Kentucky farmer Quint Pottinger sold off much of his large equipment line,
replacing it with a midsize utility tractor and eight-row planter to
autonomously plant about 2,000 acres of corn and soybeans this spring.
@^Autonomy Comes to Kentucky Farm
During a recent webinar, the issue of countervailing duties on phosphorus
fertilizer and the effects on American farmers was discussed in great depth. An
earlier Texas A&M showed countervailing duties increased phosphorus fertilizer
costs for U.S. producers by $6.9 billion since 2021.
:^Fertilizer Duties Pressure US Farmers
USDA launched a voluntary "Product of USA" label strictly for meat from
animals born, raised, harvested and processed domestically. Beef organizations
applaud the transparent, loophole-closing standard.
BUSDA Launches Product of USA Label Push
The Trump administration has frozen grant applications under the Renewable
Energy for America Program because the Trump administration is pressing to curb
subsidies for projects using solar, wind and other renewable energy sources.
REAP is a popular program that largely funds only small-scale projects such as
rooftop solar on barns or more energy-efficient irrigation systems.
BUSDA Keeps Freeze on REAP Grants
Right-to-repair advocate Willie Cade says John Deere's farmer-facing PRO
Service software still shows fewer product improvement programs than dealer
software, limiting independent repair capabilities.
1^Demo Exposes Deere Repair Software Gap
