OMAHA (DTN) — The details of how USDA will spend $9.25 billion of disaster aid for crop producers should be announced in the next couple of weeks with payments potentially…
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Prime Conditions for Pythium Seed and Seedling Rot, Warns MSU Extension
by Colter BrownSpring has sprung and planting is in full swing. The snowstorms and rain events in the past weeks brought some much-needed moisture to the state. But the newly received soil…
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More Acres Leaving CRP Despite USDA Goals to Grow the Program
by Colter BrownUSDA reported landowners have agreed to enroll more than 2 million acres in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) through the General signup period, with the department expecting more acres to…
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Biden Plans Aid to Boost Production of Crops Affected by War in Ukraine
by Colter BrownFarmers would see higher USDA commodity loan rates and crop-insurance incentives to grow crops such as wheat and soybeans, as well as consider double-crop options, as part of a $500…
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CHS Foundation Awards Precision Agriculture Grant to Montana State
by Colter BrownThe CHS Foundation, funded by charitable gifts from CHS Inc., announced today six grants totaling $829,000 to support development, education and sustainable benefits of precision agriculture. The CHS Foundation supports…
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Drought Concerns Continue to Plague Hard Red Winter Wheat Crop
by Colter BrownWhile the Russia-Ukraine conflict remains the biggest driver of wheat futures prices, U.S. winter wheat in drought conditions across the Plains is becoming an increasingly bullish factor for prices. This…
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Four New MSU Wheat and Barley Varieties Receive Official Names
by Colter BrownAfter inviting the public to help name three new publicly released wheat varieties and one new barley variety, the Montana Wheat & Barley Committee (MWBC) and Montana State University Plant…
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MSU Researcher Investigates Effects of Planting Winter Canola in Montana
by Colter BrownBOZEMAN — A Montana State University researcher is looking into the benefits of planting an uncommon variety of a common crop, winter canola. While spring canola is one of the…
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War in Black Sea Region Likely to Shock Grain Markets for Several Years
by Colter BrownGlobal grain markets have been managing through a period of extreme price volatility following Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, a situation that has reignited the grain price rally of 2020-21.…
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The College of Agriculture at Montana State University will host a weeklong boot camp highlighting the future of precision agriculture and its potential for use in the state. “Sustainable Opportunities in Precision…