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The Long Game – Effects of the U.S. Supreme Court’s “Chevron deference” decision on agriculture and environmental law — such as the definition of Waters of the United States — may take years to play out, said Brigit Rollins, staff attorney with the National Agricultural Law Center.

• SCOTUS Chevron Decision Spawns ‘More Questions Than Answers’

Missing Canola Pods from Weather Stress? – What if conditions improve and temperatures cool down? Plants can recover with lower temperatures and better moisture conditions; however, depending on the growth stage, it could be a week before hormones rebalance and pod formation returns. Flowering typically lasts two to three weeks under normal conditions. Ideal conditions for flowering would include good moisture and temperatures between 13 and 22°C.

• Heat Stress and Blank Pods in Canola

Fuel and Fertilizer Outlook – Fertilizer producers are scrambling to cover shrinking revenues and energy prices are on the rise. If farmers are looking to lock in fuel prices to avoid that headache during harvest, between now and the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate hike (likely after the Sept. 19-20 FOMC meeting) may offer the cheapest financing costs for pricey fuel. (FYI – Tiger-Sul Products prices are tied to the sulphur markets.)

• Fertilizer Outlook: Wall Street Gifts Cost Relief To Main Street

Price Hike – Property insurance costs for farmers and ranchers have been increasing, driven by several factors, including climate change, market conditions, and rising production expenses.

• This Time It’s Property Insurance Costs On The Rise

Looking Over A Cliff? – The American Bankers Association provided testimony before the House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture today offering the banking industry’s views on the financial conditions in farm country.

• Testimony of Tony Hotchkiss Before the House Ag Committee on the Financial Conditions in Farm Country

Squeeze Play – Current farm income instability from inflationary pressures, high interest rates, and several supply chain disruptions are forcing farmers to pay higher input costs while receiving lower commodity prices.

• Farmers Pay Higher Input Costs While Receiving Lower Commodity Prices

Curve Ball in the WASDE – USDA threw the corn market a curve ball in the July World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report released Friday, and it was a good one with an unexpected cut to old crop corn stocks through increased demand.

• What You Need to Know About USDA’s Surprisingly Friendly Changes to Corn, and Why Prices Seem Unimpressed

Sulphur on Mars! – Scientists were astounded on May 30 when NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover revealed something unprecedented: yellow sulfur crystals. This discovery occurred as the rover drove over a rock, causing it to crack open.

• Curiosity Rover Uncovers Pure Sulfur Crystals on Mars