Ag Business Articles
TransFARMation: Dealing With the Anxiety of Product Shortages
Published April 18, 2022
Due the supply chain headaches, farmers are dealing with shortages of certain crop protection products, fertilizer and farm machinery parts. Farmer and crop consultant Curt Burns, who is based at Stewart, Minnesota, discusses the anxiety faced by growers this spring.…SD Rural Water Projects Receive Funding
Published April 18, 2022
South Dakota’s Board of Water and Natural Resources approved more than $430 million in grants and loans to rural water systems across the state. This is part of the more than $1.1 billion in statewide funding approved by the board.…Inflation Impacts Agriculture
Published April 18, 2022
At 8.5 percent, the general inflation rate is at its highest level in years, but Bell Bank Senior Vice President of Agribusiness Development Lynn Paulson thinks the inflation rate for production agriculture is much higher. "When you're talking about doubling…Minimal Traffic Disruptions Expected
Published April 18, 2022
Transportation logistics have been cited as a concern for the proposed soy crush plant at Casselton, North Dakota. "We had a third-party study look at how many trucks we think are going to transit the local county and interstate into…U.S. Sugar-Imperial Sugar in Court
Published April 18, 2022
A case dealing with a sugar industry merger will begin today in a Delaware courtroom. United States Sugar Corporation is seeking to purchase Imperial Sugar Company, but the Department of Justice wants to block the merger. U.S. Sugar, American Crystal…Amicus Brief Filed Friday
Published April 18, 2022
A coalition of agricultural groups filed a friend of the court brief supporting landowners who are challenging the definition of Waters of the United States. The case is expected to be heard in the U.S. Supreme Court this summer. The…Former MN Ag Commissioner Passes
Published April 18, 2022
Jon Wefald passed away over the weekend. Wefald, 84, served as agriculture commissioner in Governor Wendell Anderson’s administration from 1971-to-1977. He later became president of Southwest State University in Marshall and was chancellor of the Minnesota university system. Wefald was…Ships Stranded at Shanghai
Published April 18, 2022
Shanghai’s COVID lockdown is now in its third week. The Shanghai port is the largest in the world for container shipping, amplifying the supply chain problems worldwide. A plan to restart business activity has been announced. Last week, it was…Ag Shipments Stuck in Black Sea Ports
Published April 18, 2022
Due to the Russian blockade, more than 80 shipping vessels are stuck in Ukrainian seaports. Most of those ships are carrying ag commodities. The agriculture ministry is estimating 1.25 million tons of grains and oilseeds are stuck on these ships…