The North Dakota Soybean Council's director of market development recently stepped back from her full-time job to work part time at her local rural day care. A shortage of child care is the reason.
This week on AgweekTV, USDA announces a new program to ease the pain of high fertilizer prices. The price of hay is up, as well as the quality. The Great Resignation comes to the farm. And a growing list of new soybean processing plants are in the works as the low-carbon fuel market explodes, but will there be enough beans?
Ag Director Bridgette Readel talks with Jena Bjertness, ND Soybean Council director of market development about the upcoming Farmer Education Workshops for BioDiesel, hosted by The North Dakota Soybean Council. The first event is this Friday, January 28th at the KMOT Ag Expo in Minot. Want more from Ag Director Bridgette Readel? Check out all her Ag In Focus content HERE.
This week on AgweekTV, we reflect on why we're thankful for ag as we kick off the holiday season. That includes a new FFA chapter, which is giving "hope" to the next generation of agriculturalists. You'll pay more for this year's Thanksgiving holiday feast but can still give thanks for an affordable food supply. And ag lawyer Sarah Vogel chronicles her famous fight against the government on behalf of farmers in a new book.