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A Good Year for Ag Banks
Published March 24, 2023
Lending through U.S. farm banks increased to $103 billion in 2022, up more than eight percent from the previous year. The American Bankers Association’s annual Farm Bank Performance Report credits the change to nearly a ten percent increase in outstanding…Flood Risk Rises
Published March 24, 2023
The risk for significant spring flooding in the Red River and Devils Lake Basins has increased and is now near or above long-term historical averages. Below normal March temperatures have delayed the spring melt. The timing of the spring thaw…Seed Competition Task Force Created
Published March 24, 2023
USDA has launched an interagency task force to evaluate competition in the seed industry. USDA officials will be joined by representatives of the Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Patent and Trade Office. An official with the Federal Trade…Livestock Zoning Bill Reviewed
Published March 24, 2023
The North Dakota Senate Agriculture Committee took testimony on HB 1423 relating to a zoning review task force. Several agriculture organizations spoke in favor of the bill. North Dakota Farmers Union Director of Government Affairs Matt Perdue highlighting the regulatory…Rail Problems Persist
Published March 23, 2023
Golden Growers Cooperative Chairman Mark Harless retired from the board after 12 years of service. Harless says rail issues continue to be the conversation post-pandemic. "We've had to cut back on the number of bushels we're grinding in the Wahpeton…Speaking Out for Biodiesel
Published March 23, 2023
The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association spent time meeting with state legislators Wednesday. Beltrami farmer Mike Skaug, who is a past president of the organization, said biofuels are on the agenda. "Last year was our 20th year of biodiesel in the…NCI Wheat Quality Handbook Available for Purchase
Published March 23, 2023
The Northern Crops Institute’s Wheat Quality Handbook is now available for purchase! This handbook is authored by Purdue University Dean’s Chair in Food Science Dr. Senay Simsek. The Wheat Quality Handbook is comprised of four primary sections. Section one introduces…Three Modes of Action in Batalium Amped
Published March 23, 2023
Resistance management is a problem for wheat growers, especially with kochia and wild oats. UPL is introducing a new product this year called Batalium Amped. Strategic Marketing Manager Kathleen Seitzinger says it has three active ingredients. "It's our flucarbazone base…Fern Moves to NDCUC
Published March 23, 2023
The North Dakota Corn Utilization Council has named Molly Fern as its finance and research director. For the past 16 years, Fern was in a financial management role with the North Dakota Soybean Council.