Crops Articles
Top Story #4: Value Added Ag Opportunities
Published December 28, 2021
New value-added opportunities are popping up in Northern Plains. That’s due, in part, to the increased demand for renewable diesel. In May, ADM announced it would build a $350 million soybean crush facility in Spiritwood, North Dakota. The plant is…Acres & Shares: Quiet Trade
Published December 26, 2021
According to Acres & Shares owner Jayson Menke, American Crystal Sugar Company beet stock brokerage activity was quiet the last few weeks with no trades. This season, 1,704 shares have traded through three brokerage firms for an average price of…SD Corn Comments
Published December 24, 2021
In the last week of 2021, many are reflecting on the year and looking ahead to 2022. This week's South Dakota Corn Comments looks back at the relationship between the corn and cattle industry.MN Wheat Minute
Published December 24, 2021
Minnesota Wheat CEO Charlie Vogel looks back at the 2021 Prairie Grains Conference. Hear about it in the latest Minnesota Wheat Minute.Plans to Build the New Soy Crush Plant Started in 2019
Published December 24, 2021
Minnesota Soybean Processors Executive General Manager Jeramie Weller says the conversations about the Casselton, North Dakota soy crush facility started in 2019. CGB Enterprises operates a soy crush facility in Indiana. "We met CGB through mutual contacts. The agriculture industry…Maximizing Fertizer ROI
Published December 24, 2021
Maximizing return on investment is the name of the game with high fertilizer costs. NDSU Extension Soil Scientist Dave Franzen says the focus should be based on maximizing "Our fertilizer recommendations are set up to do just that. We may…MN Ag Department: Dicamba Data “Misrepresented”
Published December 24, 2021
Minnesota Ag Department’s Director of Pesticide and Fertilizer Management Joshua Stamper says not all of the report information in the EPA dicamba incident report is coming from the states, including the statistic that says Minnesota has 711 dicamba complaints. "We…Concern Voiced by ASA
Published December 24, 2021
The American Soybean Association thinks it’s too soon to tell what will happen with dicamba use in 2022. "There were no actions tied to the EPA's dicamba report and the agency made that abundantly clear," said Kyle Kunkler, director of…Dry Conditions Continue to Affect Brazil’s Crop
Published December 24, 2021
Hot, dry conditions persist in Brazil and Argentina. Nutrien Ag Solutions Principal Atmospheric Scientist Eric Snodgrass says that’s especially true in southern Brazil. "The dryness goes from Parana to Rio Grande Do Sul, a quarter of Brazil's entire soybean crop.…