Every farmer knows that weather is the least predictable “input” in our businesses. The drought of 2021 was one for the record books and reduced yields on all types of …
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FDA Allows Drought Tolerant Biotech Wheat to Move Forward
by Colter BrownThe FDA has found no safety issues with a drought-tolerant biotech variety of wheat known as HB4 developed by the Argentinian company Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp., the company announced Monday. …
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Federal Appeals Court Rejects EPA’s Glyphosate Analysis
by Colter BrownA federal appeals court has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to review the registration of glyphosate. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday rejected EPA’s analysis for determining that …
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Montana State Hosts First-Ever Precision Agriculture Boot Camp
by Colter BrownLast week, current and future growers and producers from all corners of Montana gathered in Linfield Hall on Montana State University’s campus, intently listening to a lecture on remote sensors. …
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MSU Extension Specialist Discusses Fertilizing Mid-Season If Yield Goals Increase
by Colter BrownFields across Montana may be under-fertilized if fertilizer rates were based on drought conditions, since snow and rain this spring increased potential yields in some areas, according to Clain Jones, …
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Ag Groups Call for Withdrawal of Supreme Court Brief on Glyphosate
by Colter BrownIn a letter to President Biden, 54 agricultural groups expressed grave concern with a recent amicus brief submitted by the U.S. Solicitor General to the Supreme Court. The brief advises …
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From WHIP+ to ERP: A New Name for 2020-2021 Ad Hoc Disaster Assistance
by Colter BrownOn May 16, USDA announced that some commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disasters in 2020 and 2021 will soon be eligible to receive emergency relief payments totaling …
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Wheat Futures Surge to Limit-Up Gains as India Bans Wheat Exports
by Colter BrownAfter gaining upwards of a dollar last week, wheat futures started the new week by posting limit-up gains after India announced a partial wheat export ban over the weekend. India …
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USDA Announces $6 Billion in Payments to Crop Producers Impacted by Natural Disasters
by Colter BrownWASHINGTON, May 16, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021 will soon …
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USDA Projects Lower Winter Wheat and Higher Spring Wheat in First Crop Production Report
by Colter BrownIn USDA’s first detailed forecast of the 2022-23 crops, the outlook for wheat production was pegged at 1.729 bb, up 83 million bushels (mb) from last year, with higher projected …