A trifecta of high input prices, high interest rates, and depressed crop prices have Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) bringing focus to the economic stress for farmers.

Purchase one of three available bundles (one corn and two soybean) and receive free glyphosate or glufosinate. Plus 0% financing. That’s the offer Conduit is putting in front of farmers Nov. 25 to Dec. 2.

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At the same time, USDA has given HB4 wheat, which features a trait for drought tolerance, the green light for development.

Trump taps Howard Lutnick for Commerce Secretary, signaling tariff-heavy trade strategy. Lutnick has called the tariffs a negotiating tool that could be used to convince other countries to bring down their own levies or to force companies to move production to the U.S.

Ambassador Terry Branstad was the first U.S. state governor to host Xi Jinping in 1985, so he carries the unique distinction of being called an “old friend” by the Chinese leader as well as a friend to President Donald Trump.