DRAKE, N.D. – Within the rolling hills and long fertile valleys in central North Dakota, fourth-generation progressive farmers Scott and Rachel Spear raise their crops as equal partners in their farming operation. They have three fifth-generation children, Emma, 20, Lydia, 18, and Everett, 14.Â
Bayer Crop Science operates approximately 8,000 acres of farmland across Oahu, Maui, and Molokai in Hawaii, where more than 90 percent of the global supply of feed corn for seed is grown.
The canola market continues to show strength recently as the market is said to be supported by higher crude oil prices and higher soybean oil prices, according to analysts. The current situation in the canola industry is increasing crush capacity along with record crush margins, increasing e…
Although China is now receiving the 12 million metric tons (MMT) of U.S. soybeans they agreed to purchase last year and still intends to buy 25 MMT more per year for the next three years, the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is a point of concern that could potentially disrupt trade tal…
It’s been a relatively slow period for the durum market, which remains in pretty much the same position it’s been for the past several weeks. One change, however, is that durum prices and spring wheat prices are now nearly on equal footing as durum no longer enjoys much of a premium over spr…
While other grain markets have been impacted by volatile world events, notably rising fuel and fertilizer costs, the U.S. sunflower market has been able to sidestep some of the turmoil in part because it is not as dependent on exports. The fact there’s less volatility for sunflower may entic…
There are plenty of factors influencing the wheat market lately as evidenced by prices moving up, down, and back up again. The result is that prices are back to where they were earlier in April. The question is how will these factors continue to influence the market and for how long?
The corn market is keeping an eye on a number of factors that can shift price movement quickly and that’s likely to continue, at least for the near term, and those are planting progress, the weather, and the war in Iran.
Gene-edited crops reach farmers’ fields faster than regulators around the world can agree on how to oversee them, and the resulting divide is shaping where agricultural innovation takes place.
The markets are eyeing the forecast to see whether planting progress will push forward or not.
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FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota soybean groups have been scouring the globe searching for new markets for beans or existing markets that could be expanded. With China purchasing only about half of the U.S. soybeans it normally buys, the North Dakota Soybean Council (NDSC) and the North Dakota Soy…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. – Dry bean growers looking for contracts for the year may want to consider the new Columbia Grain Pulse Processing Plant in Valley City, which had its grand opening ceremony on April 1.
"After getting to work on some of these bulls, I can tell you first hand that they are treated like royalty."
On a snowy spring day, three producers from across the state joined research scientists from NDSU Research Extension Centers (RECs) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) at the Cover Crop Summit on April 2 to share their perspective and experiences with cover crops.
RICHARDTON, N.D. – Gevo, a Colorado-based next-generation energy company, plans to more than double production capacity at Gevo North Dakota, the ethanol facility in Richardton.
Northwestern farmer chosen as last year's parade grand marshal
North Dakota corn growers are tired of waiting on an E15 year-round blend approval from Congress, according to Carson Klosterman, chair of the North Dakota Corn Utilization Council (NDCUC) and a corn grower near Wyndmere.
The EPA’s recent release of strong Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volume requirements for 2026 and 2027 is expected to drive renewed demand for canola oil and was welcome news from the canola industry, as well as the entire oilseed sector.
SDSU Extension shares research at Cattlemen’s Education Day
Soybean farmers in the U.S. are expected to plant more soybean acres this year compared to last, just as many in the trade anticipated. It’s just that the increase wasn’t as big as what they were expecting.
Although USDA’s Prospective Planting Report indicated U.S. durum acreage would decline slightly this year, there wasn’t much price reaction within the market.
There’s going to be more sunflowers planted in the Northern Plains in 2026, providing farmers follow through with their planned intentions as projected in the Prospective Planting Report, which was released on March 31.
With the start of the Iran conflict in March, spring wheat, and a number of other commodities saw prices rally. Since then, however, prices have seen a slight correction lower.
As anticipated, U.S. corn acreage in 2026 was projected lower when USDA released its Prospective Planting Report on March 31. But the bigger issue among many in the industry are rising fertilizer costs.
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