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MN GOP Outlines 2020 Agenda
Published January 14, 2020
Minnesota Senate Republicans have announced their agenda for the upcoming legislative session. The so-called Vision 2020 agenda includes more funding for roads and bridges. The agriculture committee is focused on workforce development and tax relief for farmers. The Minnesota legislative…Tax Bills to be Heard in SD Legislature
Published January 14, 2020
The South Dakota Legislature is expected to consider key tax bills while in Pierre. South Dakota Corn Growers Association legislative director Teddi Mueller says one proposal would authorize the Department of Revenue to contract with different entities to get farm…New Holland and Hemp Announce Partnership
Published January 13, 2020
New Holland and the National Hemp Association are partnering to further the return of hemp raised as a commodity crop across North America. Under the phrase “Pushing Progress Together,” the duo will showcase hemp at 16 national farm shows through…Will Land Values Veer from Plateau Trend in 2020?
Published January 13, 2020
The land market in 2019 continued the plateau trend of the past several years. Farmland sale activity in the first part of the year was slower with the late spring and planting delays. “Despite the slower land market, Farmers National…Rural Perspectives
Published January 13, 2020
In the Rural Perspectives podcast from AgCountry Farm Credit Services, market education specialist Katie Tangen reviews the USDA crop report.Keep Your Stored Grain Cool
Published January 13, 2020
The less than ideal moisture of grain that went into storage this fall will require more attention in the spring. NDSU Extension Agricultural Engineer Ken Hellevang says keeping the grain cool is the plan. "We need to be thinking about…USDA to Resurvey MN, ND and SD Farmers
Published January 13, 2020
According to a special note from the USDA, the National Agricultural Statistics Service will be recontacting producers who indicated they weren’t done with harvest in the last survey. When that survey took place in 2019, there was significant unharvested acres…ND Corn Farmer Places in Yield Contest
Published January 13, 2020
A Berlin, North Dakota farmer is a first-place state award winner in the National Corn Growers Association yield contest. Situated in the southeast part of the state, Steve Huber credits the success to advanced precision agriculture technology. "I'm pretty particular,…SD Corn Comments
Published January 13, 2020
The annual South Dakota Corn Growers conference is this Saturday, January 18 at the Sioux Fall Convention Center. Hear more in this edition of Corn Comments.