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Focused on Farm Bill Floor Time
Published February 7, 2024
Politics will play a large role in determining if a farm bill gets done in 2024. Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association Executive Director Harrison Weber believes congressional leadership wants to get this done. "It's just whether the farm bill…MFBF Names New Public Policy Specialist
Published February 7, 2024
Loren Dauer is the new public policy specialist for the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation. Most recently, Dauer was a district outreach representative for Minnesota Congressman Brad Finstad. Previously, Dauer was a legislative assistant in the Office of State Senator Gary…Dems Offer Farm Bill Principles
Published February 7, 2024
The Democratic members of the House Agriculture Committee have released their guiding principles for the new farm bill. There are five priorities on the list; reducing hunger, strengthening America’s farmers, an investment in sustainable agriculture, lower costs for farmers and…Court Vacates Dicamba Registrations
Published February 7, 2024
The use of dicamba is now in jeopardy for the upcoming growing season. A federal court has vacated the registrations of XtendiMax, Engenia and Tavium. The court determined the EPA violated the notice-and comment requirement for these product registrations. Bayer…Agtegra Territory Expands
Published February 7, 2024
An agreement is in place for South Dakota-based Agtegra to purchase the Aurora Cooperative Elevator facilities in Mitchell and Tyndall, South Dakota. The deal is expected to close at the end of the month. Aurora Cooperative Elevator is based in…Cattle Performance Predetermined Before Birth
Published February 6, 2024
What happens early in a cow's pregnancy can have a lifelong impact on her offspring. Purina Director of Beef Technical Innovation Ron Scott cites work done at North Dakota State University, evaluating the importance of quality nutrition early in gestation.…Respected Ag Leader Passes
Published February 6, 2024
The agriculture community is in shock with the passing of former USDA Undersecretary of Agriculture Bill Northey. Northey, who was 64, was a farmer in northwest Iowa and former Iowa secretary of agriculture. Northey was president of the National Corn…New Triple-Stack Trait Coming to Beet Business
Published February 6, 2024
There’s optimism for an early start to the planting season. "We're actively shipping seed into some markets now and our processing plant in Tangent, Oregon is getting everything read to go," reports Betaseed Sales Lead Jason Evenson. Betaseed has seen success…Case IH Launches New AF11 Combine
Published February 6, 2024
According to a company news release, the AF11 delivers industry-leading capacity by coupling Case IH’s first-ever dual rotor with an active and dynamic cleaning system. The AF11 has a 567 bushel grain tank and a six-second-per-second unload rate. The AF11…