De-escalation in farmland market: Fewer properties are being offered for sale, and increases in farmland values are now in the single digits after double-digit growth in 2021 and 2022. But demand remains strong for high-quality agriculture land. (Farmers National Co.)
Crimp CCC, say senators: Irked by USDA’s climate-smart agriculture initiative, three Republican senators filed a bill to block the USDA from drawing money from the $30 billion fund known as the Commodity Credit Corporation unless the outlay was specifically approved by Congress. (Grassley)
Hottest by large margin: Last month was the hottest June since record-keeping began, with a global mean temperature that was “a surprisingly large margin” of 0.18 degree C or 0.34 degree F above the record set in 2022. (Berkeley Earth)
Covid common in deer: The first year of research shows the Covid-19 virus spread widely among white-tailed deer, mutated, and in three cases may have been transmitted back to humans, said the USDA. (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)