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A Waiting Game
Published November 13, 2023
According to Bayer Customer Business Advisor Adam Sip, the last blast of winter weather caused harvest delays in east central North Dakota and west central Minnesota. “I’ve had several plots that have been punted on three or four times. A…Ag Economy Barometer Shows October Increase
Published November 12, 2023
The CME Group/Purdue University Ag Economy Barometer rose four points this month to a reading of 110. The survey asked farmers about their concern about farm policy. Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture Director Dr. James Mintert is surprised to see…NDSGA Takes Message to DC
Published November 12, 2023
The North Dakota Soybean Growers Association spent time on Capitol Hill this past week. The focus was on renewable fuels, but NDSGA Executive Director Nancy Johnson said the farm bill was also an obvious discussion point. “No one is just…States Sign On To Antitrust Complaint
Published November 12, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice filed an amended antitrust lawsuit against Agri Stats Inc. in September for organizing and managing anticompetitive information exchanges among broiler chicken, pork, and turkey processors. The attorneys general of four states including Minnesota and California…Filling the Employment Gap
Published November 12, 2023
New rules impacting H-2A worker programs may eliminate the option to utilize the program for producers that rely on the labor. Thief River Falls, Minnesota farmer David Gary says his 82 year old father is still working on the farm…H-2A Rule Has Local Impact
Published November 12, 2023
Warren, Minnesota farmer Denise Olson employes two H-2A workers each year on a contract from March 1 through December 31. A new Department of Labor rule on the adverse effect wage rate will go into effect on January 1. If…Adverse Wage Effect Rule Called ‘Off Target’
Published November 12, 2023
National Coalition of Agricultural Employers CEO Michael Marsh is working to turn back a Department of Labor ruling that requires an employee to be paid the base wage for the highest paying task they perform for the duration of their…Working on Corn at Colfax, ND
Published November 12, 2023
Near Colfax, North Dakota, Jared Haverland is close to wrapping up his corn harvest. “Coming into fall, we didn’t know what things were going to look like just because it was so dry, but everything looked very good.” Weather delays…A Second Wave of Harvest
Published November 12, 2023
GK Technologies agronomist Sarah Lovas is seeing a second wave of fall field work happen. "Based on how quiet my phone got there for a few days, I kind of thought we were going to be finishing up for the…