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#1 Story of 2020: COVID-19 Dominates the News

Published January 1, 2021

COVID-19 dominated news headlines this past year, and the impacts are still being felt worldwide. That story comes in at Number One on the Red River Farm Network’s Top Stories of 2020 list. While the world seemed to shut down,…

#5 Story of 2020: DOJ Launches an Investigation into the Cattle Markets

Published December 30, 2020

Responding to requests from ranchers, farm organizations and state lawmakers, the Department of Justice launched an investigation into anti-competitive activity by the major beef packers. As a result of two major market-disrupting events within the industry, USDA then released a…

#6 Story of 2020: The End of an Era in Minnesota’s CD-7

Published December 30, 2020

After 30 years in Congress, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson lost his bid for reelection and that is the Number Six story in RRFN's recap of the top stories of 2020. Republican challenger Michelle Fischbach defeated Peterson 54 percent-to-40…

#7 Story of 2020: The Grain Markets Rally

Published December 29, 2020

Weather, demand and COVID stimulus helped push 2020 grain prices to levels not seen in years; $12 soybeans and $4 corn. U.S. Commodities President Don Roose says production issues around the world are pushing prices higher. "We got into drought…

#8 Story of 2020: Biden Overcomes Rural-Urban Divide to Win Presidency

Published December 28, 2020

President Donald Trump maintained support from the majority of rural voters in the 2020 election, but this wasn’t enough to win a second term. Joe Biden is the president-elect. Biden is already announcing Cabinet selections, choosing former agriculture secretary Tom…

#9 Story of 2020: What’s Next for Dicamba?

Published December 28, 2020

In June, as Northern Plains farmers began to apply post-emergence herbicides, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the EPA to terminate registrations for Bayer’s XtendiMax, BASF’s Engenia and Corteva Agriscience’s FeXapan herbicides immediately. "All of a sudden to have…

#10 Story of 2020: Farm Meetings Respond to the New COVID World

Published December 28, 2020

The Red River Farm Network is capping off 2020 with a look at the top stories of the year. Due to the need for social distancing, farm organizations were forced to cancel or postpone many face-to-face meetings this past year.…

Articles tagged under: Top Stories of 2020

#1 Story of 2020: COVID-19 Dominates the News

#5 Story of 2020: DOJ Launches an Investigation into the Cattle Markets

#6 Story of 2020: The End of an Era in Minnesota’s CD-7

#7 Story of 2020: The Grain Markets Rally

#8 Story of 2020: Biden Overcomes Rural-Urban Divide to Win Presidency

#9 Story of 2020: What’s Next for Dicamba?

#10 Story of 2020: Farm Meetings Respond to the New COVID World

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