Sue Roesler

1 week ago | agupdate.com | Sue Roesler

Editor's note- Before this article went to print, some tariffs were removed, except for 10 percent across the board and tariffs on China increased Tariffs and retaliatory actions by trading partners are causing “uncertainty” throughout the ag industry, and economic experts during NDSU’s Agricultural Market Situation and Outlook Webinar on April 4 discussed the impacts of the tariffs on agriculture, as well as the new proposals for shipping and vessels, especially for Chinese vessels, that...

2 weeks ago | agupdate.com | Sue Roesler

Although the economy is aware of tariffs on imports and a promise of more to come, the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged and forecasted two more rates cuts later in the year. “Despite the fact that the Fed has raised rates from zero to a quarter percent all the way up to 5.5 percent, they’ve since reduced it one percentage point,” said Bryon Parman, NDSU Extension agricultural finance specialist.

2 weeks ago | agupdate.com | Sue Roesler

HETTINGER, N.D. – Jose Montoro Bais, North Dakota State University (NDSU) graduate student who was in his third year in 2024, has been conducting a spring wheat management trial, using various applications of nitrogen and fungicide at NDSU Hettinger Research Extension Center (HREC) over the last two years. “I wanted to look at the different management level intensity on four different varieties of spring wheat.

2 weeks ago | agupdate.com | Sue Roesler

With new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China, the ag industry is bracing for another financial hit. From equipment to replacement parts, rising costs will leave farmers with fewer affordable options, such as with often-used farm equipment like sprayers, according to Arthur Erickson, CEO of Hylio, a precision ag drone company.

2 weeks ago | agupdate.com | Sue Roesler

With spring migration beginning for geese, Dr. Beth Carlson, Deputy State Veterinarian with the North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA), said they would be watching for any signs of high pathogenic avian influenza in any birds, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks or guineas, that could be exhibited at the North Dakota State Fair in Minot this summer.