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CropsA Maryland farmer found less tar spot where fungicide went on with a high-clearance sprayer than by drone, while rain cost a Minnesota grower $25,000 in edible bean quality in one field.
LivestockMud cuts feed intake and daily gain and raises the feed needed per pound, extension specialists say; pen drainage and well-kept dirt mounds are the main defences.
EnvironmentAfter a snow drought, the North Platte's main irrigation reservoirs hold about 270,000 acre-feet less water than a year ago; DTN's long-range forecast leans towards above-normal precipitation into early 2027 with the strong El Niño.
CropsUp to six times normal September rain across parts of Iowa has encouraged ear rot in corn and seed problems such as purple seed stain in soybeans, and Iowa State's grain quality specialist urges farmers to harvest affected fields first and dry grain quickly.
AgrotechSensor ear tags from Merck, 701x and Ceres Tag alert cow-calf producers to heat, calving and health problems; an Iowa couple say the system helped them breed more cows this year.
AgribusinessGovernor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2646, lifting the minimum agricultural wage to $19.75 an hour from January, above the $16.90 H-2A rate; growers say it will raise labour costs by hundreds of millions of dollars.
CropsIowa confirmed its first two cases of the soilborne soybean disease this year; pathologists say losses can reach 50 to 70 percent in bad patches and urge farmers to scout, test and stop soil moving between fields.
AgribusinessAfter two lean years many US grain farms have burned through the working capital built in better times, a Farm Credit Mid-America lender says, as strong land values prop up balance sheets but not cash flow.
Market ManagementAll eight fertilizers in DTN's weekly survey of US retailers now cost more than a year ago, led by anhydrous ammonia at $977 a ton, while potash marketer Canpotex plans a C$500 million upgrade of its Vancouver terminal.
LivestockMike Johanns, agriculture secretary under George W. Bush, told a Kansas City outlook forum that importing extra beef to lower prices has cost ranchers $250 to $500 a head and would save consumers only a few cents a hamburger.
AgribusinessCorteva will dismantle its pesticide loyalty programme and pay $35 million to 12 states under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which says the change should lower pesticide prices; the case against Syngenta continues.
CropsWith Des Moines at 12.55 inches of rain for September against an Iowa average of 3.4, seed corn crews near Ankeny are harvesting through standing water because the crop must be picked at maturity.
LivestockFed-cattle slaughter fell nearly 16% on Thursday as ICE operations in Dodge City, Garden City and Liberal kept packing-plant workers away, cattle groups say.
