Ag Business Articles
Sorenson to Lead MAWG/MWRPC
Published March 19, 2024
Brian Sorenson has been selected as the new executive director for the Minnesota Wheat Research and Promotion Council and Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers. "I've been connected with farming, especially wheat farming, my whole life and it's a passion I've always…Enversa Herbicide Coming in ’25
Published March 19, 2024
Corteva Agriscience expects to have its new Enversa herbicide on the market for the 2025 growing season. Enversa herbicide is expected to be used in a variety of crops including soybeans, corn and sugarbeets. This is a residual Group 15…Syngenta-CropX Collaboration
Published March 19, 2024
Syngenta Seeds is working with CropX Technologies to enhance the sustainability of its seed supply chain. CropX is an Israeli company that focuses on digital farm management.Agricult-HER: An Interview with Betsy Jensen
Published March 19, 2024
Betsy Jensen and her husband, Brian, farm near the Canadian border at Stephen, Minnesota. "If you had told 16-year-old Betsy this was her life, she would have laughed at you pretty hard. That’s probably what makes it the most hilarious…Correction
Published March 18, 2024
In the March 18 edition of FarmNetNews, RRFN reported JBS and Tyson settled a lawsuit over employee wages. The story incorrectly stated Triumph Foods was part of a previous settlement. Triumph Foods did not settle. The company was dismissed from…MWRPC/MAWG Names New Executive Director
Published March 18, 2024
The Minnesota Wheat Research and Promotion Council and Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers have named Brian Sorenson as their new executive director. Sorenson has been a program manager with Northern Crops Institute since 2018. Former Executive Director Charlie Vogel resigned…Fielding Questions
Published March 18, 2024
In this edition of the Fielding Questions podcast, AgCountry Farm Credit Services Marketing Education Specialist Cody Didier discusses the March USDA crop reports. The Fielding Questions podcast is a joint project with AgCountry Farm Credit Services and the Red River…Community-Based Meat Processing
Published March 18, 2024
A new meat processing facility at Waubun, Minnesota is expected to be up and running as soon as June. The project has been several years in the making. "We actually started this project in 2017; it was pre-COVID and my friend,…Seed Decisions Are Still Being Made
Published March 18, 2024
Dekalb Brand Manager Jamie Horton says there may be a small decline in corn acres. "Certainly with commodity prices, folks are continuing to look at what's the ROI and putting pen to paper on some of those different decisions that…