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Other US farmers told
Reuters they are signing contracts to sell the corn and soy crops they will harvest in autumn, months before they have even planted them, looking to take advantage of boom times after years of oversupply, trade wars and low prices. Some are waiting to sell, betting on even higher prices.
A dozen farmers interviewed by
Reuters said 2021 is shaping up to be their most profitable season in years as corn futures have rallied to their highest since June 2013 and soybean futures to their highest since June 2014. They are working to pay off debts and update machinery after years of sluggish markets left them dependent on government payouts.
Illinois farmer Fred Helms is so eager for his next soybean crop he invested in a faster-maturing variety of soy seeds in hopes of beating other farmers to harvest the crop in mid-September, more than a month earlier than usual.
Crookston School Board News and Notes January 2021
Crookston Times
The Crookston School Board covered a variety of topics and handled a few business items during their first-of-the-new-year meeting including having re-elected board members take their oaths and the election of officers, the resignation of a significant district position, designating official law firms and media outlets, and ending a contract which means more responsibility for the district.
ELECTIONS AND OATHS
Re-elected School Board members Frank Fee, Dave Davidson and Mike Theis took their oaths at the start of the first 2021 meeting at Crookston High School last week. Members of the School Board are elected by the general public of District 593 and board elections are held every two years in the even-numbered years with the November General Election. Three School Board members are then elected at that time for terms of four years each.
Crookston Times
The Fresh Fruits & Vegetables program at Washington Elementary School (WES) only started in October, but has already had such an impact on students, teachers and staff. Food Services Director Anna (Ogaard) Brekken told the Crookston School Board that the district was lucky to get accepted for the program and they were able to sneak the fresh fruits and vegetable snacks into the elementary’s regular snack time on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The federally-funded program offers fresh fruits and vegetables to students at no charge and hopes to expand the variety of fresh fruits and vegetables children experience, increase children’s fruit and vegetable consumption and positively impact children’s present and future health. WES was awarded $6,120 in August 2020 to be spent directly on the distribution of fresh fruit and vegetable snacks to its students at a minimum of twice per week.