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ND Roundtable Focuses on Wetland Easement Improvements
Published August 22, 2020
North Dakota Senators Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven hosted a roundtable discussion on Wednesday regarding recent U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service guidance. This guidance clarified pre-1976 wetland easement boundaries and offered a process to appeal wetland maps. Ellingson Companies Director…Northern Plains Farmers to Benefit from PP Coverage Updates
Published August 22, 2020
There will be some updates to prevent plant coverage for farmers starting next year. According to AgCountry Farm Credit Services Vice President of Insurance and Commodity Marketing Education Rob Fronning, here’s one of the bigger changes. "In reference to when…Support for Selling State-Inspected Meat Outside of State Lines
Published August 22, 2020
South Dakota Interim Secretary of Agriculture Larry Rhoden said there’s a silver lining in the COVID-19 pandemic; a wake-up call for consumers. "At least for the time being, consumers understand the fragility of our food system and the need to…Falling Numbers Being Watched in MN Spring Wheat
Published August 22, 2020
As farmers in northwest Minnesota start spring wheat harvest, reports of low falling numbers are starting to trickle in. It’s still early on in harvest, but Crookston-based CHS Northland Grain procurement merchandiser Tyler Aandal says the situation is being closely…Derecho Damage Continues to Have a Market Impact
Published August 22, 2020
The USDA is predicting good corn and soybean crops in South Dakota and essentially, good crops across the country. While last week’s storm may not directly impact South Dakota farmers, Stone X Group Inc., Chief Commodities Economist Arlan Suderman says…USDA Still Has Money to Spend on Producer’s COVID-19 Aid
Published August 22, 2020
American Farm Bureau Federation economist Michael Nepveux reviewed the latest data on the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program sign-up in a virtual panel discussion at Dakotafest. "CFAP payments going out the door have actually been slow. In early August, only 43…Parade of Champions: Lynsey Schmitz
Published August 21, 2020
Oakes, North Dakota native Lynsey Schmitz got creative showing livestock during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her family hosted a hog show called Showdown on the Red in Fargo. "We had people from five different states and more than 200 pigs." There…Ag Seeks a Permanent Fix for Cover Crops and PP Acres
Published August 20, 2020
Farmers, ranchers and agriculture groups in the Northern Plains are welcoming the September 1 date to graze and hay cover crops planted on prevent plant ground. In 2019, prevent plant acres were 3.9 million in South Dakota and 850,000 acres…USDA Updates Prevented Planting Coverage
Published August 19, 2020
The USDA’s Risk Management Agency will be updating prevented planting coverage for most spring crops starting in 2021 and for all crops in 2022. These updates follow a big year for prevented plant across the country. A few of the…