Farm Management Specialist Ron Haugen offers some year-end tax planning advice for farmers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This Farm Talk segment is brought to you by North Dakota Corn. Andrew Mauch is the immediate past president of the North Dakota Corn Growers Association. He also serves on the National Corn Growers Association's Biofuels Action Team. Mauch discusses the small refinery exemptions that the EPA recently issued, as well as the continued push for E15. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
North Dakota Farmers Union donated $500,000 to the Great Plains Food Bank, a leading hunger-relief organization and the state’s only food bank. The contribution is dedicated to the relief agency’s Harvesting Hope Campaign, which is focused on building a new statewide distribution center to expand food access across the state. North Dakota Farmers Union See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chinese purchases of soybeans from the U.S. appear to have stalled only two weeks after the U.S. touted a wide-ranging trade truce between the two countries. Bloomberg said it appeared to show a thawing in relations between the world’s biggest economies. NAFB News ServiceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Josh Linville analyzes the fertilizer marketplace for StoneX and says if the incoming Trump Administration imposes a 10 percent tariff on all goods coming into the U.S., it will do more than simply raise prices.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Beef and pork variety meats are the centerpiece of a new promotion by the U.S. Meat Export Federation staff in Mexico. Source: USMEFSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This NDSU Ag Minute features Farm Management Specialist Ron Haugen. Haugen offers some year-end tax planning advice for farmers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Annie’s Project is a program is designed for women in agriculture to gain knowledge and networking opportunities. The Annie’s Project-inspired webinars are open to all and will focus on managing risk in today’s agricultural environment. The first round will focus on livestock production and management.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nathan Johanning of the University of Illinois Extension Service said there are more types of pumpkins than people may realize, and that starts with research and development. NAFB News ServiceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kelly Leo, NDSU Extension Ag and Natural Resources Agent for Williams County, gives an update on the small grains harvest.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Regent, North Dakota sunflower grower, Josh Greff says they were hit with a very early frost that has affected some of his crops. He says that over half of his sunflower crop was hit with hail this summer. National Sunflower Association See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The National Milk Producers Federation applauded the recent announcement from the Trump administration of new trade agreements in Southeast Asia. NAFB News ServiceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cattle backgrounding is a common practice this time of year in the Upper Midwest. Karl Hoppe, NDSU Extension Beef Cattle Specialist, offers some advice for those feeding calves this fall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
For more than a decade, school children have been prevented from purchasing whole or 2 percent milk in schools. But, as American Farm Bureau Federation Economist Danny Munch tells us, reversing that decision could be a benefit to kids as well as a positive step for improving the farm economy. NAFB News ServiceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The American Sheep Industry Association has formally requested the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office initiate a global safeguard investigation into U.S. imports of lamb meat under the Trade Act of 1974. NAFB News ServiceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tanner Ehmke, the lead economist for grains and oilseeds at CoBank, said farmers who used to typically sell their soybeans directly off the combine now have to find storage, either on-farm or at elevators charging higher fees. NAFB News ServiceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jim Matheson, executive director of the National Bison Association, talks more about the factors impacting the industry and what’s being done to address them. NAFB News ServiceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The American Farm Bureau is expanding the reach of its landmark Farm State of Mind Initiative to a broader coalition of food and farm sector partners. AFB is joining forces with the Farm Family Wellness Alliance to launch the Farm State of Mind Alliance. NAFB News ServiceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rusty Halvorson and Sarah Heinrich share some of the week's top stories in agriculture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October saw a modest rise in U.S. farmer sentiment as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index of 129 was three points higher than September’s reading. NAFB News ServiceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.