Planting Conditions Vary in SD

Published May 24, 2018

South Dakota State University Extension state climatologist Laura Edwards says southern parts of South Dakota are still having challenges getting the crop in the ground. “There’s a little too much water down there still. The northern and central part of…

Conaway Seeks Immediate Farm Bill Vote After Immigration

Published May 24, 2018

In the recent farm bill debate in Congress, all of the Democrats and about 30 conservative Republicans voted against the legislation. The drama ended with a motion to reconsider. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway says that means the very…

Disappointment with Dayton Veto

Published May 24, 2018

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton vetoed the tax bill and the supplemental budget bill. That’s on top of the ag policy bill that was vetoed earlier in the week. The Minnesota Farm Bureau released a statement, saying it is “extremely disappointed.”…

FFA’ers Named to the 2018 Class of Presidential Scholars

Published May 24, 2018

Eight FFA members nationwide have been named as U.S. Presidential Scholars. Two of the honorees are from the region; Brianna Maddock of Davenport, North Dakota and Bridger Gordon of Whitewood, South Dakota. The Presidential Scholars program is known as one…

Drought Monitor Legislation Introduced

Published May 24, 2018

South Dakota Senator John Thune wants to improve the accuracy of the U.S. drought monitor. A new bill, Improved Soil Moisture and Precipitation Monitoring Act of 2018, would give Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue the ability to increase monitoring stations, require…

New Opportunities with Proposed NDSU Ag Center

Published May 23, 2018

North Dakota State University gained unanimous approval from the State Board of Higher Education to move forward with a $60 million agricultural development products center. This action allows NDSU to begin raising private money, but the North Dakota Legislature has…

Gearing Up for ND FFA Convention

Published May 23, 2018

The blue and gold jackets will soon gather on the North Dakota State University campus. Members from across the state are preparing for a variety of career and leadership development contests. North Dakota FFA Treasurer Hannah Gress says there is…

Planting Wraps Up Near Cottonwood, MN

Published May 23, 2018

Cottonwood, Minnesota farmer Carolyn Olson has all of the small grains seeded, and the crop is starting to emerge. However, planting progress was put to a halt by thunderstorms Wednesday morning. "We've been dry, so we were excited when we…

Legislation Introduced to Address ELD and HOS Regs

Published May 23, 2018

Several Senators have introduced legislation addressing challenges for livestock haulers with Hours of Service and Electronic Logging Devices regulations. The Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act would require 300-air miles per driver before the HOS and ELD requirements go into…

House Members ask for Lift of Pork Ban in Taiwan

Published May 23, 2018

On Tuesday, 44 House members sent a letter to Taiwan’s Ambassador to the U.S. asking for the removal of import restrictions on U.S. agricultural products, including pork. National Pork Producers President Jim Heimerl says "it’s time for Thailand to end…

News

Planting Conditions Vary in SD

Conaway Seeks Immediate Farm Bill Vote After Immigration

Disappointment with Dayton Veto

FFA’ers Named to the 2018 Class of Presidential Scholars

Drought Monitor Legislation Introduced

New Opportunities with Proposed NDSU Ag Center

Gearing Up for ND FFA Convention

Planting Wraps Up Near Cottonwood, MN

Legislation Introduced to Address ELD and HOS Regs

House Members ask for Lift of Pork Ban in Taiwan

News Categories

Latest RRFN Podcasts

Country Morning

Agriculture Today

Market Analysis

Weather

This Week In Agriculture

Well Grounded

Fielding Questions

TransFARMation

Talking Conservation

News

News Categories

Latest RRFN Podcasts

Subscribe to RRFN