When we explained in our last blog post the recent Court of Appeals decision that vacated the registration of three dicamba-based products, we mentioned that one possibility for answering the “What happens now?” question was for the EPA to issue a cancellation order that would allow end users to use existing stocks of the products.

Internet buying makes it all too easy to push products on unsuspecting public – and Amazon and eBay got caught.

Back in February, the USDA was projecting a $3.1 billion increase in net farm income this year. Then COVID-19 emerged. Prices for hogs, cattle and dairy collapsed. Ethanol returns dipped into the red. Futures for staple commodities like corn and soybeans plummeted.

There are times when many factors have the potential to change hay markets rapidly, and we’re in one of those.

As we move through 2020, many of you may have seen ads on TV, in print or heard a radio ad seeking plaintiffs for the glyphosate class action litigation. Suits against the manufacturers of glyphosate have resulted in three jury verdicts in favor of the plaintiffs.

Unit sales of agricultural tractors and self-propelled combines in April 2020 rose in the U.S., according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), putting total unit sales year to date (YTD) roughly flat with 2019.

Hay inventories stored on farms as of May 1 were the highest in three years, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Crop Production report, released May 12.

Outside forces – many with some connection to the COVID-19 pandemic – continue to impact hay markets. Growers are finding some respite by being able to spend time in their fields, but many marketers are finding harder times. Here’s a look at conditions during the first week of May.

The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced on May 1 changes to the forage seeding and forage production crop insurance programs starting with the 2021 crop year.