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ND Medical Center Receives Rural Development Loan
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved a Rural Development Loan of over $14.7 million to Unity Medical Center in Grafton, North Dakota. The funds are in addition to five million dollars from the Bank of North Dakota. The dollars…
NFU Urges USDA Response to Farmer Stress
The National Farmers Union is urging USDA to proactively address farmer and rancher stress. In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, NFU President Roger Johnson urged the Department to “develop a response to the farm suicide crisis.” Johnson noted…
AEM Reports Sluggish Equipment Sales
The latest report from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers shows increased combine sales. U.S. retail sales of combines increased nearly 59 percent last month, compared to April of 2017. However, total tractor sales in the U.S. rose less than one…
Seeking Proactive Weed Management
NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension Sugarbeet Agronomist Tom Peters is finding waterhemp in a few locations in the southern Red River Valley. Peters says waterhemp is a May weed, emerging right on schedule and is causing a challenge for…
Montana’s Wheat Looks Good
Montana Wheat and Barley Communications Coordinator Steve Becker says the Montana winter wheat that did get seeded last fall looks very good. “They’re feeling pretty proud of themselves right now. Acres are down a little bit. We’ve been losing winter…
Dayton Adjusts HOS Regs to Move Fertilizer
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has issued an emergency order, waiving hours-of-service regulations for the movement of anhydrous ammonia and other fertilizer. This emergency order is in effect until the end of the month.
Rules Committee Reviews the House Farm Bill
The House Committee on Rules reviewed H.R. 2, the farm bill, Tuesday. In an opening statement, Ranking Member Jim McGovern said the current farm bill is mean-spirited and if the current bill becomes law, millions of people will lose food…
Dealing with a NAFTA Delay
National Milk Producers Federation President and CEO, Jim Mulhern, says there’s still work that needs to be done in the North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations. “Until they get an agreement on rules of origin, I don’t think much else…
Bayer-Calyxt Settle Lawsuit
Bayer CropScience has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by Calyxt. Under this agreement, the 2013 licensing agreement is terminated. Bayer will also destroy any technology or information covered by the license agreement. The two companies were working to develop…
