A large offering of Corn Belt farmland totaling 3,776 acres across 28
tracts in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio is being sold via sealed bids.
4^Big Row-Crop Acres Package Hits Market
Farmers remain hesitant about adopting new technologies.
1^Tech Pays But Adoption Lags on the Farm
Farm groups expressed disappointment after a ruling in the U.S. District
Court of Eastern California could force the Labor Department to recalibrate
wages for farm workers. The department changed the Adverse Effect Wage Rate
last year, reducing farmer pay to migrant workers by an estimated $2.46 billion.
BFederal Judge Rejects H-2A Wage Changes
Contributing Analyst Philip Shaw says Canadians and Americans still have a
great affinity for each other, but living with the U.S. and especially with
this American administration continues to be very difficult, with uncertainty
on when will this trade war end and how much it will hurt farmers.
BUnder the Agridome
Recent Sales Results From Louisa County, Iowa; Kingman County, Kansas;
Lincoln County, Minnesota; and Allen County, Ohio
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