Articles tagged under: South Dakota
Cash Grain Basis Widens in Final Weeks of 2019
Published January 3, 2020
Cash grain basis bids at the six regional grain elevators followed by the Red River Farm Network widened in the last two weeks of 2019 as futures prices improved. The net cash price of 14 percent protein spring wheat improved…Making a Plan for 2020
Published December 31, 2019
The world of agriculture is putting 2019 in the rear-view mirror and welcome in a brand-new decade. For Wilmot, South Dakota farmers and rancher Jason Frerichs, that means monitoring where market prices go. "If it looks like it will be…USDA Notes Record Hog Inventory in Latest Report
Published December 24, 2019
In the quarterly USDA Hogs and Pigs report, the National Ag Statistics Service (NASS) reported record hog inventory for this quarter. As of December 1, NASS says there were 77.3 million head in the U.S. swine herd, three percent more…SD Milk Production Increases in November
Published December 19, 2019
South Dakota milk production in November increased five percent from one year ago at 232 million pounds. That's according to USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service. The average number of milk cows in South Dakota’s the dairy herd was up 5,000…A Long SD Harvest Wraps Up Until 2020
Published December 11, 2019
Braathen Harvesting owner Kent Braathen started harvest in the Onida, South Dakota area in mid-July. Fast forward five months and he’s still trying to harvest the corn. "There's been lots of 150 to 180 bushel yields. They have a decent…ND and SD Auction Barns Continue to See a Steady Stream of Cattle
Published December 9, 2019
The fall run of cattle remains strong at Northern Plains auction barns. Stockmen’s Livestock Exchange at Dickinson, North Dakota had just under 4,000 head at Thursday’s sale. The 600 to 700-pound steers sold for $135 to $150 per hundredweight. The…Weekend Storm Impacts Corn Harvest Progress
Published December 2, 2019
This weekend’s winter storm meant many things for farmers still trying to harvest corn. For Buffalo, North Dakota farmer Randy Melvin, the snow and cold signaled the end of harvest until 2020. Moisture is in the 20s, with test weights…Kjerstad Receives SDFB Award
Published November 25, 2019
Patty Kjerstad of Wall, South Dakota received the memorial Richard Kjerstad Friend of South Dakota Farm Bureau award. Kjerstad was honored during the SDFB annual convention in Sioux Falls this past weekend.High Moisture, Poor Field Conditions for Corn Harvest
Published November 25, 2019
Corn harvest progress is slow in northeastern South Dakota, as moisture content remains high and field conditions are poor. Despite the challenges, Houghton, South Dakota farmer Troy Knecht says yields are surprising. "I'd say it's a little bit above average.…