Series of West Coast Storms to Continue
The next in a series of winter storms aimed at the West Coast was gathering strength in the coastal Pacific…
China Gives Long-awaited GM Crop Approvals Amid U.S. Trade Talks
China approved five genetically modified (GM) crops for import on Tuesday, the first in about 18 months in a move…
You Can’t Handle the Truth-10 Things Agtech Needs to Admit
As I sit here pondering what is the next big thing needed for digital ag/precision ag/agtech/digital farming…..blah blah blah, it…
Pork Industry-Some Recovery from Decade Low Prices
The U.S. pork industry has been expanding the breeding herd and growing since mid-2014. The rate of breeding herd expansion…
Not Much Profit Projected in Crops this Year
There isn’t much good news in North Dakota State University Extension Service’s annual crop budgets. Corn doesn’t show a positive return…
USDA Report-Agricultural Conservation on Working Lands-Trends From 2004 to Present
The USDA’s Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) recently released a report title, “Agricultural Conservation on Working Lands: Trends From…
January Crop Reports Delayed
USDA will have to delay its bevy of crop reports initially slated for release Jan. 11 as the partial government…
Peterson Elected House Agriculture Committee Chairman
Following a vote by his Democratic colleagues Friday, Congressman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota’s Seventh Congressional District was elected Chairman…
What’s in Store for 2019
With the hustle and bustle of the holidays behind us, it seems natural to catch breath, take stock and think…
6 Ways Tax Reform May Affect You This Winter
Now that the New Year’s celebrations are behind us and 2018 is a memory, it’s time to look forward to…