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Steele hired as new Farm Business Manager instructor

Morgan Steele is the new Farm Business Manager instructor at Dakota College at Bottineau’s Rugby location, according to DCB. Steele grew up on a small-scale farm and ranch in Kansas. She graduated from Kansas State University in 2017 with a bachelor of science in Feed Science and Management with a minor in Animal Science. Currently, Morgan is working toward a masters in Agribusiness from Kansas State University. Moving to Fargo in 2017, she spent four years working in the pet food industry. She currently lives in Barton.

Futures Files

Corn Crash Continues Rain makes grain. Corn, especially, was the crop most in need of moisture this summer and we sure got a dose in the driest regions. December corn slammed down to a low Friday of $5.12 ¢ after hitting a high of $6.11 on July First. Soft, red wheat and beans tumbled too but oats and Minneapolis wheat recovered price-wise as the drought continued in their regions. Corn for December traded at $5.15 per bushel on Friday at noon. November beans brought $13.25. - Are the bugs coming back? The drought out west has increased grasshopper populations since they ...

Are state interest-rate caps an automatic win for borrowers?

Small-dollar, short-term lenders, unburdened by a federal maximum interest rate, can charge borrowers rates of 400% or more for their loans. But more states are bringing that number down by setting rate caps to curb high-interest lending. Currently, 18 states and Washington, D.C. , have laws that limit short-term loan rates to 36% or lower, according to the Center for Responsible Lending. Other states are weighing similar legislation. “This legislative session we’ve seen an increased and renewed interest in limiting interest rates and limiting the harms of payday loans,” says ...

X-Golf Minot to open this fall

Golfers will soon be able to hit the links year-round in Minot. X-Golf, a state-of-the-art golf simulator company with over 30 franchise locations around the United States, plans to open its first location in North Dakota in Minot this fall. X-Golf will be located in the lower level of ...

FUTURES FILES

Prices sink as crops get a drink Rain fell on some of the driest regions of the corn and soybean belts this week, which pushed our plants higher but prices lower. Virtually all corn, bean, and bean meal prices dropped sharply, possibly providing a little relief for livestock and poultry producers. The rain was especially welcome in southern Iowa, eastern Nebraska and Illinois. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of small oil refiners in a biofuel waiver dispute, triggering a massive soybean oil crash. Oats and hard red spring wheat grown in the plains states jumped higher. Temps were ...

New CEO/GM at SRT Communications

The SRT Communications, Inc. Board of Directors has named Cassidy Hjelmstad Chief Executive Officer/General Manager of SRT effective Jan. 1. She succeeds Steve Lysne who will retire Dec. 31 after 27 years with the cooperative. “The board and I are confident in Cassidy’s ability to guide this company in the years ahead,” said Board President Allan Engh. “The decision was carefully considered, and we were fortunate to have such qualified candidates. We look forward to her leadership, which will include completion of the fiber optic network build that delivers state of the art ...