North Dakota
Northern North Dakota small grains harvest lags
Because the calendar turned to autumn, there nonetheless had been hundreds of acres of small grains nonetheless standing in northern North Dakota fields.
Whereas, in keeping with the U.S. Agriculture Division Nationwide Statistics Service, statewide in North Dakota 91% of the wheat was harvested as of Sept. 18, about the identical quantity as final 12 months and the five-year common, little has been harvested in some northern counties.
In line with NASS, 88% of the stateâs durum wheat was mature, 12% lower than final 12 months and the typical of 99%. Barely greater than three-quarters â 77% â of North Dakotaâs durum crop was harvested, 22% lower than final 12 months and 11% lower than common
The statistics service estimates are primarily based on the full quantity of wheat harvested in North Dakota, which implies there are some counties the place there’s much less mixed and a few the place harvest is wrapped up.
âIt would not shock me that in some nations you’ve 30, 40% left to reap. Others are at 100%,â stated Jim Peterson, North Dakota Wheat Fee coverage and advertising and marketing director.
Throughout the
Wheat High quality Council
onerous spring wheat and durum tour held in late July, it was evident that the wheat harvest in northern North Dakota counties could be late, Peterson stated.
âWe knew that may at all times be one of many challenges with the late planting, that there have been sections of the crop that may be liable to harvesting in October,” he stated. That places the crop at some threat, as a result of, apart from being broken by frost, the crop dries extra slowly within the fall than it does in the summertime.
âThe later you get, you mayât depend on the pure daylight and air temperatures to dry,â Peterson stated.
In Cavalier County, in northeast North Dakota, many of the wheat and barley nonetheless is within the discipline.
âAll of the small grains are just about left,â stated Randy Mehlhoff, director of the Langdon (North Dakota) Analysis Extension Heart in Cavalier County. A part of the reason being the chilly, moist spring that delayed planting.
For instance, the fields on the Extension middle didnât get planted till the top of Might.
âFinal 12 months we had been executed by Might 23,â Mehlhoff stated.
Now that fields are able to be mixed, rain and excessive humidity throughout the third week in September have exacerbated the harvest delay. The barley on the extension middle which has been swathed, is inclined to sprouting in these circumstances.
“I am actually apprehensive about that as a result of two-row barley, you sneeze on it, it should sprout,” Mehlhoff stated.
Late planting and moist climate the previous week additionally delayed the canola harvest in Cavalier County, which leads North Dakota in manufacturing and acreage. In 2020, Cavalier County farmers grew 458,253 acres of canola, which was 16% of the stateâs complete acreage of two.9 million, NASS stated.
Statewide, 68% of canola was harvested in North Dakota, 12% lower than final 12 months and 10% lower than common.
Cavalier County farmers have swathed canola, nevertheless itâs been too moist to mix fields, Mehlhoff stated.
The center of the week of Sept. 18 was dry in Cavalier County however extra rain was anticipated by the weekend. The rain could be unwelcome as a result of crops already are mature, Mehlhoff stated.
âProper now rain doesnât do something, anyway,â he stated.
Right hereâs a take a look at another crop circumstances and progresses of Sept. 18, in North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota and Montana, in keeping with NASS workplaces within the 4 states.
Winter wheat planted was 42%, forward of 37% final 12 months and 34% common. Emerged was 8%, 7% greater than final 12 months, and close to the 4% common.
Corn circumstances had been 2% very poor, 7% poor, 31% truthful, 50% good, and 10% glorious. Corn dough was 95%, behind 100% final 12 months, and close to the 98% common. Dented was 76%, behind 88% final 12 months, and close to the typical of 77%. Mature was 26%, 14% lower than final 12 months, and close to the 29% common.
Barley harvested was 93%, 7% lower than final 12 months, and close to the 97% common.
Sunflower circumstances had been 2% very poor, 6% poor, 33% truthful, 51% good, and eight% glorious.
Sunflowers ray flowers dry was 89%, close to 93% final 12 months and 91% common of 91%. Bracts turned yellow had been 67%, behind 79% final 12 months and 74% common. Bracts turned brown had been 30%, behind 36% final 12 months, and close to 34% common.
Flax harvested was 74% full, behind 91% final 12 months, and close to the typical of 77%.
