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Fielding Questions: Prevent Plant
Published May 23, 2022
Prevent plant is one decision farmers will need to make in the next few weeks. AgCountry Farm Credit Services Crop Insurance Supervisor Nick Dreyer says this prevent plant year is different from others. Strong commodity prices and global demand incentivize…What’s Hot, What’s Not in the Markets
Published May 23, 2022
In this week's edition of What's Hot, What's Not in the Markets, Martinson Ag Risk Management President Randy Martinson says soybeans are seeing strong demand. The cattle-on-feed report also delivered bearish news. Cattle futures have also been dragged down by…Ag Bills Squeak Through at the End of the Session
Published May 23, 2022
It came right down to the wire, but the omnibus agriculture bill is on its way to Governor Tim Walz’s desk. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Sundin said it would have been a better bill if more money was available.…Revisiting DR-CAFTA?
Published May 23, 2022
The Honduran government wants to review its participation in the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement. This trade also includes the United States, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua and was implemented in 2004. The Honduran president said DR-CAFTA…A Bearish Cattle-on-Feed Report
Published May 23, 2022
The number of cattle and calves on feed nationwide totaled 12 million head on May 1. That’s two percent above last year and is the highest May inventory since this series of reports began in 1996. Placements are down one…Trade Framework Agreement Announced
Published May 23, 2022
The United States is working on a new trade deal with 12 Indo-Pacific nations. President Joe Biden outlined the framework agreement while in Tokyo. Biden said this agreement would help prepare these economies for the future. "Let's create a first-of-its-kind…Well Grounded – Episode 12
Published May 22, 2022
In latest episode of the Well Grounded podcast, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Regional Outreach Director Joe Mahon talks about land values. This monthly podcast series is hosted by Jayson Menke of Acres & Shares and Red River Farm Network’s Randy…Backlog Report: BNSF and CP Rail Behind Normal Pace
Published May 22, 2022
BNSF and Canadian Pacific Railway filed one of their first weekly grain backlog reports required by the Surface Transportation Board. The report says BNSF loaded and billed 2,335 grain cars during the week ending May 13. The average weekly dwell…Navigating the Impact of Mother Nature
Published May 22, 2022
Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheanaux is getting feedback from farmers on the Emergency Relief Program announced last week. "The sentiment in the field is ERP will be a good deal, but the challenge of weather-related adversity persists. In some…