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Wheat Quality Council Gears Up for Kansas Tour
Published April 29, 2018
Starting Tuesday morning, the Wheat Quality Council’s Hard Red Winter Wheat Tour will trek across Kansas. Executive Vice President Dave Green says there is a lot of interest in this year’s wheat crop. "We have about 94 people on the…Becoming Better Beef Advocates
Published April 29, 2018
The Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association and Minnesota Beef Council are helping producers become better beef advocates through their 'Top of the Class' program. Barnesville, Minnesota cattleman Jake Thompson is taking part in the program. "So far, we've done media training…WestBred Wheat Report
Published April 27, 2018
The WestBred Wheat Report is heard Fridays on the Red River Farm Network. This week, WestBred Technical Product Manager Grant Mehring talks planting progress for spring wheat.RRFN Rolls Out New Website
Published April 27, 2018
The Red River Farm Network is proud to announce the launch of a newly-redesigned website. The new website, www.rrfn.com, has a clean design and improved functionality. Most importantly, the site showcases original reporting of the RRFN team of agricultural journalists.…Canola Acres a Surprise in Stats Can Report
Published April 27, 2018
One of the biggest surprises in the Statistics Canada acreage report was the canola number. Intelli Farm’s Brian Voth says with canola prices where they’ve been throughout the winter, the number doesn’t make sense. "Pretty much everyone in the trade…GOP Caucus Supports SNAP Reforms
Published April 27, 2018
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway met with the Republican caucus Friday morning and outlined his farm bill proposal. The Democrats on the agriculture committee are opposed to Conaway’s plan for SNAP and the nutrition title, but North Dakota Congressman…GAO Recommends Crop Insurance Changes
Published April 27, 2018
The General Accountability Office has released its annual report, outlining ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the federal government. One of the numerous recommendations in the report asks Congress to repeal the language in the current farm law…Providing More Flexibility for ARC payments
Published April 27, 2018
North Dakota Senator John Hoeven says there is some work that can be done for the base adjustment and provide more flexibility in ARC-County payments in the upcoming farm bill. “It takes money to do that. How much we can…Dry Bean Industry Focused on Trade and Plant ’18
Published April 27, 2018
Red River Farm Network visits with U.S. Dry Bean Council Executive Director Rebecca Bratter about NAFTA negotiations, a recent trade mission and the 2018 planting season.