Mandatory Price Reporting Extended in Resolution Bill
(USAGNET) -The Senate and the House have both approved a Continuing Resolution that keeps the federal government running and again extends USDA’s mandatory price reporting authority through March 11. The Livestock Mandatory Report Act (LMRA), which is
RMI: Surging Farmland Prices, Banks Project Corn and Soybean Price Declines
(NDAGCONNECTION) – The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) climbed in February and remained above growth neutral for the 15th straight month, according to the monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region
U.S. Farms and Land in Farms Were Down Slightly in ’21
(USAGNET) – The number of farms in the United States for 2021 is estimated at 2,012,050, down 6,950 farms from 2020. The USDA reports that the number of farms increased in all sales classes except $1,000-$9,999, $100,000-$249,999,
North Dakota Farm Numbers Unchanged
(ND AG CONNECTION) – North Dakota’s number of farms and ranches remained unchanged during 2021, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The number of farms and ranches in the state, at 26,000, was unchanged from 2020.
CDC says Extension Service Helping Rural America Get Vaccinated
(NAFB) – The Centers for Disease Control is expressing gratitude to the nation’s Cooperative Extension Service for helping address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in rural America. Extension educators have worked to raise awareness about the importance of getting
USDA Extends Application Deadline for ReConnect Program
(NAFB) – USDA’s Rural Development Undersecretary Xochitl Torres Small says the agency is extending the application deadline for funding under the ReConnect Program to March 9. The funds are intended to expand high-speed internet access to millions
Three senior Storm wrestlers place at state tournament
Three Breckenridge-Wahpeton wrestlers placed at the North Dakota Class A Individual State Tournament held at the Fargodome this weekend. Jackson Burchill was the top BW finisher, taking fourth at 285 pounds. The senior ends his season with
Tuesday, February 22nd Weather
UNTIL 6PM TODAY BLIZZARD WARNING SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 46 – NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WINTER