Ag News

12.13.2021

• 7 ag stories you might have missed last week
• Washington Week Ahead: Biden makes plea for agenda, FDA nominee heads to Hill
• CoBank Year-Ahead Report: Forces Shaping U.S. Rural Economy
• House Passes Two Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn-Backed Bills On Market Transparency
• The 9 grain market indicators to watch, now through the New Year
• Top Cash Rents in 2021
• Living Legacy Landowner Repopulates Harvested Woodland to Leave a Legacy
• EPA Opposes SCOTUS E15 Ruling Review
• USDA Reports Review As Expected, USDA’s December WASDE Held Few Major Surprises
• Few employees out of compliance as USDA vaccination rate rises
• NCBA says Brazil appears to be manipulating the world beef market
• “Report card” needed on China Phase 1
• Some crop input prices rising more than others
• Fertilizer Prices- Still No Reprieve
• U.S. Food Prices Climb
• John Phipps: The $3T Burning Question Economists Are Now Asking
• Weekly Cotton Market Review – USDA 12-10
• Cleveland on Cotton: Still Squarely Bullish but Not as Strong 12-10
• DTN Livestock Close: Contracts Slam the Trade Door With Higher Prices 12-10
• Global Markets: Coarse Grains – Global Corn Starch Exports 12-10
• Global Markets: Wheat – Record Australian Exports Amid Bumper Crop, Strong Demand 12-10

12.10.2021

• USDA Reports Review As Expected, USDA’s December WASDE Held Few Major Surprises
• CoBank Releases 2022 Year Ahead Report – Forces That Will Shape The U.S. Rural Economy
• Risk Management: Windshield Versus Rearview Mirror
• 7 ag stories you might have missed
• Ag, Biofuels Interests Want Change in Clean Air Act to Allow Year-Round E15
• DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends Nitrogen Fertilizers Lead Pack of Retail Fertilizer Prices Higher at Start of December
• December 2021 WASDE Report
• NEW: Consolidated Historical WASDE Report Data 2010- 2021
• The 9 grain market indicators to watch, now through the New Year
• Ocean shipping reform bill sails to passage
• Nullifying vaccine mandate finds bipartisan support
• Export Sales: Soybeans jump 54% higher week-over-week
• Best quality peanut crop many have ever seen
• Necessity really is the mother of invention
• The Bob Dole way
• Ocean shipping reform bill sails to passage
• House sends livestock data reporting, contract library measures to Senate
• CropLife Magazine Unveils 2021 Ranking Of Top 100 U.S. Ag Retailers
• New Report Shows Farmers Embrace State-Federal Partnerships To Protect Water Quality
• 61 Million Acres Voluntarily Conserved In America, 2020 Nat’l Land Trust Census Report Reveals
• DTN/Progressive Farmer Agriculture Confidence Index Finds Pessimism Rises With Input Costs
• Respected Analyst Tells Seed Industry 40 Million Additional Acres Of Soy Needs To Be Planted Within Three Years

12.09.2021

• Farm Group Calls for DOJ Investigation Into Rising Fertilizer Prices
• Field To Market Study Shows Ag’s Conservation Practices Have Plateaued Much Work Needed
• House sends livestock data reporting, contract library measures to Senate
• Ocean Shipping Reform bill
• Biofuels sector rankled although EPA proposes highest ethanol mandate ever
• USDA Set to Update Demand Estimates Thursday
• RFS Reaction Points to Issue Complexity | Ag, Biofuels Express Hope Biden Administration Will Right RFS Ship
• Used Equipment Prices Continue Surge |Used Tractor Prices Up 27%, Surge May Continue Into 2022
• December 2022 WASDE Preview: Focus turns to South America
• Congress gets more time to work on livestock price reporting
• Red meat exports see another strong month in October
• Bayer offers new way to measure carbon footprint digitally
• ICYMI farm news highlights | Wednesday, December 8, 2021
• Biden in KC talking infrastructure law
• Combating China’s unfair trade practices
• Four bills from House Agriculture Committee pass in the House
• Soil Erosion Trends in the U.S.
• Do Input Shortages open the Gate for Biological Products?
• Innovations target methane emissions from cattle as FDA role debated
• Purdue/CME Group Poll: Farmer Sentiment Weakens As Production Cost Concerns Mount
• EPA Proposes Comprehensive Set Of Biofuels Program Updates And Improvements

