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NDSU Extension Director Says Farewell
Published June 19, 2018
NDSU Extension director Chris Boerboom will retire on July 2. In the next two weeks, Boerboom will help transition a new interim director into their role.Broker Believes Trade War Will “Resolve Itself”
Published June 19, 2018
As of late, trade has been a dominant market influence. Mark Borrett, a broker with the Rosenthal Collins Group in Chicago, believes the rhetoric between the U.S. and China will resolve itself through the needs of the market. "The bright…Trade and Market Outlook Highlighted at Ag Speaker Series
Published June 19, 2018
Silveus Financial held an agricultural speaker series Monday afternoon in Jamestown, North Dakota. Farmers heard about trade relations and a post planting market outlook from Chicago broker Mark Borrett. Silveus Financial founder Cy Monley says it's important farmers understand these…Trade War Ramps Up
Published June 19, 2018
The trade war is escalating between the world’s two largest economies and there is no end in sight. President Donald Trump is asking his team to identify another $200 billion in Chinese products that could be hit with tariffs. That’s…CRP Rental Rates Rise
Published June 19, 2018
In the 2017 fiscal year, the average Conservation Reserve Program rental rate was up six percent from the prior year. A preliminary analysis for the current fiscal year increases annual rental rates by another four percent over 2017. Rental rates…Soybean Crop Ahead of Average in ND
Published June 18, 2018
In North Dakota, 88 percent of the soybean crop is emerging, which is behind last year, but ahead of the five-year average. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service says soybean conditions are rated 82 percent good to excellent. Corn conditions are…SD Corn and Soybean Crops Progressing
Published June 18, 2018
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service says South Dakota’s corn crop is rated 66 percent good to excellent. The soybean crop is rated 61 percent good to excellent, with most of the crop emerged. Spring wheat is rated 85 percent fair…MN Crops Receive Good to Excellent Ratings
Published June 18, 2018
Minnesota farmers are taking advantage of warmer, dry days to spray weeds and bale hay. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service says 90 percent of the sugarbeet crop is rated good to excellent. Sixty-three percent of the spring wheat crop is…A Better-Than-Expected Kansas Wheat Crop
Published June 18, 2018
Zeorian Harvesting and Trucking owners Jim and Tracy Zeorian are near Great Bend, Kansas, on their second day of wheat harvest. "The weather couldn't be any more perfect for cutting wheat, that's for sure. It's hot, hot, hot and again,…