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Deere Partners with DeLaval for Sustainable Milk Production

September 27, 2023September 28, 2023 Gina Clark Deere, DeLaval, Dairy Farming Machinery, Milk Sustainability

John Deere and DeLaval, a producer of dairy and farming machinery, have joined efforts to create the Milk Sustainability Center

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Low Water Levels May Plague Ag This Fall and Winter

September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 Gina Clark trade, supply chain, Drought, Panama Canal

From the Mississippi River to the Panama Canal, this year’s drought has resulted in low water levels that are likely to disrupt ag production and trade.

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NPPC Leader Not Betting the Farm on Prop 12

September 25, 2023September 28, 2023 Gina Clark Proposition 12, National Pork Producers Council, Animal Welfare, Scott Hays

The president of the National Pork Producers Council said on Tuesday he won’t convert his Missouri hog farm to satisfy the California rules.

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New Law Incentivizes Selling Land to New Farmers

September 25, 2023September 28, 2023 Gina Clark Missouri, House Bill 202, Young farmers

To recruit new generations to the agriculture industry, Missouri state lawmakers passed a bill to incentivize selling land to beginning farmers.

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Disappointment with EPA’s Latest WOTUS Rule

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 Gina Clark EPA, WOTUS, ncga, Zippy Duvall

A number of agricultural groups have expressed significant disappointment in the revised Waters of the U.S. rule released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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Rural Energy Program Awards $266 Million to 47 States

September 8, 2023September 18, 2023 Gina Clark Vilsack, Loans, Grants, Rural Energy for America

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced USDA is awarding $266 million in loans and grants for agriculture producers and rural small businesses.

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Farmer Sentiment Weakens in August

September 8, 2023September 27, 2023 Gina Clark Ag Economy Barometer, Purdue/CME Group, Farmer Sentiment

U.S. farmers’ sentiment weakened in August compared to July as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dipped 8 points to a reading of 115.

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$700 Million Allocated to Connect Rural Areas to High-Speed Internet

August 21, 2023August 21, 2023 Gina Clark USDA, High speed internet, Re-Connect Program, Farm Bill Package

The USDA today announced nearly $700 million in grants and loans to connect thousands of rural residents, farmers and business owners in 22 states reliable, affordable high-speed internet.

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Midwest Farmland Values Rose Again in the Second Quarter

August 17, 2023 Gina Clark Farmland Values

According to the most recent AgLetter, Seventh District farmland values in the second quarter of 2023 were 9% higher than a year ago.

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Farmers Remain Optimistic About Ag Economy

August 2, 2023August 2, 2023 Gina Clark Ag Economy Barometer, Purdue University

Agricultural producers were slightly more confident about the farming economy in July, despite recent crop price volatility and continued concerns about rising interest rates.

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No Drought Relief in Sight for August

August 1, 2023 Gina Clark Drought, Corn Belt

Weather experts predict that There will likely be little to no improvement to the drought situation through the first half of August in the Corn Belt

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Rural Mainstreet Economy Begins Third Quarter on Healthy Note

July 24, 2023August 1, 2023 Gina Clark farmland prices, RMI, Rural Mainstree Economy

After declining below growth neutral in March, the overall Rural Mainstreet Index for July expanded above the threshold for a fourth straight month, according to the July monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region.

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New Online Tool Maps ‘Beans Gone Wild’

July 24, 2023August 1, 2023 Gina Clark North Carolina, NC State Extension

North Carolina State Extension agents recently released an online tracking tool to capture and share in-season crop problems and recommendations.

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Iowa Disappointed by EPA’s Ruling on Biofuel

June 26, 2023July 12, 2023 Gina Clark Biofuel, EPA Ruling

Iowa Republican lawmakers and biofuels interest groups expressed disappointment after the U.S. EPA finalized a rule that holds steady the amount of corn-based ethanol that oil refiners must blend into the nation’s fuel.

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Iowa Ag Industry on Alert Following Approval of Lab-Grown Meat

June 26, 2023July 12, 2023 Gina Clark Lab Grown Meat, Iowa Beef Industry

Laboratory meats could have an economic impact on Iowa, one of the biggest livestock-producing states in the nation.

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Farm Bill Draft Could Be Ready by August

June 26, 2023July 12, 2023 Gina Clark Farm Bill

The House Agriculture Committee announced this week at an event that draft language for the 2023 Farm Bill could be available by August.

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Drone Images Helps Increase Soybean Yield in Wake of Climate Change

June 23, 2023June 23, 2023 Gina Clark Purdue University, Climate Change, Drones

In recent years, Purdue University researchers have worked to predict soybean biomass from drone imagery in Indiana.

