Crops Articles
Wind Curtails Weed Control
Published June 15, 2020
Crop conditions vary widely across the region. CHS Ag Services sales manager Andrew Schultz says there is one common thread across the area. "We need the wind to die down, especially in the evenings if we could so guys could…Ag May See Attention in the MN Special Session
Published June 15, 2020
Minnesota lawmakers started a special session on Friday and the it continues this week. Ag lobbyist Bruce Kleven says farmers could see more COVID-19 pandemic assistance. "There have been costs for mortality on livestock, disposal and composting. There could be…The Next Steps in the Dicamba Litigation
Published June 15, 2020
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is demanding the EPA explain why it allowed continued over-the-top use of three dicamba products if it was on the farm at the time of the June 3 cancellation order. Tomorrow is the deadline…Sunflowers Start to Sprout Near Crookston, MN
Published June 15, 2020
It's been a wet spring, but Crookston, Minnesota farmer Kevin Capistran says sunflowers are planted and starting to emerge. "The sunflowers are transitioning into the two-leaf stage right now. They're generally taking in the water from the wet soils and…Potato News
Published June 15, 2020
In the northern Red River Valley, fresh potatoes are starting to emerge and farmers are managing weeds. In this week's Potato News, Edinburg, North Dakota farmer T.J. Hall and St. Thomas, North Dakota farmer Allen Tucker have an update. Potato…BASF and Corteva Agriscience Step In the Dicamba Lawsuit
Published June 15, 2020
BASF and Corteva Agriscience filed motions to intervene in the June 3 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ dicamba decision. In a statement, Corteva Agriscience said they stand behind their XtendiMax dicamba herbicide. A BASF press release said EPA’s approval process…Rural Perspectives
Published June 15, 2020
There were few changes in the USDA's June Supply and Demand report. AgCountry Farm Credit Services market education specialist Katie Tangen takes a look at the numbers and offers more insight on the market focuses for the next few weeks.…Reduced Ethanol Demand Trickles Down to the Corn Price
Published June 12, 2020
In a panel discussion on the Renewable Fuel Standard and E-15, National Corn Growers Association President Kevin Ross said corn farmers will feel the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for a long time. "The trickle down effect from the transportation…Perdue Points to ‘Hostility’ of Ninth Circuit Court
Published June 12, 2020
The USDA is supporting the EPA’s decision to issue a cancellation order on dicamba. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals shouldn’t allow plaintiffs’ hostility against the American farmer to cloud the fact the EPA’s actions…