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U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Proposition 12 Case
Published March 28, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case filed against California’s Proposition 12, an animal housing law that seeks to ban pork sales from hogs that don’t meet the state production standards. The American Farm Bureau Federation and National Pork…Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed in MN
Published March 28, 2022
Minnesota has two confirmed cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. The infected flocks include a commercial turkey operation in Meeker County and a backyard mixed-bird case in Mower County. These are the first cases reported in Minnesota since 2015. The…NAWG Hopes for a Positive Response to NDGGA Letter
Published March 26, 2022
National Association of Wheat Growers CEO Chandler Goule hopes to hear a response from the invitation sent to the North Dakota Grain Growers Association as soon as possible. "We'd love for NDGGA to rejoin NAWG." Goule says NAWG addressed all…Preparing for Spring Planting in a War Zone
Published March 25, 2022
Like most farmers, Nick Gordichuk is dealing with crop input shortages and tight margins this spring. However, he’s doing it in a war zone. Gordichuk farms less than 100 miles north of Kiev, where he raises winter wheat, corn and…Food Security Concern
Published March 25, 2022
After a meeting with NATO leaders, President Joe Biden linked the Russian-Ukrainian war to a possible food security crisis. "Yes, we did talk about food shortages and it's going be real. The price of these sanctions is not just imposed…“Challenging”
Published March 24, 2022
That's how SB&B Foods President Bob Sinner describes the current agriculture economy. Transportation will be an ongoing issue. "When you work in the identity-preserved industry, we ship soybeans by container. Those containers go into the large metropolitan areas and we…NDGGA Invited Back to NAWG
Published March 24, 2022
The North Dakota Grain Growers Association received a letter from the National Association of Wheat Growers late Tuesday inviting them to rejoin the association. North Dakota Grain Growers Association President Tom Bernhardt says there’s no set timeline for when the…Flood Forecast
Published March 23, 2022
The spring thaw is going surprisingly well, reducing the threat of flood. National Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist Greg Gust made that point at the Red River Watershed Management Board conference in Moorhead. "Things just opened up so nicely; we…Unpredictable Supply Chain
Published March 23, 2022
According to Soy Transportation Coalition Executive Director Mike Steenhoek, predictability is often viewed as more important than affordability and speed of transit for the supply chain. With fertilizer shipments being a concern for spring, Steenhoek says the supply chain’s 'just…