Ag Business Articles
Spring Fertilizer Outlook
Published March 28, 2024
StoneX Vice President of Fertilizer Josh Linville is reporting industry challenges in getting product to where it will be needed this spring, especially for phosphate and UAN. A huge fall run for phosphate emptied the pipeline and there has been…Biodiesel Project Under Consideration
Published March 28, 2024
A Grand Forks company, Northdale Oil, is underwriting a feasibility study for a biodiesel plant. Agweek is reporting the proposed Grand Forks plant will buy soybean or canola oil from a crusher, rather than crushing the product itself. North Dakota…Upper Mississippi Waterway Association Hires New Executive Director
Published March 28, 2024
The Upper Mississippi Waterway Association has named Gary Williams as its executive director. Williams has 35 years of experience in transportation, business development, and commodity merchandising. The UMWA is the association of waterway operators, shippers and other waterway interests in…Spencer Chase Moves to CRA/PBPC
Published March 28, 2024
The Corn Refiners Association has hired Spencer Chase as its senior director of communications. Chase will lead the communications efforts for CRA and the Plant Based Products Council. Chase has been with Agri-Pulse Communications for nearly a decade and is…Stand Establishment is Critical for the Beet Crop
Published March 27, 2024
As planting season approaches, Vive Crop Protection Northern Technical Sales Agronomist David Reif asks sugarbeet growers to be cautious. "We always think about stand establishment, getting that crop up and out of the ground, and disease control," said Reif. "Early season…Record Values
Published March 27, 2024
Shares of American Crystal Sugarbeet Company beet stock hit an all-time record high $6,000 per share during the week ending March 22. A total of 103 shares sold with a high of $6.000 and a low of $5.957 per share.…Milk Supply Not Affected
Published March 27, 2024
After news broke that dairy cattle tested positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, National Milk Producers Federation Executive Vice President for Communications and Industry Relations Alan Bjerga was quick to say there would be no impact on milk supply. According to…No Long-Term Impact on Dairy Cattle
Published March 27, 2024
The HPAI cases in Texas and Kansas dairy herds will not have a significant impact on milk prices. "If you look at the numbers, we look at this maybe impacting milk production by one to one-and-a-half percent over some period…Bridge Collapse Will Have Lingering Effect
Published March 27, 2024
A container ship collision with the Francis Scott Key Bridge at Baltimore put renewed focus on infrastructure. Soy Transportation Coalition Executive Director Mike Steenhoek said the Port of Baltimore does not handle a lot of agriculture products, but the shutdown…