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MN Congressional Delegation Backs Disaster Declaration Request
Published November 7, 2019
The Minnesota Congressional Delegation sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Thursday in an effort to get a Secretarial Disaster Declaration for Minnesota farmers. In the letter, the delegation offers support for Governor Tim Walz’s request and note…Working Hard to Harvest Soybeans
Published November 7, 2019
The New Rockford, North Dakota area received about an inch of snow Tuesday night, but that isn’t stopping area farmers from moving forward with soybean harvest. Northwest of New Rockford, Bremen Ag Service owner Donny Allmaras says farmers are working…Disaster Designation Requested for 12 Minnesota Counties
Published November 7, 2019
A Secretarial disaster designation has been submitted for 12 northwest Minnesota counties. The request was sent to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue by Governor Tim Walz on Thursday. The letter asks for the federal assistance to help recover from recent weather…Sugarbeet Harvest Ends for Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative
Published November 7, 2019
Single-digit temperatures ended sugarbeet harvest for the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative. Vice President of Agriculture Todd Geselius says the cooperative pulled the pin on this year’s harvest Thursday morning. "We had been below freezing for a few days and…Rabo AgriFinance 10-Year Outlook Shows More Pressure for Ag
Published November 7, 2019
In its latest 10 year outlook, Rabo AgriFinance Senior Grain and Oilseed analyst Steve Nicholson says the U.S. will continue to increase production and the trade war will have an impact, especially on soybeans. "Upwards of $2.50 per bushel can…BIC Meeting Brings a Worldwide Presence to Fargo, ND
Published November 6, 2019
Over 150 researchers, organizations and bean industry professionals representing 12 countries gathered in Fargo, North Dakota for the Bean Improvement Cooperative biennial meeting. North Dakota State University plant pathologist Julie Pasche says the last time this meeting was held in…Stuck in a Harvest Rut
Published November 6, 2019
Ruts, water, mud and muck; those are all common themes surrounding this year’s harvest season. According to University of Extension Educator Jodi DeJong-Hughes, the number one way to prevent problems is to not enter fields when it’s wet. This year…Relentless Weather Prolongs the ND Silage Harvest
Published November 6, 2019
Farmers and ranchers are still battling Mother Nature, trying to finish silage harvest. "I'd say we have a nice crop, tonnage has been good, but it's just getting too dry," says custom harvester and Lakota, North Dakota farmer Kim Swenson.…Peterson Expresses Optimism for U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement
Published November 6, 2019
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson told Minnesota farmers on Tuesday the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement will pass. House lawmakers will likely vote on it when they’re back in session. "I've been saying for two months it will pass," says…