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Perdue is Alert to Weather Challenges in the Northern Plains
Published January 22, 2020
Trade, the Market Facilitation Program and disaster assistance were just a few of the topics Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue addressed at the Farm Bureau convention in Austin, Texas. Perdue was asked if farmers could navigate 2020 without a new Market…Build a Program Around the Most Important Weeds
Published January 22, 2020
University of Minnesota and NDSU Extension sugarbeet agronomist Tom Peters challenged attendees at the Wild World of Weeds, asking them if a weed control program should begin or end with a trait. "With resistant weeds and weeds in general, you…The Change in Glyphosate-Resistant Weed Management
Published January 22, 2020
It’s been 20 years since the first glyphosate-resistant broadleaf weed was confirmed. University of Delaware Extension weed specialist Mark VanGessel documented the first case of resistant marestail. "We documented it and about the same time Tennessee started working with it."…Herbicide Research a Focus at Wild World of Weeds
Published January 22, 2020
During the Wild World of Weeds workshop, North Dakota State University weed scientist Kirk Howatt answered questions on the latest weed control methods. In small grains and row crops, Howatt’s research is confirming antagonism between the broadleaf herbicides and the…Understand Costs
Published January 22, 2020
Expenses were up this past year for sugarbeet growers. Northland Farm Business Management instructor Josh Tjosaas says the difficult harvest influenced fuel and equipment repairs. Labor costs were also an issue. "We definitely had a bad harvest year up and…Dosch Honored by NDAREC
Published January 22, 2020
The North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives has presented Vern Dosch with its Helping Hand Award. Dosch is the president and CEO of the National Information Solutions Cooperative and helped create software solutions for electric cooperatives.New Loan Package for ND Ag Producers
Published January 22, 2020
The Bank of North Dakota is making another loan program to help farmers and ranchers hurt by rising costs and existing debt. The Ag Disaster Relief Program allows up to a 10-year amortization for chattel and up to a 25-year…Kemps to Shutdown Operations at Rochester Milk Plant
Published January 22, 2020
Kemps plans to discontinue operations at its Rochester, Minnesota milk processing plant in June. This announcement follows a decision by the owner of the plant, Associated Milk Producers Incorporated, to suspend operations and sell the facility. Kemps leases a portion…Treasury Asked to Address Section 199A
Published January 22, 2020
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson and Ranking Member Mike Conaway sent a joint letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin asking for restoration of the Section 199A tax provisions. The 2017 tax law included language that distorted the grain markets…