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Dry Bean Scene
Published March 4, 2022
In this week's Dry Bean Scene, we preview a new U.S. Dry Bean Council promotion with executive director Rebecca Bratter. The Dry Bean Scene is sponsored by the Northarvest Bean Growers Association.Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst
Published March 4, 2022
The fertilizer situation remains a very tenuous situation. Sound Agriculture CEO Adam Litle is cautious as he looks out to spring. "As rough as it is right now, it is possible to get another spike in fertilizer prices and maybe…Flood Forecast
Published March 4, 2022
The Red River Valley could easily go from drought to major flooding in one year. North Dakota State Climatologist Adnan Akyuz says the weather patterns changed in August for the southern Valley. The National Weather Service North Central River Forecast…No Satisfaction in Dairy Trade Dispute Settlement
Published March 4, 2022
Canada is proposing changes to its dairy tariff rate quota system to end the dispute with the United States over market access. In January, the U.S. won the first-ever USMCA dispute settlement case on the dairy trade issue. However, the…Plea Entered in Crop Insurance Fraud Case
Published March 4, 2022
Washburn, North Dakota farmer Kevin Pfaff has entered a not guilty plea to charges of crop insurance fraud. Pfaff allegedly misrepresented crop losses for crop insurance benefits from 2017-to-2020. A trial is now scheduled to begin April 19.McDonald’s Pressured About Pork Production Practices
Published March 4, 2022
Activist investor Carl Icahn is again making a push for McDonald’s to demand changes from its pork suppliers. That includes changes to the way sows are housed. Icahn also wants the restaurant chain to have its suppliers abide by California’s…Bayer Announces Change in Executive Leadership
Published March 3, 2022
Effective April 1, Kelly Gast will be the chief financial officer for Bayer Crop Science, replacing Michael Schulz. Gast is currently the CFO for Bayer's U.S. business.50-50 Ownership Stake in Fertilizer Production Facility
Published March 3, 2022
Koch Ag and Energy Solutions will acquire a 50 percent interest in Jorf Fertilizer Company from OCP. OCP is the world's largest phosphate mining group. Production from the Jorf facility in Morocco will be marketed by OCP and Koch Fertilizer.Biofuels Interest Grows With the Push for Green Energy
Published March 3, 2022
National Farmers Union Senior Advisor Anne Steckel says the push for renewable diesel is expanding to other feedstocks. "At the National Farmers Union, one initiative that we are working on is getting a pathway to allow canola to be qualified…