Ag Business Articles
More Than Cows, Plows, and Sows
Published May 1, 2022
During the South Dakota convention, National FFA Eastern Region Vice President Mallory White conducted a workshop on the ability to impact agriculture. "I used to get caught up in what I can do to impact agriculture while not producing a…South Dakota FFA Membership Exceeds 5,000
Published May 1, 2022
South Dakota FFA Foundation Executive Director Gerri Eide says the number of FFA chapters in South Dakota has been increasing for the past five years. "This coming year we have over 102 chapters and just over 5,000 members. The challenge…Community Service Project Feeds Thousands
Published May 1, 2022
Learning to do, doing to learn, earning to live and living to serve. That’s the FFA motto. South Dakota FFA members participated in a service project during convention, packaging over 50,000 meals. Feeding South Dakota Community Engagement Manager Jennifer Stanza…Spring Load Restrictions Ending in MN
Published May 1, 2022
The Minnesota Department of Transportation will end spring load restrictions by zone this week. The southeast and metro zone will end Monday, the south zone next Friday. The weight restrictions will end in the central zone Friday, May 13 and…Year-Round E-15
Published April 29, 2022
Eight Midwestern governors, including North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, are seeking year-round availability of E-15. According to the Renewable Fuels Association, these eight states represent nearly 60 percent of all…Deal Inked for Minnkota Power and Summit Carbon Solutions
Published April 29, 2022
Minnkota Power Cooperative and Summit Carbon Solutions have a new partnership agreement. With this deal, Summit taps into Minnkota’s 100 million-ton underground C02 storage facility at Center, North Dakota. The two companies will also pursue other storage opportunities. Summit is…War Influencing Freight Rates
Published April 29, 2022
As of April 21, the rate for shipping grain from the Pacific Northwest to Japan was $44.75 per metric ton. That’s up more than 20 percent from last year. Higher energy costs are blamed for some of that increase. The…Biden Administration Wants Food Production Increase
Published April 29, 2022
The White House is seeking $33 billion to support Ukraine. To reduce the impact on global food supplies, the plan includes incentives for U.S. farmers to increase production of certain food crops. There’s $400 million for a two-year bump in…Humanitarian Donation Made
Published April 29, 2022
National Farmers Union and Farmers Union Enterprises are donating $125,000 to humanitarian and agricultural relief efforts in Ukraine. The money will go to the World Food Program USA to provide food assistance to those impacted by the war.