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Dry Bean Scene
Published February 16, 2023
NDSU Extension Plant Pathologist Michael Wunsch joins us to talk about the key to controlling white mold in this week's Dry Bean Scene. The Dry Bean Scene is sponsored by the Northarvest Bean Growers Association.Lynch Livestock Sentenced in Hog Fraud Case
Published February 16, 2023
An Iowa company known as Lynch Livestock have been fined nearly $200,000 and ordered to pay over $3 million in restitution to farmers. Four of the company’s managers also pled guilty to federal fraud charges. For the last 20 years,…MN Receives Grant Funds for High-Speed Internet
Published February 16, 2023
USDA has announced an investment of $63 million in high-speed internet access. That includes a $10 million grant for Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative in Minnesota. The funds will be used for a fiber-to-premises network in Hubbard, Itasca and St.…Imle to Lead NPGA
Published February 16, 2023
Peter Imle will succeed Hoople, North Dakota farmer David Fedje as chairman of the Northland Potato Growers Association. Imle is from Gonvick, Minnesota and is a certified potato seed grower.Potato Growers to Present Meritorious Service Awards
Published February 16, 2023
The Northland Potato Growers Association will present its Industry Meritorious Service Award to North Dakota Certified Potato Program Field Supervisor Mike Oosterwijk. The Grower Meritorious Service Award is going to Brian Vculek of Crete, North Dakota. The awards will be…New MN Record for E15
Published February 16, 2023
For the first time in history, annual E15 sales in Minnesota topped the 100-million-gallon threshold in 2022. Nearly 105.5 million gallons were sold last year. That represents a 21 percent increase from the previous record of 87 million gallons in…Olson Takes Newly-Created Rabo Role
Published February 16, 2023
Rabo AgriFinance has appointed Chris Olson as its Head of Rural. Most recently, Olson managed Rabo AgriFinance's central territory.Deficit Continues to Grow
Published February 16, 2023
Without action to raise the debt ceiling, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says the United States could default on its debt as soon as July. CBO Director Phillip Swagel also reported the U.S. deficit totals $1.4 trillion. "The federal debt held…CBO Baseline Projections Released
Published February 16, 2023
The farm bill process can now ramp up with the release of the Congressional Budget Office baseline numbers. An analysis by the House Agriculture Committee indicates spending for commodity programs will decline 12 percent from the 2018 farm bill. Mandatory…