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Third Stimulus Package Boosts USDA Funds

Published March 26, 2020

The third stimulus bill includes an additional $9.5 billion in funding for USDA to support livestock and dairy producers, local food providers and specialty crop producers. There’s also a $14 billion boost in funding authority for USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation.…
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ND Sunflower Elections Taking Place

Published March 23, 2020

District elections for North Dakota county sunflower representatives are taking place. Bruce Speich of Sargent County has been elected to serve farmers in District 3. Voting members will elect a District 2 representative on March 25. On the ballot are…
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USDA Asked to Help Cattle Producers

Published March 23, 2020

Lawmakers are asking USDA to help cattle producers as the industry experiences a decline in commodity prices. One option being considered is a bill directing Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to use Commodity Credit Corporation funds to offset the losses cattle…
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MN Tops List of 2019 Ag Confined Space Injuries

Published March 20, 2020

According to Purdue University, Minnesota had the most documented ag confined space related injuries and fatalities in 2019 at 13 cases. North Dakota had four documented cases. University of Minnesota Extension Rural Stress Task Force Director Emily Wilmes explains why…
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Grain Elevators Ready for Spring Fieldwork

Published March 20, 2020

In the next month, Fessenden Co-op Association general manager Mark Hovland says, weather pending, some North Dakota farmers could start spring fieldwork. Very little fertilizer was applied in the fall and the co-op has some carryover supplies. "There's a little…
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Lower Fuel Demand, Oil Prices Impact U.S. Ethanol

Published March 18, 2020

Lower fuel demand and lower oil prices are impacting the U.S. ethanol industry. NDSU Extension bioenergy and bioproducts economist David Ripplinger says there’s going to be a global economic slowdown due to the coronavirus. "When we saw this in the…
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The North Dakota Corn Harvest Presses On

Published March 16, 2020

Calving and combining are typically two things farmers aren’t doing at the same time. However, this past year has been nothing short of unusual in the Northern Plains. Within the past month, farmers have resumed corn harvest throughout much of…
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Getting the 2019 Crop in the Bin

Published March 16, 2020

Hurdsfield, North Dakota farmer Jeff Mertz has wrapped up corn harvest. "All winter we combined. My heart goes out to the farmers who continue harvesting because it's not fun. People aren't even focused on the 2020 planting, they're just trying…
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