Crops Articles
Beet Stock Snapshot
Published April 6, 2020
According to Acres & Shares, last week 235 American Crystal Sugar Company beet stock shares were brokered through five trades for an average price of $3,384.15 per share.WestBred Wheat Report
Published April 4, 2020
There are things farmers can do to maximize returns with little or no cost. WestBred technical product manager Grant Mehring shares those details in the WestBred Wheat Report.Farmers Eager to Start Spring Fieldwork
Published April 3, 2020
Farmers in northwestern North Dakota are counting the days until spring fieldwork can begin. Based in Lignite, Dakota Agronomy Partners manager Katie Woodbury says this past week’s snowstorm has things on hold. "We had a lot of acres that were…Sugarbeet Allocations Made Following a Tough Harvest
Published April 2, 2020
The USDA is re-assigning beet sugar marketing allocations and adjusting tariff rate quotas to meet a sugar stocks-to-use ratio of at least 13.5 percent for the 2020 fiscal year. "The USDA realized we need to import more sugar than usual.…A Few Acreage Changes Could Happen
Published April 2, 2020
Farmers are still making decisions on a few acres. "With all of the issues going on with ethanol right now, corn is discouraging," said Greg LaPlante, president, GL Crop Consulting. "Farmers may not plant as many acres as intended. It…New SCN Resistant Variety Coming From Syngenta
Published April 2, 2020
Syngenta is releasing a new soybean variety with a new resistance source for soybean cyst nematode. Small quantities will be available this year to researchers and key farm cooperators with a full commercial launch scheduled for 2021. Nearly all of…New Soybean Herbicide Option Approved
Published April 2, 2020
The EPA has approved the use of isoxaflutole on genetically enhanced soybeans. This herbicide is already registered for corn in 33 states. The new use on soybeans is limited to specific counties in 25 states.No Change in Canada and China Canola Trade Spat
Published April 1, 2020
Discussions between the Canada and China governments brought up questions in the past few days of China allowing imports of Canadian canola seed. According to the Canola Council of Canada vice president of government affairs Brian Innes, there was a…Sign-Up Open for WHIP+ Disaster Program
Published April 1, 2020
The WHIP+ disaster program sign up is open for farmers hoping to recover losses from 2018 and 2019 natural disasters. There's already been some interest in the WHIP+ program in North Dakota. "We've actually sent out 288 payments in North…