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By Jonathan Knutson , April 29, 2013

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CRP faces challenges

CRP faces challenges The longstanding Conservation Reserve Program is one of America's most important farm programs. But CRP - in which area farmers soon will have another chance to enroll - is losing acres in the Upper Midwest because of attractive crop prices. Federal budget problems also cloud the program's future.

By Jonathan Knutson , April 29, 2013

King wheat?

Wheat on the Northern Plains has been on the defensive in recent years. Pressure from competing crops, particularly corn and soybeans, has led many farmers to quit growing wheat, or at least reduce how much they raise. Interest in corn and soybeans is strong again this spring, and wheat acreage could continue to decline.

By Jonathan Knutson , April 01, 2013

ND registers about 200,000 CRP acres

The U.S. Department of Agriculture accepted 3.9 million acres offered nationwide under the Farm Service Agency’s 43rd Conservation Reserve Program general signup, including 190,000 acres in North Dakota.

By The Dickinson Press , June 01, 2012

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N.D. FSA announces CRP signup 43 results

Fargo, N.D. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced that it will accept 3.9 million acres offered nationwide under Farm Service Agency's 43rd Conservation Reserve Program general signup. In North Dakota, 190 thousand acres were accepted into CRP.

By North Dakota Farm Service Agency , May 30, 2012

Conditions, cancellations pressure market

Conditions, cancellations pressure market Wheat started last week off on a strong note, but faltered for the rest of the week. For the week ending May 24, July Minneapolis dropped 15.5 cents, September Minneapolis dropped 14 cents, July Chicago dropped 34 cents, and July Kansas City gave up 18.5 cents. Wheat was under pressure from spill-over selling from the other grains as well as from high crop ratings for spring wheat.

By Ray Grabanski , May 29, 2012

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Markets slip lower

Markets slip lower Wheat lost ground big last week on improving conditions. The Wheat Quality Tour is estimating a much better than expected winter wheat crop while crop conditions in the Northern Plains have been close to ideal.

By Ray Grabanski , May 07, 2012

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Corn is king this spring

Corn is king this spring Robert Stover has been raising corn all his life in eastern North Dakota. His grandfather, Frank Stover, brought ears of corn with him from Indiana when he moved to the Larimore, N.D., area in 1901, and subsequent generations of the Stover family have kept raising it.

By Jonathan Knutson , May 07, 2012

Tense future

Tense future FARGO, N.D. — This year could be a significant turning point in the battle against glyphosate-resistant weeds in the Red River Valley, Jeff Stachler says.

By Mikkel Pates , April 30, 2012

Wildlife habitat: here today, gone tomorrow?

WATERTOWN, S.D. — When I was a youngster growing up in Watertown, S.D., during the Soil Bank Program days in the late 1950s and early 1960s, we could go out at noon and easily have our pheasant limit and be back in a half hour to watch the Vikings game.

By Gary Howey , April 30, 2012

Markets retreat on favorable conditions

Markets retreat on favorable conditions Wheat closed last week ending April 19 mixed, with the winter wheat contracts ending with small losses to small gains while Minneapolis lost ground. For the week ending April 19, May Minneapolis was off 15 cents, May Kansas City was 5.5 cents lower and May Chicago was 1 cent higher.

By Ray Grabanski , April 23, 2012

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Staggered end

Staggered end FARGO, N.D. — Sugar beet processing season is coming to a close in the Red River Valley, even as the planting season is revving up.

By Mikkel Pates , April 23, 2012

Ideas, creativity crucial to future of ag

PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota producers have worked together to make agriculture the No. 1 industry in the state, an accomplishment that all South Dakotans can take pride in. By individuals working together to find new advances and helping each other out, agriculture will continue to grow into an even larger industry.

By Walt Bones , April 23, 2012

All in a (long) day's work

All in a (long) day's work REYNOLDS, N.D. — It’s 11 a.m. on a sunny mid-April morning, and Gregg Johnson already has put in an eight-hour day. Roughly eight more hours of work await him.

By Jonathan Knutson , April 23, 2012

USDA report surprises

USDA report surprises Wheat struggled last week, even with a friendly U.S. Department of Agriculture report. For the week ending April 12, May Minneapolis dropped 8.5 cents, May Chicago was 75 cents higher, and May Kansas City was off 9.5 cents.

By Ray Grabanski , April 16, 2012

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