A More Moderate Trade Tone

Published April 9, 2018

The rhetoric over trade and tariffs was in overdrive last week. On the Sunday talk shows, the Trump Administration took a more moderate approach. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin was on CBS’s ‘Face the Nation’ and said the Trump Administration simply…

New Planters Hitting the Fields

Published April 9, 2018

New high-speed planters will be hitting the field this spring. True North Equipment co-owner John Onken says these planters have spacing and seed placement accuracy levels of 99 percent. The equipment also operates at higher speeds, allowing the farmer to…

New Publication Focuses on Soybean Aphid Management

Published April 8, 2018

Insecticide-resistant soybean aphids have emerged as a new challenge to farmers throughout the upper Midwest. Iowa State University Extension has released a new regional publication with management strategies. A wide variety of recommendations are covered, including economic thresholds, insecticide efficacy…

Cramer Advocates for a Measured Approach

Published April 7, 2018

North Dakota Congressman Kevin Cramer says President Trump understands the short-term challenges to agriculture from this U.S.-China trade fight. “My advice has been to take a measured approach. While the initial volley is bombastic, as a means of negotiating, Trump…

A Plan for Agriculture

Published April 6, 2018

President Trump wants Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to implement a plan to protect farmers and agricultural interests hurt by Chinese tariffs. North Dakota Senator John Hoeven says this could happen through Commodity Credit Corporation funding. “To Secretary Perdue’s credit, he…

Another Chapter in the Trade Dispute

Published April 6, 2018

Late Thursday, President Donald Trump directed Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to implement a plan to protect farmers and agricultural interests. “In many respects I think we could have a fantastic relationship long-term with China, but we have to get this…

CPS to be Rebranded as Nutrien Ag Solutions

Published April 6, 2018

A well-known agriculture brand will go away July 1. Nutrien Ag Solutions is the new name for the Crop Production Services retail business. Nutrien was formed from the merger of Agrium and PotashCorp in January. Agrium acquired the CPS brand…

Syngenta Moves Forward with New R & D Facility

Published April 6, 2018

Syngenta has broken ground at a new research and development and seed production facility in Nampa, Idaho. Construction at the Trait Conversion Accelerator greenhouse and laboratory will be completed in 2019. The project is valued at $30 million.

Learning about Lamb Value

Published April 6, 2018

North Dakota State University is holding a Lamb Value Discovery Workshop April 25 and 26 in Fargo. Sheep producers can learn more about live evaluation, carcass merit and lamb value during the two-day event. NDSU/University of Minnesota Extension sheep specialist…

Calculating Critical Amino Acid Values

Published April 6, 2018

The soybean checkoff boards in North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota have created a new tool to measure the critical amino acid values in soybeans. This critical amino acid value is seen as a better representation of soybean quality than…

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A More Moderate Trade Tone

New Planters Hitting the Fields

New Publication Focuses on Soybean Aphid Management

Cramer Advocates for a Measured Approach

A Plan for Agriculture

Another Chapter in the Trade Dispute

CPS to be Rebranded as Nutrien Ag Solutions

Syngenta Moves Forward with New R & D Facility

Learning about Lamb Value

Calculating Critical Amino Acid Values

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