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USDA: Land Values Up 5% – USDA said the value of all farm real estate increased 5% from 2023, averaging $4,170 per acre. This estimate includes buildings and other facilities.
YOU SHALL NOT PASS – The petition sought animal testing rules for the National Watermelon Promotion Board, the Mushroom Council, the United Sorghum Checkoff Program, the United Soybean Board, the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council and the Washington Red Raspberry Commission.
Prices for DAP, MAP, POTASH, and UREA – The average retail price of all eight fertilizers tracked by DTN continued to decline during the first week of August 2024, according to sellers surveyed by DTN, although none of the prices experienced a significant move, which DTN designates as 5% or more.
“Railroaded” – Canada has never seen a labour dispute that resulted in a strike or lockout from both of Canada’s rail companies. With harvest ramping up, a suspension of rail services would be disastrous for the industry. How will this affect the US?
- The looming rail strike: How did we get here?
- Fertilizer Concerns Come Into Focus With Canadian Rail Strike
- Farm Bureau Provides An Analysis On How Canadian Rail Strike Would Impact U.S. Ag
- (Canadian) Federal government intervenes to end rail lockout with binding arbitration
- Billions In US Trade Put At Risk After Thousands Of Workers Locked Out In Union Dispute
Changes to Farming – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final Herbicide Strategy, an unprecedented step in protecting over 900 federally endangered and threatened (listed) species from the potential impacts of herbicide, which are chemicals used to control weeds. (Hat Tip: EDS)
- EPA Finalizes Strategy To Protect 900 Endangered Species From Herbicides
- AG Retailers Assn Issues Statement On Final EPA Herbicide Strategy
- What Ag Should Know: EPA Releases Final Herbicide Strategy
Leading the Field? – Case IH is launching a series of technology initiatives that the manufacturer says places the farmer user-experience at the forefront.
“Weird Science” – “One should never make mayonnaise in the spray tank,” was one of the first things I learned in agriculture. Here are considerations that can determine whether a tank of blended herbicides provides effective weed control or becomes a weird science chemical disaster.
Farmers’ Reactions – The latest survey is proof farmers have moved some of their old crop corn and soybeans ahead of harvest, but market analysts and economists say this is still historically high. According to the AgWeb survey, 52% of farmers say they don’t plan to sell their old crop corn before harvest, and 60% say they’re holding on to their old crop soybeans.
