Donald Succeeds DeStefano at AMVAC
American Vanguard Corporation and AMVAC welcome Glen Donald as the director of portfolio management and business development. Donald succeeds Neil DeStefano, who is retiring.
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Beck Names VP of Commercial Execution
Beck Ag has appointed Jeff Taber as its new vice president of commercial execution. Previously, Taber has had leadership roles within Syngenta.
Prevent Plant Expected for ND Farmers
Today is the final corn planting date for crop insurance in North Dakota. Farmers can start filing for prevent plant on Tuesday. In the McVille area, Ihry Insurance agent Reed Ihry says there’s been lots of battles trying to get…
WestBred Wheat Report
In this week's WestBred Wheat Report, WestBred technical product manager Grant Mehring says the crop differs greatly from east-to-west. For weed control, Mehring says "it is a different year with more moisture to germinate (weed) seeds than we're typically used…
Session Ends with Unfinished Business
The Minnesota legislative session wrapped up at midnight May 17 with unfinished business. A special session is expected in mid-June to address bonding. "In a democracy and the way the bonding bill is set up, you need to have bipartisan…
Don’t Blink
A new state officer team was named during the final session of the Minnesota FFA Convention on Thursday. Former Minnesota FFA President Lafe Aarsvold has some advice for the next group of leaders. "I've been active with the Minnesota FFA…
MN FFA Reveals Four Star Award Winners
Four FFA star award winners were named during the final session of the Minnesota FFA Convention. These are the highest awards given in the FFA. The Minnesota Star in Agriscience is Darrin Williamson from the Atwater Cosmos Grove City FFA.…
Growing Through the Challenges
Nearly 10,000 FFA members and 35,000 students and guests were invited to gather for the 91st Minnesota FFA Convention this week. Convention wrapped up on Thursday. Former Minnesota State Reporter Britton Fuglseth reflects on the year serving FFA members. "I…
ND Farmer Planting Corn, But Fewer Acres Than 2019
Near Jamestown, North Dakota farmer Terry Wanzek is seeding corn ahead of Memorial Day. "My father-in-law would say go by the season, don't go by the calendar. With these warmer temperatures, it feels like spring is finally here," says Wanzek.…
Dry Bean Scene
The late start to the spring planting season in the Northern Plains has some acres in flux. Farmers in northeastern North Dakota are considering substituting acres for warm season crops, but dry bean seed is in short supply. Hear more…
