Ag Business Articles
Real Estate Debt Pushes Ag Loan Balances Higher
Published September 2, 2022
Farm real estate loans rose nearly seven percent at commercial banks this past year. A report from the Kansas City Federal Reserve says non-real estate farm debt increased modestly after two years of significant declines. The delinquency rate for real…New Combine Introduced at Farm Progress
Published September 2, 2022
The new CLAAS TRION 740 combine made its debut at the Farm Progress Show. The combine is powered by a Cummins L9 engine. According to a news release, it only takes five minutes to switch from the harvesting of soybeans…Dicamba Drama
Published September 2, 2022
The EPA is asking the federal courts to maintain a temporary suspension of a lawsuit over the use of dicamba. The Center for Food Safety and Center for Biological Diversity asked the courts to vacate the registrations of XtendiMax, Engenia…Seeking Regulatory Oversight
Published September 2, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency has until the end of the month to respond to 2017 petition filed by the Center for Food Safety and the Pesticide Action Network. The environmental groups are seeking regulatory oversight of pesticide-treated seed. Seed treatment…Rail Carriers and Unions Work on Labor Agreements
Published September 2, 2022
Three labor unions representing 15,000 railroad workers reached a tentative agreement with the railroads. Nine other unions representing 130,000 workers have not yet reached a deal. If the unions and rail carriers have not reached an agreement by September 16,…Specialty Block Grants Awarded
Published September 2, 2022
The North Dakota Department of Agriculture has awarded over $3 million in specialty crop block grants. Twenty-one projects are being funded. That list includes $323,000 for the National Agricultural Genotyping Center to increase the availability of genotyping in chickpea and…Heading to Uzbekistan
Published September 2, 2022
Minnesota soybean checkoff leaders will be in Uzbekistan this week. This follows the first-ever U.S. soybean meal shipment to the former member of the Soviet Union. The trade mission is the next step in investigating the new market.Driverless Spreader Introduced at Farm Progress Show
Published September 1, 2022
Case IH and Raven Industries introduced the agriculture industry’s first autonomous spreader. The driverless technology was unveiled at the Farm Progress Show. Using the Case IH Trident 5550 applicator with Raven Autonomy, farmers can plan and complete an entire field…A New Role for Matt Grove
Published September 1, 2022
Matt Grove has started a new role as the business development lead for Precision Planting. Grove has been the northwest region manager for Precision Planting. Previously, Grove worked for Intelligent Ag Solutions, HEC Agronomy, Valley Plains Equipment and RDO.