The House on Tuesday passed the Senate's continuing resolution to fund the
government through Dec. 11, while Republican lawmakers prepare to take
ranchers' concerns over the Trump administration's beef agenda directly to the
White House as new beef imports begin.
4^GOP Heads to White House to Talk Beef
USDA officials on Tuesday used the opening of the Farm Progress Show to
talk about how they are changing USDA's data collection for crop reports that
farmers rely on for market decisions. That includes making surveys easier for
farmers to fill out, along with using more satellite information and
potentially precision-agriculture data.
BUSDA Moves to Overhaul Crop Reports
Fertilizers appear to shift lower once again. Six of the eight major
fertilizers are lower compared to last month, with the remaining two nutrients
being slightly higher. Two fertilizers are leading the way to the downside. DTN
designates a significant move as anything 5% or more.
1^DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends
The effects of El Nino hang over South America as planting begins in
September.
7^South America Calling
Pasture and range conditions improved slightly in the High Plains and
Southwest but worsened across the Midwest and Southern Plains due to heat.
Overall conditions remain significantly worse than a year ago, with poor
conditions nearly doubled.
BPasture Conditions Decline as Heat, Drought Outpace Any Gains
