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HRSW Acreage Drops Four Percent

Published June 30, 2020

Nationwide, the area seeded to spring wheat is down four percent from last year. North Dakota is the largest spring wheat production state in the country with 6 million acres. That’s down ten percent from last year. Spring wheat acreage…

Corn Acreage Declines in ND, Increases in MN, SD

Published June 30, 2020

North Dakota’s corn acreage dropped 1.1 million acres, totaling 2.4 million for 2020. Minnesota’s corn acreage moved from 7.8 million acres last year to 8.1 million this year. For South Dakota, corn acres rose just over one million acres, totaling…

Senators Ask EPA to Reject Small Refinery Waiver Petitions

Published June 25, 2020

A bipartisan group of 16 senators, including Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith from Minnesota and Mike Rounds and John Thune of South Dakota, sent a letter to the EPA asking the agency to reject petitions for Small Refinery Waiver exemptions.…

Farm Service Agency County Offices Start to Reopen

Published June 22, 2020

Starting Monday, North Dakota Farm Service Agency county offices (and other USDA centers) will reopen to visitors in the office by appointment only. Visitors are encouraged to wear face coverings during appointments and masks will be available to use at…

A Look at the Third Week of CFAP Sign-Up

Published June 15, 2020

The USDA has processed just under 20 percent of the $16 billion in direct payments currently available in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. That’s according to the latest data from the USDA Farm Service Agency. In the first three weeks…

No Quick Solution for Packers or Pork Producers

Published June 12, 2020

According to Kerns and Associates economist Steve Meyer, the idle capacity of pork processing plants is at 11.3 percent, the lowest number seen in recent weeks. However, progress is starting to slow. "We speculated that the early days of recovery…

Attention Shifts to USDA’s June Acreage Report

Published June 11, 2020

Northern Crops Marketing and Investments President Brad Paulson says traders are now turning their attention to the acreage report at the end of June. “We’ll see what USDA does with ethanol demand and the acreage will be a big deal,…

EPA Administrator Responds to Dicamba Court Ruling

Published June 7, 2020

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler issued a statement on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision to ban the registration for three dicamba products: Xtendimax, FeXapan and Engenia. Wheeler acknowledges farmer’s responses since the court’s decision and says the…

Northern Plains Senators Introduce Bipartisan Haying and Grazing Bill

Published June 5, 2020

South Dakota Senator John Thune and Minnesota Senator Tina Smith introduced a bill to allow emergency haying and grazing on the Conservation Reserve Program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, CRP haying and grazing is limited to weather-related disaster events. Companion…

Spring Wheat Planting and Emergence Vary in Northern Plains

Published May 31, 2020

Cool, wet conditions have delayed some spring wheat planting progress and emergence across the Northern Plains. In the central part of North Dakota, farmers may not get as much seeded. In Minnesota, farmers still have a few more acres to…

Articles tagged under: South Dakota

HRSW Acreage Drops Four Percent

Corn Acreage Declines in ND, Increases in MN, SD

Senators Ask EPA to Reject Small Refinery Waiver Petitions

Farm Service Agency County Offices Start to Reopen

A Look at the Third Week of CFAP Sign-Up

No Quick Solution for Packers or Pork Producers

Attention Shifts to USDA’s June Acreage Report

EPA Administrator Responds to Dicamba Court Ruling

Northern Plains Senators Introduce Bipartisan Haying and Grazing Bill

Spring Wheat Planting and Emergence Vary in Northern Plains

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