MN Corn Matters
Minnesota Corn Growers Association President Jim Kanten is featured in the MN Corn Matters with information about the upcoming MN Ag Expo. Find out more at this link.
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USDA & MN Expand CREP Collaboration
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources Executive Director John Jaschke believes the expansion of the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program will help restore waterways throughout the Red River Valley. "This expansion will allow us to offer landowners a voluntary opportunity…
State Invests in Water Quality
The Red River Basin Commission hosted its annual Land and Water International Summit Conference in Grand Forks. Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen highlighted state initiatives. "A lot of drainage upgrades, but also water quality upgrades, whether that's our Water Quality…
A Supply Reversal
Surplus crop supplies contributed to lower commodity prices in recent years. However, that could change in 2025 if USDA's latest supply and demand report is any indication. "We see these ag cycles and we've been on a downward trend for…
ASF Readiness
South Dakota State Veterinarian, Dr. Beth Thompson, addressed the 56th Annual South Dakota Pork Congress in Sioux Falls on Wednesday. Thompson said she is confident the industry will be ready if and when African Swine Fever happens. "We have an…
MFBF Minute
In this week's edition of the MFBF Minute, Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation Leadership Coordinator Rachael Peterson talks about the LEAP Conference. Click here to listen.
Noem Begins SD Session With SOTS
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem delivered her last State of the State address before joining the Trump cabinet. Noem offered a ‘top ten’ list, touting why South Dakota is an example for the rest of the country. Agriculture was part…
Missed Opportunities
Looking back on 2024, Northland Farm Business Management Instructor Ron Dvergsten said there were a lot of missed opportunities. "The lack of timely marketing of carryover inventory of the 2023 crop cost many producers a fair amount of working capital just…
MN Beef Update
Whitney Pittman Visser raises cattle and is in the Minnesota Beef Top-of-the-Class program. The program participants were in Colorado earlier this month. This report is made possible by the Minnesota Beef Council and the Minnesota State Cattlemen's Association. Click here…
A Decent Growing Season Forecast
Once the Northern Midwest/Northern Plains pushes past the surge of cold weather and the jet stream shifts in the spring, World Weather Incorporated Senior Agricultural Meteorologist Drew Lerner sees the potential for a wetter-bias. "We do see some potential for…
