Articles tagged under: Minnesota
The End of a Bear Market
Published August 1, 2018
The U.S. corn and soybean crops may look good, but University of Minnesota Grain Market Economist Ed Usset says stocks are not growing worldwide. "I think we should be celebrating the end of a bear market. I want to clarify…HRSW Yields Expected to Increase from 2017
Published July 30, 2018
The Wheat Quality Council's annual hard red spring wheat and durum tour took place July 23-26 in North Dakota, also including portions of South Dakota and Minnesota.The 325 spring wheat fields survey averaged 41.1 bushels per acre, up from 38.1…Montana Wheat Yielding Better Than 2017
Published July 30, 2018
Evansville, Minnesota based custom harvester Shawn Johnson has a crew harvesting wheat in Wolf Point, Montana. Johnson says the very first yields are coming in around 15-to-20 bushels per acre, which is better than last year. However, it is still…Ford Named Land O’ Lakes CEO
Published July 27, 2018
Beth Ford is the new President and CEO of Land O’ Lakes, a farm cooperative based in Arden Hills, Minnesota. Ford will take over as President and CEO on August 1. Ford replaces retiring CEO Chris Policinski. She is currently…Dealing with Waterhemp
Published July 19, 2018
Farmers are also considering ways to better manage weeds in the small grains. University of Minnesota Extension Weed Scientist and Dean Bev Durgan says there’s more waterhemp in northern Minnesota. "The waterhemp does emerge differently than the rest of our weeds.…Bacterial Leaf Streak Observed in MN Wheat
Published July 19, 2018
Bacterial leaf streak is showing up in Minnesota’s wheat crop. University of Minnesota Wheat Breeding and Genetics Professor Jim Anderson says selecting the right variety can help bacterial leaf streak. "There are differences in variety reaction to bacterial leaf streak. They're…MN Evaluating 2018 Dicamba Applications
Published July 18, 2018
As of Tuesday, the Minnesota Agriculture Department has 25 potential dicamba drift complaints. Minnesota Department of Agriculture Pesticide and Fertilizer Management Director Josh Stamper says 16 of those complaints have requested investigations and nine of those are survey complaints. That’s…Trade Top-of-Mind for MN Pork Producers
Published July 17, 2018
In a policy update during the 2018 Minnesota Pork Lenders Meeting, Minnesota Pork Producers Association CEO David Preisler said trade tariffs were is top-of-mind. "We're hopeful we can get this behind us. It sounds like the North American Free Trade…A Large Spring Wheat Crop Ahead for MN
Published July 13, 2018
In the July USDA Crop Production report, USDA forecast Minnesota’s wheat production at 104 million bushels, 38 percent more that last year and if realized the largest spring wheat crop since 1996. Yield is expected to tie last year’s record…