Author Archives: Keith Good

Bloomberg writer Kati Pohjanpalo reported today that, “A growing number of honey bees die each year due to pesticides, vanishing habitats, poor nutrition and climate change, with potentially disastrous consequences for agriculture and natural diversity. “Now, scientists at the University of Helsinki have developed the first edible vaccine against microbial infections, hoping to save at least… Continue Reading

DTN writer Todd Neely reported today that, “The man accused of stealing millions of dollars from the Ashby Farmers Cooperative in Ashby, Minnesota, has surrendered himself to federal authorities and now faces one count of mail fraud. “Jerome Hennessey, 56, of Dalton, Minnesota, made his initial court appearance in the U.S. District Court for the… Continue Reading

Sara Schafer reported today at AgWeb Online that, “‘Cautious.’ That’s the word Will Secor, a grain and farm supply economist with CoBank, would use to describe the year ahead for grain elevators. “‘There are some bright spots based on the fundamentals for corn and wheat,’ he says. ‘But there’s extreme caution when we think about the… Continue Reading

Josephine Marcotty reported recently at the Minneapolis Star Tribune Online that, “After two years of sometimes fractious discussion, a task force charged with finding ways to protect the state’s bees and butterflies is proposing dozens of ideas to make Minnesota’s landscape more hospitable to pollinators. “Chief among them: programs to add more clover and other… Continue Reading

DTN writer Emily Unglesbee reported this week that, “EPA’s decision to continue the registration of three dicamba herbicides has reverberated far beyond D.C. — through Midwest soybean fields, Southern cotton fields and all the way to Seattle, Washington, where the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is mulling a lawsuit over these very herbicides. “Monsanto… Continue Reading

Elizabeth Williams reported recently at DTN that, “There was a time when C-corporations made a lot of sense for farmers, but as tax laws changed and the benefits eroded, farmers found changing their business structure could be cumbersome and expensive. Tax advisers say 2017’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act makes it easier than ever to… Continue Reading

Des Moines Register writer Donnelle Eller reported last week that, “Developers who invested $11 million to install three wind turbines in eastern Iowa are tearing them down, after losing a legal battle waged by nearby residents. “It’s only the second time nationally a judge has ordered wind turbines to be torn down and a first… Continue Reading