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A Big Swing in Specialty Crop Production Estimates
Published October 13, 2023
There were dramatic changes in some of the specialty crop numbers in Thursday’s USDA report. North Dakota is the leading sunflower producing state in the country and production dropped 20 percent from last year. Sunflower production declined 21 percent in…Tri-State Production Estimates Released
Published October 13, 2023
In the state-by-state breakdown, Minnesota corn yields are forecast to average 179 bushels per acre, down 16 bushels per acre from last year. North Dakota’s corn yield is estimated at 136 bushels per acre, up five bushels. North Dakota’s corn…South Dakotans Fight for Private Property Rights
Published October 12, 2023
South Dakotans First has launched its grassroots coalition to protect landowner property rights. South Dakota Farmers Union President Doug Sombke said the push for carbon pipelines highlighted the gaps in eminent domain laws. "It all came about because of the…AURI Update
Published October 12, 2023
Join the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute at a short-course webinar focusing on byproduct value. Hear more in the latest AURI Update.Thankful for Rain, Even During Harvest
Published October 12, 2023
Salem, South Dakota farmer Dawn Scheier is taking a break from harvest with a rain system moving into her area, but says they started harvest earlier this year after corn ripened before soybeans. "This year the corn was ready at…Farming for the Future
Published October 12, 2023
Hear about carbon credit contracts in this week's Farming for the Future, brought to you by Minnesota Department of Agriculture.A Lot to Like in the WASDE Report
Published October 12, 2023
There was a lot of supportive news in the October supply/demand report, according to Naomi Blohm, senior market advisor, Total Farm Marketing. “I think the market had been pricing in so much negativity, we were oversold on charts and the…North Dakotan Joins ABA Board
Published October 12, 2023
North Dakota Bankers Association President and CEO Rick Clayburgh has been appointed to the American Bankers Association board of directors. Clayburgh is the vice chair of the ABA State Bankers Association Alliance.Market Looks Beyond the Report
Published October 12, 2023
Corn and soybean production was lowered in Thursday's USDA report, which was within trade expectations. Martinson Ag Risk Management President Randy Martinson said the ending stocks gave the market this bump, "but, corn and soybeans stocks were cut a little…