Ag Business Articles
AURI Update
Published March 25, 2022
AURI is hosting Webinar Wednesdays that focus on different aspects of the food and ag sectors in Minnesota. Hear more in the latest AURI Update.SD Corn Comments
Published March 25, 2022
This past week was National Agriculture Week. Farmers are responsible for feeding 172 people per farm. Hear more in the latest South Dakota Corn Comments.Strong Fiscal Year for Louis Dreyfus and a Warning for Year Ahead
Published March 25, 2022
The Louis Dreyfus Company is reporting net profits of $697 million for 2021. That’s up more than 82 percent from the previous year. Looking forward, the grain trading firm said the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is impacting grain export…Significant Rail Service Issues Reported
Published March 25, 2022
The National Grain and Feed Association is urging the Surface Transportation Board to address rail service disruptions with Union Pacific, BNSF and the Norfolk Southern. The NGFA said its members have run out of grain and forced to shut down…NCGA Calls for Executive Order to Maintain E15 Access
Published March 25, 2022
National Corn Grower Association leaders have sent a letter to President Biden, asking him to use his emergency powers to make E15 available year-round. A 2021 court decision limited the availability of the higher ethanol blends during the summer months.…From ASI to NPPC
Published March 24, 2022
Chase Adams is joining the National Pork Producers Council staff as its manager of congressional relations. Adams is now with the American Sheep Industry Association and previously worked for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.“Challenging”
Published March 24, 2022
That's how SB&B Foods President Bob Sinner describes the current agriculture economy. Transportation will be an ongoing issue. "When you work in the identity-preserved industry, we ship soybeans by container. Those containers go into the large metropolitan areas and we…Raven Industries Announces Facility Expansion
Published March 24, 2022
Raven Industries is opening a new engineering center in Scottsdale, Arizona and expanding its innovation campus in Sioux Falls. The expansion will support Raven's work in precision farming technology, AI, autonomy and machine learning.Corn Wet Mill Petition Exceeds Needed Signatures
Published March 24, 2022
A group called the GF Community Awareness of FuFeng Project exceeded their required signatures on a petition to request a citywide vote on the proposed corn wet mill in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It is not clear at this time…