Corn circumstances had been 13% very poor, 18% poor, 30% truthful, 35% good, and 4% glorious. Corn dented was 89%, behind 94% final 12 months, however forward of the five-year common of 84%. Mature was 37%, behind 48% final 12 months, however close to the 36% common. Harvested was 2%, close to 4% final 12 months, and equal to common.
Soybean circumstances had been 7% very poor, 18% poor, 34% truthful, 39% good and a pair of% glorious.
Soybeans dropping leaves had been 52%, effectively behind 76% final 12 months and behind the typical of 59%. Harvested was 2%, close to 3%, each final 12 months and common.
Winter wheat planted was 32%, close to 30% final 12 months and 29% common. 5 p.c had emerged, 4% greater than final 12 months and three% greater than common.
Spring wheat harvested was 92%, 8% lower than final 12 months and 5% lower than the five-year common.
Corn dented or past reached 86%. Corn maturity was at 21%, one week behind the five-year common. Corn situation was 3% very poor, 6% poor, 28% truthful, 49% good, and 14% glorious.
Soybeans dropping leaves was at 31%, 5 days behind common. Soybean circumstances had been 2% very poor, 6% poor, 29% truthful, 50% good and 13% glorious.
Montana
Corn harvested for grain was 14% full, in comparison with 4% accomplished final 12 months throughout the identical time interval.
Winter wheat emergence for the 2023 crop started this week, with emergence reported at 5%, in comparison with 3% emergence this time final 12 months.
Canola, dry edible bean, durum wheat, flaxseed, and mustard seed harvest is nearing completion, with harvest reported greater than 95% full for every crop.
North Dakota
In RNC speech, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says Trump will unleash American energy dominance
MILWAUKEE â Serving as North Dakota governor under former President Donald Trump was like having âa beautiful breeze at our back,â Doug Burgum said Wednesday, July 17, at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
The GOP governor, who was considered a top contender to be Trumpâs vice president, contrasted that to President Joe Biden, saying being governor during the Democratâs administration was like âa gale force wind in our face.â
âBidenâs war on energy hurts every American because the cost of energy is in everything that we use or touch every day,â Burgum said.
The governor took to the stage Wednesday night at the Fiserv Forum during the third day of the RNC. The governor from the second top-producing oil state in the U.S. criticized Bidenâs policies on energy, claiming they have raised the price of gas, food, clothes and rent.
âBidenâs green agenda feels like it was written by China, Russia and Iran,â Burgum said.
Burgum was passed up on Monday as Trumpâs vice president pick for U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, though there is speculation the North Dakotan could be a part of Trumpâs administration.
The governor has spent time campaigning for Trump and looks to continue that. Burgum praised Trump as a friend of energy and a champion of innovation over regulation.
âUnleashing American energy dominance is our path back to prosperity and peace through strength,â Burgum said. âTeddy Roosevelt encouraged America to speak softly and carry a big stick. Energy dominance will be the big stick that President Trump will carry.â
Burgum joked that the last time he was in Milwaukee, he had to stand on one leg behind a podium for the first Republican presidential debate for the 2024 election. The night before the August debate, which was also held in the Fiserv, Burgum tore his Achilles tendon during a pickup basketball game, sending him to the emergency room and putting him in a walking boot.
During the speech, he asked who would make America energy dominant, to which the crowd yelled twice, âTrump!â
On the third time, he asked the crowd to yell it loud enough to wake Biden up, an insult playing into reports that the Democrat is a 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. president and is in cognitive decline. The crowd replied “Trump” loudly.
âWhen Trump unleashes American energy, we unleash American prosperity and we ensure our national security,â Burgum said
Burgum, who is from the small town of Arthur, North Dakota, also said rural America and small towns feed, fuel and defend the world.
âRural America is Trump country,â Burgum said.
In a statement issued after the speech, North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party Chair Adam Goldwyn called Burgum âa billionaire cosplaying as a cowboy with an undirected Carhartt.â
âBurgum signed one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country, and that is wreaking havoc on North Dakotan women,â Goldwyn said. âAfter supporting bills to promote equality in North Dakota, he threw LGBTQ folks under the bus when he signed laws that discriminate against them. Will Burgum finally return to North Dakota now, or will he continue to neglect his gubernatorial duties? Either way his time in the national spotlight is over and he is no longer a âtop priority.ââ
Trump secured the Republican nomination for president. He is expected to face Biden in the general election.
