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Corn 10 Cents Forward, Feeders $1 Back
Published November 12, 2022
Calf prices are lofty compared to 2019-2020. However, the corn prices may be the glass ceiling for the cattle market. "When we look at the price for feeder cattle, we see it may be further away from setting records than…Land Broker Brett Meyers Joins AcrePro Farm Agency
Published November 12, 2022
Brett Meyers is joining the team at AcrePro Farm Agency as a land broker. Meyers is a farmland expert specializing in tillable acreage and agribusiness and manages 10,000 acres in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota. Meyers has actively farmed…Beet Share Values
Published November 12, 2022
According to Acres and Shares President Jayson Menke, it was a quiet week on the American Crystal Sugar Company beet stock front. No shares were brokered last week. For the season which started in early September, 1,125 shares have been…Crop Turned Around From a Late Start
Published November 12, 2022
The 2022 season began with logistical challenges and weather delays. "One thing that we are upfront about is we had some soybean germination issues in the industry, not just Peterson Farms Seed, but around our region which was caused by…MN Soybean Leader Passes
Published November 12, 2022
A memorial service will be held Friday in Owatonna, Minnesota for Gary Joachim. Joachim, 73, passed away November 4. He served as president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association in 1998-1999 and was on the American Soybean Association board from…AgriGrowth Recognizes Duncanson
Published November 12, 2022
The Minnesota AgriGrowth Council presented its Distinguished Service Award to Kristin Weeks Duncanson of Highland Family Farms at Mapleton. Duncanson previously served as AgriGrowth's chair, president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association and is a trustee with the Nature Conservancy.Klobuchar Outlines Priority List
Published November 12, 2022
In an address at the AgriGrowth Council annual meeting, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar said the farm bill is her number one priority in the year ahead. That is followed by infrastructure and broadband. "Number 3 is taking down barriers for trade;…Dems Take Control of Minnesota Legislature
Published November 12, 2022
There are 68 new legislators coming to St. Paul in January. "One-third of the legislature is new and when you add to that the people who won in 2020, which was about 20 percent new, you're almost up to 50 percent…AgriGrowth Team Adds Deyle
Published November 11, 2022
Nikki Deyle has joined the Minnesota AgriGrowth staff as its director of strategic engagement. Nikki and Nathan Deyle own and operate Stone Hill Farms at Browerville, Minnesota. Deyle previously worked for AgriGrowth from 2005-2008.