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Farmers Worry Bunge’s $8.2 Billion Ag Deal Will Diminish Competition

June 23, 2023June 23, 2023 Gina Clark Bunge, Viterra, Farm Action, Monopoly

Farmer and consumer groups warn that the planned agricultural megadeael uniting Bunge and Glencore-backed Viterra could leave farmers with fewer alternatives for selling crops and drive up consumers’ prices for food.

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States Accelerate Efforts to Block China’s Ag Land Purchases

June 23, 2023June 23, 2023 Gina Clark China, Ag Land Purchases

A growing number of states are considering or have passed measures this legislative term to ban “foreign adversaries” and foreign entities – specifically China – from buying farmland.

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Debt Ceiling Agreement is Critical to Ag Market

June 2, 2023June 8, 2023 Gina Clark Debt Ceiling Agreement, Government Default

The recently passed debt ceiling agreement is important for the entire agricultural industry to avoid a default of the government and possible shutdown of essential services.

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Supreme Court Limits Federal Water Regulations

June 1, 2023June 2, 2023 Gina Clark WOTUS, Clean Water Act, Supreme Court Ruling

Farmers and property owners received a major win when the Supreme Court significantly reduced the scope of the Clean Water Act.

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Crop Progress: USDA Reports Planting Pace – Slower Than Expected

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 Gina Clark USDA, Crop Progress Report

The latest crop progress data from the USDA showed both corn and soybean plantings moving slower than analysts anticipated.

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Ag Leaders Lobby to Strengthen Farm Bill Crop Insurance

May 9, 2023May 10, 2023 Gina Clark federal crop insurance, American Farm Bureau, Farm Bill

Farm and commodity trade association leaders lobbied for updating commodity programs and strengthening crop insurance programs at a Tuesday hearing of the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry committee.

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The EU Backs Plan to Forcibly Shut Down Thousands of Farms

May 9, 2023May 10, 2023 Gina Clark EU, nitrogen, Farm Buyout

The European Commission approved two Dutch plans worth a combined 1.47 billion euros ($1.61 billion) to buy out livestock farmers to reduce nitrogen pollution.

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Farmer Sentiment Improves Amidst Farm Bill Discussion

May 2, 2023May 10, 2023 Gina Clark Capital Investment Index, Purdue/CME Group, Farmer Sentiment

Farmer sentiment improved modestly in April as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reversed a two-month decline up 6 points to a reading of 123.

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Global Agriculture Equipment Market Sales Revenue to Surpass $519.44 Billion

April 18, 2023May 10, 2023 Gina Clark

The global Agriculture Equipment Market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 8.6% from 2023 to 2031.

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Farmer Sentiment Weakened Again in March

April 14, 2023April 25, 2023 Gina Clark Ag Ecpnomy Barometer, Purdue/CME Group, Farmer Sentiment

Farmer sentiment weakened again in March as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell 8 points to a reading of 117.

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Biofuel and Farm Leaders Press White House For Action on E15

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 Gina Clark Biofuels, ncga, E15, National Corn Growers

Biofuel and farm leaders called on President Biden to get ahead of rising fuel costs by authorizing sales of E15 this summer.

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Farm Equipment Sales Index Begins 2023 on Solid Note

January 19, 2023February 27, 2023 Gina Clark Rural Mainstreet Index, Creighton University

As a result of strong farm financial conditions, the Farm equipment-sales index climbed to 61.4, its highest level since June of last year, and up from 60.4 in December. The index has risen above growth neutral for 24 of the last 26 months.

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Farmers React to New WOTUS Rule

January 13, 2023January 26, 2023 Gina Clark WOTUS, Clean Water Act

Last Friday the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers announced a final rule establishing the definition of “Waters of the United States.” Many farm and ag groups have reacted to the news.

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Farm Income Jumps 14% to Record High

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Farm Income, Farmer Commodities, Ukraine War

High commodity prices will propel U.S. net farm income to a record $160.5 billion this year, despite a steep climb in expenses, said the Agriculture Department. Farm income, a gauge of profitability, would be 14% higher than last year and twice as high as three years ago.

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High Input Costs and Rising Interest Rates Concern Farmers

December 6, 2022December 13, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Ag Economy Barometer, Purdue/CME Group

Farmer sentiment was unchanged in November compared to October, with the Ag Economy Barometer Index remaining at 102.

