Articles tagged under: North Dakota

Mississippi River Slowdown Not Having Big Impact on Local Basis Yet

Published October 5, 2022

Widening basis at the Mississippi River has not made a big impact on basis for the six grain elevators followed by the Red River Farm Network yet. Spring wheat basis is mostly unchanged from last week ranging from 50 to…

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Pink at the Pump

Published October 3, 2022

Nineteen North Dakota fuel retailers are participating in the Pink at the Pump campaign. The retailers will donate three cents of every gallon of Unleaded88 or E15 fuel to raise money for breast cancer awareness. The North Dakota Corn Utilization…

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Dry Conditions Expand

Published September 30, 2022

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows an increase in dry conditions across the Dakotas and Minnesota. In North Dakota, the severe drought in the western part of the state now stretches from Divide to Bowman Counties. Moderate drought is showing…

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Green Bison Soybean Plant Preparing Bids

Published September 30, 2022

The Green Bison Soy Processing soybean crush plant at Spiritwood, North Dakota is making progress. According to President Mike Keller, the project remains on schedule to be ready for harvest 2023. "In the next three months, we'd like to come…

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Great Harvest Conditions

Published September 30, 2022

Colfax, North Dakota farmer Scott Gauslow just started soybean harvest. "It doesn't look too bad. Harvest conditions are great." The corn is maturing. "I hand shelled some (and) the moisture is in the upper 20s. I was nervous the test…

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Columbia Grain Acquires Grafton Farmers Co-op

Published September 23, 2022

Columbia Grain International acquired the Grafton Farmers Co-op Grain Company in Grafton, North Dakota. "We look at this as a very lucrative position to be in because it really accents our business operation at Crystal and Minto where we were…

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Dry Conditions Get Worse in Dakotas and MN

Published September 23, 2022

In the last week, dry conditions worsened across the Dakotas and Minnesota. The majority of North Dakota went from abnormally dry to moderate drought. Abnormally dry conditions are getting more widespread in northeastern South Dakota compared to the previous week.…

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Feeling Good About the Rugby, ND Crop

Published September 23, 2022

Harvest for Rugby, North Dakota farmer Steve Fritel is rolling along. "The wheat and canola are wrapped up and we're about halfway through the dry bean harvest. We're pleased with how things turned out." Fritel doesn’t think there’s much frost…

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Small Grain Harvest is a Wrap in Williston, ND

Published September 23, 2022

U.S. Custom Harvesters Incorporated President J.C. Schemper is back home harvesting in Nebraska after finishing up the small grain harvest in western North Dakota. "North Dakota had a great crop with 40 to 50 bushel durum. The durum had good…

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Preparing for the ’23 Farm Bill

Published September 17, 2022

Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member John Boozman is committed to passing the next farm bill in 2023. "This is about giving the farmers stability, the reassurance they'll have, the programs they need so they can go to the bank to…

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