Ag Business Articles
MN Beef Update
Published January 24, 2022
How can beef contribute to a healthy diet this year? Minnesota Beef Council Communications Director Ashley Kraemer has more in the latest Minnesota Beef Update.Corn Matters
Published January 24, 2022
Minnesota's corn growers helped fund a study looking at the cause of high fertilizer prices and the impact tariffs have on those prices. Minnesota Corn Growers Association Vice President Richard Syverson has more in this week's Corn Matters.SD Corn Comments
Published January 24, 2022
The South Dakota Corn Congress was held overt the weekend. Hear more about it in this week's South Dakota Corn Comments.Ag Workers Retire and It’s Hard to Fill Jobs
Published January 24, 2022
Worker shortages are a challenge in agriculture, grain cooperatives included. Different factors contribute. Fessenden Co-op General Manager Mark Hovland says 25 percent of employees at his co-op are in the retirement age bracket. "We'll have lost about 10 of them…More Interest in Variable Rate Technology
Published January 24, 2022
The high fertilizer bill has more growers considering variable rate application. "There's a lot of guys have had conversations about it, but haven't committed," said Troy Amundson, Premium Ag Solutions. "A lot of times, they haven't committed because they don't…Drought Accounts for Majority of Crop Insurance Payments
Published January 24, 2022
The Risk Management Agency paid out more than $7.2 billion in claims in 2021. Over $5 billion of those claims were related to the drought. Only four North Dakota counties did not receive over $10 million in indemnity payments. North…Creating Incentives to Address Trucker Shortage
Published January 24, 2022
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is accepting applications for its new Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program. With this effort, 18, 19 and 20-year old drivers may operate commercial vehicles for interstate commerce. This program is designed to help with…Lifetime Achievement Award Presented to Tim Courneya
Published January 24, 2022
During Bean Day, the Northarvest Bean Growers Association presented its Lifetime Achievement Award to Tim Courneya. Red River Farm Network co-founder Mike Hergert was part of the award presentation, noting Courneya began his tenure as executive vice president of the…ND State of the State Rescheduled for February
Published January 23, 2022
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum rescheduled the state of the state address for Wednesday, February 16. This event will be held at the Fargo Theatre in Fargo, North Dakota. The governor’s address was scheduled for last week, but postponed because…