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Rice Growers Secure Relief Package
Published December 20, 2022
The year-end spending bill in the Senate includes $250 million for a one-time payment for rice growers. A recent study conducted by Texas A&M University found rice farms would be hurt the hardest by rising crop input costs. A second…NDSU Fellows Honored
Published December 20, 2022
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities honored Frank Casey and Lynette Flage for their achievements as Fellows of the Food Systems Leadership Institute. Casey is the assocate director of North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and Flage is the associate…Dingels Elected Foundation Chair
Published December 20, 2022
The Minnesota FFA Foundation Board of Trustees elected Pat Dingels of Redwood Falls as its chair, succeeding Lara Durben of Buffalo. Julie Tesch of Waldorf is vice chair. Patrice Baley of Maplewood is the secretary and Staci Martin is the…Corteva Exits Russian Sunflower Market
Published December 20, 2022
Corteva Agriscience is eliminating 50 jobs at its Woodland, California facility. The company shut down production and business activities in Russia and already had enough sunflower production capacity in Europe for the EU market. Corteva will continue to produce parent…Value-Added Ag in Grand Forks
Published December 20, 2022
The Grand Forks City Council addressed three different value-added agriculture projects in its recent meeting. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ruled last week it has no jurisdiction over the proposed Fufeng corn wet milling project. Grand…Additional Resistance Issues in Western North Dakota
Published December 20, 2022
Kochia in western North Dakota may have developed resistance to common pre-plant burndown herbicides, including Sharpen and Aim. A study was conducted by North Dakota State University. Weed scientist Brian Jenks said the potential loss of Aim and Sharpen as…Titan Machinery Expands
Published December 20, 2022
West Fargo-based Titan Machinery has an agreement to buy five Case IH agriculture dealerships in southeastern Idaho. The deal is expected to be finalized in February.Milk Production Increases
Published December 20, 2022
Milk production in the 24 major dairy states totaled 17. 5 billion pounds in November. That’s up 1.4 percent from one year ago. In South Dakota, November milk production rose nearly 11 percent. Over the past year, South Dakota added…Hours-of-Service Waiver Extended
Published December 20, 2022
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has signed an executive order, waiving the hours-of-service requirements for truckers hauling propane, gasoline, diesel fuel and heating oil. The record-setting cold is causing significant demand and smaller supply of these fuels. The waiver is…