There’s just over 2 weeks for Congress to pass 12 spending bills to avoid a total government shutdown. If time runs out, one analyst says that could mean no USDA report in October and no yield cuts, which are likely.
Matt Griggs and Bubba Johnson smell hypocrisy. For the past 14 years, the Tennessee farmers have applied chicken litter to their row crops, but they now face a local government ban on further applications and an environmental court summons.
The national average for cropland cash rents increased from $148 to $155 per acre, which is 4.7%, in 2023. The lowest reported average was in Montana at $35 per acre versus the highest in Arizona at $347.
USDA announced a $400,000 effort to allow ethanol to qualify for the new SAF tax credit. Will this result in extra payments by the ethanol plant to the farmer?
Marketed as the highest horsepower Case IH tractor ever, the Steiger 715 Quadtrac headlines model year 2024 updates. Case IH leaders say the tractor was built based on farmer feedback and the need to cover more ground in less time.
