Growing Harvest Ag Network

The Supreme Court ruled in late June that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) preempts state-law claims regarding pesticide labeling. Agriculture is counting the ruling as a major win that will keep an important tool in the market. The decision effectively overturned a previous jury award and is expected to end many ongoing lawsuits related to the pesticide Roundup.

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The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement is undergoing serious trade renegotiations.

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El Niño is setting up a generally favorable weather pattern across much of the Corn Belt as crops move into a critical stretch of development.

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USDA is giving farmers more time to pay their crop insurance bills. The Risk Management Agency is authorizing Approved Insurance Providers to give producers up to 60 additional days to pay crop insurance premiums, administrative fees, and other amounts with billing dates between July 1st and September 30th.

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This Farm Talk segment is brought to you by North Dakota Corn. Carson Klosterman serves as Chairman of the North Dakota Corn Utilization Council. Klosterman talks more about the grand opening of the Bolley Agricultural Laboratory on the campus of NDSU. 

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Farms and ranches who employ workers under the H2-A program now have their federally mandated minimum wage under the new Adverse Effect Wage Rate.

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Farmland owners or operators face a choice of lease options, but which one pays more? The agricultural economists at Purdue University looked into that question and found that over the past 20 years, no single lease type consistently outperformed the others. 

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Rusty Halvorson and Sarah Heinrich shares some of the week's top stories in agriculture.

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Farmers should avoid letting major market reports dictate their marketing strategy. Instead, risk manager Heather Ramsey with The ARC Group, advises farmers to focus on a consistent plan and the factors they can control.

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USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says near to above normal temperatures and precipitation for most of the country is expected during the period of August 18 - 24.

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