Ag Business Articles
Sustainability Support
Published December 21, 2022
The year-end spending bill includes provisions to promote voluntary conservation practices to reduce high carbon emissions. This language would allow private sector funds to supplement federal conservation programs.CHS Hedging Settles With CFTC
Published December 21, 2022
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has ordered CHS Hedging to pay a $6.5 million penalty. CHS Hedging reportedly accepted millions of dollars in margin payments from a rancher in Washington without adequately investigating the customer’s source of funds or reporting…Food and Fuel Research
Published December 21, 2022
The growing demand for soybean oil for biofuels is not having a significant impact on food prices. The United Soybean Board partnered with Purdue University on this Food and Fuel study. The research found the demand for biofuels had a…Living Inside the Plant
Published December 21, 2022
One of the newest players in the crop nutrition business is Azotic. The company’s primary product is Envita, which is a patented, nitrogen-fixation biological that can be applied in furrow at seeding or as a post-emergent foliar spray. "It's getting inside…Telling the Biofuels Story
Published December 20, 2022
For the year ahead, the Minnesota Biofuels Association is reaching out to the 70 new members of the Minnesota Legislature to educate them about the benefits of ethanol. Executive Director Brian Werner says there is bipartisan support for biofuels, but…Friends of the Earth Oppose Carbon Offsets
Published December 20, 2022
The activist group, Friends of the Earth, are upset with provisions within the omnibus spending bill. Carbon offset programs are being described as an ineffective way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In a statement, a Friends of the Earth spokesperson…NDSU Fellows Honored
Published December 20, 2022
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities honored Frank Casey and Lynette Flage for their achievements as Fellows of the Food Systems Leadership Institute. Casey is the assocate director of North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and Flage is the associate…Dingels Elected Foundation Chair
Published December 20, 2022
The Minnesota FFA Foundation Board of Trustees elected Pat Dingels of Redwood Falls as its chair, succeeding Lara Durben of Buffalo. Julie Tesch of Waldorf is vice chair. Patrice Baley of Maplewood is the secretary and Staci Martin is the…Corteva Exits Russian Sunflower Market
Published December 20, 2022
Corteva Agriscience is eliminating 50 jobs at its Woodland, California facility. The company shut down production and business activities in Russia and already had enough sunflower production capacity in Europe for the EU market. Corteva will continue to produce parent…