Ag Business Articles
An Exit for VanDerWal at MSCA
Published July 18, 2022
The Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association has started to search for its new executive director. Allison VanDerWal has accepted a position with Form-A-Feed as a nutritional formulation specialist. VanDerWal was hired by the MSCA in February of 2020.Eischens Passes
Published July 17, 2022
Funeral services were held Saturday for Curt Eischens. Eischens 70, farmed at Minneota, Minnesota and served on the CHS board of directors for 27 years.Trade Trip to the Philippines
Published July 17, 2022
Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota are represented on a USDA trade mission to the Philippines this week. Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen and South Dakota Agriculture and Natural Resources Secretary Hunter Roberts are part of this delegation, which also…New Food Safety Agency Proposed
Published July 14, 2022
A bill has been introduced in Congress to create a new food safety agency within the Health and Human Services Department. This proposal would transfer all of the FDA’s food responsibilities to this new agency. Illinois Senator Dick Durbin and…Crop Protection Politics
Published July 14, 2022
Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member John Boozman and House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson are upset with the Environmental Protection Agency. A letter has been sent to EPA claiming there is a trend at the agency of “disregarding…Planning Commission Approves Permitting for SD Crush Plant
Published July 14, 2022
The Davison County Planning Commission has given a green light to the proposed South Dakota Soybean Processors plant at Mitchell. A conditional use permit was granted for the $500 million soybean crush plant. Construction is expected to start in the…From a Bison to a Falcon
Published July 14, 2022
The head of the agriculture budget office at North Dakota State University, David Ruhland, has been named the vice chancellor for finance and administration at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Ruhland has been at NDSU for 15 years and will…Pillatzki Gets Nod for SDSU Position
Published July 14, 2022
Angela Pillatzki is the new department head and director of the South Dakota Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory. Pillatzki has been the interim department head since February and has 22 years of experience in veterinary diagnostics and pathology.Progress Made for Resumption of Black Sea Grain Exports
Published July 14, 2022
The resumption of grain exports out Ukrainian ports is becoming more of a possibility. Officials from Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations met Wednesday to find a solution to global food shortages. Turkey’s defense minister said an agreement was…