Ag News

02.18.2022

• When Can Farmers Deduct Prepaid Expenses?
• 3 lessons learned from 2008
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week
• Understand What You See: Use Farm Data to Drive the Bottom Line
• Bayer Updates Pipeline: Short-Corn Trait Advances
• Biodiesel Industry Bleeds Red in 2021 While Renewable Diesel Production Explodes
• Trade headlines Grains Council meeting
• Why does price on hedge-to-arrive contract change when rolled?
• Food should unite, not divide us
• COTTON SPIN: Getting back to normal
• Max Armstrong: Farm Progress America, Feb. 16, 2022 (Audio)
• Bill to limit new conservation land gains speed
• Oil and natural gas prices could push fertilizer costs higher
• USDA targets funds in Texas to help producers with infrastructure repairs along border
• USDA Agricultural Projections to 2031- Focus on Corn, Soybeans
• Fertilizer Prices Mostly Higher in February as U.S. Farmers Feel the “Squeeze of Inflation”
• New Report: China Failed Trade Commitments; While Continuing to Focus on Domestic Ag Production
• China Rejects U.S. Trade Complaint, Criticizes Washington
• USDA: Value Of Hemp Production Totaled $824 Million In 2021
• USDA Releases "Season Average Price Forecasts" Outlook Report

02.17.2022

• USDA Releases "Season Average Price Forecasts" Outlook Report
• USDA Releases "Oil Crops Outlook" Report
• 3 Big Things Today, February 17, 2022
• Seeking CEO’s Comments, Ag Secretary Questions if Some Input Price Hikes are Justified
• Justice Dept. to Take on Exploitation of Supply Chain Issues
• How grain elevators make money
• 3 Big Things Today, February 17, 2022
• China could cut soybean demand by 30 mln tonnes – Xinhua
• State agriculture officials announce their priorities for the 2023 Farm Bill
• Fertilizer Prices Mostly Higher in February as U.S. Farmers Feel the “Squeeze of Inflation”
• When Will the Farmland Scales Tip?
• Competing ethanol studies on display at Senate hearing
• Vilsack: USDA ‘Laser Focused’ on Crop Insurance Access
• Growers, Lenders, Conservationists Call on Congress to Back Crop Insurance in Farm Bill
• Q&A: 2022 Farm program decisions

02.16.2022

• Vilsack: USDA ‘Laser Focused’ on Crop Insurance Access
• Growers, Lenders, Conservationists Call on Congress to Back Crop Insurance in Farm Bill
• Q&A: 2022 Farm program decisions
• Lawmakers Pledge to Maintain, Expand Crop Insurance in Next Farm Bill
• State Agriculture Officials Announce Their Priorities for the 2023 Farm Bill
• Crop Insurance Price Guarantee Trending Higher
• USDA Says High Demand Will Drive Crop Insurance Election Prices
• How to make future supply chains more resilient
• One day in the soybean market proves price prediction futility
• USTR critical of China in new report to Congress
• Back-to-Back Beans Increase SCN Risks Know Your SCN Risks Before Planting Soybeans Back-to-Back
• Ag Weather Forum Weather Pattern Change Coming, But Will Take Time
• Rising Farmland Values Boost Ag Economy Federal Reserve Banks Say Farmland Values at Least 20% Higher Than Year Ago
• Deadly bird flu found in two more states
• A Closer Look at Ukrainian Corn and Wheat Exports- Recent USDA Reports
• Exclusive: How Did FBN Do The Impossible And Source Glyphosate for 2022? It Was Costly, But Paying Off Now
• When Will the Farmland Scales Tip?
• Highlights From Last Week’s World Ag Expo’s 55th Show
• USDA Releases "Cotton And Wool Outlook" Report

02.15.2022

• Lawmakers Pledge to Maintain, Expand Crop Insurance in Next Farm Bill
• Livestock Risk Protection | Updated Livestock Risk Protection Program Works for Small Herds
• USDA: Working Capital Remained Below Historical Averages For All Farms Size From 2015 To 2020
• Pandemic casts shadow on sunny cotton outlook
• Glyphosate Supply Alert | Bayer Warns Retailers of Glyphosate Production Disruption
• Federal Reserve Banks Say Farmland Values at Least 20% Higher Than Year Ago
• Urea prices fall as soybeans rumble higher
• SMARTFARM offers carbon solutions
• Price, profitability drive sorghum planting decisions
• U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline, study finds While RFA calls the study “completely fictional and erroneous.”
• Efficiency is key in 2022
• Small tractors continue leading strong equipment market
• Inflation could add instability in the ag economy in 2022
• Ag groups suing EPA over agency’s ignoring science & safety findings
• John Phipps: The Great Land Debate on Long-Term vs. Short-Term Leases
• RFA: Setting The Record Straight On The Environmental Outcomes Of The Renewable Fuel Standard
• Nat’l Cotton Council: Cotton Economic Outlook Clouded By Supply Chain Disruptions, High Input Costs
• USDA Releases "Wheat Outlook" Report
• USDA Releases "Feed Outlook" Report
• Five Equipment Manufacturing Trends To Watch In 2022

02.14.2022

• Washington Week Ahead: FDA nominee set for vote, negotiators work on FY22 deal
• Farmer seeks crop insurance certainty in the 2023 Farm Bill
• Federal Reserve Ag Credit Surveys- 2021 Fourth Quarter, Rise in Farmland Values Accelerates
• Pandemic Cover Crop Program for 2022 | Product Management Bulletin | Revised February 2022
• Jerry Gulke: Will Exploding Prices Reduce Demand?
• KC Fed Reports Ag Bankers Are Optimistic About 2022
• Food Prices Surge 7%, The Most Since 1981
• Pandemic Cover Crop Program Fact Sheet | Revised Feb. 2022
• Commodity Market Fundamentals Stumble in Today’s Fast-Paced Environment
• USDA’s Partnership for Climate-Smart Ag Looking at Climate-Smart Commodities: Paying Producers for How They Farm
• Ethanol Diesel Engine Passes Road Test ClearFlame Ethanol Technology Passes Road Test in Class 8 Diesel Truck Engine
• Ranch Roots Help Drive Olympic Slider Kansas Ranching Roots Help Lift US Skeleton Racer at Beijing Winter Olympics
• 11 great takes from the 2022 Summit | Farm Futures
• Ag Marketing IQ brought to you by 3 reasons why wheat could be this year’s big winner
• Grain prices look favorable for breakeven or higher
• What will cost you more this year, herbicides or weeds?
• Crop Insurance Earns Bipartisan Praise at Congressional Hearing
• Cover crop insurance premium discounts offered again
• 2022 Farm Sector Income Forecast – Feb. Update

02.11.2022

• Crop Insurance Earns Bipartisan Praise at Congressional Hearing
• Cover crop insurance premium discounts offered again
• 2022 Farm Sector Income Forecast – Feb. Update
• Congress kicks the can again on ag spending
• Farm bill oversight begins
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week
• 3 reasons why wheat could be this year’s big winner
• Summer highs in the bulls’ sights?
• Check out highlights and insights from the Farm Futures Business Summit and Ag Finance Boot Camp.
• America’s Diverse Family Farms: 2021 Edition | USDA Report
• Five of Eight Fertilizer Prices Drop Slightly; Just 10-34-0 Price Increases
• House Ag Ranking Member says urgency is needed in the 2023 Farm Bill process
• U.S. Agricultural Exports Set Record in 2021
• USDA: Fertilizer Prices Spike Just Ahead Of 2022 Planting Season
• Farm Bankruptcies Down Dramatically In 2021