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Shawn Hackett of Hackett Financial Advisors says with wheat falling nearly $2 off the Sept. 2 contract highs, it isn’t a surprise that China and other buyers would see it as an opportunity to buy.
While overhead irrigation saved Massachusetts apples, a historic freeze caused up to $200 million in fruit damage in Pennsylvania alone, exposing glaring gaps in specialty crop insurance and disaster loans.
With one- to three-year-old machines in short supply, auction premiums are soaring. Industry veterans Casey Seymour and Machinery Pete break down when to lease, retrofit, or check local dealer lots.
A multi-year study at the PTI Farm in Illinois suggests banding phosphorus and potassium at reduced rates can improve returns, but tillage costs and soil fertility levels matter.
A federal judge says the FTC and 12 states have enough evidence for a jury to decide whether Syngenta’s Key AI rebates illegally kept generics out and grower prices up. Corteva already settled with the FTC.
Darin Newsom, senior market analyst with Barchart, says the funds set the direction of the trend the problem is they have skewed the markets to the point that the real fundamentals in agriculture don’t really matter.
After 37 years studying soil microbes, University of Minnesota plant pathologist Linda Kinkel sees promise in biologicals. But consistent results and proven ROI will determine how quickly farmers adopt them.
Mark Schultz of Northstar Commodity, says the corn market may be running out of sellers as the funds have liquidated a big chunk of their long position. However, it is too early to call a bottom with corn harvest still underway.
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