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Lawmakers Want USDA to Enforce Fresh Potato Deal
Published March 16, 2022
A bipartisan group of lawmakers from Minnesota, North Dakota and other potato growing states sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to press its counter-agency in Mexico to honor the U.S.-Mexico trade deal on fresh potato imports. Mexico continues to…Trevino No Longer Nominee for U.S. Chief Ag Negotiator
Published March 16, 2022
President Biden’s Nominee for Chief Agriculture Negotiator, Elaine Trevino, decided to not move forward with the confirmation process. Trevino was nominated six months ago, but had not gone through the Senate confirmation process. According to Politico, Trevino sent Biden a…Awareness Key to Dealing with Noxious Weeds
Published March 16, 2022
Palmer amaranth is the newest of the 13 noxious weeds on North Dakota's noxious weed list. "Palmer amaranth doesn't really fit the traditional noxious weed definition," said Tom Peters, sugarbeet agronomist, NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension. "Noxious weeds are…What’s Hot, What’s Not in the Markets
Published March 14, 2022
In this week’s edition of What’s Hot, What’s Not in the Markets, Martinson Ag Risk Management President Randy Martinson says soybean demand is the big story in the markets. Since the beginning of the year to March 3, the U.S. sold…Corn Congress Passes Resolution Supporting Ethanol Blends
Published March 14, 2022
Corn Congress wrapped up on Saturday at the Commodity Classic. Minnesota Corn Growers Association Executive Director Adam Birr says one resolution considered by corn growers this past week addressed higher ethanol blends. "We are reiterating the support we have for…Smaller South American Soybean Production Brings Demand to U.S.
Published March 13, 2022
South America’s soybean production outlook is shifting, due to dry conditions. U.S. Soybean Export Council CEO Jim Sutter says 10 and 20 percent of the crop soybean crop has been lost. "That situation is shifting demand back, counter-seasonally to the…WHIP+ Timeline Discussed
Published March 12, 2022
USDA’s Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger and Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux joined the National Association of Wheat Growers for a Q&A session at the Commodity Classic. Minnesota Wheat Growers President Mike Gunderson asked Ducheneaux about the timeline…Vilsack Addresses the Commodity Classic
Published March 12, 2022
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is calling for "a circular economy" with more opportunities for agriculture at home. Vilsack told the Commodity Classic that begins with trade. "It's fair to say the trade war with China impacted the market and we…G7 Ag Ministers Discuss Ukraine
Published March 12, 2022
Before Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s address at Commodity Classic on Friday, he joined the other G7 agriculture ministers virtually to discuss Ukraine. "We had a chance to hear from the Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Leshchenko. He was obviously in a bunker,…