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Meyer Named Entrepreneur of the Year
Published May 8, 2018
The co-founder and president of Titan Machinery has been honored as the University of Minnesota Entrepreneur of the Year. David Meyer is a graduate of the Carlson School of Management and founded Titan Machinery in 1980. Titan Machinery is based…Lonetti Joins MN Farm Bureau
Published May 7, 2018
Josie Lonetti is Minnesota Farm Bureau’s new Public Policy Associate Director. Lonetti previously worked as a legislative assistant in the Minnesota Senate and served as a legislative coordinator for Messerli and Kramer. She will start her new role June 4.…A Boost for Spring Wheat, Oats in SD
Published May 7, 2018
South Dakota farmers are getting the spring wheat crop in the ground. Farmers have 51 percent of the spring wheat crop planted, with six percent of the crop emerged, which is well behind last year. USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service…Potatoes, Sugarbeet Planting Improves in MN
Published May 7, 2018
Warm and dry weather conditions across Minnesota encourages fieldwork. Farmers are applying anhydrous and dry fertilizer, tilling the field and planting small grains, potatoes and sugarbeets. USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service says half of Minnesota’s sugarbeet crop is planted. Twenty-eight…Sugarbeets, Spring Wheat Planting Progress in ND
Published May 7, 2018
North Dakota farmers are making planting progress. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Ag Statistics Service says 20 percent of the spring wheat crop is planted, which is behind last year’s 41 percent complete and the average. Seven percent of durum…Closing Market Report
Published May 7, 2018
Grain and livestock markets closed lower Monday, pulled down by trade uncertainty as Fund Managers moved to the sidelines.SD Corn Comments
Published May 7, 2018
Technology plays a vital role in modern day agriculture. Learn more in this week's Corn Comments, an update from the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council.U.S. Officials Say ‘Not a Trade War’ Between U.S. and China
Published May 7, 2018
Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association Executive Director Ashley Kohls spent time in China and Japan this past week. While on the trip, Kohls spoke with the Red River Farm Network, saying the relationship between the U.S. and China is sensitive. “We…Ethanol Industry Seeks Year-Round E-15 Sales, Clarity
Published May 7, 2018
Another White House meeting on the Renewable Fuel Standard is on the calendar. On Tuesday, lawmakers will meet again with President Trump. National Farmers Union Biofuels Advisor Anne Steckel says this is the fourth and likely final meeting. “The way…