12.08.2021

• EPA Proposes Corn-Ethanol Cuts to RFS | Biden Administration Tries to Soften RFS Cuts Blow With $800M Aid, Refinery Exemption Rejections
• Ag Economic Insights Reviews Major Trends In 2021 … What A Year It Was
• Agriculture Confidence Index Results | DTN/The Progressive Farmer Agriculture Confidence Index Finds Pessimism Rises With Input Costs
• Wild markets try to be rational
• Hotspots on the financials: Income statement
• Production costs drive farmer sentiment lower
• House members launch Congressional FFA Caucus
• Weekly Grain Movement – Another mixed bag to consider
• Bringing family members into the operation without a solid plan can lead to disaster
• Global Market Variables Impacting Urea
• Are You Using the Best Entity Structure for Your Farm?
• Soil Erosion Trends in the U.S.
• USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
• Texas: 5 Upcoming North Region Production Sessions Online
• Progressive Farmer Reader Insights Announces Top Tractor Brands
• Golden Harvest: New Data Highlights Strong Yield Results Despite Extreme Weather

12.07.2021

• Wheat breaks the $8.00 per bushel mark | Monday, December 6, 2021
• Crop insurance decisions begin with cost of production in mind
• USDA Releases "Farm Sector Income And Finances" Report
• USDA Releases "Farm Household Well-Being" Report
• Former Ambassador to China Plugs Ag Trade Gains, But Also Sees China Becoming More Aggressive
• Revisiting the 1980s Farm Crisis | In New Book, Former North Dakota Ag Commissioner Spotlights Fight to Save Family Farms
• New WOTUS rule threatens property ownership
• USDA working to expand commercial export markets
• Cultured meat: 8 challenges in production
• USDA exports — China buys soybeans
• Energy prices turn sharply higher
• Farmers are weighing the price of fertility in 2022
• House to vote on cattle contract library, a marketing reform
• How to get commodity pricing by asking your Google device | Video
• U.S. Soy Exports to China Face Headwinds
• Grain Market Outlook: Will the End of 2021 Match 2020?
• Are You Using the Best Entity Structure for Your Farm?
• U.S. Department Of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Additions And Promotions
• Ag Economic Insights Reviews Major Trends In 2021 … What A Year It Was
• USDA Establishes Food Purchase Program To Transfer The Food System, Build Back Better Via Local Food Purchase
• U Of Illinois Economist Forecasts Significant Decline For Grain Farm Income In 2022

12.06.2021

• Bob Dole, former Senate champion of Kansas and farms, dead at 98
• U Of Illinois Economist Forecasts Significant Decline For Grain Farm Income In 2022
• USDA Forecasts Highest Farm Income Level Since 2013
• Vilsack Sees Prospects for Infrastructure, Renewable Fuels Expansion in Build Back Better Act
• Washington Week Ahead: Livestock, shipping bills get vote, Dems seek to finalize spending plan
• Grain Market Outlook: Will the End of 2021 Match 2020?
• Dems add $2B in conservation technical assistance to Build Back Better plan
• Vilsack expects new RVOs very soon
• Todd’s Take | US Soybean Export Sales Running Out of Time
• Ag, Biofuels Groups Tell EPA Resetting RFS Deadlines is Admission of Future Delays
• New identity preserved program aims to add value to crops
• Two strategies to analyze commodity markets
• FDA proposes changes to agricultural water rule
• Inflation still a major market influence
• New COVID variant upsets the markets, analyst says
• Bill would add protections for meatpacking workers, target industry’s monopolistic practices
• Adjusting fertilizer rates
• Agronomic management in the “off season”
• Is your state ready to handle the influx of federal funds for expanding broadband?
• Fertilizer Prices Continue to Climb, 2022 Planted Acreage Analysis Continues
• Global Food Prices Approach Record High
• 4 Ways to Research Your Farm’s History
• Op-Ed: What’s Driving Fertilizer Prices and What Can Be Done
• How to Balance Agronomic Decisions Against High Fertilizer Costs