Farm sales go online: The pandemic made online auctions an option for handling farm sales, and now roughly 70 percent of auction revenue comes via the internet. (Harvest Public Media)
Kansas wheat outlook fades: Crop scouts estimated that farmers in Kansas, frequently the No. 1 wheat state, will harvest 178 million bushels of winter wheat this year, down 7 percent from the USDA estimate earlier this month and 27 percent less than in 2022. (Kansas Wheat)
North Dakotan eyes run: Second-term Gov. Doug Burgum, who made a fortune in computer software, “is nearing a decision to launch a dark-horse bid” for the Republican nomination for president. (CBS News)
Record grain crop: Led by a rebound in corn and sorghum output, world grain production is forecast to be a record 2.294 trillion tonnes in 2023/24, but consumption will be even greater, resulting in the smallest season-ending inventory in nine years. (International Grains Council)
Ag leader Stenholm dies: One of the original “Blue Dog” Democrats, former Texas Rep. Charlie Stenholm, a leading voice on agriculture policy during 13 terms in the U.S. House, died at 84. (Beef Magazine)