South Dakota Farmers Union Applauds PUC’s action, Calls for Additional Protections

HURON, S. D. – September 5 the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) rejected Navigator CO2’s application for a permit to construct the Heartland Greenway carbon capture pipeline. The company’s request sought to disregard county pipeline setback
Minnesota Regulators To Inspect Review on Summit Carbon Solutions Pipeline

(Ames, IA) — Minnesota regulators are launching an environmental review of the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline. The Ames, Iowa-based company wants to use the two-thousand-mile pipeline to transport carbon dioxide from ethanol plants in Iowa, Minnesota,
South Dakota Regulators Deny Navigator’s CO2 Pipeline Application

(Pierre, SD) — The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission is unanimously denying the Navigator CO2 project’s permit application. The decision was made at a meeting on Wednesday for the company’s Heartland Greenway System pipeline. The commission also
DLF Acquires Corteva Agriscience Alfalfa Breeding Program and Related Assets

LEBANON, Ore. (September 6, 2023) – DLF, the worldwide market leader in forage and turf seed, is proud to announce its acquisition of the Corteva AgriscienceTM alfalfa breeding program effective September 1. This includes Corteva’s global alfalfa germplasm
Cows and Co Creamery First at MN State Fair
Carrington, ND – Cows and Co Creamery in top spot at MN State Fair. Cows and Co Creamery, of rural Carrington ND, takes home first place at the Minnesota State Fair in the artisan cheese competition. The
SDSU Extension to Host Third Annual Specialty Crop Field Day in Brookings

BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University Extension’s horticulture team invites everyone to attend the 2023 Specialty Crop Field Day. This year’s event is from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. CDT on Sept. 12 at the SDSU
Spring 2024 Acreage Battle Already Being Decided During 2023 Harvest

With the 2023 harvest approaching, if not here already for some, next year’s crop is likely also on the minds of U.S. farmers. Jacquie Holland is a grain market analyst with Farm Futures and says the acreage
Monthly Monitor Forecasts a Positive Crop Outlook

The University of Missouri’s Monthly Monitor surveys economists nationwide about their projections for agricultural trends. The report is forecasting a positive outlook for farm finances even as the weather has created significant challenges in North America. July’s
Grassley Asks After Long August Recess, Where is the Farm Bill Text

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is starting to get impatient about the farm bill, saying the text for a Senate draft should have been out during the long August recess. “The Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate
Farm Bureau Testifies at FMMO Hearing

American Farm Bureau Federation Chief Economist Roger Cryan testified at the ongoing Federal Milk Marketing Order Pricing Formula hearing. Farm Bureau membership includes cooperatives and independent dairy farmers, most of whom are directly or indirectly affected by