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The Chinese government is continuing to instruct importers to avoid purchasing U.S. soybeans. Until that changes, soybean prices are likely to remain low.
The agency is acting on a backlog of more than 175-petitions from 38-small refineries dating all the way back to 2016.
A new trade rule that went into effect Aug. 18 is already restricting the flow of steel-based farm equipment into the U.S. from manufacturers and dealers based north of the border. Here is one Oklahoma farmer’s doozy of a tale.
The move is the latest by the Trump administration to stall development of wind and solar energy, which Trump says are unreliable, expensive and dependent on Chinese supply chains.
A federal court has vacated the Biden-Harris administration’s rule that listed the lesser prairie-chicken as an endangered species.
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced a plan to build a facility near Edinburg, Texas. It will be capable of producing 300 million sterile flies per week to combat New World screwworm and is estimated to be in production in one year.
The National Corn Growers Association has issued a call to action to Congress and the Trump administration to help find demand for the 16.7 billion bushel corn crop.
If USDA predictions hold true, a massive U.S. corn crop is on the way.
Now farm tractors, combines and sprayers can be configured so there is no impact on engine power for up to 36 hours when a DEF system malfunction occurs, and a farmer has up to 100 engine hours at 25% power reduction before a 50% reduction takes hold.
The White House said on Monday to not expect public release of the Make America Healthy Again policy recommendations on Aug. 12