Crops Articles
Bayer Responds to Glyphosate Production Issue
Published February 14, 2022
In a statement provided to the Red River Farm Network, Bayer said the raw ingredient supplier experiencing mechanical failure may have short-term impacts on production of an active ingredient in glyphosate. "Our supplier is on track to restore production, we’ve…Northern Plains Spring Forecast
Published February 14, 2022
World Weather Incorporated Senior Agricultural Meteorologist Drew Lerner expects to see moisture coming across the Northern Plains this spring. "There will be a cool bias to start in the eastern part of the Dakotas and Minnesota, but it will be…Canola Minute
Published February 14, 2022
In this week's Canola Minute, Northern Canola Growers Association Executive Director Barry Coleman talks about the research budget approved for the year ahead.Force Majeure Invoked, Impacts Glyphosate Supply
Published February 14, 2022
An already stressed supply chain situation has taken another hit. Bayer’s global head of active ingredient production sent a notice to customers on Friday saying one of the company’s key raw material suppliers is down three months. Bayer is invoking…AURI Update
Published February 11, 2022
Are you interested in learning about new opportunities for farmers in Minnesota? Hear more about AURI's monthly Fields of Innovation series in the latest AURI update.Corn Matters
Published February 11, 2022
It's Farm and Food Book Week. Minnesota Ag in the Classroom is celebrating by reading agricultural books to Kindergarten through Fifth Grade students over Zoom. Hear more details in the latest Corn Matters, presented by the Minnesota Corn Growers Association.A Big Fall Fertilizer Season
Published February 10, 2022
StoneX Group Financial Director of Fertilizer Josh Linville thinks the United States had one of its biggest fall fertilizer runs on record last year. "That emptied the system; we ended with hardly anything left in the stockpiles," says Linville. "We…Navigating Higher Phosphate Prices for Wheat
Published February 10, 2022
Phosphate prices aren’t as high as nitrogen, but are still high in the new year. NDSU Extension Soil Specialist Dave Franzen reminds wheat growers there is a relationship between profitability and the cost of phosphate fertilizer. "The higher the phosphate…Many U.S. Farmers Have Spring Fertilizer Needs Locked In
Published February 10, 2022
CHS Hedging Director of Producer Brokerage Kent Beadle thinks many U.S. farmers already locked in their fertilizer needs for spring. "The combination of higher incomes made it wise for farmers for tax purposes to try and get some of those…