Interest rates rise faster than farmland values, says economist

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For the first time since 2001, interest rates are rising faster than farmland values, creating a potential obstacle to land purchasers, said assistant economist Ty Kreitman of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank.

Stabenow open to reference price proposals, a farm bill obstacle

In a bid to break the farm bill deadlock, Senate Agriculture Committee chair Debbie Stabenow said that she was "open to proposals" to increase so-called effective reference prices for all crops in the U.S. farm program but would not accept cuts in SNAP or climate funding.

Radiator restoration remedies

You don't have to have been a Boy Scout to know that when you burn fuel, it generates heat. That law of nature exists whether you build a campfire or operate a tractor. However, dissipating that heat was often a challenge before modern cooling systems were developed.