$380 Million Keepseagle II Settlement Reached in the landmark civil rights lawsuit by Indian farmers and ranchers against the Department of Ag for discriminatory lending practices. Plus, the rise in grain and wheat prices created a more optimistic outlook for farmers according to new monthly survey of producer attitudes by The Ag Economy Barometer, produced by Purdue University and the CME Group, the first attitude change in over six months.

Bayer faces of against the EPA. Numerous farms groups are supporting Bayer Crop Science in their refusal to comply with the EPA’s request to voluntarily pull its Belt insecticide off the market due to the agency’s environmental concerns. Dana Sargent VP of Regulatory affairs for Bayer was quoted by Ag-Web saying “We believe it is an important tool for famers and can be used safe and effectively”. IN the Northwest Belt is used on corn, tree nuts, grapes, vegetables pome and stone fruit, and has been conditionally cleared since 2008. I’m Susan Allen on the Agribusiness Update

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