Targeted Weed Spraying and More BBB Reaction
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**Targeted weed-spraying can save tomato farmers 71% of the herbicide they use, according to new University of Florida research.
It also cuts input COSTS related to weed management by 75%.
The study’s lead scientist, Nathan Boyd tells
www.morningagclips.com the results mean that targeted spray technology lowers the amount of herbicides in the environment.
USDA statistics show these findings are crucial to the Florida tomato industry, which is valued at almost $500 million annually.
www.morningagclips.com/uf-ifas-scientist-uses-ai-to-target-weeds/
**Ag groups continue reacting to the Budget Reconciliation Bill.
The National Corn Growers Association says it contains many of its federal tax priorities, like extending key provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, and more certainty for farmers.
But reaction wasn’t all positive.
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, the Senate Ag Committee’s Ranking Member, says the Big Beautiful Betrayal is bad for families, rural economies, and state and local governments.
**The USDA will adopt new regulations on evaluating the environmental effects of grazing and other agency-approved activities, saying the rules will follow directions from President Trump and the U.S. Supreme Court.
The regulations will guide the agency’s execution of the National Environmental Policy Act, will be published soon and take effect immediately.
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the regulations are intended to eliminate unnecessarily long and cumbersome environmental reviews.
