Ag News

• Policy specialist expects bigger push to tie conservation compliance with revenue protection in next farm bill
• Ag Secretary comments on passage of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
• The House passes a trillion dollar infrastructure bill
• Chemical, Mechanical and Physical Weed Control is the Future
• USDA underscores commitment to climate action at COP26
• US Ag at COP 26 Climate Conference | Vilsack Sees Action Needed to Combat Climate, Incentivize Farmers
• Understand how options work
• Bringing Wall Street to Main Street
• As harvest season ends, marketing season begins
• USDA issues $1.8B in ARC, PLC payments
• EPA denies one small refinery exemption
• Getting insight on the upcoming supply challenges of 2022
• U.S. farmers to seed less corn, more wheat and soy for 2022/23 season -USDA
• Report: Governments must ‘drastically improve’ efforts to reduce emissions
• Fertilizer Prices: Another Week, Another Record- but Corn-Soybean Ratio Still Seen as Relatively Strong
• Jerry Gulke: Pre-Report Grain Market Jitters
• Cleveland on Cotton: Weakening Exports, Increasing Use Polyester
• Farm Equipment Magazine Survey Finds 54% Of Machinery Dealers Don’t Support John Deere Workers’ Strike
• Restaurant Chains File Price Fixing Lawsuit Against Large Pork Producers
• Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Is A Win For the Cattle Industry
• Statement From Nat’l Wheat Growers Assn On The Passage Of The Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act
• USDA: Most Counties Exempt Groceries From Sales Taxes

• ‘Build back’ bill has nearly $90 billion for ag and rural America
• Trade Experts: China Shipping Empty Containers Shares Blame for Transport Woes
• E-corn-omics brought to you by Bringing Wall Street to Main Street
• Rural vote still matters as seen in Virginia
• What’s in the Build Back Better Act for ag?
• Export sales: Grains trend higher
• Widespread support for broadband funding
• Soybeans close 21¢ lower | Thursday, November 4, 2021
• U.S. governors explore state-level path to expand biofuel sales
• Could 18 to 20-year-old truck drivers help fix supply chain bottlenecks?
• Tax changes impacting farmers are mostly off the table in reconciliation bill
• Deere employees reject second contract, remain striking
• Growth Energy files intent to sue EPA over biofuel delays
• NCGA and others file amicus brief to stop fertilizer tariff
• “Fertilizer Price Spike Continues,” as Demand Remains Strong, and Corn Still Seen as Profitable
• OSHA unveils workplace COVID requirements on vaccination, testing
• Deere Spokesperson Says Rejected Contract Is "Last, Best And Final Offer’ For Union Workers
• Farm Journal To Hold Webinar "Supply Chain Chaos"

• Ag and Food Supply Chain Challenges | Finding Truckers Is One Key to Attacking National Supply Chain Crisis
• Harvest Price Option Triggers Drought-Stricken Farms May Benefit From Higher Fall Crop Insurance Prices
• Bayer Extends Carbon Program to CHS More Farmers to Get Paid for Sustainable Practices in Bayer, CHS Agreement
• Deere workers reject agreement, extend strike
• Deere considers rejected offer as its "best and final"; strike continues
• ‘Time has come’ for U.S. farms to cut methane emissions, says Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
• Ag markets sink | Wednesday, November 3, 2021
• Organizations worry USPS delays may disproportionately harm rural communities
• Herbicide shortages that surfaced in 2021 may not be resolved in 2022
• Tax changes impacting farmers are mostly off the table in reconciliation bill
• Editorial: Ranchers need clarity and consistency in new water rule
• House Ag tackles crises in trucking and at ports
• Daybreak Nov. 3: USDA affirms voluntary approach to ag methane
• Union reps warn of USDA impacts of federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate
• Supply chain difficulties threaten long-term harm to ag exporters
• Senate panel warned nutrition programs on ‘a path to disaster’
• New estimates predict climate change is coming for crops sooner than expected
• Ag groups ask court to reverse fertilizer tariffs
• House Leader Thompson’s Opening Statement At Full Committee Hearing On Supply Chain Crisis
• Three Oklahoma Tech Companies Changing The Ag Industry