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Backers of Farmworker Visa Push Immigrant Labor Deal

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Immigrant Labor Deal, Farmworker Visa

Lawmakers, agriculture groups and farmworker organizations are pushing to pass an overhaul of the farmworker visa program through both chambers of Congress before the GOP takes control of the House next year.

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Seed Treatment Stewardship Guide Available

December 1, 2022December 13, 2022 Gina Clark CLA

The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) and Crop Life America (CLA) have updated their Seed Treatment Stewardship Guide. The guide includes information about planting of treated seeds to minimize the amount of dust-off and implementation of an ISO planting equipment standard to better control dust emissions.

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Unverferth Mfg Announces Shell Rock Expansion

November 16, 2022November 30, 2022 Gina Clark Unverferth Mfg, Shell Rock

Unverferth Manufacturing Co. Inc. has announced its Shell Rock, Iowa facility has nearly completed a 75,000-square-foot plant expansion that will add 65 new job openings.

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Farmers Concerned Over High Interest Rates

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 Gina Clark Ag Economy Barometer, Purdue Report

Farmer sentiment weakened again in October as the Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell to a reading of 102, down 10 points compared to a month earlier.

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Harvest Barge Traffic Slows Due to Low River Levels

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 Gina Clark Transportation, supply chain, Barge Traffic

Harvest progress is up, but river levels are down. South of St. Louis, parts of the Mississippi River are so low from weeks of drought that barge traffic is being limited.

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Ag Industry Considered National Security Interest

September 21, 2022September 27, 2022 Gina Clark

President Biden directed the Treasury-led committee that scrutinizes foreign investment in America to consider the national security impact any deals would have on U.S. technological leadership, including biotechnology and “elements of the agricultural industrial base that have implications for food security.”

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Farmers Look for Value, Specialization in Shortline Purchases

September 16, 2022September 27, 2022 Gina Clark Farmer Survey

Farm Equipment’s second shortline farmer survey found growers continue to purchase shortline equipment based on price, special features and availability.

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Putin, Erdogan to Meet Over Ukraine Grain Deal

September 15, 2022September 27, 2022 Gina Clark Ukraine Graine Deal

The Russian leader has criticized the agreement that allows exports from Odessa, partly brokered by Turkey, as helping the West at the expense of poorer nations.

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Farmer Sentiment Improves Despite Rising Costs

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 Gina Clark Ag Economy Barometer

Farmer sentiment improved in August as the Purdue-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index rose 14 points above its July reading to 117.

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U.S. Panel Rejects Duties on Fertilizers from Russia, Trinidad and Tobago

July 19, 2022July 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt tariffs, trade

In a victory for farmers and a loss for the domestic fertilizer industry, the U.S. International Trade Commission has voted against imposing import tariffs on urea ammonium nitrate from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago.

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ASABE Revises Standard for Farmstead Equipment Safety

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Standards

ASABE REVISES STANDARD FOR FARMSTEAD EQUIPMENT SAFETY ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN— The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has

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Ag Economy Barometer slides lower, producers concerned about war’s impact on input prices

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Ag Economy Barometer, Purdue/CME Group

Ag Economy Barometer slides lower, producers concerned about war’s impact on input prices. (Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer/James Mintert).Download Photo WEST

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AFBF Welcomes Supreme Court Decision to Hear Prop 12 Case

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Farm Bureau, Prop 12

American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Zippy Duvall has commented on the U.S. Supreme Court decision to hear the case

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USDA Payments to Livestock Producers Impacted by Drought or Wildfire

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 Vernon Schmidt livestock, USDA, Disaster

New Emergency Livestock Relief benefits to be delivered through two-phased approach; compensation for 2021 forage losses WASHINGTON, March 31, 2022 –

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Railway Labor Dispute to Further Disrupt Fertilizer Supply

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles fertilizer, Canadian Pacific Rail

More than 1 million short tons of fertilizer cross the U.S.-Canada border by truck each year. March, April and May are peak months for fertilizer applications across the northern states.

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USDA Seeks ‘Made in America’ Fertilizer Solution

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles fertilizer

It seeks to fund efforts that reduce America’s dependence on imports for fertilizer components while rewarding innovation and sustainability.

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Survey Suggests Confidence Among Farmers, Rural Bankers

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles rural mainstreet

The March farm equipment-sales index showed growth for the 16th consecutive month. This has been the strongest string of monthly readings since spring 2011.

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Members of Four Dealer Associations Approve Merger

March 15, 2022March 16, 2022 Kristi Ruggles EDA, MSEDA, WEDA, NAEDA, UEDA

The dealership association landscape has shifted this week with the announcement of a new North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA).

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