Average retail prices for all eight major fertilizers were more expensive
compared to last month. Two fertilizers (UAN28 and UAN32) had a substantial
price increase looking back to last month. DTN designates a significant move as
anything 5% or more.
BDTN Retail Fertilizer Trends
Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee,
told members of the North American Agricultural Journalists on Tuesday that he
plans to integrate updates to reference prices and other safety net programs as
part of the upcoming reconciliation bill. Thompson told reporters the House
Agriculture Committee is expected to hold its markup hearing for the
reconciliation bill next week.
4^Tying the Farm Bill to Reconciliation
On Tuesday, EPA announced the next step in its quest to make pesticide
registration comply with the Endangered Species Act for decades, releasing the
final Insecticide Strategy that will guide farmers' future use of these tools
while protecting threatened and endangered species.
BEPA Releases Insecticide Strategy
The U.S. International Trade Commission made a final determination on
Tuesday that imports of the herbicide 2,4-D from China and India have harmed
Corteva Agriscience.
BITC: Corteva Harmed by 2,4-D Imports
In his first public remarks on the Trump administration's policies, a
former USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation told the North
American Agricultural Journalists (NAAJ) that he is particularly worried about
the loss of key personnel, and the impact that will have on areas such as
conservation and forest fires.
BQuestioning USDA Funding, Job Cuts