• Purdue/CME Poll Finds Farmer Sentiment Weakening Amid Rising Concerns Of A Cost Price Squeeze
• Wheat Prices At 8 1/2 Year High
• Fed Up With RFS Volumes Delay, Growth Energy Warns EPA’s Regan Lawsuit Imminent
• Ag Land Purchases by Institutional Investors, Foreign Countries Raise Concerns
• Tips to cut down on bookkeeping time
• Farmer groups oppose fertilizer tariffs
• NCGA and others file amicus brief to stop fertilizer tariff
• Soybeans close 8¢ higher | Tuesday, November 2, 2021
• Bayer, CHS collaborate to expand farmer carbon program access
• Crop production costs rise, farmers’ optimism drops, Ag Barometer shows
• Pandemic payments to farmers top $30 billion
• G20: Actions now to feed the world and save the planet, urges FAO
• Texas corn farmers to take national appointments
• From Historic Conservation Funding to Farmer Debt Relief, Who Will Pay for Biden’s Revised Build Back Better Plan?
• Daybreak Nov. 2: Scoop: Senate Rs seek to block H-2A wage increases
• Russia Ramps Up Ag Exports by 20% Since January
• U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Celebrates One Year Since Official Launch, Reviews Its Accomplishments
• Details On Deere’s Revised Labor Contract Released

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TX Cotton $1.09
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Runners: $0.2345
Spanish: $0.3822
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• USDA Provides $1.8 Billion To Offset Market Fluctuations
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Understanding the Cash Cattle Rally | The Cash Cattle Rally is More Than Meets the Eye
• Chemical and Fertilizer Crunch Overshadow an Above-Average Harvest for Farmers
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• Farmer groups oppose fertilizer tariffs
• Heal the Harvester: A mental health resource for rural Okla.
• Watching costs key to handling thinner margins
• Crop Progress Report | Nov. 1, 2021 (PDF)
• The corn harvest is three-fourths finished, USDA reports
• Corn, wheat prices close double-digits higher | Monday, November 1, 2021
• Strike continues as Deere workers consider new offer
• Timeline of the Deere, UAW strike
• Combine fires: a $20 million avoidable problem
• From Historic Conservation Funding to Farmer Debt Relief, Who Will Pay for Biden’s Revised Build Back Better Plan?
• Manchin taps brakes on Build Back Better spending package
• Nat’l Wheat Foundation Begins Accepting Applications For Scholarship Honoring Ag Students
• Agriculture Reconciliation Provisions Unveiled

• Agriculture Secretary on President’s framework for Build Back Better Act
• Cotton Harvest: The Perfect Classroom Cotton Harvest Provides an Invaluable Learning Experience
• Deere reaches tentative agreement with UAW
• Last, Best Hope:’ Leaders Launch Crucial UN Climate Summit
• E-corn-omics brought to you by Corn top choice in 2022 despite record costs
• Input prices, shortages, will make 2022 a challenge
• Vilsack to take ag’s voice to COP26
• Survey: Few ag companies require mandatory vaccinations
• Two USDA leaders talk policy, programs (Audio)
• Congressional delays keep repeating
• ‘Build back better’ would pay farmers to plant cover crops
• Farm safety risks for women (Audio)
• Wheat Prices Climb, as Elevated Fertilizer Prices Persist
• US-EU deal ends steel dispute, EU to lift retaliatory duties
• Agriculture Reconciliation Provisions Unveiled
• U Of Illinois Economist: No Signs Of Relenting – Implications From Elevated Input Costs Continue To Unfold
• Survey By Farm Journal Finds Farmers’ Online Buying Slows
• Ag Groups Urge EPA Not To Impose New Restrictions On Herbicides