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Now the worry shifts to wars and attacks on two democracies (Ukraine and Israel), whether or not deficit spending by China can help regain its economic momentum, and risk of a U.S. government shutdown on November 17.

Political unrest, a healthy ag economy and the start of an election year. These are all reasons economists in the October Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor think it could 2025 before Congress passes a new farm bill.

Bart Fischer, co-director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M, spotlights two topics that will be updated in the next farm bill.

BASF’s Scott Kay says its people are the biggest asset to bring consistent supply and the latest technologies.

In a historic and contentious election, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) was elected as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, writes Pro Farmer analyst Jim Wiesemeyer in Policy Updates.

Researchers from UNL, Iowa State University and the China Agricultural University have done what seemed impossible a decade ago: they finished sequencing the entire corn genome, a major breakthrough for yield.

Farmers applying NH3 can maximize their dollars and use of the product by not applying it until soil temperatures are no more than 50 degrees and trending lower, according to Iowa State University Extension.

DLF’s new facility is located in Albany, Oregon and spans 141,000 sq. ft.

For the latest list—based on 2022 data—47 of the 100 cooperatives are in agriculture. In all, 59% of the $319 billion in generated revenues of co-operatives are from those ag-focused co-ops: $187.6 billion.

With drought and heat stress in Iowa this season corn and soybean yields are variable, but not that far off of 2022.