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Exceptional Drought Conditions Improve in NW MN

Published Yesterday

Drought conditions are improving across the Northern Plains. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows the diagonal band of exceptional drought in northwest Minnesota gone. Now, abnormally dry to extreme drought conditions remain across much of the state. Exceptional drought remains…
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Grassland CRP Enrollment Tops 2.5 Million

Published September 13, 2021

More than 2.5 million acres of grassland have been signed up for the Conservation Reserve Program. This is double last year’s enrollment and brings total CRP acres to more than 5.3 million. FSA accepted 2,250 acres of grasslands for CRP…
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Raven Precision Ag Center Opens on SDSU Campus

Published September 13, 2021

Supporters of the Raven Precision Agriculture Center took a closer look on Saturday in Brookings, South Dakota. "We had a campus luncheon for those who made a real difference in the facility," said Barry Dunn, president, South Dakota State University.…
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USDA Invests in Renewable Energy Infrastructure

Published September 10, 2021

The USDA will invest $464 million to build or improve renewable energy infrastructure across the country. In Minnesota, seven farms received grants to purchase and install grain dryers. North Dakota and South Dakota farms also received grants to purchase and…
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Conditions Improve Across Northern Plains

Published September 10, 2021

Recent rains are improving the drought conditions across the Dakotas and Minnesota, but many counties are still experiencing abnormal dryness to exceptional drought. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows an improvement in exceptional conditions in Benson, Eddy or Wells Counties…
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More Cattle-on-Feed in South Dakota

Published August 23, 2021

South Dakota feedlots had 195,0000 cattle on feed as of August 1. That’s according to the USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service. This is an increase of eight percent from one year ago. July placements totaled 21,000 head, up five percent…
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It’s Getting Tough to Find Good, Affordable Forage

Published August 20, 2021

In northwest South Dakota, cow-calf producer Eric Jennings says there are severe to extreme drought conditions. "We lost a lot of production early, missing out on April and May showers and snowstorms. We won't get that production back. It's better…
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Tax Policy Concerns Linger as Infrastructure Moves Forward

Published August 20, 2021

During a congressional panel discussion at Dakotafest, farmers and ranchers expressed concerns about changes in tax policy. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds, a panel participant, said the concerns surround stepped up basis. "The loss of that and the federal estate…
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Eastern South Dakota Crops Doing Alright

Published August 20, 2021

Peterson Farms Seed Eastern South Dakota Sales Manager Cody Olson says corn and soybean development looks ok in eastern South Dakota. "The recent rains should help us get a better fill at harvest." The soybean pods are swelled up, but…
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