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Help Sought for Mega-Drought
Published December 7, 2022
A group of 15 senators is asking Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to address a “22-year mega-drought” that is threatening farmers and ranchers across the West. The lawmakers contend many existing USDA programs do not meet the needs of Western agriculture.…ND, MN, SD Farmers Return to CHS Board
Published December 7, 2022
Reelected to a three-year term on the CHS board are Kevin Throener of Cogswell, North Dakota; Hal Clemensen of Aberdeen, South Dakota; Al Holm of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota and Mark Farrell of Dane County, Wisconsin. Nebraska farmer Jerrad Stroh of…Rail Service Improves
Published December 7, 2022
BNSF, CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern are saying their service is at or near pre-COVID levels. In a report to the Surface Transportation Board, these three Class I railroads said staffing has improved, but labor remains a challenge. Union Pacific…Pork Checkoff Rate Adjusts Lower
Published December 7, 2022
As of January 1, the mandatory pork checkoff rate will be at 35 cents per $100 of value. That’s down five cents from the current rate. The rate change is due to a policy change approved at this past year’s…Study Highlights Need for More Livestock
Published December 6, 2022
Agriculture contributes $31 billion to the North Dakota economy. North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum says the NDSU study highlighted the need for more animal agriculture. "There's one thing missing in North Dakota compared to Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa and that's…Ag Resource Management Names New CEO
Published December 6, 2022
Rip Mason has been named CEO of Ag Resource Management. Mason has been on the ag lending and crop insurance firm since 2019 and was recently named vice chairman. Mason succeeds John Hoffman, who was ARM’s CEO since January of…Epitome Energy to Build Crush Plant in Grand Forks
Published December 6, 2022
Epitome Energy plans to build a 42 million bushel per year soybean crush plant on the north side of Grand Forks. This same project was announced nearly three years ago in Crookston, but Epitome CEO Dennis Egan said there was…Basis Tells the Story
Published December 6, 2022
The futures market is acting differently than it has in the past. Chiodo Commodities market analyst Marc Chiodo says the futures trade apparently divorced itself from the fundamentals. "The cash basis is telling us we're quite a bit tighter than…Colorado Farmer to Lead National Sunflower Association
Published December 6, 2022
Tom Kirkmeyer succeeds Lance Hourigan of Lemmon, South Dakota as president. Chuck Todd from Onida, South Dakota is the first vice president and Josh Greff of Regent, North Dakota is the second vice president. Lacey Zahradka of Archer Daniels Midland…