Cash prices for durum around North Dakota have remained in a range from $7.50-$7.75 for the past few weeks, while new crop bids are a little lower at around $7. But for durum, that’s good news.
Sunflower producers got a bit of good news as prices at area crush plants were up slightly in late April while new crop prices were unchanged from the week before.
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.
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.
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).
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?
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?
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.
Lee Agri-Media is running Cream of the Crop readers’ choice awards, giving the community an opportunity to recognize the best businesses and organizations in Montana.
Goats an option to help diversify farm revenue
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).
Horizon Resources, with seven locations in northwestern North Dakota/northeastern Montana, is expanding the way they partner and grow with their farmer customers.
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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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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.
DURBIN, N.D. – Producers throughout the country have been trying a root-enhancing arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi biological called MycoMaxx. In some trials, the product has increased yields 6 bushels per acre, according to Brady Krchnavy, owner and president of New Age Farming, LLC, in Durbin,…
Busch Light is the first beer brand that can display the American Farmland Trust’s (AFT) new U.S. Farmed certification and seal. Â
Although it is often overlooked, veterinarians and their teams face a unique set of stressors and conditions that can make the occupation incredibly difficult. These factors, if not addressed, can lead to tragic outcomes. In fact, one in six veterinarians considers suicide at some point in t…
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