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Dry Bean Scene
Published March 31, 2022
In this week’s Dry Bean Scene, Northarvest Board Member Cordell Huebsch talks about the upcoming trade trip in Spain. The Dry Bean Scene is sponsored by the Northarvest Bean Growers Association.Livestock Disaster Payments to Be Distributed This Week
Published March 31, 2022
Livestock producers awaiting the first phase of disaster aid should start receiving that money this week. The USDA’s Farm Service Agency created a new program called the Emergency Livestock Relief Program with $750 million Congress allocated for livestock disaster aid…Input Costs a Factor in Planting Intentions
Published March 31, 2022
Rising input costs likely contributed to the bigger than expected decline in corn planting intentions. "If you didn't lock in fertilizer prices last fall, you're looking at higher prices now," said Bryan Doherty, senior market advisor, Total Farm Marketing. "At…Surprising Corn Acreage Forecast
Published March 31, 2022
One of the most anticipated USDA reports of the year shocked the grain trade. The biggest surprise in the prospective plantings report is the U.S. planted corn estimate at 89.5 million acres. That’s 2.5 million acres lower than trade expectations.…Corn, Soybean Acreage Shifts in Tri-State Region
Published March 31, 2022
Minnesota and South Dakota farmers plan to plant five percent more soybeans this spring. The soybean acreage estimate for North Dakota is down three percent. Soybean acreage is forecast to increase by 350,000 acres in Minnesota. South Dakota soybean acreage…Spring Wheat Acreage Nationwide Down Two Percent
Published March 31, 2022
North Dakota remains the largest spring wheat producing state with the planted area forecast at 5.2 million acres. That’s down five percent from 2021. Minnesota spring wheat acres are up four percent from last year and South Dakota is up…ND Specialty Crop Acreage Surges Higher
Published March 31, 2022
Specialty crops, including canola, barley, sunflowers and flax is stealing acres away from corn, soybeans and spring wheat in North Dakota. The planted area for canola in North Dakota is expected to break the all-time record set last year. That’s…The Cost of Doing Business is Rising
Published March 31, 2022
Advance Trading Market Risk Advisor Tommy Grisafi says the economy will keep the commodity markets volatile. "Interest rates aren't going to go up, they went up and they went up fiercely," said Grisafi. "Yield curves are inverted with the two-year,…No Bad Choices
Published March 31, 2022
Seed sales across the region reflect a nearly normal crop rotation this season. Premium Ag Solutions President Beau Jacobson doesn’t expect to see a dramatic change in acreage. "There's going to be farms that go heavy into corn and there's…