Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the effects of a heat wave melting the northern Plains on the Agweek Market Wrap ..read more

The May International Food Aid Showcase was designed to bring together representatives of commodities that are used for food around the world with the buyers of them ..read more

There are no guarantees in farming or markets, Allison Thompson of The Money Farm says. That makes things like taking advantage of the recent jump in soybean prices so important for risk management ..read more

Representatives with Farmers National Company say the land market has remained relatively resilient but shows signs of settling ..read more

Overall wheat yield estimates appear to be higher than the previous 15 years of records by the Wheat Quality Council following the Wheat Quality Council tour finale on Thursday, July 25 ..read more

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency officials heard from farmers about feedlot permit changes during a July 24 meeting in Chatfield ..read more

The excessive rainfall and flooding during June in many portions of the upper Midwest have created some interesting and in some cases very difficult decisions for several farm operators across the region. A widespread area of southern Minnesota, northern Iowa and eastern South Dakota received 12-16 inches of rain or more during the month of June, which followed more than double the normal precipitation in May. This resulted in flash flooding near rivers and streams and an immense amount of standing water in many areas. The result has been considerable drown-out damage to crops and shallow root ..read more

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 24 (Reuters) - A UK initiative to promote green jet fuel will need to be taken up around the world - and built on - if the technology is to have any chance of delivering its promise of radically cleaner flying, airline executives warned at the Farnborough Airshow. Last week, Britain's new Labour government announced plans to introduce a price guarantee for sustainable aviation fuel to incentivize producers to open more plants and build infrastructure to ramp up the fuel's production. Two decades after airlines pledged to switch to biofuels, SAF accounts for just 0 ..read more

HURON, S.D. — For Austin Ripp, a long-time open class dairy exhibitor at the South Dakota State Fair, the decision for the fair to require testing on all lactating (currently producing milk) cows for the H5N1 avian influenza within seven days before they're brought onto the fairgrounds in Huron comes as no surprise. “To cross state lines to any show or just in general, you have to get tested. So, it’s nothing new,” said Ripp, who exhibits dairy cattle with his family farm, Venture Holsteins, located near Dimock, South Dakota. The U.S. Department of Agriculture already requires testing of da ..read more

PINE ISLAND, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has announced details for the next round of funding for its popular Down Payment Assistance Grant program. The down payment assistance program, which began in 2023, provides a $15,000 grant for first-time farm buyers in Minnesota who earn less than $250,000 in farm sales. The Minnesota Legislature funded $2.5 million for the program to be distributed over three years.  According to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, 71 grants were awarded in the first two rounds, and approximately $1.4 million (94 grants) are available ..read more