Articles tagged under: USDA
NDSU Awarded Grazing Dollars
Published July 23, 2018
The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded $149,000 to North Dakota State University for research to improve grazing land. Specifically, the research will focus on the effects of patch-burning to enhance the diversity and health of grazing land.Fresh Potatoes Still Moving, Transportation Challenges Continue
Published July 18, 2018
Most years, the Associated Potato Growers Incorporated storage is cleaned out and ready for next harvest. Not this year. It’s been a challenge to move the potatoes-partially due to a big crop and trucking shortages. On Tuesday, RRFN's Carah Hart…USDA Trade Mission Goes to Southeast Asia
Published July 16, 2018
USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney is leading a trade mission to Southeast Asia this week. McKinney is being joined by representatives of the U.S. Grains Council, U.S. Soybean Export Council, Growth Energy and about two-dozen…Spring Wheat Acres Up in ND
Published July 14, 2018
North Dakota’s spring wheat crop is expected to be 50 percent larger than last year’s drought-impacted crop as yield and acreage are up significantly from last year. USDA forecast harvested acres at 6.5 million, 28 percent more than last year…More Winter Wheat Production Forecast in SD
Published July 13, 2018
USDA is projecting South Dakota’s winter wheat crop production at 38 million bushels, 83 percent more than last year. The average yield is forecast at 52 bushels per acre, 12 more than one year ago. Harvested acres are expected to…USDA to End Media’s Pre-Report Access
Published July 11, 2018
Beginning August 1, the media will no longer have access to USDA crop and livestock reports before they are released to the public. At the present time, six news services, including the Wall Street Journal, DTN and Reuters, participate in…Perdue Remains Hopeful for NAFTA
Published July 6, 2018
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue remains hopeful that a new North American Free Trade Agreement can soon be reached with Mexico. On his “Back to Our Roots” tour of the Pacific Northwest, Perdue told reporters the United States will likely get…Last Chance to Complete Census of Agriculture
Published July 5, 2018
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is finalizing data collection for the 2017 Census of Agriculture. With that, the North Dakota Department of Agriculture is urging farmers and ranchers to participate. Ag Commissioner Doug Goehring says “it is especially important in…Bearish Hogs and Pigs Report
Published June 29, 2018
USDA’s quarterly hogs and pigs report offered a bearish surprise to the market. Kerns and Associates President Joe Kerns sees the breeding herd category as the biggest surprise. That number was up three percent from last year. The total inventory…