There are a lot of unknowns in the current durum market and that’s contributing to prices being somewhat stagnant and even losing the premium to spring wheat in some locations.
- Mark Conlon
The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports released by USDA in mid-May gave the market the first look at global production, supply, and demand forecasts for the 2026-27 marketing year for several crops.
- Mark Conlon
The weather, a bullish report from USDA in mid-May, and news that China may commit to significant purchases of agricultural products have combined to give the wheat market a little spark and some added strength.
- Mark Conlon
Corn prices have been rising of late, but not because of anything happening in the corn market in particular. It’s because other commodities have been rising and corn has been tagging along.
- By MORGAN GARRISON
Born and raised in southern Alberta, Canada, Candy Wilcox says she truly has always had a deep passion and love for horses. Despite growing up on a dryland farm, Wilcox kept begging her parents for a horse and they finally relented when she was 15 years old. The rest, as they say, is history.
- Michael Baron
Dear Michael: We read your last column where you talked about a life estate on land owned is not subject to probate costs. You also mentioned it was not subject to Medicaid attachment should we need to go to a nursing home and run out of money there.
- Katelyn Winberg
On a regular Monday in April, when the average person was at work or school, millions of dollars changed hands before lunch in a sale barn in southeastern South Dakota.
- By MORGAN GARRISON
It is no secret that the cattle and beef industry is one of the most contentious and divided agriculture industries in the US. With key industry leading groups often vocally disagreeing with other leaders, it has been increasingly difficult for meaningful policy to be enacted because lawmake…
- Janelle Atyeo
SDSU's crop performance program helps farmers see how crop varieties stack up.
- Sue Roesler
Rugby High School has always had a strong ag education program, along with passionate and dedicated FFA advisors and ag education teachers, and a committed Rugby FFA Chapter.
Sale Name: Heuchert Willow Creek Angus Ranch Annual Sale
- By CEILIDH KERN, The Beacon (Kansas City)
Author Mark Twain, a proud son of Missouri, once reportedly mused that “whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over.”
- Sue Roesler
FFA students from chapters across North Dakota have been preparing all year for the North Dakota State FFA Convention, which runs June 1-4 at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex in Fargo, according to Kayla Hart, North Dakota FFA Foundation program coordinator and executive assistant.
Sale Name: Heuchert Willow Creek Angus Ranch Annual Sale
- By CEILIDH KERN, The Beacon (Kansas City)
Author Mark Twain, a proud son of Missouri, once reportedly mused that “whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over.”
- Sue Roesler
FFA students from chapters across North Dakota have been preparing all year for the North Dakota State FFA Convention, which runs June 1-4 at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex in Fargo, according to Kayla Hart, North Dakota FFA Foundation program coordinator and executive assistant.
- Sue Roesler
With fertilizer prices rising, biologicals are becoming a huge area of interest to farmers, according to Leo Bortolon, NDSU research agronomist at North Central Regional Extension Center (NCREC) south of Minot, N.D. Bortolon has been testing biologicals in several crops at the center, includ…
- Sue Roesler
FOXHOLM, N.D. – Tractors are on the move in the north central region of the state, and Brandon and Jessie Bock, who own Bock Farms near Foxholm, have begun seeding their diverse crops under cool, partly cloudy weather in the high 40s and a couple of warm 70-degree days.
Sale Name: Hoyt's Angus Ranch 39th Annual Production Sale
- Sue Roesler
DRAKE, N.D. – Planting was well underway in the central region of the state, as fourth-generation farmer Scott Spear, who owns Spear Farms with his wife, Rachel, operated his Case IH Quad Track 600, pulling his seed cart, drill, and anhydrous tank as one unit down the field on May 1.
- By BARRY COLEMAN, Northern Canola Growers Association
Canola prices have strengthened in the past two weeks, although recent prices have eased back in conjunction with the drop in crude oil prices. Private analysts continue to confirm their view of long-term support in the oilseed markets. Canola crush margins are at record levels with the oil …
- Mark Conlon
Soybean futures prices aren’t “beans in the teens,” but they’re near levels that could create some marketing opportunities for growers.
- Mark Conlon
While other wheat and grain markets have seen some price volatility due to weather, planting progress and geopolitical issues, the durum market and prices have remained relatively flat.
Sale Name: Duppong's Willow Creek Angus 33rd Annual Sale
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