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MN Exports Surge

Published December 24, 2024

Minnesota exports rose to $6.7 billion in the last quarter, an 11 percent increase over the same period last year. The growth of Minnesota exports outpaced the three percent national rate for the quarter and outperformed all but 12 other…

MN Corn Estimate Unchanged From October

Published November 10, 2024

The Minnesota Agricultural Statistics Service has forecast corn yields at 183 bushels per acre, unchanged from October. The average soybean yield is down two bushels per acre from last month at 46 bushels per acre. Minnesota’s sugarbeet yield is forecast…

Late-Planted Soybeans Deliver Good Yields

Published October 16, 2024

Sykora Harvesting has finished the soybean harvest at Wheaton, Minnesota. "The late-planted beans were really good, 50-to-60 bushels, which is good beans in this area," said Dennis Sykora. "The later-planted beans were in the upper 30s and low 40s range."…

Only Small Adjustments Seen in MN Crop Production

Published October 14, 2024

In Friday’s crop production report, USDA said Minnesota corn yields are expected to average 183 bushels per acre. That’s unchanged from September and down two bushels per acre from a year ago. Soybean yields are forecast at 48 bushels per…

A Tale of Two Crops

Published October 9, 2024

With sugarbeet harvest well underway, NDSU/University of Minnesota Sugarbeet Agronomist Tom Peters says it's a tale of two harvests. "The yields are very strong this year, especially in the northern end of the (Red River) Valley where we had pretty…

MN Crop Production Estimate Released

Published September 13, 2024

USDA is forecasting Minnesota corn yields to average 183 bushels per acre. That’s down two bushels per acre from the August report and from last year. The soybean yield was left unchanged from August at 49 bushels per acre. USDA…

Expanding Biofuels Infrastructure

Published August 30, 2024

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Biofuels Infrastructure Grant Program will award $3.3 million to service stations to expand the availability of higher biofuel blends. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said this investment helps lower emissions, save money for the driver and…

SD Continues to Grow Its Dairy Industry

Published August 22, 2024

Milk production in the 24 major dairy production states totaled 18.2 billion pounds in July. That’s down 0.2 percent from July of last year. In South Dakota, milk production increased 7.4 percent. South Dakota added 15,000 cows to the state…

A Busy Harvest Run

Published August 2, 2024

Westlake Harvesting owner Alan Westlake, of Crookston, Minnesota, has been working the entire harvest run. "We started in southern Oklahoma at Duke, we've been to Garden City, Colorado, northern Kansas and now we're in Pierre, South Dakota." While the weather…

University of Minnesota Hosts Beef Quality Assurance Training

Published July 19, 2024

University of Minnesota Extension is hosting Beef Quality Assurance Training on Tuesday, July 23 in Little Falls, Minnesota. Topics covered include safe handling practices, management skills, and proper vaccine administration. "A lot of things that farmers are already doing, but…

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MN Exports Surge

MN Corn Estimate Unchanged From October

Late-Planted Soybeans Deliver Good Yields

Only Small Adjustments Seen in MN Crop Production

A Tale of Two Crops

MN Crop Production Estimate Released

Expanding Biofuels Infrastructure

SD Continues to Grow Its Dairy Industry

A Busy Harvest Run

University of Minnesota Hosts Beef Quality Assurance Training

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