(IARN) — Farmers who have not yet completed their 2019 crop year elections for enrollment in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs must schedule an appointment to do so with their local USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) by Monday, March 16. FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce says.” If you’ve not completed your elections or enrollment, the clock is ticking, and your program eligibility is at stake, so please call FSA today and request an appointment.” To date, more than 1.4 million contracts have been signed for the 2019 crop year. This represents 89 percent of expected enrollment. Read more
Nutrien Ag Solutions: Creating A Well-Rounded Experience For Customers
(IARN) — Nutrien Ag Solutions, the retail division of Nutrien Ltd., provides full-acre solutions through a network of trusted crop consultants at more than 1,700 global locations. Read more
FBN Provides Local Access To Farm Inputs
(IARN) — Farmers Business Network prides itself in “creating unprecedented transparency and competition” by delivering “better yields, lower costs, and smarter marketing.”
The growing farmer network looks to provide another layer of convenience to its customers during the 2020 crop season.
FBN Direct “makes buying inputs simple and affordable.” Whether it be chemicals, fertilizers, or seed, Farmers Business Network helps farmers capture a positive return on investment (ROI), shares Dawn Burroughs, FBN senior account executive and regional manager for Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. She adds FBN Hubs will help growers access products locally. Read more
Farm Debt Just Short Of Record Levels
(IARN) — A new analysis shows total farm debt is near record levels and farm real estate debt is at an all-time high. Agricultural Economic Insights found that today, the total debt stands at $425 billion, just short of the 1981 peak of $440 billion. However, the annual increase from 2000 to 2020 has been achieved through the relatively consistent small increases in debt, as opposed to a rapid run-up. Read more
Corteva Agriscience Recommends Taking A Program Approach To Weeds
(IARN) — Waterlogged soils last year kept producers from applying essential herbicide applications. Two crop specialists share how to gain a better handle on weeds in the upcoming crop season.
Brandon Walter, U.S. product manager for corn herbicides with Corteva Agriscience, says effective weed control starts with “getting out early.” Read more
NPPC Recommends USDA Oversee Gene Edited Livestock
(IARN) — Numerous studies have outlined the benefits of gene editing.
Gene editing in agriculture offers benefits for “our health, our environment, animal welfare, crop health and reducing food waste,” according to the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). Another farm organization seeks a better suitor for regulatory oversight of this emerging technology. Read more