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MN Wheat Minute
Published August 23, 2022
The 2022 Virtual September Marketing Seminar will happen on September 14. Hear more from Minnesota Wheat Vice President of Operations Coreen Berdahl in this week's MN Wheat Minute.MN Beef Update
Published August 23, 2022
Did you know the beef checkoff was created in the 1980s? Hear more about the program from Minnesota Beef Council Director of Industry Relations Royalee Rhoads has more in this week's MN Beef Update.Farm Rescue Adds IL to Eligible States in 2023
Published August 23, 2022
Farm Rescue, a non-profit organization, currently accepts applications to assist farm families who have experienced a major injury, illness or natural disaster in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana and South Dakota. Farm Rescue says operations in Illinois will…Good Rains for the Soybeans, Corn Needs More GDUs
Published August 23, 2022
Mid-August rains are good for the soybeans growing near Warren, Minnesota. North Star Ag Services owner Jacob Edgar says it should end up being a good crop. "The beans are putting on pods at the top, filling up. The majority…ND Mill Starts Taking New Spring Wheat
Published August 23, 2022
The North Dakota Mill started taking in new crop spring wheat loads in mid-August. So far, President and CEO Vance Taylor says the quality of the crop coming in from around Grand Forks, North Dakota looks good. "It's a range…MN Drought Relief Checks Coming
Published August 23, 2022
Minnesota’s livestock farmers and specialty crop growers who applied for disaster assistance to help with 2021 drought should get checks soon. The Minnesota Agriculture Department says checks are being mailed this week. Minnesota Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen says there’s still…Crop Insurance Agents Wrap Up Prevent Plant Claims
Published August 23, 2022
The spring of 2022 is one Dickey-Marion Insurance Agency President Gene Rode would like to forget. Nearly 20 inches of rain fell from late April to July 1. "Commodity prices were looking nice and yet the farmer's hands were tied…South Dakota Continues to Build Milk Cow Numbers
Published August 23, 2022
Milk production in the 24 major dairy states totaled more than 18 billion pounds, up a fraction from July of last year. South Dakota leads the way with a 13 percent increase in milk output. Minnesota milk production dropped just…A Preliminary Look at Prevent Plant Acres
Published August 22, 2022
There are at least 6.38 million prevent plant acres in the United States this year. In a preliminary report released Monday, USDA says North Dakota has the most prevent plant acres in the country at 2.37 million. Compared to 2020,…