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For those in agriculture, owning farmland has long been viewed as a symbol of status and wealth. Now, even individuals who don’t farm are jumping on board, looking to buy farmland.

“It’s a mystery as to why the USDA began to hide the names of many recipients,” said Scott Faber, senior vice president for government affairs for the Environmental Working Group.

Danny Murphy once paid $10 for a bag of soybean seed, 18 to 30 cents per gallon for diesel, $200 per ton of urea, $20 per day for hired labor, and $25 cash rent. That was then; this is now.

Problems like tar spot get tons of attention because of the highly visible yield loss they cause in-season. Seedling diseases can pack the same punch. Some experts claim Pythium is the No. 1 disease issue in corn.

If you follow my reporting, you know predictions don’t tend to be in my stoic Norwegian data guy DNA. But New Year’s resolutions are about pushing our personal boundaries. I’m game, so here it goes.

AgDay TV Markets Now: Oliver Sloup of Blue Line Futures talks about the mixed closes with end of the month positioning the main feature, but corn and soybeans also continue to fail at resistance.

For Ukrainians, the introduction of Starlink has been essential. As Russian barrages destroy cell towers and blow up landlines, satellite internet connection is not just an option, but it’s now a lifeline.

In a decade, government outlays to subsidize crop insurance increased 60%, expanding in sync with the rapid growth in acreage covered by the policies, according to Risk Management Agency data.

According to USDA, the pilot will mirror the working library that was shared with stakeholders in 2022 but will now contain active contracts.