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Smashing a weed seed to death as it passes through a combine is a technological reality fast approaching U.S. farmland.

On Monday the People’s Bank of China also announced a 0.1 percentage point cut to two of its key policy rates. It acted after GDP grew by more than 8% in 2021, but slowed down in the fourth quarter.

The Biden Administration is deploying money and resources to ramp up clean energy projects across rural America. The White House says the plan taps federal lands to install wind, solar and geothermal energy projects.

The report found nitrogen accounts for more than 50% of fertilizer costs for a corn producer at $117 per acre.

ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock said: “Based on the concerns of our members, ARA expressed opposition to the employer mandate.”

Steven Valencsin founded Growers in 2012 as a boutique consulting company, which has evolved to introduce Growers Rally, a sales enablement platform for ag retail.

Ag retail facility automation stalwarts EJ Beek and Steve Swift have announced plans to retire after 30-year careers with Kahler Automation, which itself marked its 30th anniversary in 2021.

Dryness in South America prompted USDA to cut production estimates for key countries, such as Brazil, Argentina.