North Dakota
Plain Talk: 'I'm bringing people together'
MINOT â Sandi Sanford, chair of the North Dakota Republican Party, joined this episode of Plain Talk from the GOP’s national convention in Milwaukee, where, she said, “the security plan changed drastically” after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
Republicans have been focused on unity at this event â two of Trump’s top rivals during the primaries, Gov. Ron DeSantis and former ambassador Nikki Haley, endorsed him in speeches at the convention â but Sanford acknowledged to my co-host Chad Oban and me that this may be a heavy lift.
“People know that what we’re dealing with in North Dakota with the different factions,” she said, initially calling the populist wing of the party the “far right” before correcting herself and describing them as “grassroots.”
The NDGOP delegation to the national convention
wasn’t necessarily behind Gov. Doug Burgum potentially being Trump’s running mate
(Burgum himself was passed over for a delegate slot by the NDGOP’s state convention), but Sanford said she felt the delegates were “really confident in Donald Trump and his pick.”
“It gets dicey,” she said of intraparty politics. “It can get cruel,” but Sanford said her job is to keep the factions united. “I’m bringing people together.”
Sanford also addressed a visit to the North Dakota delegation from Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union (the organization which puts on the Conservative Political Action Conference). In March, Schlapp paid
a nearly half-million settlement
to a man he allegedly made unwanted sexual advances toward. “My delegation wanted to hear from CPAC,” she said, adding that Schlapp was “on a speaking circle” addressing several state delegations.
Also on this episode, we discuss how the assassination attempt on Trump might impact the rest of this presidential election cycle and whether Democrats will replace incumbent President Joe Biden.
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North Dakota
Sale of Ponzi scheme cattle company could benefit burned investors
BY: JEFF BEACH
KILLDEER, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) â A North Dakota investor says the purchase of a financially-troubled meat company is progressing with a percentage of the profits being used to pay back investors in the alleged Ponzi scheme over several years.Â
Wylie Bice of Killdeer, who is among those who lost money by investing in Texas-based Agridime, told the North Dakota Monitor that a price has been agreed upon to buy the company.Â
âOur offer is reasonable,â Bice said.Â
But several steps remain before the deal can close.Â
The court-appointed official overseeing the company said in a July 8 update on Agridime.com that federal law requires three separate appraisals for each parcel of property being sold, âwhich is not a quick process.â
The update did not say a deal has been reached, but when it is, it would be submitted to the court for a 30-day review and objection period before it can close.Â
Bice said the final agreement would likely include a percentage of the profits of the company be used to pay back investors over a designated period of years.Â
âThereâs always a chance they might get more than they had invested if things go really good,â Bice said.Â
Investors in several states, including a high-concentration in North Dakota, lost millions of dollars by investing in Agridime. Agridime bought cattle, had them brought up to market weight at feedlots and processed in retail cuts of meat. The company then direct-marketed the beef through its website.Â
It also sold investments in calves, promising as much as a 30% return on investment without having to do the work of ranching.Â
The Securities and Exchange Commission in December accused the company of operating as a Ponzi scheme by taking money from new investors to pay off previous investors instead of investing that money into cattle.Â
The North Dakota Securities Department said a Killdeer-based sales agent, Taylor Bang, earned $6 million in commissions from illegal cattle investment contracts through Agridime.Â
Bang told the North Dakota Monitor in December that the figure was âway high.âÂ
While it is under investigation, a slimmed-down version of the company has continued to operate as American Grazed Beef.Â
Bice said that if the deal is approved, he and his partners would likely keep the American Grazed Beef name.Â
The investments in calves, however, would not be a part of the business plan.Â
âNo, I donât think theyâll fall for that twice,â Bice said.Â
Bice, Bang, and other North Dakota investors lost an estimated $40 million in the Agridime scheme.Â
Overall, investors in at least 15 states are out an estimated $191 million.Â
The July 8 update also says investors should be notified by the end of the month with a calculation of what they are owed.Â
Investors will have 30 days to review these calculations and notify the court-appointed receiver of any issues.Â
âThere were approximately 40,325 transactions made by Agridime between 2021-2023, and it took a bit of work in the companyâs bank records to determine what amounts were being paid to whom,â the update said.Â
It also said a motion will be filed with the court outlining the forensic accounting analysis of Agridime between 2021 and December 2023. The motion âwill provide insight into the companyâs operations during that time period and whether the company was paying returns on older investor contracts with money received from new investors.â
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