Load Restrictions
Before hauling grain to a CHS Southwest Grain location, please check the current North Dakota & South Dakota State Department of Transportation websites for updated load restrictions & Department of Transportation regulations.
Current North Dakota state load restrictions
Current South Dakota state load restrictions.
North Dakota Association of Oil & Gas Producing Counties
Local Grain Marketing Information
Cash Bid Texts
CHS Southwest Grain offers daily cash bid text messages for Boyle, New Salem, & Lemmon cash grain prices. These text messages are sent out 3 times per day to help producers see what the market is doing throughout the day. You can sign up for these cash bid text messages in the top right of this page. We offer these cash bid text messages to better help producers find marketing information relevant to western North Dakota.
Terminal Update Text Messages
CHS Southwest Grain offers text message updates for our grain terminals. These text messages will contain info regarding: changes to hours, line length, problems, concerns, and general updates by location.
Marketing Presentations & Classes
If you are interested in learning more about grain marketing or hedging, please contact the CHS Southwest Grain Boyle location.
Area Resources
Here is a short list of grain marketing information relevant to our area.
Hard-Kernelled Red Winter Wheat: A Legacy of Our German-Russian Ancestors on the Great Plains of North America.
This is a great article written by Dr. Glenn D. Kuehn about the history of Krimka, or Turkey Red Winter Wheat.
North Dakota Grain Inspection
North Dakota Grain Inspection, or NDGI, is a federally designed lab that is licensed to sample and grade grain under the U.S. Grain Standards Act. CHS Southwest Grain works closely with NDGI to accurately grade the grain that we move through our locations.
North Dakota State University
NDSU Projected Crop Budgets
The NDSU Projected Crop Budgets are a great resource and tailored to North Dakota regions.
NDSU News Releases
NDSU continuously releases new information about farm management. Find more articles regarding farm management in North Dakota.
NDSU Extension Service
DON (Vomitoxin) in Wheat
NDSU Truck Weight Calculator
NDSU has created a truck weight calculator to help you better determine the maximum legal weight you can load trucks to on North Dakota interstates and state highways.
Wheat Quality Council
The Wheat Quality Council is a coordinated group effort of wheat producers, breeder, and processors to improve wheat and flour quality.
