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SOYBEANS

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Business
Crushing it: North Dakota ready to ride wave of demand for soybean oil and meal
The North Dakota Soybean Processors plant at Casselton and the Green Bison plant at Spiritwood are signs of the growing demand for renewable fuel as well as feed for the livestock industry.
A female farmer in a stocking cap, flanked by her parents in their 70s, stand in their farm yard, flanked by her triplet daughters on a vintage school merry-go-round.
Business
Music master Anne Waltner comes home to partner in parents’ farm
Anne Waltner, Parker, South Dakota, left a full-time career as a concert pianist and educator to join her parents’ farming operation. Along the way she married, had triplet daughters and survived cancer. Of her journey and life, she says: “Can you think of anybody luckier than me?”
May 16, 2022 05:30 AM
A farmer in his 60s stands in front of a 120 horsepower tractor and John Deere no-till planter, a wind electrical generation tower in the background.
Business
Too late for wheat, South Dakota farmer has started planting soy and corn
Dwayne Gorder is a northeast South Dakota farmer dropping plans to plant wheat because of the calendar. His first planting near Estelline, South Dakota, was on May 10, 2022.
May 13, 2022 05:30 AM
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Markets
May WASDE sees U.S. corn crop down by 4.3%
The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates are the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s first projections for the 2022-23 crop year.
May 12, 2022 03:43 PM

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Latest Headlines
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Business
North Dakota Soybean Processors hope to break ground in June, be crushing in 2024
The $400 million North Dakota Soybean Processors plant at Casselton, North Dakota, is expected to crush 42.5 million bushels of soybeans in the first year and is a joint venture between the Minnesota Soybean Processors and Louisiana-based CGB Enterprises.
May 04, 2022 05:29 PM
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By  Jeff Beach
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Business
Casselton council approves North Dakota Soybean Processors crush plant
The $400 million North Dakota Soybean Processors plant at Casselton, North Dakota, is expected to crush 42.5 million bushels of soybeans in the first year and is a joint venture between the Minnesota Soybean Processors and Louisiana-based CGB Enterprises.
May 02, 2022 10:35 PM
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By  Jeff Beach
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Business
North Dakota Soybean Processors say Tharaldson Ethanol concerns are misplaced
The North Dakota Soybean Processors plant at Casselton, North Dakota, is expected to crush 42.5 million bushels of soybeans in the first year and is a joint venture between the Minnesota Soybean Processors and Louisiana-based CGB Enterprises.
April 28, 2022 05:30 AM
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By  Jeff Beach
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Business
Tharaldson Ethanol plant joins opposition to North Dakota soybean crushing project
The North Dakota Soybean Processors plant at Casselton, North Dakota, is expected to crush 42.5 million bushels of soybeans in the first year and is a joint venture between the Minnesota Soybean Processors and Louisiana-based CGB Enterprises.
April 26, 2022 03:19 PM
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By  Jeff Beach
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Policy
After being 'rattled' by EPA, soybean growers and Corteva, hope for lessons learned on endangered species
In January, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it was restricting the use of a herbicide in six Minnesota counties out of concern for an endangered species, a species it chose not to make public. Before the calendar could flip to April, EPA had reversed those restrictions as well as even wider herbicide bans because of an insect called the American burying beetle. So what was behind the initial secretiveness? Why the sudden reversal?
April 25, 2022 05:30 AM
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By  Jeff Beach
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News
Minnesota documents common dicamba missteps that lead to label violations
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.
April 21, 2022 11:25 AM
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By  Agweek Staff Report

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Opinion
North Dakota needs ag processing. Let's make sure we're approving the right projects
We urge communities that are looking at potential ag processing facilities to give the projects a fair shake, but also to do the due diligence needed to make sure that it’s the right project, at the right time, in the right place, with the right partners.
April 21, 2022 05:30 AM
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By  Agweek Editorial Board
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Business
North Dakota farmer strives to be part of ag's big picture
Hillsboro North Dakota, farmer Cindy Pulskamp’s latest hands-on involvement in an agricultural organization is her position on the United Soybean Board.
April 19, 2022 05:30 AM
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By  Ann Bailey
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Business
Too close? North Dakota Soybean Processors make their pitch on crushing plant location
The soybean plant at Casselton, North Dakota, is expected to crush 42.5 million bushels of soybeans in the first year and is a joint venture between the Minnesota Soybean Processors and Louisiana-based CGB Enterprises. Together, they own North Dakota Soybean Processors, which is holding informational sessions on April 12-13.
April 12, 2022 05:39 PM
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By  Jeff Beach
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