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Weather can determine how successful a growing season is, as well as the direction it moves prices. Geopolitical issues take a more indirect route to impacting markets and prices, but they are often effective in doing so with added volatility. Lately, a combination of both is helping to supp…
The corn crop is starting to go in the ground; weather for this time of year is typical in that at any one time it can be warm or cool, wet or dry, and windy; and the market seems to have settled somewhat. In other words, normal.
Spring lamb prices are holding strong, and the new crop lambs are growing. As North Dakota State University (NDSU) continues to evolve with the sheep research, teaching, and extension program, an opportunity exists to add quality sheep genetics.
Farmers facing the physical challenges of a disability, chronic condition or aging have a number of new technologies available to help them stay in the profession they love, according to experts at AgrAbility.
Wade Webster, NDSU Extension’s new soybean pathology specialist, spoke recently to soybean producers about diseases in the state at the recent “Getting It Right” webinar.
The number of deaths caused by a traumatic brain injury (TBI) are not only higher in rural communities, but information on how to prevent them is lacking, according to Dr. Jill Daugherty, an epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The number of deaths caused by a traumatic brain injury (TBI) are not only higher in rural communities, but information on how to prevent them is lacking, according to Dr. Jill Daugherty, an epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Dear Michael: I have an uncle who is in the nursing home. I have power of attorney for him. Before he went into the home, he had proposed a price of around $1800 an acre for me to buy his farm. Then he had a stroke and went into the nursing home. He only has about two months before he runs o…
Is there a way to predict if a community can survive radical or dramatic changes like natural disasters or economic downturns? Can events like floods or even the gradual loss of young people actually cause a community to become stronger?
REGAN, N.D. – In northeastern Burleigh County, Steve Groff, from Lancaster County, Pa., joined the Burleigh Soil Conservation District “Crops, Covers, and Cows” event in Regan and Wing last year, as a speaker on longtime soil health.
The Baltimore container ship accident will likely put a dent in the flow of new farm equipment, supplies, and parts for ag machinery, as well as for the auto market into the U.S., but the extent of the loss is unknown.
Soybean, one of the major crops in North Dakota in terms of harvested acres and value, is also a leading crop in terms of cash receipts, according to Miki Miheguli, North Dakota Soybean Council’s research programs coordinator.
With turnout season for cattle nearly here, producers leasing pasture or landowners providing grazing lands are advised to make sure their agreements cover some key issues and are written in order to ensure success, according to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL).
Controlling weeds can be a tough challenge for farmers, and with herbicide resistance continuing to rise, that challenge will continue for 2024 and into the future.
Horizon Resources, with seven locations in northwestern North Dakota/northeastern Montana, is expanding the way they partner and grow with their farmer customers.
Pesky horn flies can become prolific during the grazing season. Horn flies account for up to an estimated $1 billion in losses annually for the U.S. cattle industry. However, there are control tactics that can help keep horn fly populations under wraps.
WILLISTON, N.D. – Root rot has been established in some pea and lentil fields across North Dakota and Montana, with widespread crop loss observed in 2022-23. To help, North Dakota State University (NDSU) research is focusing on what farmers can do to reduce their root rot risk as they begin …
The canola market continued to move in a sideways range in early April, with price action exhibiting stronger markets according to several market watchers. Recent record palm oil prices have supported the overall vegetable oil market. With expected North American production of canola remaini…
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Following USDA’s release of the March Prospective Planting Report, the soybean market didn’t see much of a reaction as the numbers came in pretty much as expected. But since the report, prices have actually crept up slightly, gaining back a little of the ground that was lost since the start …
In early April, following the release of the Prospective Planting Report, durum prices were showing signs of stabilizing after months of a steady decline.
Although USDA released its Prospective Planting Report at the end of March, it was still a big topic of discussion in the sunflower market into early April as producers are intending to plant fewer sunflower acres this year.
After experiencing a slide in prices over the past few months, spring wheat prices have seen a slight rebound in early April following the release of USDA’s Prospective Planting Report.
As producers ready their equipment in anticipation of spring planting – some have already begun in limited areas – they’re looking at a corn market that has been stagnant and could remain so for the near term unless some new news sparks the market.
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