January 23, 2025
EPA’s Herbicide and Insecticide Strategies seek to protect nature—a priority shared by agriculture. But farmers will be on the hook for compliance. By Jacquie Holland, ASA Economist Introduction The Final Herbicide Strategy and Draft Insecticide ...
By Scott Gerlt • ASA Chief Economist Federal tax credits for biofuels continue to evolve. The Inflation Reduction Act was enacted in August 2022 and restructured biofuels tax credits (for more information on the IRA, ...
October 24, 2024
By Jacquie Holland, ASA Economist Seed treatments are widely used by U.S. soybean producers to protect against early season pests. These treatments typically comprise one or more pesticides applied to seeds as a coating before ...
October 10, 2024
By Krista Swanson, NCGA Lead Economist • Scott Gerlt, PhD, ASA Chief Economist • Jacquie Holland, ASA Economist Considerable discussion has surrounded suggestions of ratcheting up tariffs for various reasons on U.S. imports of Chinese ...
September 13, 2024
By Jacquie Holland • ASA Economist The September 2024 WASDE report from USDA was much less exciting than the prior month’s report—which was good news for soybean markets that were dreading a potential yield ...
