Author Archives: Rusty Halvorson

Justin Lehmann is set to be the first graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in precision agriculture from NDSU this spring, and he's already sorting through job offers. Added as an academic degre...

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the American Soybean Association, the National Corn Growers Association, and CropLife America released a new study on precision ag. The study shows that wid...

The National Cattlemen's Beef Association set its top 2021 policy priorities that feature a focus on advocating for a business climate that increases opportunities for producer profitability. "There's...

Tereza Cristina Dias, Brazil's Agriculture Minister, confirmed late last week that the country's government expects their farmers will harvest bumper crops of soybeans and corn. Those expectations com...

Corn export sales set a record last week, while soybean and wheat sales surged higher. China led all buyers, but especially in corn. The USDA says U.S. corn sales to overseas buyers totaled 7.44 milli...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General Signup period, which had previously been announced as ending on Feb. 12, 2021. USDA will continue to acce...

The updated 2021 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. Missouri River Basin Water Management Chief John Remus says, "Both pl...

Legislation reintroduced Thursday would approve certain advanced biofuel registrations that have gone without approval by the Environmental Protection Agency, despite the fuels already being successfu...

Farm state Senators urge the Environmental Protection Agency to "restore integrity to the Renewable Fuel Standard." Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley and Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar, along with 13 S...

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) in calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to prioritize and quickly distribute the Public Health and Socia...