Drought Request — North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has sent a request to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to release CRP acres for early haying and grazing due to the severity of the ongoing drought conditions in the state.

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A North American Trade Commitment — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and his counterparts from Canada and Mexico, issued a joint statement after meeting in Savannah, Georgia. The statement said the three share a commitment to keeping their markets open and transparent so that trade can continue to grow. That mutual commitment was reaffirmed in their discussions in Savannah. The joint statement also says NAFTA has greatly helped their respective agricultural sectors as well as consumers.

In a letter to Perdue, Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp, and Congressman Kevin Cramer say the western half of North Dakota has received less than 40 percent of normal rainfall thus far in June. Media accounts of herd liquidation are common, and many ranchers are being faced with having to decide whether to sell valuable assets of their livestock operations.

Dairy Cow Numbers Increase for 8th Consecutive Month — In the 23 major dairy states, milk production increased 1. In Minnesota, cow numbers declined 2, head from year ago levels, but milk production increased 2. South Dakota dairy farmers added 3, head to the state herd and milk output rose 2.

Last month, Wisconsin milk production dropped just under one percent and California output declined just over one percent. COOL Lawsuit Filed — R-Calf USA and Cattle Producers of Washington have filed a lawsuit in U. District Court against USDA. The suit alleges that USDA regulations that allow beef and pork to be classified as domestic products, even when those meat products are imported from other countries, confuse consumers and harm American farmers.

The complaint also argues that the USDA regulations violate the text of the Meat Inspection Act, which requires that imported meat should be labeled indicating its country of origin.

ND Livestock Alliance Formed — The North Dakota Livestock Alliance has been created to support livestock production in the state.

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The Alliance will help farmers and ranchers develop or expand the livestock industry.

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The chairman for the new group is Craig Jarolimek of the North Dakota Pork Council. The vice-chair is Kenton Holle of the Midwest Dairy Association.

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Scott German of the North Dakota Corn Utilization Council is the secretary and Austin Langley of the North Dakota Soybean Council is historical brent crude oil prices chart. A Slight Move from GMOs — A survey by Farm Journal shows a slight move away from GMO crops compared to a year ago.

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The Red River Farm Network is Reporting Agriculture's Business. FCS of Mandan Elects Vander Vorst — James Vander Vorst of Hauge was elected board chairman for Farm Credit Services of Mandan. Michael Schaaf of Glen Ullin is vice chairman.

Dawn Martin of Beulah and Carson Kouba of Regent were elected to the board. Kessel Elected to Chair Northern Crops Council — Belfield, North Dakota farmer Greg Kessel has been elected as chair of the Northern Crops Council.

Kessel is the North Dakota Barley Council representative on the Council. Gettysburg, South Dakota farmer Tregg Cronin is the new Vice Chair. Cronin is the South Dakota Wheat Commission representative on the Council.

Whitehill Joins SDBIC Staff — The South Dakota Beef Industry Council has a new communications director. Kylee Whitehill has been working as a journalist for the Capital Journal in Pierre.

She plans to attend Bismarck State College this fall, to study secondary education.

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Cooper Honored — Renewable Fuels Association Senior Vice President Geoff Cooper has been awarded the High Octane Award, presented today at the Fuel Ethanol Workshop in Minneapolis.

Since the inception of the awards 18 years ago, only two other trade association staff members have received this honor.

Learn about new products created from waste products. Get an update on the Menus of Change project. Learn how the MN Corn Growers are supporting the 4-H Science of Ag Challenge.

Last Week's Trivia — President George Washington's image can be found on the U. We didn't need to flip a coin. Patrick Jirik of University of Minnesota Extension wins our weekly trivia challenge. Dean Nelson of Kelley Bean Company, Kevin Schulz of National Hog Farmer, Rene Scheurer of Betaseed and Ron Dvergsten of Northland FBM earn runner-up honors.

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