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The increased incidence of the disease this year in the Midwest has to do with the extremely hot, dry weather followed by heavy precipitation events farmers received in June and July.

This was the final step needed to support planting of Axant Flex Cotton in the U.S.

How could you symbolically and enthusiastically celebrate your team’s successes?

New operating loans have interest rates double compared to 2021

Sixty-five percent of farmers surveyed in July expect interest rates to climb in the next 12 months. On a positive note, 7 out of 10 said they expect farmland cash rental rates to remain roughly the same for 2024.

What weeds do you hate and why? As a native of New Mexico, Clinton Griffiths spent hours alongside his dad, a hoe and bucket in hand, ridding their property of goatheads, a prickly plant with no proven useful purpose.

Sens. Chuck Grassley and Sherrod Brown have introduced the Farm Program Integrity Act. It would create a cap of $250,000 in commodity support for a single farm operation and, potentially, some undesirable side effects.

I was on the AgriTalk program yesterday with Chip Flory discussing the Farm Program Integrity Act of 2023. In this post we provide a link to that discussion.