North Dakota Stockmen’s Foundation to Award Scholarships in 2024
The North Dakota Stockmen’s Foundation (NDSF) is offering 10 scholarships in 2024. The application deadline for each is March 1. The offering includes the following scholarships: Endowment Scholarship The NDSF Endowment Scholarship is given to a student
An Update on South American Weather, Crops and More
(FARGO)– South American weather and growing conditions continue to be a main market driver as the calendar flips over to 2024. Many private analysts continue to lower their production numbers for Brazil and Argentina, pointing to the
Over 1,250 Producers Qualify Under Prop 12
The California Department of Food and Agriculture says there are more than 1,250 agricultural producers and distributors in compliance with Proposition 12. After multiple delays brought on by court challenges and the need for a Supreme Court
Livestock Risk Management Growth Astronomical
Livestock Risk Management products are in high demand, showing “astronomical” growth, according to USDA’s Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger. Bunger told National Cattlemen’s Beltway Beef podcast that insurance products like Livestock Risk Protection and Livestock Gross
Missouri Bans Foreign Ownership of Some Farmland
Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced a ban on agricultural land purchases by citizens and businesses from six nations if the property is within ten miles of critical military facilities. Parson says he had countries like “China and
Poultry Farmers Sue Tyson for Shutting Down Missouri Processing Plant
OMAHA (DTN) — A small group of Missouri and Arkansas poultry farmers are suing Tyson Foods for closing a broiler operation in Dexter, Missouri, that left the farmers with debts on their chicken-raising facilities but no contracts
Weather Mixed in Winter Wheat Country
A USDA report says December weather was a mixed bag for winter wheat producers. Timely precipitation in major wheat-growing states like Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Arkansas boosted the crop. In Kansas, the top-producing state, about 43 percent
Registration is Open for the Animal Agriculture Alliance Summit
Registration is now open for the 2024 Animal Agriculture Alliance Stakeholders Summit. The event features dozens of speakers, hundreds of perspectives, and countless ideas. That’s just the starting line of the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s Summit. The group
Women in Ag Tech Meeting This Month
Women in Ag Tech announced its second in-person meeting on January 21-22 will take place during The VISION Conference at the Glendale Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona. Women in Ag Tech (WAT) continues to champion opportunities for women