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No Production Revisions Exepected in Tuesday’s USDA Report

Published Today

USDA will not revise production numbers in Tuesday’s Supply and Demand report. We’ll get those numbers in the January report. Agsurian Risk Consulting marketing manager Kent Beadle expects those numbers to be widely debated. "In terms of having any confidence…

Changes to Coarse Grain Crop Insurance

Published November 27, 2019

The USDA Risk Management Agency is changing crop insurance for coarse grains in 2020. The changes give producers in select sorghum and soybean growing counties more flexibility to choose enterprise units or optional units by Following Another Crop or Not…

NASS Sending Out County Ag Production Survey Soon

Published November 21, 2019

USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service or NASS will survey farmers in 41 states, including North Dakota, as part of its County Agricultural Production Survey. North Dakota State Statistician Darin Jantzi says the survey is going out later than usual. "The…

NASS Extends Weekly Crop Progress Reporting

Published November 21, 2019

The National Agricultural Statistics Service is continuing to collect crop progress data due to harvest delays. The weekly reports were originally scheduled to end last week. NASS will evaluate the harvest progress for all crops each week to determine how…

Fordyce Addresses Local Access to WHIP Plus Program

Published November 18, 2019

The North Dakota Farm Service Agency and others worked to fast track disaster declaration so farmers could access to the WHIP plus program. Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce said farmers still need to harvest their crop. "We know there's…

Questions on Crop Insurance Come from ND Farmers

Published November 12, 2019

Meeting with North Dakota farmers, USDA Risk Management Agency Administrator Martin Barbre fielded questions on prevent plant, revenue protection and quality discounts. "We're looking for ways to make sure quality discounts don't impact Actual Production History going forward." Barbre says…

ND Farmers Meet with RMA Administrator Barbre

Published November 12, 2019

USDA Risk Management Agency Administrator Martin Barbre and North Dakota Senator John Hoeven met with North Dakota farmers, bankers and crop insurance agents this past week. Rolette, North Dakota farmer Ryan Pederson said there were numerous questions about what qualifies…

Lower Ending Stocks Noted for U.S. Corn and Soybeans

Published November 8, 2019

USDA lowered 2019-20 global ending stocks for corn and soybeans, but raised global wheat ending stocks. Global corn production is forecast to be down 1.8 million tonnes to 1.39 billion tonnes. USDA lowered global soybean ending stocks by 600,000 tonnes…

Perdue Addresses Disaster Aid for Northern Plains Farmers

Published November 8, 2019

North Dakota’s request for a Secretarial Disaster Designation is approved for 47 of 53 counties in the state. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue addressed the request with the Red River Farm Network. "I talked with Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring on Thursday…

MN Congressional Delegation Backs Disaster Declaration Request

Published November 7, 2019

The Minnesota Congressional Delegation sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Thursday in an effort to get a Secretarial Disaster Declaration for Minnesota farmers. In the letter, the delegation offers support for Governor Tim Walz’s request and note…

Articles tagged under: USDA

No Production Revisions Exepected in Tuesday’s USDA Report

Changes to Coarse Grain Crop Insurance

NASS Sending Out County Ag Production Survey Soon

NASS Extends Weekly Crop Progress Reporting

Fordyce Addresses Local Access to WHIP Plus Program

Questions on Crop Insurance Come from ND Farmers

ND Farmers Meet with RMA Administrator Barbre

Lower Ending Stocks Noted for U.S. Corn and Soybeans

Perdue Addresses Disaster Aid for Northern Plains Farmers

MN Congressional Delegation Backs Disaster Declaration Request

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