‘Final offer’: Farm equipment giant Deere & Co. made its “last, best, and final offer” with the contract rejected by 55 percent of union workers on Tuesday, said a company spokeswoman. Conversations to determine next steps continue with the UAW, she said. (KWQC-TV)
U.S.-EU collaboration platform: The USDA and the EU Directorate General on Agriculture will exchange information and promote mutual trust under a new “collaboration platform on agriculture” that will focus on sustainability and climate change. (USDA)
Right to clean air: Voters approved, by a more than 2-to-1 margin, an amendment to the New York State Constitution establishing that everyone has a right to clean air and water and a healthful environment. (Syracuse.com)
Fertilizer prices soar: The price of nitrogen fertilizer is nearing an all-time high, up 18 percent in a month and more than double what it cost a year ago. (DTN/Progressive Farmer)
Avocados lose luster: A glut of avocados in Australia, the country that may have invented avocado toast, has sent prices plummeting so low that one grower crushed 10 to 20 tons of the fruits beneath his tractor tires. (Washington Post)