Oregon DofA Rewrite Dairy Regs and Weed Robots for Herbicides
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.**The Oregon Department of Agriculture has rewritten its regulations on dairies, following push back from small farmers.
Previously, the ODA had warned dairy farmers could face fines if they failed to register as Confined Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs.
The agency said several raw milk producers were ignoring the requirement, creating environmental concerns and generating complaints from other dairies.
But critics argued the criteria was too broad and saddled small businesses with regulatory requirements meant for larger farms.
**Farmers are looking to weeding robots as herbicide resistance solution.
A new survey by the Illinois Center for Digital Agriculture finds more than half of corn farmers would adopt weeding robots.
Ag economist Shadi Attallah says the prevalence of herbicide resistance weeds is a major factor.
More than 93% of planted U.S. row crop acres have genetically modified herbicide resistance, but Attallah says the efficacy is declining.
**The October World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report says the 2024-25 corn outlook is for smaller supplies, larger exports, and reduced ending stocks.
The season-average corn price received by producers is unchanged at $4.10 a bushel.
The outlook for U.S. wheat calls for reduced supplies, larger domestic use, unchanged exports, and lower ending stocks.
The season-average farm price for wheat is unchanged at $5.70 a bushel.