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Hauck Joins ND FSA Staff
Published December 22, 2023
Cierra (Dockter) Hauck is the new outreach coordinator for the North Dakota Farm Service Agency. Most recently, Hauck was a farm broadcaster with the Red River Farm Network.Promoting Competition
Published December 22, 2023
USDA has submitted rule changes to the Packers and Stockyards Act to the Office of Management and Budget for review. In addition, the Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department issued new merger guidance with additional scrutiny for new business mergers.…MDA Announces Dicamba Restrictions
Published December 22, 2023
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is maintaining its state-specific restrictions for dicamba for 2024. Application of the BASF, Syngenta and Bayer dicamba products cannot be made after June 12 south of I-94 and after June 30 north of the interstate.…New Ownership for Bourgault Industries
Published December 22, 2023
Linamar Corporation is acquiring Saskatchewan-based Bourgault Industries. Linamar already owns the MacDon and Salford ag equipment brands. Bourgualt makes tillage equipment, air seeders, grain carts and more. This sale is expected to close in the first quarter.Biden and Obrador Discuss Border Closures
Published December 22, 2023
Freight remains backed up on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. President Joe Biden and his Mexican counterpart, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador spoke by phone Thursday and senior Biden administration officials will travel to Mexico to discuss the border crisis.…Sikes Elected as Cargill’s Board Chairman
Published December 21, 2023
Cargill President/CEO Brian Sikes has been elected chair of the company’s board of directors. As of January 1, Sikes succeeds Dave MacLennan who will retire as executive chair. Sikes has been with Cargill since 1991 and was named president and…A New Owner for Versatile Tractor and Farm King Equipment
Published December 21, 2023
A Turkish-based farm equipment company has an agreement to purchase 97 percent of the shares in Buhler Industries in Manitoba. Buhler Industries is now owned by a Russian agricultural manufacturer and is behind the Versatile tractor and Farm King equipment…Interest Costs Being Felt
Published December 21, 2023
Generally, the farms in the region were able to protect working capital this past year. However, Farm Business Management instructor Josh Tjosaas is seeing tighter margins going into the new year. Interest costs are part of that discussion. "We're putting…Canada’s Dairy Rate Quota Allocations Continue to be an Issue
Published December 21, 2023
Minnesota Representative Michelle Fischbach is one of six lead authors on a letter sent to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai. Nearly 60 lawmakers signed this letter voicing disappointment in the recent dispute settlement ruling on…