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Prevent Plant Possible
Published May 10, 2022
Northern Ag Incorporated crop insurance agent Jody Miller is getting questions about prevent plant from farmers in northwest Minnesota. By taking prevent plant, Miller says farmers can still plant a crop within a certain period of time, but farmers lose…Governor’s Ag Ambassador Award Goes to Walt Bones
Published May 10, 2022
Walt Bones will be honored with the Governor’s Ag Ambassador Award during the Ag Summit June 22 in Brookings. Bones was South Dakota’s secretary of agriculture from 2011-to-2013 and continues to operate a diversified crop and livestock farm near Parker,…Aussie and New Zealand Regulators Approve GMO Wheat
Published May 10, 2022
Biotech wheat has been approved for human consumption in Australia and New Zealand. The GMO wheat cannot be grown in these two countries, but food developed from the biotech wheat can be imported. Argentine farmers are the only ones that…Ag Sales Boost Bayer’s Bottom Line
Published May 10, 2022
Bayer’s first quarter bottom-line was helped significantly by its Crop Science division. The herbicide business enjoyed a 60 percent increase in sales. The fungicide business grew by nearly 19 percent. Corn seed and traits posted gains, while sales in the…Comment Period Extended for SEC Climate Reporting Rule
Published May 10, 2022
The Securities and Exchange Commission has extended the comment period on its climate reporting rule until June 17. This proposed regulation would mandate publicly traded companies report their carbon emissions and other climate-related information. A coalition of 120 ag groups…EPA Holds First Virtual WOTUS Roundtable
Published May 9, 2022
On Monday, the EPA hosted its first virtual regional roundtable on the Waters of the United States rule. Iowa State University Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Larry Weber told the EPA there are high levels of nitrates leaving Iowa in…The Sugarbeet Report
Published May 9, 2022
Eliminating cover crops and early season weed control are top-of-mind for North Dakota State University/University of Minnesota Extension Sugarbeet Agronomist Tom Peters. In this week's Sugarbeet Report, Peters says this task will come earlier this year due to the late…Fielding Questions: Farm Succession Planning 101
Published May 9, 2022
Do you have all you need for a successful farm transition? AgCountry Farm Credit Services Consultant in Succession and Retirement Planning Bobbi Sondreal walks through the basics of farm transitions and succession planning in the latest episode of the Fielding…AURI Update
Published May 9, 2022
Have you checked out the monthly AURI Fields of Innovation event series? Hear more about it in this week’s AURI Update.