Saturday, January 18th Weather
BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6PM SATURDAY .TODAY… Cloudy and snow. A few inches possible. Highs near -3. Winds Northwest at 30-45 with gusts as high as 55mph. .TONIGHT… Cloudy with snow ending. Northwest winds […]
AG Central News!
USDA Designates Two South Dakota Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2020 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two South Dakota counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Hamlin and Kingsbury counties who suffered losses caused by excessive moisture and flooding […]
NDSU Extension Explains Natural-air Drying Concepts, Busts Myths
Image and content courtesy of NDSU Extension The moisture content and temperature of grain play a big role in how long that grain can be stored without significant deterioration. Air drying is one […]
Producers Should Pay Their Crop Insurance Premiums by January 31
The Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency is reminding producers that their crop insurance premiums for the 2019 crop year are due January 31. Policies that do not have the premium paid by January […]
MDA Issues Updated Maps On Groundwater Protection Rule
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has issued updated maps that will help farmers across the state comply with the Groundwater Protection Rule. The Groundwater Protection Rule will reduce the risk of nitrate from fertilizer […]
USDA Seeks Input on New Ethanol Sales Infrastructure Incentive Program
The Department of Agriculture announced Thursday it is seeking public input to help with the creation of the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program. The new program, according to USDA, will expand the availability of […]
NDSU Sets Best of the Best Meetings in Eastern North Dakota
Image and content courtesy of NDSU Extension Two Best of the Best in Wheat and Soybean Research and Marketing meetings have been set for February in Grand Forks, N.D. and Moorhead, Minn. The […]
USDA Invests $11 Million in Broadband for Rural Minnesota and Iowa Communities
HARMONY, Minn., Jan. 17, 2020 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Stephen Censky announced USDA has invested $11 million in three, high-speed broadband infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity […]
Friday, January 17th Weather
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TODAY BLIZZARD WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY TODAY: WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW WITH SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH. HIGH: INTO THE 20S. SNOWFALL BEGINS […]
Major Flooding in the Red River Basin Likely This Spring
Fargo, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – We have been hearing for weeks now that there is concern for major flooding in our region for the spring of 2020. But just how bad it will be will depend […]
North Dakota Ag Connection
- Halbkats of Webster Named SDSU Family of the YearSpanning four generations with SDSU branches on both sides of the family tree, the Jack and Mary (Bowar) Halbkat family of Webster has been named the 2020 Family of the Year at South Dakota State University.
- $2 Million USDA Grant to Turtle Mountain ReservoirSenator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.
- Burgum Waives Hay Hauler Hours of ServiceGov.
Minnesota Ag Connection
- First 2020 Report on Minnesota's EagleCamSeason seven at the EagleCam begins! But, did the 2019 season ever really end? The new eagle couple would probably say "season? what season?" Bald eagles have as many individual, distinctive characteristics as they do typical bald eagle characteristics.
- Bonduelle's Anderson New Food Products Board ChairThe Midwest Food Products Association (MWFPA), a trade group which represents food manufacturing companies and their allied industries on a variety of food related issues in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin, announced that Rob Anderson, vice president of Ontario, Alberta, and USA operations with Bonduelle North America, has been appointed chairman of the organization's board of […]
- MDA Updates Groundwater Protection Rule MapsThe Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has issued updated maps that will help farmers across the state comply with the Groundwater Protection Rule.
South Dakota Ag Connection
- Sorghum Production Schools scheduled for Late JanuaryThree K-State Sorghum Production Schools will be offered in late January to provide in-depth training for sorghum producers and key stakeholders.
- Beef Council: They Came by the Herd to Pennsylvania ShowThe Pennsylvania Beef Council (PBC) reported it enjoyed engaging with thousands of visitors who strolled through the state's largest indoor agricultural event during the recent 104th Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg.
- Halbkats of Webster Named SDSU Family of the YearSpanning four generations with SDSU branches on both sides of the family tree, the Jack and Mary (Bowar) Halbkat family of Webster has been named the 2020 Family of the Year at South Dakota State University.
