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In Benson County, North Dakota, where Palmer amaranth was first found in 2017, Scott Knocke, North Dakota State University agricultural extension agent, continues to teach farmers how to identify and control the weed.
The Arthur Companies, based in Arthur in eastern North Dakota, is buying Thresher Artisan Wheat, which has eight locations and 60 employees in the Snake River Valley of Idaho.
Brad Carlson, University of Minnesota Extension educator, water resources, and Dan Kaiser, U of M nutrient management specialist, talked about fertilizer management during the virtual “Strategic Farming 2022: Let's talk crop fertility adjustments,” held online Wed., Jan. 5.
The Idaho Sugarbeet Growers Association has changed its name to Snake River Sugarbeet Association. The association is named for the Snake River, which provides irrigation water for more than 3 million acres in the region, including every acre of sugarbeets.
United States Sugar Corp., a Florida, company that markets sugar cooperatively with Red River Valley sugarbeet growers through United Sugars, is seeking to purchase Imperial Sugar Co., including a major refinery in the Savannah, Georgia, area. The U.S. Department of Justice is suing to block the purchase.