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Crop Insurance Fraud Case Settled
Published March 26, 2024
A Washburn, North Dakota farmer has accepted a plea agreement to settle allegations of crop insurance fraud. Kent Pfaff must pay more than $390,000 in restitution and serve three years of supervised release for providing false information to the Risk…Emergency Haying and Grazing Authorized
Published March 26, 2024
USDA is taking action to assist livestock producers impacted by the recent wildfires in Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska. To provide forage to these farmers and ranchers, the Agriculture Department has authorized the release of emergency haying and grazing of Conservation…BASF Offers SCN Tool
Published March 26, 2024
BASF is launching a new website to provide farmers with soybean cyst nematode sampling results from across the country. The website is designed to be a decision-making tool for farmers dealing with this pest.Emergency Waiver Request for Unleaded88
Published March 26, 2024
A coalition of six national agriculture and biofuel groups has sent another letter to EPA Administrator Micheal Regan, renewing their call for an emergency waiver for summer sales of E15. Ongoing conflicts with Russia and Ukraine and the Middle East…Agricult-HER: Ann Marie Ward
Published March 26, 2024
Asking questions can unlock new worlds and fuel interest in things you never imagined. That’s the attitude of Minnesota Ag In the Classroom Foundation Executive Director Ann Marie Ward. She had strong role models in agriculture, especially her mom and…European Green Deal on Hold
Published March 26, 2024
The European Green Deal has been put on an indefinite hold following relentless farmer protests. Cognitive Investments Director of Geopolitical Analysis Jacob Shapiro says this green policy was too much, too fast for European citizens to be on board. “It…HPAI Identified in Dairy Cattle
Published March 26, 2024
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was confirmed in a Minnesota goat March 20. Now, the disease has been identified in three Texas and one Kansas dairy herd. USDA emphasizes there is no threat to human health and all milk and dairy…ND Oilseed Council Election Results
Published March 26, 2024
Adam Bettenhausen and Myron Dieterle have been elected to the North Dakota Oilseed Council and the North Dakota Sunflower Association board of directors. Bettenhausen farms at Wishek and Dieterle farms at Kief.KWS Spins Off South American Corn Business
Published March 26, 2024
The KWS Group is selling its South American corn breeding business to an Argentine-based company called GDM. This does not impact the KWS sugarbeet seed portfolio. However, KWS released a statement saying the company is exploring various strategic options for…