Sessler and Newhouse advance: Donald Trump-endorsed Republican Jerrod Sessler and Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse, who voted in 2021 to impeach the former president, advanced to the Nov. 5 general election as the top vote getters in Washington State’s “jungle” primary. (NBC News)
Farm bill ‘death knell’: The CBO’s cost estimate illuminated two nearly insurmountable barriers to passing the House farm bill — cuts in SNAP and increases in farm subsidies that are not paid for — that together “sound the death knell” for the legislation, said a farm policy expert. (farmdoc daily)
Bayer ag sales dip: Sales were down 1.4 percent in the company’s Crop Science division for the first half of the year, with significantly lower sales of non-glyphosate herbicides and fungicides offsetting higher sales of glyphosate weedkillers, insecticides, and corn, soybean, and vegetable seeds. (Bayer)
Nebraska solar projects: SE Municipal Solar will receive $30 million to build solar power facilities in eight towns in Nebraska through a USDA program that provides low-interest loans for clean energy projects. (USDA)