With corn production estimates in Europe falling and import projections
rising, the situation is very likely to have a meaningful impact on North
American feed grain markets and needs to be monitored.
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Most fertilizer prices fell in late July with UAN32 dropping 14% month
over month to $459/ton, leading a group of three fertilizers reporting
significant price drops.
BDTN Retail Fertilizer Trends
Federal regulators have paused the issuance and renewal of non-domiciled
commercial driver's licenses in noncompliant states, leaving some H-2A workers
unable to obtain licenses.
FH-2A Drivers Caught in CDL Freeze
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins spoke at Farmfest in Minnesota on
Tuesday, announcing some changes to crop insurance, including a two-month delay
for paying premiums this year. She also talked about modernizing USDA data
collection and crop surveys. Rollins said USDA would hold several forums this
month about the issue.
BRollins Presses to Reform NASS Surveys
Farmers take to the sky to improve ROI. Fungicides, insecticides,
biologicals and foliar fertilization products are all good candidates for drone
application for several reasons.
7^Spray Drones Offer Solid ROI