Ag News

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

12.03.2021

• With Fertilizer Prices Soaring, NCGA Criticizes Move to Slap Tariffs on UAN Imports
• Considering a New Fertilizer Additive or Biological? Four Questions to Ask First
• Battle for U.S. spring planted acres
• Senate in driver’s seat on big spending
• Small-scale producers get improved insurance coverage
• USDA makes conservation-minded crop insurance changes
• Export sales: Wheat slumps to marketing-year low
• Highest U.S. farm income in eight years, but headwinds in 2022
• Biden official says port traffic is improving
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- November 2021
• U.S. Soy Achieves Record Export Volume For 20/21 Marketing Year
• KC Fed Reports Limited Demand For Farm Loans, Strong Profits For Ag Bank
• Agri-Pulse Launches Series “Cover Crops: The Potential, Pitfalls And Policy Options”
• U Of Illinois Researchers Report Scientific Work Could Eliminate Wheat Disease Within 40 Years

12.02.2021

• 2021 Net Farm Income Highest Since 2013
• RMA eases prevented planting, haying and grazing rules
• USDA Updates Crop Insurance To Respond To Producer Needs
• USDA Updates Crop Insurance To Support Conservation And Climate Mitigation Efforts
• Nitrogen Fertilizer Prices End November 2021 at All-Time Highs
• Two strategies to analyze commodity markets
• High fertilizer costs likely to last through spring
• Public-private partnership focused on ag and climate
• 3 mistakes in farm transition conversations
• U.S. corn reigns supreme in weaned pig trials
• Refining the robotic cotton harvester to do more
• Highs and lows of the booming marijuana industry
• Eight tips to follow for variable-rate seeding in soybeans
• Investor group warns livestock industry needs to do more on methane
• EPA reviewing dicamba label
• Genetics pay off as farmers in dry areas report better-than-expected yields
• USSEC: China eyes sustainable US soybeans
• Soy trait secures first international commercial license
• NCGA Deeply Disappointed Fertilizer Companies, Commerce Dept Continue To Press For Tariffs

12.01.2021

• How will Omicron affect ag markets?
• Pro and Con: Tax Provisions in the Build Back Better Act
• Commodity Market Volatility Possible as December Contracts Go Into Delivery
• President focusing on food supply chains
• Soil moisture levels declining, Texas producers hoping for rain
• Oklahoma weather disrupted soybean production
• Average cotton, exceptional price a rarity
• Corn to take a leading role as farmers chase high commodity prices
• USDA announces technical assistance partnerships focused on underserved producers
• Highs and lows of the booming marijuana industry
• Input prices and commodity prices; two halves of the 2022 acreage puzzle
• Fertilizer: Risk of “Spring Scramble” for Supplies
• How a Texas Farmer Killed Agriculture’s Debt Dragon
• Despite holding little US land, China remains focus of foreign ownership discussion
• Report: Global supply chain disruptions will continue through 2022
• Waiver extended from Hours of Service rule for drivers of livestock, feed
• Small-Scale, Local Producers Get Improved Insurance Coverage
• USDA Announces Its Agricultural Outlook Forum Theme And Program