A Political Move

Published April 4, 2018

According to North Dakota State University Extension Crops Economist and Marketing Specialist Frayne Olson, the market responded very quickly to China’s threat to impose retaliatory tariffs on soybean, corn and other commodities. “The list is a little bit fuzzy, but…

Farmers Will Be Okay

Published April 4, 2018

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue acknowledges the anxiety over the trade dispute between the U.S. and China. During a stop in Ohio, Perdue said farmers will be okay. "The president wanted me to ensure the farmers of America that they will…

Passion for Progress

Published April 4, 2018

The Women’s Agricultural Leadership Conference will be in Chaska, Minnesota on Wednesday. Women’s Agricultural Leadership Conference co-founder and the American Agri-Women Past President Doris Mold says the Passion for Progress theme focuses on empowering people who work in agriculture. “We welcome…

Neville Joins NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center

Published April 4, 2018

Bryan Neville has joined North Dakota State University’s Carrington Research Extension Center as an animal scientist. Neville’s research will focus on cattle backgrounding and feedlot nutrition management strategies, as well as management of beef cows under dry lot conditions. Before…

Deescalating the Trade Standoff

Published April 3, 2018

Virginia Tech professor of agricultural and applied economics Mary Marchant has focused her research efforts on Chinese markets for over a decade. Marchant says international trade theories predict when two or more countries impose tariffs, both countries lose. Right now,…

Trade Dispute Gets Real

Published April 3, 2018

The trade dispute between the U.S. and China just got real. The Chinese announced a proposed 25 percent tariff on U.S. soybeans. China is the world’s largest soybean importer, representing a $14 billion market for the United States. This back-and-forth…

Swine Industry Pinched by Chinese Tariffs

Published April 2, 2018

China has imposed an additional 25 percent duty on U.S. pork. That’s on top of a 12 percent tariff already in place. Minnesota Pork Producers Association CEO David Preisler says the tariffs have already hurt the hog market. “Various economists…

NDSU Extension Fills Farm Management Post

Published April 2, 2018

North Dakota State University Extension is filling a farm management role, formerly belonging to Dwight Aakre. NDSU Extension Director Chris Boerboom says Dr. Bryon Parman will start April 30. "Some of these programs are so essential and critical, we can’t…

A Growing Industry

Published April 2, 2018

Hog production is increasing in South Dakota. The latest USDA report increased the South Dakota hog inventory by 14 percent. The breeding herd is 18 percent larger and the market hog estimate is up 14 percent. South Dakota Pork Producers…

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A Political Move

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Passion for Progress

Neville Joins NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center

Deescalating the Trade Standoff

Trade Dispute Gets Real

Swine Industry Pinched by Chinese Tariffs

NDSU Extension Fills Farm Management Post

A Growing Industry

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