Crops Articles
Pioneer Agronomy Update from Page, ND
Published June 12, 2019
Farmers in the Page, North Dakota area made good planting progress over the past week."It was a rough start, but I'd say we're less than five percent prevent plant now," says Page Seed and Agronomy co-owner Page Elsner. The cool…Crop Watch
Published June 12, 2019
North Dakota farmers are wrapping up the 2019 planting season. Arthur farmer Greg Gebeke has all of his crops in the ground. "it was a struggle to get it all in with the cold, wet soils." Gebeke says crop emergence…MN Corn Matters
Published June 12, 2019
Recently, the Minnesota Department Department of Agriculture visited Colombia and Peru. Hear more about the trip from Blooming Prairie farmer Jim O'Connor in Corn Matters, a weekly update from the Minnesota Corn Growers Association.Canola Minute
Published June 12, 2019
Canola was represented at the Global Plant-Forward Culinary Summit. Learn more from Associate Director Sheri Coleman in this week’s Canola Minute, made possible by the Northern Canola Growers Association.MDA Sticks With June 20 Cutoff Date
Published June 12, 2019
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is maintaining the June 20th state-specific deadline for dicamba application. The late planting date has caused concern for farmers who want to use dicamba, but Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen says a delayed dicamba application…Streamlining Biotech Approvals
Published June 12, 2019
President Trump has signed an executive order to speed up the regulatory approval of biotech products in agriculture. This executive order gives USDA, EPA and FDA six months to identify areas that can be streamlined. That’s on top of a…Residual Herbicide Needed to Tackle Weeds
Published June 12, 2019
Mother Nature has thrown everything, but the kitchen sink at farmers this spring. BASF Technical Service Representative Ken Deibert says it has been a very unusual start to the growing season. "I know there were a lot of pre herbicides…Dicamba Application Deadlines Inch Closer
Published June 11, 2019
With the spraying season underway, the North Dakota Department of Agriculture is reminding farmers and applicators of the Special Local Needs label for use of dicamba on soybeans. Only those certified can apply FeXapan, XtendiMax and Engenia herbicides over the…Doud: U.S. and China Trade Needs to Be Fair
Published June 11, 2019
During a House Agriculture Subcommittee hearing, Chief Agricultural Negotiator Gregg Doud provided an update on the status of trade discussions between the U.S. and China. The upcoming G20 Summit could set a path forward to continue negotiations. Doud said the…