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North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple opened a federal hearing in Fargo about rail service delays in the upper Plains by reading a letter from a grain elevator that said Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. was 525 cars behind in its service.
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says farmers have been “tremendously patient” about rail delays, “but that patience is wearing thin.”
Minnesota officials and propane suppliers say they’re better prepared to avoid repeating the shortages that hit much of the Midwest last winter.
Gov. Mark Dayton is urging the federal government to step in on railroad delays hitting Minnesota grain farmers.
“Why do you insist on bashing organic farmers?”
The Missouri Department of Transportation says private and for-hire motor carriers will be able to haul corn, soybeans and other grains at heavier than normal weights.
Sanjaya Rajaram’s 480 wheat varieties have been released in 51 countries on six continents and planted on more than 140 million acres.
Export to China is having an impact on U.S. corn and DDGS markets.
Experts will help ranchers consider the importance of mineral nutrition for their cattle herds at a special one-day symposium.
Nutrient requirements are not consistent for all classes of livestock.
EQIP funds can provide cost share funds for conservation practices such as a water trough system in pastures to allow additional cross fencing and sensitive wetland protection.
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North Dakota’s congressional delegation is pressing Canadian Pacific Railway to provide details of its backlog of grain shipments, saying farmers need detailed information with fall harvest fast approaching.
The new U.S. Rural Infrastructure Opportunity Fund is designed to connect rural projects in need of funding with interested investors and lenders.
“Rural infrastructure projects have built-in advantages that should be attractive to financiers. For starters, investment dollars go farther,” McGraw Hill Financial CEO Douglas L. Peterson wrote in an opinion piece for CNBC this week.
General Mills launches “global innovation challenge” to reduce greenhouse gas - $100,000 in assistance is available.
Wisconsin businesses that produce everything from cheese to gravel are concerned about delays in shipping as railroads divert cars to serve Canada’s grain farmers and North Dakota’s oil industry.
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s megamerger ambition may whet the industry’s appetite for deals.
Wednesday, Oct. 16 is World Food Day. Here are ways you can participate, including a unique opportunity to thank farmers.
How one Minnesota farm raises healthy calves that turn into productive cows.
Nebraska drivers and farmers are being reminded to be careful during harvest because large equipment and trucks will be entering and leaving fields.
Minnesota farmers will face several challenges in shipping and storing what’s expected to be the state’s second largest corn crop in history.
For example, 41% of people say sustainability has an impact on their food-and-beverage-buying habits, up 6 percentage points from a year earlier, according to an online survey conducted by the International Food Information Council Foundation.
There was a time when once grain left the farm gate, little was thought about where it went. Those days are disappearing quickly.
Ever since the late 1940s, agricultural output has grown slowly but steadily at an average annual rate of about 1.5%, while input usage has only increased by about 0.05% per year during the same time period. Mapped out over seven decades, those changes have really added up.
Trump says his immigration crackdown won’t hurt agriculture. We’ll see.
An American farming story: When Mike Wagner spliced a vertical business approach with ultra-conservation, he created one of the most unique agriculture operations in the United States.
President Donald Trump’s pledge to create 25 million jobs in a decade already faces obstacles ranging from a tight labor market to an aging population. His immigration policy raises the hurdles even higher.
When it rains it pours, and in the Pacific Northwest that means rail transportation hasn’t been able to efficiently haul grain. From Washington to northern California to parts of Montana, excess snow and rain have brought power outages and damaged rail tracks, limited transport to export markets. When transportation issues persist expect a widening basis, says Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transport Coalition.
Field to Market recently announced it is now able to integrate sustainability metrics and algorithms of its Fieldprint Platform with several leading precision ag and farm management software programs. This represents one of several moves the group hopes will help meet its ambitious goal of 50 million participating acres by 2020.