Crops Articles
NFU Urges EPA to Implement E15 Waiver
Published May 23, 2018
National Farmers Union is urging the Environmental Protection Agency to immediately implement a waiver for summertime sales of E15. In a statement, NFU President Roger Johnson noted that year-round use of E15 benefits farmers, the economy, energy independence and the…Consumer Advocacy Organization Files Glyphosate Lawsuit
Published May 23, 2018
The consumer advocacy organization, U.S. Right to Know, has filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency for violating provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. The lawsuit seeks documentation of EPA interactions with the Food and Drug Administration regarding…Crop Watch
Published May 23, 2018
The Red River Farm Network brings reports from the fields every Tuesday at 12:37 p.m. during Crop Watch. Most recently, Randy Koenen made stops in Minnesota near Roseau, Hallock and Kennedy. Listen to the entire Crop Watch segment and take…Grains Close Higher, Livestock Close Mixed
Published May 22, 2018
Progressive Ag Marketing market analyst Brian Strommen says it was a decent day for wheat and a choppy day for livestock.SD Corn Comments
Published May 21, 2018
Learn more changes that are being made in this week’s Corn Comments, an update from the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council.Final Plant Dates Approaching for Corn
Published May 21, 2018
What does a late spring mean for a farmer’s crop insurance policy? Beth Erickson is an insurance specialist at AgCountry Farm Credit Services, serving the Morris/Alexandria, Minnesota area. When it comes to final plant dates, Erickson says the concern at…Farmers Still Changing Acreage in ND
Published May 20, 2018
Farmers in north-central North Dakota have made good planting progress. However, Dakota Agronomy Partners sales agronomist Jenna Whalen is seeing a shift in the acreage near Mohall, North Dakota. “There are some farmers who have stuck to what’s they’ve always…A Mix of Planting Progress in Western MN
Published May 20, 2018
CHS New Horizons grain procurement manager Tom Bovee says planting is coming along nicely in western Minnesota. “In the southern half of the territory, we’re probably 60 percent done with the corn and doing some of the beans. All of…Some Prevent Plant Expected in South Dakota
Published May 20, 2018
Severe thunderstorms moved across central South Dakota Thursday, from Pierre to Long Lake, which is on the North Dakota border. “We had the report of 9.2 inches of rain in Long Lake,” said James Telken, meteorologist, National Weather Service. Even…