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Peak Time for Sugarbeet Root Maggot Fly
Published June 4, 2018
NDSU Extension Entomologist Mark Boetel expects peak sugarbeet root maggot fly activity this week. Boetel says granular applications should have been on last week, but the timing for liquid applications is in the next couple of days. "Even a couple of…Commodities Lower
Published June 4, 2018
Traders pulled money out of the agricultural commodities MondayGoehring Approves Additional Herbicide for Dry Bean Weeds
Published June 4, 2018
North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has issued a Special Local Needs registration, enabling dry bean growers west of U.S. Highway 281 to use Syngenta's Reflex herbicide. Weeds such as nightshade, redroot pigweed and waterhemp are difficult to control in…SD Corn Comments
Published June 4, 2018
Learn more about determination, and how that applies to production agriculture, in this week’s Corn Comments, an update from the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council.NDSA Spring Roundups Begin This Week
Published June 4, 2018
The North Dakota Stockmen's Association will hold their Spring Roundup series June 4-5, 7- 8, and 11-12 at various locations across the state. This year’s theme is “Our Priority, Your Business; Our Focus, Your Future.” North Dakota Stockmen’s Association Executive…Bayer Wrapping Up Monsanto Takeover
Published June 4, 2018
Bayer is expected to wrap up its takeover of Monsanto Thursday. The company has approvals from all required regulatory authorities. Chairman of the Bayer AG Board, Werner Baumann, says in a statement the company be doubling the size of the…Senate Continues Farm Bill Work
Published June 4, 2018
The farm bill is on the agenda for Senate lawmakers this week. North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp says there’s a different path for the farm bill in the Senate. "I don't see that we're going to get sidetracked by an…Continuous CRP Enrollment Opens
Published June 4, 2018
USDA is opening up enrollment for the continuous Conservation Reserve Program. USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey explains. "We're excited to be able to have the program offered again. We've not had it offered as we're getting close…Better Corn Exports Ahead
Published June 4, 2018
USDA Chief Economist Rob Johansson expects corn exports to be better than expected this marketing year. "We're expecting to sell $10.3 billion worth of corn this year, up from nine billion that we were expecting in February." Cotton exports are…