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Planting behind in Northern Minnesota and North Dakota

Planting progress is behind in northern Minnesota and North Dakota. Channel technical agronomist Derek Crompton is based in the Fargo/Moorhead area and says there was near-record snowfall this winter. “And I think a lot of us anticipated ‘are we ever going to get in the field with those conditions?’ But we had a nice melt and (the snow) came off really nicely and fairly quickly, but it’s been a real […]

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Local News

Blessing Health president/CEO moves up retirement date

Blessing Health president/CEO moves up retirement date   Maureen Kahn, MSN, MHA, RN, President/CEO, Blessing Health, has elected to transition out of her role earlier than previously announced. She will now retire effective July 1, 2023. with the approval of the Board of Trustees.   With Brian Canfield, MHA, MBA, MA, FACHE, serving as President/CEO of Blessing Health, Kahn will fill the role of executive consultant until October 6, 2023. […]

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Brownfield

Beef, pork export sales up on week

There are few bright spots in latest USDA weekly export sales numbers, which cover the week ending May 11th. Beef exports were up modestly on the week and larger than average, with Japan, South Korea, and China leading the way, and pork was also above a week ago, with nearly half of that to Mexico. Soybean oil was also higher than the prior week, but lower than average. Old crop […]

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Brownfield

Nebraska wheat production results from this year’s crop tour

Estimates for Nebraska’s winter wheat crop show a significant decline in production and an increase in abandoned acres. Royce Shaneman, executive director with the Nebraska Wheat Board, tells Brownfield the crop is short, and stands are thin due to drought. “We’ve gotten a little bit of rain here this past week, anywhere from one inch to 5 inches in areas. That’s giving people a little bit of hope. It’s maybe […]

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Brownfield

Tightening ASTM standards shines a spotlight on biodiesel quality performance

In this episode of Fueling Conversations, Steve Howell, founding partner of MARC-IV Consulting and senior technical advisor to Clean Fuels Alliance America, will discuss some of the history behind the ASTM standard for biodiesel and share information about the new Low Metals Grade that was recently approved. Visit cleanfuels.org for more information.  ...

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Brownfield

A few showers on the Plains; dry weather across the rest of the Heartland

Across the Corn Belt, scattered frost and light freezes were reported Thursday morning in the lower Great Lakes region, mainly in Michigan and Ohio.  In contrast, warm weather prevails west of the Mississippi River.  Elsewhere, a cold front crossing the upper Midwest is producing spotty showers.  Still, planting activities are ongoing, except in areas such as southern Minnesota, where recent downpours resulted in considerable standing water.  On the Plains, a […]

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Brownfield

Wheat quality matters

All this week millers, farmers, and members of the wheat industry have been traveling parts of Kansas taking a closer look at the winter wheat crop in that area.  Marco Hernadez is on the tour.  He says quality matters when determining how the wheat is going to be used. AUDIO: Healthy Living on wheat quality ...

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