Articles tagged under: North Dakota
USDA Offers Grants for Wetland Mitigation Banks
Published May 6, 2020
The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service announced $5 million in grants available for wetland mitigation banks. Wetland mitigation banks restore, create or enhance wetlands to compensate for unavoidable impacts to wetlands at another location. Farmers can buy credits from banks…Farmers Still Making Seed Decisions as Planting Begins
Published May 4, 2020
North Dakota farmers are still making seed decisions and planting intentions. "There are some farmers backing off on corn and at the same time, there's some good corn acres going in. There's also some soybean orders coming in," said Adam…ND Ethanol Plants Adjust to Fuel Demands
Published May 4, 2020
Ethanol plants in North Dakota are adjusting to the retraction in fuel demand. "We've seen ethanol prices in the cents as opposed to dollars," explained Jeff Zueger, CEO, Midwest AgEnergy. "Ethanol futures traded as low as 70 cents and are…What’s Hot, What’s Not in the Markets
Published May 4, 2020
Advance Trading risk management advisor Tommy Grisafi is seeing the crude oil prices stabilize. In addition, trade concerns are seen with some of the recent comments coming out of the White House. Learn more in this week's edition of What's…Governor Burgum Proposes 2021-2023 State Budget
Published May 1, 2020
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum outlined proposed 2021-2023 budget guidelines on Friday, saying the budget cuts will range from five-to-15 percent based on the size of the agency. There will also be cuts for higher education. "What we're asking for…Working Out the Ruts from Harvest 2019
Published April 30, 2020
Near Berthold, North Dakota, Mark Birdsall is in the field working out the ruts from a tough 2019 harvest. "There are lots of tracks made with the combines from last year and the tillage is going pretty well," says Birdsall.…The Sugarbeet Report
Published April 30, 2020
Sugarbeet growers made good planting progress over the past week from south to north. Hear more in the latest Sugarbeet Report, made possible by Provysol from BASF, Premium Ag Solutions, Corteva Agriscience, SESVanderHave, Vive Crop Protection, H&S Manufacturing and Syngenta.Farmers Endure Muddy Conditions as Fieldwork Begins
Published April 29, 2020
Fields are still muddy as area farmers begin planting. "We're planting wheat and picking our fields here and there," said Jim Bahm, a farmer from New Salem, North Dakota. "Some of it is black stubble and some of it is…Midwest Dairy Donates to Local Food Banks
Published April 29, 2020
Midwest Dairy is donating $500,000 to food banks to purchase dairy products for people in need. The donations will be spread across 10 states including Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. Typically, dairy checkoff funds can’t be used to purchase…