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The fertilizer tonnage fee (40 cents of every ton of fertilizer) that goes to fund the Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council in Minnesota is slated to end on June 30 of this year.
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Besides the 27 shares brokered at a record price of $6,000, the next highest was $5,975 per share. Eighty-one shares were brokered at the latter price.
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American Sugarbeet Growers Association executive vice president Luther Markwart discusses the work being done on sugar policy and the urgency of getting a farm bill done this year.
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BeanCon 24 featured dozens of presentations and panels about the benefits of dry beans. Panel members and presenters included chefs, representatives of food companies and researchers.

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Encouraging farmers to plant dry edible beans must be balanced with demand; industry stakeholders work hard to make sure that they stay “right-sized” in the marketplace, NBGA executive director said.
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The panel discussions are sponsored by the nonprofit Friends of Ag & Energy.
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A commercial turkey flock of 70,100 in Meeker County was confirmed on April 11, 2024, to be infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza.
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StormTRACKER meteorologist John Wheeler doesn't expect widespread drought during the early growing season as spring gets underway.

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