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What’s Hot, What’s Not in the Markets
Published September 12, 2022
The Big Iron Farm Show has a lot of the attention in the Northern Plains. In the latest What's Hot, What's Not in the Markets, that's what's hot. The U.S. dollar is not hot. Hear the update.Fielding Questions: A Look at Margin Protection
Published September 12, 2022
AgCountry Farm Credit Services Vice President of Insurance and Customer Education Rob Fronning takes a closer look at margin protection insurance. "This is a fairly new crop insurance program, coming out in 2016. It's gaining traction because of volatility in…A Potato Celebration
Published September 12, 2022
It was a week-long celebration of local potato production in the northern Red River Valley last week with the Potato Bowl. Festivities included the World’s Largest French Fry Feed, presented by Simplot. Northern Plains Potato Growers Association President Donavon Johnson…Supreme Court to Hear Prop 12 Case
Published September 12, 2022
The American Farm Bureau Federation and National Pork Producers Council have filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, responding to California’s Proposition 12. Prop 12 bans the sale in California of pork not produced to specific state standards. The…Work Remains on Stopgap Spending Bill
Published September 12, 2022
Congress is working on a continuing resolution to keep the government running through mid-December. Without action, the government will run out of funds at the end of September. The White House wants additional assistance for Ukraine and $1.5 billion in…USDA Urged to Protect Sugar Policy
Published September 12, 2022
A letter has been sent to USDA asking Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to reject proposals to weaken U.S. sugar policy. The letter also highlighted the positive economic impact created by the sugarbeet and sugarcane industries. The letter was signed by…Beet Stock Values
Published September 12, 2022
The 2022-23 American Crystal Sugar Company beet stock trading season started last week. According to Acres & Shares broker Jayson Menke, there were three sales totaling 51 shares at $4,300 per share. Menke says Acres & Shares currently has shares…China-Russian Alliance
Published September 11, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are planning to meet late this week in Uzbekistan. A senior Chinese government official said the meeting is designed to improve cooperation between the two countries on issues like agriculture and…Rain Needed for Winter Wheat Planting
Published September 9, 2022
SDSU Extension State Climatologist Laura Edwards says the drought monitor has expanded across the region and impacts of the drought are seen in some corn fields. "South Dakota is a little bit more of a mixed bag where eastern and…