Ag Business Articles
Supreme Court to Consider Ag-Related Petitions
Published January 1, 2022
The Supreme Court will look at three high-profile agricultural cases this week to determine if these petitions will be accepted. Hundreds of cases are filed each year and about 80 of them are heard by the Supreme Court. The justices…Top Story #10: Land Values Escalate
Published December 31, 2021
Demand for productive ag land nationwide caused a jump in real estate values for farmland, cropland and pastureland. Low interest rates and high commodity prices helped. Farmers National Company Senior Vice President of Estate Operations Randy Dickhut says there’s a…Top Story #9: A Changing Regulatory Environment
Published December 31, 2021
At least three things come to mind looking back at the challenging regulatory environment: the Waters of the United States rule, chlorpyrifos and dicamba. The Environmental Protection Agency is re-defining WOTUS again. Agriculture wants certainty and the EPA wants a…SD Corn Comments
Published December 31, 2021
There are incentives in place for farmers and ranchers to adapt conservation efforts to help mitigate climate change. Hear more about those conservation opportunities in this week's South Dakota Corn Comments.Outkicked the Coverage
Published December 31, 2021
Despite the drought, many yields this past year were better than expected. Golden Harvest Marketing Lead Dave Young credits the advancements with seed genetics. "Even 15 or 20 years ago, drought conditions like we had would have been a complete…Invest in the Crop, Not the Weeds
Published December 31, 2021
Weed management may be one way to cut back on the fertilizer bill. Syngenta product lead Shawn Hock says weeds take up a lot of nitrogen. "In recent studies that we've done with two-to-four inch weeds across a lot of…Ridgeback Offers Broad Spectrum Insect Control
Published December 31, 2021
Corteva Agriscience is launching a new insecticide for corn and soybeans for the 2022 growing season. U.S. Crop Protection Launch Leader Eric Scherder says the Ridgeback insecticide offers two modes of action and is designed for the Northern Cornbelt. It…Farmland Values Rose in ’21
Published December 30, 2021
Land values ended the year on a strong note. Red River Land Company President Chris Griffin says farmland prices are up significantly. "Twenty-five-to-30 percent is fairly consistent throughout the region," said Griffin. "There's a few that have been more extreme…The Bull Pen
Published December 30, 2021
U.S. monetary policy is expected to tighten in the year ahead. Despite that, Advance Trading Risk Management Advisor Tommy Grisafi says the economy has been resilient. "Never in the history of the world have we had an experiment like this…