Ag News

12.15.2021

• Renewable Fuel Standard Reset Rule Proposal on Track for May 2022
• Biden Team Slow to Move as US Lagging Behind Competitors in Striking Trade Deals
• Most Wholesale Fertilizer Prices Rose in November, Expected to Keep Climbing in December
• Markets head for holiday holding pattern
• Is it time for a farm financial checkup?
• Ghosts of grain markets past, present & future
• Uncertainty about 2022 running high? Try this.
• Tuesday Grain Markets
• Meat Institute says White House confused by ag economics over food inflation
• Farmer celebrates triple digit winter wheat yield milestone in 2021
• Carbon markets to remain varied until USDA sets standard
• Farmers encouraged to account for manure nutrients
• ERS: “Soybean Oil Domestic Use Expected to Grow,” Renewable Diesel a Factor
• An Overview of U.S. Farms From USDA’s Economic Research Service- 2021 Edition
• “America’s Diverse Family Farms: 2021 Edition" (ERS)
• Fertilizer Prices Could Affect 2021 taxes, 2022 Planting Intentions
• Will You Be Able to Deduct Prepaid Farm Expenses?
• John Deere Teases Autonomy Launches
• USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
• Growth Energy Supports Defend The Blend Act In The U.S. Senate
• EPA Announces Farmer to Farmer Grant Funding
• Ag Economic Insights Release Report Showing Where Farmland Values And Rents Have Increased The Most

12.14.2021

• USDA Feed Grain Tables
• Last week, the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) released its annual report exploring characteristics of U.S. farms: “America’s Diverse Family Farms: 2021 Edition.”
• Global Fertilizer Outlook – 1 World Nitrogen Demand to Increase in 2022 Despite Considerably Higher Prices
• Is it time for a farm financial checkup?
• Uncertainty about 2022 running high? Try this.
• Markets head for holiday holding pattern
• Supreme Court to ask Biden’s input in bid to end Bayer Roundup lawsuit
• Farmland draws investor interest with inflation running hot
• EPA urged to delay herbicide registration changes
• Global demand for beef is reflective in the cattle market, positive multi-year outlook
• The cost of inflation
• CBO Report Shows True Cost of Biden Administration’s Build Back Better Plan Closer to $5T
• 2022 Outlook: Why Corn’s Sweet Spot May Be Below $6 in the New Year
• Cover crops as cash crops: Farmers angle to profit off the practice
• Assessing Damage From Weekend Storms – DTN
• Ag Economic Insights Release Report Showing Where Farmland Values And Rents Have Increased The Most
• Nat’l Assn Of Wheat Growers Issues Comment On Field To Market’s National Indicators Report

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