The biggest chunk of spending in the Inflation Reduction Act would address
climate change in different ways, including programs for climate-smart
agriculture and rural renewable energy. That includes about $20 billion for
USDA conservation programs for farmers and landowners.
BSenate Passes Inflation Reduction Act
Sometimes exiting a crop makes good business sense. This week DTN's View
From the Cab farmers talk about making those tough choices.
BView From the Cab
Incomplete corn kernel development, or tip back, is a possibility in
heat-stressed areas of the Corn Belt this season.
$Ag Weather Forum
USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released its survey on
farmland values Friday. The report looks at all farm real estate, which
averaged $3,800 per acre nationally, up 12.4%. The report also breaks out
cropland, irrigated versus non-irrigated, as well as pasture values.
BUSDA Land Values, Cash Rents Surveys
For grain and oilseed prices, the first half of summer was dominated by
speculative selling that had little to do with actual crop supplies. With
speculative influence now much smaller, prices should soon take an interest in
crop fundamentals.
FTodd's Take
