Corn and Wheat Exports Sales Drop to Marketing Year Lows
(NAFB) – The USDA says export sales of corn and wheat dropped to marketing-year lows last week while soybean sales plunged. Corn sales to overseas buyers dropped to 453,300 metric tons in the seven days that ended
Vilsack: China Living Up to Trade Deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NAFB) – Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says China is making good on its promises in the phase one trade deal it signed with the U.S. last year. CNBC says Vilsack points out the agreement
Wildcat basketball teams swept in Miles City
One night after splitting their games with Miles Community College, the North Dakota State College of Science basketball teams were swept by the Pioneers. Miles bested the NDSCS women for the second night in a row by
Katherine Tai Headed For Likely Confirmation, Commits to Enforcing USMCA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NAFB) – Katherine Tai appears headed to easy Senate confirmation as U.S. trade ambassador, after receiving bipartisan support at her Finance Committee hearing, focused largely on enforcing existing trade deals and pursuing some new ones
Ohm lights up DGF in Breckenridge home win
For the second time this season, Adam Ohm caught fire and hit from 3-point land on seven different occasions in an 84-65 Breckenridge win over Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton. Cooper Yaggie also hit the 20s with a 20-point showing. Anthony
Central Cass headed back to state tournament
Overtime was needed to decide who was going to be crowned champions of Region 1 and move on to the state tournament. With the score tied at 45, Central Cass sank 11 free throws in OT to
Western U.S. Stress by Drought
(NAFB) – The Western half of the United States is reported in various stages of drought in the latest U.S. Drought Monitor, released Thursday. Much of the Southwestern U.S. is in a classified extreme or exceptional drought,
Coalition Urges Lawmakers to Protect Crop Insurance
(NAFB) – The Crop Insurance Coalition urges lawmakers to protect crop insurance from budget cuts in the upcoming fiscal year 2022 budget process. The coalition of 58 partners recently sent a letter to key lawmakers detailing the
CoBank: Weak Dollar Benefits Commodities
(NAFB) – The value of the U.S. dollar weakened substantially since March 2020 and is expected to experience modest deflation in 2021, making U.S. ag products more competitive globally. However, CoBank reports not all commodities are affected
USDA Extends CFAP Application Deadline
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NAFB) – The Department of Agriculture Thursday extended the deadline to apply for the latest round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told reporters the sign-up period will be extended, allowing