation with 65 percent market share. There is also a strong adoption rate of Enlist technology in corn. Is that a potential resistance issue? Corteva Agriscience Crop Protection Technical Lead Eric…

Pioneer Agronomy Unit Lead Matt Essick oversees a dozen Western Cornbelt states and is generally optimistic about the crop. However, there are exceptions. Straight-line winds impacted portions of southeast South Dakota and northwest Iowa earlier this season. Additionally, a derecho…

Wet weather is causing more crop disease problems, especially for soybeans. “Rhizoctonia is a significant problem on many crops, and the same one that affects sugarbeets can also affect soybeans and damage them heavily,” said University of Minnesota Extension Plant…

5L Custom Harvesting found a disappointing winter wheat crop in Texas and better results in Oklahoma. Josh Lennox says he also has a crew working in Colorado right now. “On our third day going here, our average is about 55…

In the Pioneer Agronomy Update, Pioneer Field Agronomist Kristie Sundeen said canola is at high risk for white mold in some areas. “The easiest way to determine if you should be spraying fungicide is to walk your fields; if the…

Corteva launched a new herbicide for the cereals market this season called Tolvera. It features two modes of action, including an an active ingredient new to the cereals market that is helping address the threat of weed resistance. “it did…

An attack by Houthi rebels on a cargo ship on the Red Sea resulted in the death of two crew members. This was the second attack on a ship in this region in the past week. These incidents are the…

The Red Angus Association of America has rebranded its Feeder Calf Certification Program as Angus Access. The rebrand is described as ‘a deliberate move to position Red Angus producers for success in the evolving beef retail landscape.’ With Angus Access,…

With the turn of the calendar into July, new regulatory changes are now in place in Minnesota. As an example, local units of government like townships and counties can begin reviewing a feedlot permit application at the same time as…

Exports of U.S. pork and beef trended lower in May. Beef exports totaled 97,000 metric tons, down 12 percent and the lowest in nearly five years. South Korea was the leading market for U.S. beef. May pork exports topped 224,000…

A group of county, state and national cattle organizations have sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Rollins, asking her to reverse the decision to resume live cattle imports from Mexico. These groups include R-CALF USA, the Independent Beef Association of…

After President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill narrowly passed through the Senate, North Dakota Senator John Hoeven hosted a roundtable event in Fargo. “First off, it is about tax relief.  Over the next ten years, we save or make sure that…

In the CME Group/Purdue University Ag Economy Barometer for June, farmer sentiment took a slight dip. “There was a decline, but it wasn’t a huge one,” said Purdue University Director of the Center for Commercial Agriculture Jim Mintert. “The index…

Four specialty crop organizations sent a letter of thanks to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins for USDA’s work on the Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops program. National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles said USDA expedited the distribution of these payments. “When…

Forty-plus farm groups have sent a letter to President Trump, asking the White House to quickly nominate a chief agricultural negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. The letter said this role prioritizes agricultural issues at the negotiating…

The China-owned Fufeng Group brought the issue of foreign-owned farmland to a head when it proposed a corn refinery at Grand Forks, just 12 miles from the Air Force base. That project was shut down in January of 2013. Defense…

The Trump Administration has announced a new comprehensive National Farm Security Action Plan. This initiative is designed to help protect American farms from foreign threats. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the plan includes seven action steps. “Perhaps the most important,…

The budget reconciliation bill includes a continuation of the estate tax exemption and the 20 percent 199A tax deduction. The bonus depreciation, which was being phased out, will revert to 100 percent again. NDSU Extension Farm Management Specialist Ron Haugen…

A study conducted by North Dakota State University found the complete elimination of High Fructose Corn Syrup would reduce corn prices by 34 cents per bushel and wipe out over $5 billion in farm revenue. The Corn Refiners Association commissioned…

During the USDA’s farm security announcement, Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Justice Department is actively monitoring foreign threats to American agriculture. “Last month in Michigan, this is very frightening, we charged two Chinese nationals for attempting to smuggle potential agroterrorism…