In the first week of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program sign-up, the USDA Farm Service Agency said they received more than 86,000 applications. The USDA approved more than $545 million in payments to U.S. producers. Most of those payments went…

The North Dakota Department of Agriculture will be moving forward with a 24c Special Local Needs label for Xtendimax, FeXapan and Engenia herbicides. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring said while the court’s decision impacted federal registration of products, it made no…

After traveling miles and miles across North Dakota and a small portion of northwest Minnesota, Advance Trading Risk Management Advisor Tommy Grisafi reflects on the current planting season. “The facts are short and sweet, if it was corn ground last…

With many dicamba registrations vacated for 2020, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued guidance for applying Syngenta’s Tavium. This dicamba herbicide is not banned, because it wasn’t part of the 2018 two-year registration for the other products. The herbicide cannot…

All eyes are on planting progress, but the 2019 harvest is also limping along. That’s the case at TMT Farms west of Jamestown. “We combined rye in July and literally every month since we’ve been combining something,” said Ryan Wanzek…

The newly elected North Dakota FFA President Breanna Hosman is eager to work with FFA members across the state. “We’ll have to get creative in how we impact members,” said Hosman. “That’s my biggest goal; to impact at least one…

Seven new state FFA officers were named during the final session of the virtual North Dakota FFA Convention. The 2020-2021 State President is Breanna Hosman from the Hebron FFA Chapter and the Secretary is Caleb Hauck from the Oakes-Sargent Central-Ellendale…

South Dakota Senator John Thune and Minnesota Senator Tina Smith introduced a bill to allow emergency haying and grazing on the Conservation Reserve Program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, CRP haying and grazing is limited to weather-related disaster events. Companion…

In the first week of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program sign-up, the USDA Farm Service Agency said they received more than 86,000 applications. The USDA approved more than $545 million in payments to U.S. producers. Most of those payments went…

President Trump signed the bipartisan Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act on Friday. The bill makes changes to the small business loan program, providing greater flexibility for loan forgiveness.

The North Dakota Department of Agriculture will be moving forward with a 24c Special Local Needs label for Xtendimax, FeXapan and Engenia herbicides. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring said while the court’s decision impacted federal registration of products, it made no…

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue issued a statement regarding the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision to vacate dicamba registrations. According to Perdue, producers need all the tools possible for their toolbox. Perdue also urged the EPA to use any available…

Solen, North Dakota farmer and rancher Kenny Schmidt typically grows wheat, corn and sunflowers. More acres this year have flipped from wheat to sunflowers. “Wheat is hard to make work anymore; it appears like there’s always some kind of discount…

After traveling miles and miles across North Dakota and a small portion of northwest Minnesota, Advance Trading Risk Management Advisor Tommy Grisafi reflects on the current planting season. “The facts are short and sweet, if it was corn ground last…

In the first week of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program sign-up, the USDA Farm Service Agency said they received more than 86,000 applications. The USDA approved more than $545 million in payments to U.S. producers. Most of those payments went…

After traveling miles and miles across North Dakota and a small portion of northwest Minnesota, Advance Trading Risk Management Advisor Tommy Grisafi reflects on the current planting season. “The facts are short and sweet, if it was corn ground last…

The pace of this planting season is very dependent upon on the conditions last fall. Arthur Companies grain merchandiser Jenna Knutson recaps the harvest season in the Harvey, North Dakota area. “We saw 30 inches of snow in early October…

Going into this planting season, USDA forecast U.S. corn acreage at 97 million acres. The uptick in acres won’t be coming from North Dakota. “North Dakota is going to be very, very light on corn acres for several reasons; wet…

Grain traders will be focus more on the growing crop as the calendar turns to June. “We’re watching some of these weather forecasts, talking about some ridging developing and the market is sitting pretty heavy on the short side,” said…

In this week’s edition of What’s Hot, What’s Not in the Markets, Advance Trading Risk Management Advisor Tommy Grisafi highlights the stock markets, weather and U.S.-China relations.

Due to rising tensions between the two countries, China is reportedly suspending some purchases of U.S. farm products. The latest disagreement came after President Trump criticized China for assuming control of Hong Kong. “We will take action to revoke Hong…

The National FFA Organization announced via social media Western Region Vice President Lyle Logemann has been removed from his National FFA Officer post. Logemann violated the code of conduct for national FFA officers by positing inappropriate diversity statements on social…

The newly elected North Dakota FFA President Breanna Hosman is eager to work with FFA members across the state. “We’ll have to get creative in how we impact members,” said Hosman. “That’s my biggest goal; to impact at least one…

Seven new state FFA officers were named during the final session of the virtual North Dakota FFA Convention. The 2020-2021 State President is Breanna Hosman from the Hebron FFA Chapter and the Secretary is Caleb Hauck from the Oakes-Sargent Central-Ellendale…

