On Oct. 27, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved registrations for two dicamba products, XtendiMax with VaporGrip Tec…
February 22, 2021 – Integrating cover crops into a farming system can be beneficial in more ways than one. The February 22nd Sustainable, Secu…
UNDERWOOD, Minn. – A few years ago, during mid-July, Rick Swenson walked through a beautiful soybean field. Located just 10 miles from his hom…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – With spring planting right around the corner, it’s important for producers to examine what can be done to lessen the impac…
What’s the silver bullet? What’s the one thing that’s going to help you get higher wheat yields?
WACO, Tex. – The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas entered judgment in favor of Northern Agri Brands, LLC, the ow…
KWS (KWS SAAT), a German seed breeding company, is working with Bayer to have a triple herbicide trait, which will be called Truvera.
A number of reports released by USDA on Jan. 12 gave rise to prices for a number of commodities, perhaps most notably for soybeans.
This spring, motorists along country roads may be surprised at the fast speed of some tractors and planters. Planting accurately at 10 miles p…
Following the release of a number of USDA reports on Jan. 12, commodity prices, notably soybeans, corn and wheat, all saw sharp increases. Cor…
Similar to other commodity markets, sunflower is enjoying a great start to the New Year with rising prices and that’s putting a smile on the f…
About 20 percent of Minnesota’s harvested soybean acres are found in the northwest corner of the state.
Minnesota had mostly beautiful soybean fields in 2020. The average yield was 51 bushels per acre – the second highest average yield ever and j…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Those attending a virtual session of the recent Prairie Grains Conference heard meteorologist Daryl Ritchison give his tho…
University of Minnesota Wheat Breeder Jim Anderson, Ph.D., didn’t give Dave Torgerson a choice when they talked earlier in 2020.
Wheat growers in Minnesota and the Northern Plains have a new high yielding hard red spring wheat variety from Syngenta AgriPro – AP Murdock.
While plans are being made for the 2021 growing season, dicamba is expected to be part of the weed control process for many farmers across the…
The organic feedstuff market is maturing.
U.S. agriculture has been on a bumpy ride these past few years as turmoil on the political landscape has escalated. Black swan market events b…
Farmers only have to go as far as their computers this winter to learn more about farm rental agreements for 2021.
After all the hard work of tilling, planting, and tending throughout the year, farmers need an accurate moisture meter to help them optimize t…
The European Commission authorized XtendFlex technology, and with that approval, farmers here can plant XtendFlex crops in 2021.
Southern Minnesota was a big winner in the 2020 FIRST (Farmer’s Independent Research of Seed Technologies) yield comparison plots. Many tests …
The American Soybean Association (ASA) appreciates that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced it will reregister dicamba for…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new five-year registration for XtendiMax® herbicide with VaporGrip® Technology, an …
BASF announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved its registration of Engenia® herbicide for over the top application in …
Syngenta announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the registration for Tavium® Plus VaporGrip®Technology her…