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FIELD TALK PODCAST
A tool developed during the COVID-19 pandemic is giving farmers remote access to expertise from University of Minnesota crop specialists to help identify potential disease issues. Angie Peltier with the University of Minnesota Extension joins this Field Talk podcast to introduce us to the Digital Crop Doc.
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LFN VIDEO
Crops across many parts of Minnestoa have taken advantage of recent hot weather and are developing rapidly. Overall progress remains variable, but conditions have improved. Check out this week's LFN video.
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U.S. HOUSE PASSES BILL ALLOWING YEAR ROUND E15
Amid rising fuel prices, members of the U.S. House of Representatives have passed a bill allowing year round sales of E15. The Senate will now take up the issue. Minnesota Corn Growers Association President Bryan Biegler says the vote is something corn growers have pushed for and this is a step in the right direction to permanent year round E15 availability. Listen
NPPC PRAISES EFFORTS TO OPPOSE PROP 12
The Biden administration, international trading partners and business groups representing the full scope of the U.S. economy, among others, filed amicus briefs in support of the National Pork Producers Council ahead of the Supreme Court case to review California’s Proposition 12. The state law seeks to ban the sale of pork from pigs that do not meet the state’s arbitrary production standards, including pork from pigs raised on farms outside of California.
In a joint brief to the Supreme Court filed earlier this month, NPPC and the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) argued Proposition 12 violates the U.S. Constitution’s commerce clause, which restricts states from regulating commerce outside their borders. The brief states that Proposition 12 “will require massive and costly changes across the entire $26-billion-a-year hog farming industry. And it inescapably projects California’s policy choices into every other state, a number of which expressly permit their farmers to house sows in ways inconsistent with Proposition 12.”
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hear oral arguments on the case in October.
HERBICIDES IN THE HEAT
Spring planting in many areas of Minnesota and North Dakota was delayed due to unseasonably cool and wet conditions which have resulted in delayed crop emergence and crop growth. However, crop and weed growth has greatly accelerated with recent above average air temperatures. As a result, postemergence herbicides have been applied in less than desirable hot temperatures and windy conditions thus limiting the desired application window for area row crops. Read more about spraying considerations in this University of Minnesota blog post.
PROFITABILITY POTENTIAL
Despite high input costs, University of Minnesota Extension Ag Business Educator David Bau says farmers still have the potential for profitability in 2022. Listen
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WOLLE ELECTED NCGA VP
The National Corn Growers Association’s Corn Board has elected Harold Wolle to become first vice president when the new fiscal year begins October 1. Wolle grows corn and soybeans on his farm in Madelia, Minnesota, with his son, Matt.
“I’m honored to serve America’s corn farmers as an NCGA officer,” said Wolle. “With all the unfinished business we have in Washington right now on ethanol, trade and farm policy, it’s a critical time for our industry. Expectations of what we need to get done are high, and October can’t get here soon enough for me. I look forward to partnering with corn farmers on all these issues we must tackle as part of the NCGA team.
RENVILLE COUNTY FARMER REELECTED MSRPC CHAIR
The Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council reelected Renville County farmer Joe Serbus as chair during the organization’s June board meeting.
“I’m honored to have the confidence of my fellow farmer-leaders,” Serbus said. “It’s been a successful year for the Council. We’ve been able to move many of our checkoff-supported projects forward, and I look forward to continue working on behalf of our state’s soybean farmers.”
STUDY: MEAT EXPORTS PROVIDE VALUE TO MN CORN PRODUCERS
Beef and pork exports continue to provide significant value to Minnesota’s corn farmers, according to a new study commissioned by the U.S. Meat Export Federation. In 2021, beef and pork exports accounted for 49.6 million bushels of Minnesota corn usage and 3.4 million tons of dried distillers grains, according to the study. In total, beef and pork exports represented approximately 12% of the value of each bushel of corn. At an average price of $5.48 per bushel, that means beef and pork exports accounted for 66 cents of the value of each Minnesota bushel produced in 2021. Read more here.
WILLIS TO MOROCCO
Kandiyohi County farmer and U.S. Grains Council Chairman Chad Willis is in a trade mission in Morocco. Willis says the North African nation is a good customer for both corn and distillers grains. Willis and the rest of the delegation also toured several large ag production cooperatives including an 11,000 head dairy. Listen
ACREAGE REPORT NEXT WEEK
USDA will answer the questions of what got planted and how much in their June 30 acreage report. With weather challenges in parts of the Corn Belt, there is uncertainty about how many acres of the nation's major crops got planted and how many acres of prevented planting might be in play. That picture will become clearer in the June 30 report, according to international soybean trade consultant John Baize. Listen
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Upcoming Events
July 26-28: North Star Ag Expo, Owatonna
Aug. 2-4: Farmfest, Redwood Falls
Aug. 25-Sept. 5 Minnesota State Fair
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The most common breed of dairy cow in the U.S. is the Holstein, followed by Red and White, Jersey, Brown Swiss, Guernsey and Ayrshire.
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