Woman To Plead Guilty In Hit-And-Run
(Moorhead, MN) — A Moorhead woman will plead guilty in a hit-and-run crash that left a 12-year-old boy seriously injured. The collision happened last April, when police say Jaqueline Swanson hit Zamir Rayford with her car as
MN Unemployment Drops In December
(St. Paul, MN) — Unemployment declined in Minnesota last month. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development announced yesterday that unemployment dropped from three-point-one-percent in November to two-point-nine-percent in December. The number of jobs in the
Simon Confident About MN Elections As Early Voting Opens
(St. Paul, MN) — Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon says he’s confident that the state’s election system will be able to handle the challenges of the upcoming year. Simon talked about those challenges yesterday on the
Johnson Announces Candidacy For MN State Representative
(Polk County, MN) — A former candidate for Congress is setting his sights on winning a spot in the Minnesota Legislature. Travis “Bull” Johnson will run for the seat being vacated by State Representative Deb Kiel of
Soybean Numbers Dropping in South America
Commodity markets continue to watch crop progress in South America. Dr. Michael Cordonnier, an agronomist with Soybean and Corn Advisors, Inc., says South American farmers are losing some potential harvest to weather conditions. He says, “In Brazil,
Stabenow Says a Farm Bill Can Get Done This Year if Parties Serious
Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) insists a long-overdue farm bill can get done this year if all parties are serious. It’s been more than three-and-a-half months since the 2018 farm bill expired and was extended by
Farm Lending Activity Remains Muted
New non-real estate farm lending activity at commercial banks continued to decline in the fourth quarter of 2023. The volume of new non-real estate farm loans in the final months of 2023 was about 15 percent less
Chevron Deference Doctrine Impact on Agriculture
The Supreme Court heard arguments against Chevron deference this week, the legal test for when federal courts must defer to a government agency’s interpretation of a law. Travis Cushman, American Farm Bureau Federation Deputy General Counsel for
National Corn Growers Association Expresses Disappointment with International Trade Commission Decision on Fertilizer Tariffs
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) said today that it is deeply disappointed in a decision released by the International Trade Commission, which upholds an earlier opinion that found material injury to U.S. fertilizer companies during a time
SDSU Extension to Host Beef Quality Assurance Training in Mound City, Timber Lake
BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University Extension will host two Beef Quality Assurance training sessions on Jan. 30, 2024. The first will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. CST at the MC 83 Bar and