Ecosystem Services Market Consortium Announces Partnership with SustainCERT
(NAFB) – Ecosystem Services Market Consortium and SustainCERT announced a new partnership this week. The effort seeks to accelerate the deployment of a digital solution for corporate reporting on the carbon intensity of agriculture commodities. ESMC says
Farm Groups Release Feeding the Economy Report
(NAFB) – U.S. food and agriculture groups Tuesday released the sixth annual Feeding the Economy report. The report’s findings show that seven percent of the nation’s economy and 29 percent of American jobs are linked to the
Canada’s CP Rail to Restart Operations After Arbitration Agreement
(USAgNet) – Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (CP) (CP.TO) and union Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) have agreed to a binding arbitration over a labor dispute, allowing for operations to resume today (March 22) at the country’s second-largest
Brazil’s Suspension of Ethanol Tariff Welcomed as Opportunity
(USAgNet) – Brazil has temporarily lifted its 18% tariff on all U.S. ethanol as of Wednesday and running through the end of the year as a means of decreasing inflationary pressures. The following is a joint statement
Ukraine 2022 Spring Crop Sowing Area Could Be Halved
(USAgNet) – Ukraine’s spring crop sowing area may more than half this year from 2021 levels to some 7 million hectares, its Agriculture Minister Roman Leshchenko said on Tuesday, versus 15 million hectares expected before the Russian
Sioux Steel Acquires SCAFCO Grain Systems Co.
(USAgNet) – Sioux Steel Company is thrilled to announce the acquisition of SCAFCO Grain Systems Co. in Spokane, WA. Between them, Sioux Steel Company and SCAFCO Grain Systems Co. have more than 164 years of providing real
Gas Tax “Holiday” a Bad Idea for Infrastructure Repair
(NAFB) – There no question Americans are feeling the pain at the pump as gas prices haven’t been this high in years. Mike Steenhoek is the Executive Director of the Soy Transportation Coalition, who says he’s feeling
Wednesday, March 23rd Weather
TODAY: CLOUDY, WINDY AND COOL. CLOUDS AND WIND DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON IN EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. HIGH: NEAR 40. WIND: NORTH/NORTHWEST 15 TO 25, GUSTING TO 40 MPH TONIGHT: MOSTLY TO PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND DIMINISHING.
Ways to Fatten Up Your Milk Check
(NAFB) – During the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin annual business conference, Dr. Tom Overton hosted a session on “Ways to Fatten up Your Milk Check.” Overton, from Cornell University, says dairy farming is more than simply