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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 Similar Spring Scenario

Published April 6, 2018

The planting plan depends on when spring decides to make an appearance. Peterson Farms Seed agronomist Adam Spelhaug says farmers were in a similar scenario in April of 2013. "We got a foot of snow in mid-April, but still got…
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Honoring Export Success

Published April 6, 2018

The North Dakota Trade Office has named Brandt Holdings of Fargo as its Exporter of the Year. Brandt Holdings is an agriculture and heavy equipment dealership and has had an international presence since 2006. The North Dakota State University Department…
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Chinese Scientist Goes to Prison

Published April 6, 2018

A Chinese national has been sentenced to ten-plus years in federal prison for conspiring to steal biotech rice samples at a Kansas research facility. Weiqiang Zhang is a research scientist who was caught trying to leave the U.S. with the…
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USDA Provides Funds for Opioid Programs

Published April 6, 2018

USDA is giving funding priority in two key grant programs to address opioid misuse in rural communities. Five million dollars has been reserved for the Community Facilities Grant and Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant programs. The funds are geared for…
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