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HOS and ELD Reforms Proposed
Published June 13, 2018
North Dakota Senator John Hoeven and Colorado Senator Michael Bennett have introduced legislation to deal with the new Hours of Service and Electronic Logging Device regulations. The proposal calls for the establishment of a working group at the Department of…MPP Deadline Extended Again
Published June 13, 2018
USDA has announced another deadline extension for re-enrollment in the Margin Protection Program for dairy farmers. The new deadline is Friday, June 22. Last week, sign-up was extended to give dairy farmers more time to consider the risk management program.…Lawmakers Prep for Farm Bill Markup
Published June 13, 2018
South Dakota Senator John Thune’s provision to make changes to the Agricultural Risk Coverage program wasn’t included in the Senate Agriculture Committee’s initial farm bill. The bipartisan provision would modify the ARC-CO payment calculation and use a 10-year market price…A Delay for Baled Hay
Published June 13, 2018
After a slow start, crops in the Peever, South Dakota area are at normal development. Louie Nigg says timely rain and warm temperatures helped the crop catch up. One casualty of the rain is the hay crop. "We've been lucky the…First Round of Weed Control Wraps Up
Published June 13, 2018
Crop emergence in the Eden, South Dakota area was about as good as can be expected, according to Curtis Samson of Muskrat Farm Supply. "Crops got in really quite well, but a little late, probably one week to ten days longer…Dry Conditions Near Britton, SD
Published June 13, 2018
Crop emergence has been spotty in a fields near the Britton, South Dakota area. DuWayne Bosse says it’s been dry. "We didn't get that rain right after we planted, which normally corrects some mistakes. There's a few areas that you can…Uneven Corn Emergence in SD
Published June 13, 2018
West of Britton, South Dakota, dry weather caused some uneven corn emergence for Kurt Zuhlke. "Corn has some of the worst stands we've seen in a quite a while here, but we've got places where the corn has five leaves…Winter Wheat Acres Up Dramatically in SD, ND
Published June 13, 2018
Winter wheat acreage is significantly higher in South Dakota and North Dakota this year. In South Dakota, USDA expects 730,000 acres to be harvested for winter wheat. That’s up from 520,000 acres last year. In North Dakota, winter wheat acreage…MN Applicators Want a Dicamba Extension
Published June 12, 2018
Late soybean planting in Minnesota is causing a delay in spraying the crop. Farmer applicators want a later application date (for dicamba). The Minnesota Agriculture Department's Commissioner Dave Frederickson says Minnesota will not extend the deadline for applying dicamba. Minnesota…