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High equipment prices push farmer to be the fourth and ‘last generation’ to run the Bjork farm – Agweek

Ruud Gullit4 years ago023 mins

FORMAN, N.D. — In the fall of 2021, Brian Bjork put the farm equipment in the shed after his 42nd crop, thinking he’d farm another year in 2022. But Bjork (pronounced “Byork”) turned 62 in November 2021, and changed his mind before Christmas. He decided to retire and rent out his farm in southeast North…

Farm groups sue EPA to stop chlorpyrifos ban – Agweek

Ruud Gullit4 years ago04 mins

A coalition of farm groups are suing to block the Environmental Protection Agency from prohibiting the use of chlorpyrifos on food crops, starting Feb. 28. EPA announced the insecticide ban in August in response to an order by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In a lawsuit filed Thursday in the 8th U.S. Circuit…