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AFBF:It’s Good The Admin Is Starting A Formal Process With Mexico
AFBF:It’s Good The Admin Is Starting A Formal Process With Mexico
The United States has asked Mexico to start the process of more formally resolving a long-running dispute over Mexico’s planned import ban of GMO corn.  The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office asked Mexico for technical talks under the USMCA trade deal that could lead to more formal dispute settlement talks on the planned GMO corn ban.   “This is a s...
USDA March Estimates Show Minor Changes
USDA March Estimates Show Minor Changes
USDA’s March crop production reports and supply and demand estimates showed minor changes this week.  The U.S. orange production forecast rose slightly month over month, yet will still be down 25% year over year.    Turning to domestic commodity balance sheets, an upward adjustment in ending stocks for corn led to a decrease of 10 cents to the season ending average price, now at $6.60 a bushel. 
USDA Report Says Farmers Adopting Precision Ag at Different Rates
USDA Report Says Farmers Adopting Precision Ag at Different Rates
Farmers are adopting precision technologies at different rates.  A USDA report says the largest farms are adopting auto-steer guidance technology at significantly higher rates.  After sorting farms into five equally-sized groups, the agency found that among farmers who were growing corn in 2016, 73% of farms in the largest category adopted guidance at the highest rates.   The rates ...

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