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O’Toole Plot Tour Features 21st Century Genetics
Published July 19, 2019
O’Toole Seed Farm hosted their annual plot tour Thursday in Crystal, North Dakota. Owner Brian O’Toole featured Fargo based 21st Century Genetics. "Greg Fox, formerly with West Bred Wheat, decided to start his own company and he developed an impressive…A Precision Agriculture Collaboration
Published July 19, 2019
Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN and AGCO are working together promote precision agriculture tools. Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN provides farmers the resources to track progress on every acre they farm. The new collaboration with AGCO builds on an existing relationship between the equipment…Mainstreet Index Above Growth Neutral
Published July 19, 2019
A monthly survey of rural bankers highlights positive growth for the farm economy. The Creighton University’s Rural Mainstreet Index rose above growth neutral for the sixth time in the past seven months. In the past month, the farmland price index…The Sugarbeet Report
Published July 18, 2019
In the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative grower area, Vice President of Agriculture Todd Geselius says soils are finally starting to dry out. Get the details in the Sugarbeet Report, made possible by SESVanderHave, Syngenta, Premium Ag Solutions, H&S Manufacturing…ND Farmers Markets and Growers Association Update
Published July 18, 2019
In the Bottineau, North Dakota area, Keith Knudson raises perch, blue gill, trout and a variety of herbs for the local farmers market. Hear more the latest North Dakota Farmers Markets and Growers Association update.Positive Changes Ahead for MN Soybean Growers Association
Published July 18, 2019
Minnesota Soybean Growers Association President Jamie Beyer is embracing her new leadership role. Beyer says the grower board is going through changes. "We're trying to become more family friendly for our board members and trying to offer opportunities for more…Researchers Explore Ways to Tackle Sugarbeet Root Diseases
Published July 18, 2019
During the sugarbeet program at the Northwest Research and Outreach Center Crops and Soils Day, University of Minnesota Extension Sugarbeet Pathologist Ashok Chanda highlighted a project on the effect of fungicides in managing sugarbeet root diseases. "The main things we're…“Wet” Continues to be a Reoccurring Theme for Soybean Farmers
Published July 18, 2019
Weather was a popular talking point among those gathered in Fargo for the summer board meeting of the United Soybean Board. During introductions, the farmer directors provided a crop update; wet was a reoccurring theme. "We had a tough time…MFU Seeking Second Class for the New Leader Academy
Published July 18, 2019
The Minnesota Farmers Union is now accepting applications for the second class of their New Leader Academy program. The program helps strengthen leadership within the organization and in rural Minnesota. Applications are due October 1 and can be found online…