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The spring snowstorm in western North Dakota may have pushed back planting but wheat growers aren't complaining. They needed the moisture and now see better yield potential to take advantage of high prices. There also is more snow in the forecast for the Minot area that already got about 4 feet of snow from the mid-April storm.
The inventory of flocks in Minnesota diagnosed with H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza is now at nearly 2.3 million, according to the Minnesota Board of Animal Health. Four additional infection sites were added to the list as of Thursday, April 21, bringing the total infected sites in the state to 50.
Wheat and corn continue to be the leaders as adverse weather slows planting progress and impacts the potential size of the U.S. southern Plains winter wheat crop and South America’s second corn crop.
Since dicamba was first registered for use on dicamba-tolerant soybeans in the 2017 growing season, the herbicide drifting onto neighboring property has been an issue. While investigating reports of misuse, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture was able to identify some common label violations.
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StormTRACKER meteorologist John Wheeler discusses this week's blizzard in the region and what it means for a warm up, snow melt, future moisture and more in this week's agriweather forecast on AgweekTV.
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The California-based startup, which was valued at about $4 billion in a private financing round last year, is also close to hiring IPO underwriters, the sources said.
Some North Dakota counties have passed resolutions against using eminent domain for right-of-way for a carbon capture pipeline. Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions is behind a $4.5 billion project that covers five states.
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During a break in the Minnesota Legislative session, Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen said he had hoped to have a drought relief package passed before the break. Gov. Tim Walz first proposed a drought relief package last fall, primarily to help the livestock and specialty crop sectors but still no checks have been issued.
This season, Ed McNamara will experiment with row width, spacing and different types of manure. He was part of a three-year University of Minnesota and Cannon River Watershed Partners research project that finished in 2021.
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