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Spring Wheat Struggling Near East Grand Forks, MN

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The spring wheat is struggling near East Grand Forks, Minnesota. Adams Family Farm owner Chris Adams will wrap up harvest this week. "Wheat yield is down 30 percent. We had 300 to 400 acres sprouting and 150 acres hardly good…

Wheat Debate: Harvest or Crop Insurance?

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Sunshine and warmer temperatures allow farmers to resume fieldwork near Bismarck, North Dakota. Byron Richard is helping a neighbor harvest wheat. The wheat is sprouting. Richard says some wheat growers are in limbo. "Do we wait for another rain to…

Spring Wheat Stressed by Cold Temps

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The spring wheat crop has been stressed throughout this growing season. Problems began this spring with bacterial leaf streak. That was followed by scab and a series of wetting and cooling events. "I want to stress the cooling events," said…

SD Corn Comments

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Resources are available for South Dakota farmers and ranchers who have faced crop losses this season. Get the details in this week’s Corn Comments, a feature from the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council.

Learning from the 2019 Growing Season

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Asgrow Dekalb field sales representative Ryan Fisher says there are several things farmers can learn from this growing season and take into 2020. "We hope this is abnormal weather conditions with all the moisture, but I think guys are much…

Bringing the Crop to the Finish Line

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Farmers would like more heat and less rain to help finish the corn and soybean crops. In northwest Minnesota and northeast North Dakota, Channel Seed field sales representative Mike Dufault says the crop has potential. "There's some fields that aren't…

MFP 2.0: A Welcome Boost to Farm Income

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Farm Credit Administration CEO Glen Smith says the Market Facilitation Program is a welcome boost to farm income just as much this year as it was last year. In the Northern Plains, Smith says MFP 2.0 will make up about…

What’s Hot, What’s Not in the Markets

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Advance Trading risk management advisor Tommy Grisafi outlines the key factors in the trade with 'What's Hot, What's Not in the Markets.' The surge in hog prices, higher crude oil prices and the weather are all big stories this week.

Oil Markets Surge After Drone Attack

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A weekend attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities sent crude prices higher. The drone strike impacts five percent of the daily oil supply worldwide. Brent crude prices were up nearly 20 percent when the markets opened last night. Those gains…

MFP Funding Tied to Stopgap Spending Measure

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Congress must pass a continuing resolution by October 1 to keep the government running. USDA’s Market Facilitation Program is part of that discussion. House Appropriations Committee Chair Nita Lowey may reject the Trump Administration’s request for $30 billion in Commodity…

Latest News Articles

Spring Wheat Struggling Near East Grand Forks, MN

Wheat Debate: Harvest or Crop Insurance?

Spring Wheat Stressed by Cold Temps

SD Corn Comments

Learning from the 2019 Growing Season

Bringing the Crop to the Finish Line

MFP 2.0: A Welcome Boost to Farm Income

What’s Hot, What’s Not in the Markets

Oil Markets Surge After Drone Attack

MFP Funding Tied to Stopgap Spending Measure

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