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Crop Insurance Payments Likely to be Triggered
Published October 30, 2023
With two more trading days on the calendar, the fall crop insurance price for corn is $4.90 per bushel. That compares to $5.90 last spring. Soybeans are averaging $12.84 per bushel, down from $13.79 in the spring. Revenue guarantees will…Biden and Vilsack Schedule MN Visit
Published October 30, 2023
President Joe Biden and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will be in Minnesota this week to promote administration’s investment in Rural America. The presidential visit will be at a farm near Northfield. During the next two weeks, other cabinet members and…NDSU Extension Present Program Excellence Awards
Published October 30, 2023
NDSU Agriculture Communications and the North Dakota chapter of the Association for Communications Excellence presented its Communicator of the Year Award to NDSU Extension Farm and Ranch Safety Specialist Angie Johnson. Penny Nester of Bowman County Extension received the Epsilon…Interest Rates Cast a Shadow on Grain Storage
Published October 30, 2023
At the Agri-Women’s Harvest of Knowledge Conference, author Elaine Kub, said marketing some grain in the spring can help farmers avoid seasonal lows at harvest time. “These grain markets do have seasonal behaviors and reflect higher prices at the time…Farmers Ask EPA to Withdraw Herbicide Proposal
Published October 30, 2023
Nearly 1,500 farmers and ranchers have sent a joint letter to the EPA outlining concerns with the draft herbicide strategy framework. The letter said this draft proposal is “unworkable” and would impose a massive regulatory burden. This strategy includes highly…Nutrition for Weaned Calves
Published October 29, 2023
NDSU Extension Beef Cattle Specialist Zachary Carlson says replacing nutrition from milk with high protein and energy feeds can help calves maintain or gain faster when weaning. Carlson suggests taking measures to help calves find water faster and learn their…Johnson Has a Connection to Agriculture
Published October 29, 2023
Combest Sell and Associates Managing Partner Tom Sell is excited to see Congress get back to work with Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson on the job as speaker. “After 20-some odd days of not having a speaker, we’re back to the…‘A Hair Above Average’
Published October 29, 2023
Wheaton, Minnesota farmer Jamie Beyer is still looking at a lot of standing crops in her area. “We’ve gotten most of the sugarbeets out and most of the beans, but there’s still a lot of corn left.” It’s been a…Calf Markets Hold Promise
Published October 29, 2023
Gill Red Angus owner Bryan Gill watched cash prices for feeder calves move lower at two sales in South Dakota following the cattle on feed report. "The demand was strong, but the prices weren’t as good as they were a…