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STAFF BLOG AG RIGHT A conversation with a smart city person
A few years ago, a city person -- intelligent, but with little knowledge of agriculture -- asked me a question about U.S. farmers and South American crop production. I don't remember the conversation ...
Posted on 11/13/12 at 6:22 PM
CHEF JEFF Serving Up Soy
The nice weather we've had this month has me thinking about gardening. I know it will be at least May until any seeds can be put into the ground, but that hasn't stopped me from ki...
Posted on 3/25/10 at 3:34 AM
ND soybean group hosting visitors from Philippines 
The North Dakota Soybean Council is hosting a group from the Philippines for a day.
By Associated Press , October 15, 2012
Minnesota corn, soybean harvests outpace 2011
In its weekly crop progress report, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that 95 percent of Minnesota's soybean crop was harvested by Sunday, compared with 69 percent last year and a 55 percent average.
By Associated Press , October 09, 2012
Minnesota soybean harvest advances rapidly
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says in its weekly crop progress and conditions report for the state that Minnesota producers have harvested 45 percent of the soybean crop as of Sunday, up 29 percentage points from a week earlier and well ahead of the five-year average of 5 percent.
By Associated Press , September 24, 2012
Crop disease challenges bean farmers
Anthracnose a big concern; white mold a worry, tooArea dry bean and soybean farmers will face some new, or at least expanded, challenges this growing season. Dry bean producers are confronted with anthracnose, a little-known disease that can hammer both yields and quality. Soybean producers, in turn, could face more problems with white mold, a crop disease that dry bean producers have battled for years.
By Jonathan Knutson , March 27, 2012
NDSU ag economist: Soybean demand offers investment potential
Bill Wilson: Demand is outpacing production, creating many opportunitiesFarmers in North Dakota and the Upper Midwest can take advantage of this, but only if they capitalize on new technology, says Bill Wilson, a North Dakota State University agricultural economist.
By Mikkel Pates , February 28, 2012
Agriculture in 2022: 11 Northern Plains views of decade down field
Sometimes the demands of the moment prevent agriculturalists from thinking about the long-term, big-picture outlook for area agriculture. What does the future hold for agriculture on the Northern Plains?
By Jonathan Knutson , February 28, 2012
International Crop Expo today, Thursday at Alerus Center
The show, created years ago by the combination of smaller annual farm events sponsored by small grain, potato and soybean groups, is expected to attract about 5,000 people and 200 companies with exhibits.
By Jonathan Knutson , February 14, 2012
Minnesota-based company to buy Israeli soy protein maker
CHS Inc. will boost its soybean processing business with the $133 million purchase of an Israeli soy protein maker. Inver Grove Heights-based CHS, the nation's largest farmer-owned co-operative, has agreed to buy Solbar Industries Ltd., which produces soy protein ingredients for food makers.
By Mike Hughlett , November 26, 2011
USDA: Durum, spring wheat output even lower
Fallout from flooding cuts grain productionEarlier estimates had pegged the crop at its lowest levels since Eisenhower was president. The new numbers are even lower.
By Stephen J. Lee , November 09, 2011
N.D. corn, soybean estimates down 3 percent from October, 20 percent from 2010
USDA's November production report pegs the state's soybean crop at 111 million bushels, down 3 percent from October and down 20 percent from 2010. The corn crop is estimated at 226 million bushels, down 9 percent both from last month and over the year.
By Associated Press , November 09, 2011
Prices high as harvest nears end
Sunflowers only crop with many acres left in fieldsAs harvest is wrapping up in North Dakota and northwest Minnesota ahead of normal schedules, farmers are receiving record or near-record prices for their crops. That’s counter-cyclical to the more typical dive in prices as the crops come in. But a clear sign of the bullish demand that has been around for a year or more, propped up by some supply problems globally.
By Stephen J. Lee , October 31, 2011
Minnesota's soybean crop overcomes early frost, USDA says
In a crop production report, the USDA forecast Minnesota's soybean yields at 41 bushels an acre -- the exact forecast made a month earlier, before the frost hit.
By Tom Webb , October 13, 2011
N.D. corn, soybean estimates fall 6 percent over past month
The Agriculture Department in its October crop production report pegs the North Dakota corn crop at 248 million bushels and the soybean crop at 115 million bushels.
By Associated Press , October 12, 2011
Warm, dry weather gives Minnesota soybean harvest big boost
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's weekly crop weather report for Minnesota, the soybean harvest jumped 32 percentage points to 35 percent complete as of Sunday. That's ahead of last year's pace of 26 percent complete and the five-year average of 29 percent.
By Associated Press , October 03, 2011
Wheat stocks down sharply in North Dakota
The Agriculture Department says that stocks of spring, durum and winter wheat as of Sept. 1 were down 38 percent over the year to 229 million bushels. On-farm stocks were down 40 percent and off-farm stocks were down 34 percent.
By Associated Press , October 03, 2011
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