Mother Nature Slows Corn Drydown
The corn harvest has been a bit of a slog for Mike Appert at Hazelton, North Dakota. The corn has been wet. Fields are plenty wet, too. "There's a lot of water in the fields; we're getting stuck with the…
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MN Beef Checkoff Increase Vote Scheduled
A referendum vote has been scheduled for a possible increase to the Minnesota beef checkoff. The current checkoff rate is $1 per head, with those funds split evening between the state and national promotion and research programs. The proposal would…
National Wheat Yield Contest Results Announced
Nick Pfaff of Bismarck was named a ‘bin buster’ in the spring wheat dryland competition with a yield of 147.8 bushels per acre. Pfaff was using a Croplan variety. Brent Phillip of Goodridge, Minnesota was first in the division. His…
Farmers Plan to Use Aid to Reduce Debt
The latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer shows a sharp decline in financial outlook among U.S. crop farmers. Survey respondents in mid-October said they expect this year’s financial performance to fall well below last year, citing weaker margins and…
U.S. Beef Exports Drop 36 Percent
U.S. beef exports are down sharply. For the month ending October thirty-first, exports fell thirty-six percent from a year ago, according to USDA data released during the ongoing government shutdown. Sales to Mexico and Canada were down 27 percent, with…
Trump’s Tariff Power Hangs in the Balance
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments this week on President Trump’s use of broad tariff authority, a case that could reshape trade policy and potentially involve trillions of dollars. If the court rules that the tariffs were imposed illegally,…
Klobuchar: Tariffs Threaten U.S. Farm Economy
Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar spoke at the Farmers For Free Trade event on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. She highlighted ongoing legal battles over tariffs. “You have a president that's using it way beyond…
Wet Corn Slows South Central ND Harvest
Corn harvest in south central North Dakota is progressing; however, the pace has slowed. "This corn crop is good, but it's wet, so you're only as fast as the dryer," said Mike Brandenburg, who farms at Edgeley. "The dryer is…
Corn Found Moisture
Karlstad, Minnesota farmer Kurt Aakre has wrapped up his harvest, reporting better-than-expected yields. "We finished our harvest about two weeks ago, with the corn being the last stuff coming off," said Aakre. "We're thankful we got that done; now we are…
StableFeed Wins AURI Ag Innovator Award
The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute has named StableFeed as its Ag Innovator of the Year. The Kasson-based company specializes in equine feed and supplements that use alternative ingredients to support horse health, including sainfoin, a cover crop that requires far…
