Articles tagged under: Minnesota
Dry Bean Scene
Published October 8, 2020
The dry edible bean harvest is wrapped up for Walhalla, North Dakota farmer Patrick Dunnigan. Get the details in the Dry Bean Scene, made possible by the Northarvest Bean Growers Association, BASF, Johnstown Bean Company and SRS Commodities.NDAWN Granted $6.4M for Weather Station Updates
Published October 6, 2020
The North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network (NDAWN) has received a $6.4 million grant from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. These funds will be used to modify existing weather stations and build new stations across the state. “The one climate…Harvest Progress Advances With a Dry Corn Crop
Published October 6, 2020
In northwest Minnesota, Halma farmer Lance Hapka started harvest just over a week ago. The corn was at 18 percent moisture. "It's been 2012 since I've had something like that, especially so early." In southern Minnesota, near Lake Benton, Bob…Regional Basis Bids Remain Mostly Unchanged
Published September 29, 2020
Basis bids at the six Northern Plains grain elevators followed by the Red River Farm Network remain unchanged for spring wheat for nearby delivery. Corn and soybean basis levels are also mostly unchanged from last week. Spring wheat basis for…RRFN Interview with EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler
Published September 29, 2020
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler denied requests for retroactive small refinery waivers in mid-September, but pending small refinery exemptions remain. "Those pending waivers are from 2019 and they're the subject of the Tenth Circuit Court's decision," Wheeler told RRFN.…Perdue Talks Trade, CFAP and More with MN Farm Bureau
Published September 25, 2020
To help agriculture deal with the market impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the USDA announced another Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, offering aid to 89 commodities and crops. Not much additional relief has been provided for biofuels or farmers depopulating livestock.…Soybean Harvest Going Fast in Roseau County, MN
Published September 25, 2020
Roseau, Minnesota farmer Tony Brateng was in the combine this past week, harvesting soybeans. "Yields seem to be good. We got a lot of rain in June so there's some stand loss, but for the most part, the soybeans are…Grant Money Available to Help with Wolves in MN
Published September 23, 2020
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is making $60,000 available in grant money to help livestock producers prevent wolf attacks. The grants will provide reimbursement for costs of approved practices to prevent wolf-livestock conflicts. Applications for this fourth round of funding…Improvements Made in CFAP 2.0 for Hogs
Published September 21, 2020
Minnesota Pork Producers Association CEO David Preisler says there are some improvements for hog producers in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2.0. "Each program has its own separate cap. I think that's really helpful instead of it being one cap…