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engAGe: Workplace Changes
Published October 19, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to change up the workplace. South Dakota State University Extension State Climatologist Laura Edwards says it’s tricky when face-to-face interactions have been limited for most of the year. "We are doing more online, which gives us…Business as Usual
Published October 19, 2020
There's no 'business as usual' in today's COVID-19 world. For most of us, the work place changed with the beginning of the pandemic. However, farming was deemed essential to food security during the coronavirus pandemic. Crops were planted, nurtured and…Virtual National FFA Convention Starts Next Week
Published October 19, 2020
There may not be a sea of 70,000 blue corduroy jackets and guests flooding downtown Indianapolis this year, but there will still be a virtual 93rd National FFA Convention. National FFA CEO Mark Poeschl thinks the virtual event, October 27…Election and Ad-Hoc Payments the Focus at Crop Insurance Meeting
Published October 19, 2020
With a presidential election two weeks away, meeting attendees are pondering what changes the election will bring to agriculture. Crop Insurance Professionals Association board member and Ohio crop insurance agent Jason Williamson is looking forward to hearing from ProFarmer policy…Rural Perspectives
Published October 18, 2020
A trifecta of farm programs are on the short list of agriculture producers right now. According to AgCountry Farm Credit Services Vice President of Insurance and Commodity Marketing Education Rob Fronning, those include WHIP+, CFAP 2.0 and ARC/PLC. Hear more…Advocating for Crop Insurance
Published October 18, 2020
USDA says net farm income will total nearly $103 billion this year, up 23 percent from $84 billion in 2019. Thirty-six percent of that income this year is from the federal government. "It's because of the combined impact of MFP;…Canola Minute
Published October 18, 2020
A new insect was found that will be investigated further with canola research dollars. Hear more from Northern Canola Growers Association Executive Director Barry Coleman in the latest Canola Minute.SD Corn Comments
Published October 18, 2020
This past week, South Dakota Corn and U.S. Grains Council hosted a virtual visit for trade teams from overseas. Learn more in the latest Corn Comments, a production of the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council.NCBA Releases Framework for Fed Cattle Price Discovery
Published October 18, 2020
USDA has spent many months looking at and analyzing two major events that shook the cattle markets. It all started last fall when a packing plant fire broke out in Kansas. Then, the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic were felt by…