Dicamba is likely not an option for 2020 weed control in North Dakota, which could present a challenge for farmers who already have Xtend soybeans seeded. “The court’s dicamba decision comes right after most farmers finished soybean planting. There will…

In a statement following Wednesday’s dicamba court ruling, North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goerhing said the state is monitoring developments of the decision closely. An immediate appeal on the ruling is expected along with a request for an emergency stay.…

The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to appeal a recent court ruling on the use of dicamba herbicide. “Once the appeal is in place, it is likely the EPA and registrants will start marshaling their arguments and taking it to…

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to terminate Bayer’s XtendiMax, BASF’s Engenia and Corteva Agriscience’s FeXapan herbicide registrations immediately. The court says EPA substantially understated risks that it acknowledged in dicamba use. The ruling applies…

In the first week of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program sign-up, the USDA Farm Service Agency said they received more than 86,000 applications. The USDA approved more than $545 million in payments to U.S. producers. Most of those payments went…

The North Dakota Department of Agriculture will be moving forward with a 24c Special Local Needs label for Xtendimax, FeXapan and Engenia herbicides. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring said while the court’s decision impacted federal registration of products, it made no…

Solen, North Dakota farmer and rancher Kenny Schmidt typically grows wheat, corn and sunflowers. More acres this year have flipped from wheat to sunflowers. “Wheat is hard to make work anymore; it appears like there’s always some kind of discount…

With many dicamba registrations vacated for 2020, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued guidance for applying Syngenta’s Tavium. This dicamba herbicide is not banned, because it wasn’t part of the 2018 two-year registration for the other products. The herbicide cannot…

All eyes are on planting progress, but the 2019 harvest is also limping along. That’s the case at TMT Farms west of Jamestown. “We combined rye in July and literally every month since we’ve been combining something,” said Ryan Wanzek…

In south-central North Dakota at Braddock, Daniel Mock faced grueling conditions this spring. “It was super wet and none of our ground was fit to seed early on. A little later, the bean ground dried out faster and we were…

Dicamba is likely not an option for 2020 weed control in North Dakota, which could present a challenge for farmers who already have Xtend soybeans seeded. “The court’s dicamba decision comes right after most farmers finished soybean planting. There will…

In the first week of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program sign-up, the USDA Farm Service Agency said they received more than 86,000 applications. The USDA approved more than $545 million in payments to U.S. producers. Most of those payments went…

While pork packing plant capacity has increased in the last few weeks, Minnesota Pork Producers Association CEO David Preisler said it’s going to be difficult for the pork industry to move forward. Minnesota’s pork packing plants are running up to…

Several agriculture-related industries, including bison producers, asked and did not received aid from the most recent U.S. economic relief bill. Over the past six weeks, carcass prices for bison have declined rapidly since the coronavirus pandemic hit. National Bison Association…

It’s easy to get caught up in the negativity surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite these tough times in agriculture, fourth-generation hog producer Kevin Hugoson from Granada, Minnesota is trying to find the positives. “One blessing in our family is both…

In Fort Pierre, South Dakota, a new beef packing plant is opening. The processing facility is owned by U.S. Beef Producers. Continental Marketing owner Kim Ulmer said the last few weeks have been busy with processing. “We’ve processed about 22…

North Dakota Senator John Hoeven hosted a call with local farm groups to get feedback on the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program direct payments last week. In the discussion, North Dakota Soybean Growers Association president Joe Ericson asked North Dakota Farm…

The South Dakota Farmers Union is working with potential investors to make an offer to purchase the DemKota beef packing plant in Aberdeen. The plant is currently owned by California-based White Oak Global Advisors. The plant started to process animals…

South Dakota Senator John Thune and Minnesota Senator Tina Smith introduced a bill to allow emergency haying and grazing on the Conservation Reserve Program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, CRP haying and grazing is limited to weather-related disaster events. Companion…

In the first week of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program sign-up, the USDA Farm Service Agency said they received more than 86,000 applications. The USDA approved more than $545 million in payments to U.S. producers. Most of those payments went…

President Trump signed the bipartisan Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act on Friday. The bill makes changes to the small business loan program, providing greater flexibility for loan forgiveness.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue issued a statement regarding the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision to vacate dicamba registrations. According to Perdue, producers need all the tools possible for their toolbox. Perdue also urged the EPA to use any available…

Due to rising tensions between the two countries, China is reportedly suspending some purchases of U.S. farm products. The latest disagreement came after President Trump criticized China for assuming control of Hong Kong. “We will take action to revoke Hong…

The North Dakota Industrial Commission has extended enrollment in the Ag Disaster Relief Loan Program until the end of September. The original sunset date was June 30. This Bank of North Dakota program covers operating loan shortfalls, term debt payments…

Assistance canola growers is included in the latest CARES Act. Learn more from Northern Canola Growers Association Executive Director Barry Coleman in the Canola Minute.