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AgrotechHalderman Real Estate & Farm Management says an in-house AI tool built with Margin AI works out combination bids in seconds at farmland auctions and prepares most of an appraisal, while keeping clients' farm records private.
CropsA fast-spreading leaf spot resembling maize white spot, or Phaeosphaeria leaf spot, has been found in at least 20 Michigan counties; MSU says the fungus is not yet identified and warns of inoculum for 2027.
AgribusinessTrump and Xi extended their trade truce to 10 January without a broad deal or new farm purchase figures; China is ahead on soybeans but behind on a $17 billion pledge for other US farm goods.
AgribusinessUSDA is making its fast-track direct-loan process permanent and cutting paperwork for guaranteed loans, while Farm Bureau says the loan caps themselves need Congress to act.
On-road diesel averaged a record US$6.67 a gallon in Michigan on Friday with off-road at US$5.55-5.80, just as combines roll; GasBuddy's Patrick DeHaan blames Ukrainian drone strikes that have taken Russia's one-in-nine barrels of global diesel offline, Middle East escalations and US refineries runn
A 24-member delegation from beef, pork, corn and soybean groups saw US Meat Export Federation promotion in Tokyo, retail displays, a beef-tongue plant, a Wagyu auction and culinary training, and United Soybean Board director Tom Griffiths argued that exporting soybeans through beef and pork keeps
Early dig began on 9-10 September with Michigan Sugar's four factories slicing from 11 September; the cooperative planted about 143,000 acres, 4,000 more than last year, and forecasts 29-31 tons an acre, but Sanilac County grower Matt Frostic says Cercospora leaf spot is exhausting fungicide options
