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Ag News Notes this week: Colorado State Fair ends Monday, September 3. Jr Livestock sale this year netted $45K Congress will conference on the 2019 Farm Bill for the second time next week. Bills differ a lot between Senate and House. The U.S. and Mexico have found common ground in a trade deal that would replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. The U.S. is trying to get Canada to do away with their dairy support program so that Canada can again be a part of NAFTA. They have not agreed to do that as of now. Silage harvest has begun in NE Colorado. There will be fewer trucks on the road in Morgan County because a lot was lost East and West of Fort Morgan due to weather and storms. Early Wheat planting has begun in NE Colorado. Need moisture to really get going going with planting.

From www.eenews.net (Photo from farmfutures.com) The Obama-era Clean Water Rule became the law in 26 states today as a federal judge in South Carolina issued a nationwide injunction on the Trump administration's delay of the regulation that defines what wetlands and waterways get federal protection. The  injunction  targets the Trump administration's February order suspending the rule while EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers worked up a new version. The Southern Environmental Law Center sued on behalf of several environmental groups, saying the administration rushed the rulemaking and violated the Administrative Procedure Act. U.S. District Judge David Norton for the District of South Carolina agreed with the greens, saying the administration failed to seek public comment on the substance of rule or the implications of delaying the regulation by two years. "Certainly, different administrations may implement different regulatory priorities, but the [Administra...

Morgan County has really taken a hit this growing season. On July 29th, producers on the Eastern end of the county experienced two F2 tornadoes that have resulted in field and livestock damage. Some corn fields are a 100% loss, others are so hail damaged that it will be difficult to harvest and what is harvested will be low quality. Western Sugar reports an 8% loss in sugar beets. The beets will continue to grow, but will spend the energy growing a new canopy and not sugar content in the beet below ground. Hail also took a toll on livestock. I know of at least one cow that dies from the half-dollar size hail that swept through the Hillrose- Synder area. A local veterinarian reported in an interview that the stress cattle endured during this storm will most likely lead to issues when breeding time rolls around next month. Facebook also had photos of welts and some open lesions in horses. In addition, nitrates could pose a problem as the corn that is not harvested will leave nitrat...