North Dakota Stockmen’s Association’s Feedlot Tour will make stops near Dunn Center, Dickinson
The 22nd annual North Dakota Stockmen’s Association’s (NDSA) Feedlot Tour will be June 18 at feedlots near Dunn Center, and Dickinson, N.D. The tour stops will include Ben Murphy’s Cowliseum (hoop barn) near Dunn Center and Jeff
Checkoff value: MSR&PC Launches ‘Behind the Dollar’ campaign
MANKATO –Minnesota supports more than 25,000 soybean farmers. Every time a soybean farmer sells soybeans, one half of one percent of the market price is “checked off.” But where do those checkoff funds go from there? Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC) is dissecting the true value of checkoff investments
Rounds Introduces Legislation to Prevent Mandatory Electronic Tagging of Livestock
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today introduced legislation that would prevent federal government overreach on the operations of South Dakota farmers and ranchers. The bill would prevent the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing any rule or regulation
Farm Rescue Names Nate Clark as New Executive Director
HORACE, N.D, May 8, 2024 – Farm Rescue, a nonprofit organization that provides free planting, haying, harvesting, commodity hauling and livestock feeding assistance to farm families who have experienced a major illness, injury or natural disaster, has named
Farmer Sentiment at Lowest Level Since 2022
Farmer sentiment dropped sharply in April, as indicated by the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. It fell 15 points to an April reading of 99. Both of the subindexes of the barometer also dropped. The Current
Texas Wildfire Loss is Worth $123 Million
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economists project the Panhandle wildfires caused $123 million in preliminary agricultural losses, making it the costliest on record. The wildfires began on February 26 and burned 1.2 million acres, making it
USDA Asked to Restore Canceled NASS Reports
Representative Jim Costa (D-CA) and Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) led 70 colleagues in sending a letter to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack regarding the National Agricultural Statistics Service. The officials want him to reverse the USDA’s decision to
Construction Begins on $106 Million Precision Ag Research Center
Construction of the National Center for Resilient and Regenerative Precision Agriculture at Nebraska Innovation Campus launched with a ceremonial turning of dirt on May 6. The state-of-the-art research center is a partnership between the USDA’s Agricultural Research
NCGA Launches 60th Yield Contest
Celebrating a remarkable milestone, the National Corn Growers Association proudly launched its 60th annual Yield Contest on May 1. Spanning six decades, the event is a testament to the ingenuity and dedication of corn growers across the