Ag News

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

02.10.2022

• USDA Reports Review February 2022 WASDE Report Holds Few Surprises, but Grain Markets Surge
• USDA Continues Haircut to South American Production
• USDA’s ‘game changer’ ag climate initiative aims high, with limits
• Vilsack: Finish phase one with China before considering phase two
• US Ethanol Inventory Drops
• Agtech startup unites gene editing and GM traits
• Pork, beef export values reach new highs
• U.S. confirms highly pathogenic bird flu at Indiana turkey farm
• Soy, corn futures set eight-month highs on South America crop concerns
• Soybeans close 25¢ higher, near $16 per bushel | Wednesday, February 9, 2022
• Marketers are watching Ukraine, South America
• McKinney concerned politics will muddy WOTUS rule
• Geneticists close to grasping how plant communities may adapt to climate change
• DTN: Fertilizer Prices Cool Slightly
• Fischer, Grassley charge on as opposition mounts to cash trade mandates
• Avian flu confirmed in Indiana turkey flock
• FSA chief: Put that CRP acreage to use
• Nat’l Corn Growers Assn President Applauds EPA For Attempt To End RFS Waiver Abuse

02.09.2022

• 2021 ag exports of $177 billion shatter previous records
• Corn, soybean prices close lower | Tuesday, February 8, 2022
• Tensions with Russia, Ukraine and China could have large implications on US ag
• Tapping Commodity Credit Corp. Funds, USDA Partnership to Fund Climate-Smart Projects Aims to Develop Markets
• Five of Eight Fertilizer Prices Drop Slightly; Just 10-34-0 Price Increases
• Ethanol, Ag Groups File RFS Comments Growth Energy Tells EPA Proposed RFS Cuts for 2020 ‘Plainly Unlawful’
• Fertilizer costs, economic pressures drive 2022 acreage
• Grain marketing strategies: Meet Justin Price
• Guide to mental health help released
• EPA receives comments on improving RFS
• This business fable offers a fresh take on grain market risk
• Max Armstrong’s Daily Updates brought to you by Midwest Digest, Feb. 8, 2022
• USDA chief economist expects producer benefits from climate-smart program
• Republican Senators question Vilsack’s use of CCC to fund climate smart initiatives
• American agricultural exports shattered records in 2021
• On Phase One, U.S. Patience with China “Wearing Thin,” as Purchase Commitments Fell Short
• Republicans attack USDA’s climate funding plan
• USDA To Invest $1 Billion In Climate Smart Commodities, Expanding Markets, Strengthening Rural America
• Fertilizer Price Index Jumps Most Since September

02.08.2022

• ARC/PLC Program
• Feb. 2022 WASDE Report
• 2022 Farm Sector Income Forecast, February
• USDA’s WASDE Focus Turns to South America Crop Conditions
• USDA Promotes Climate-Smart Commodities | Tapping Commodity Credit Corp. Funds, USDA Partnership to Fund Climate-Smart Projects Aims to Develop Markets
• Federal Program for New Truckers Aims for More Uniform Training Standard, Safety Benchmark Nationally for CDL
• Ethanol, Ag Groups File RFS Comments Growth Energy Tells EPA Proposed RFS Cuts for 2020 ‘Plainly Unlawful’
• USDA to invest $1B in establishing climate smart commodities
• COTTON SPIN: Murphy’s law of cotton price forecasting
• Farm income is forecast far above average for second year
• What are farmers doing to overcome high fertilizer prices? Five farmers from across the country break down their approach to fertility in the upcoming season.
• Move over corn silage, sorghum is coming for you
• USDA provides update on implementation of forthcoming disaster assistance
• John Phipps: As Inflation Increases Costs for Consumers, Here’s What is Often Overlooked
• Will This be the Last Year of 100% Bonus Depreciation
• Jerry Gulke: Are There More Questions than Answers in the Grain Markets?
• Agri-Pulse to launch ‘Newsmakers’ video and podcast
• Wheat: Texas A&M to Compile Data of 19 Universities’ Breeding Programs
• Lawmakers Ask for Flexibility on COVID Vaccines for Foreign Farmworkers
• Nat’l Assn Of State Depts Of Ag Asks EPA To Suspend Action On WOTUS Rulemaking
• Fertilizer Price Index Jumps Most Since September
• Ag Law Center Lists Top Ten Legal Issues In 2022, Pesticides Are Top Concern

02.07.2022

• Washington Week Ahead: Funding deadline faces Congress, ag awaits USDA’s climate plan
• Conservation Title Kicks Off 2023 Farm Bill Debate in House Ag Subcommittee Hearing
• USDA Forecasts Farm Sector Profits To Remain Above Long-Term Averages In 2022
• What’s Behind China’s About-Face on 15 Million Bushels of US Corn?
• Into a New World Where Supply is Not Taken for Granted
• 50 Senators: EPA, Stop WOTUS Rulemaking | Republican Senators Want EPA to Suspend WOTUS Rulemaking Pending Court Case
• Nebraska Legislature May Become First to Consider Right-to-Repair Bill
• What a Russian-Ukraine war could do to grain markets
• Protocol bridges gap between cotton producer, brands
• USDA to spend $1 bln to promote climate-friendly agriculture
• Online tool allows farmers, ranchers to report anticompetitive practices
• Concern recent dealings between China and Russia could threaten U.S. ag export demand
• New nationwide CDL training requirements take effect
• Companion bill introduced on shipping reform
• Farm Bureau calls on DOJ for update on meatpacker investigation
• Fertilizer Price Index Jumps Most Since September
• John Phipps: As Inflation Increases Costs for Consumers, Here’s What is Often Overlooked
• Will This be the Last Year of 100% Bonus Depreciation
• Cleveland on Cotton: Imbalance Between On-Call Sales, Purchases Support High Prices
• Wheat Market: What Is Driving Volatility?
• World Food Prices Are Climbing Closer Toward a Record High
• News of the Day Ag Law Center Lists Top Ten Legal Issues In 2022, Pesticides Are Top Concern
• Purdue/CME Polls Finds 40% Of Farmers Will Reduce Nitrogen Applications This Year
• CropLife Lists Best Agriculture Apps For 2022