Ag News

10.12.2021

• USTR Announces Reopening Of China Tariff Exclusion Process For 549 Products
• USDA Reports to See Revisions on Oct. 12
• WASDE Preview: Brace for the bears?
• Farm Groups Join to Seek at Least $100 per Acre for USDA Conservation Program
• How the Conservation Reserve Program can address climate change
• Waterhemp proving to be an even tougher out for farmers
• Reports shows government mandates for price discovery cost cattle industry billions
• Higher Crop Income Boosts U.S. Farm Outlook, as Energy Crunch Poses Ongoing Concerns
• Fertilizer Fever: Soaring Costs Could Impact Farmers and Food Prices
• Spike or New Normal? Weigh What Inflation Means to Your Operation
• DTN Cotton Close: Market Sheepishly Lower
• July Tractor Sales Up 10%, Combine Sales Up 20%
• Nation’s Largest Farm/Ranchland Broker Announces Record Sales
• Three Oklahoma Tech Companies Form Partnership To Benefit Cattle Ranchers
• Farmers To Discuss Concern Over Trade, Tariffs And Competition In Key Export Markets

10.11.2021

• USDA Reports Preview | USDA Reports to See Revisions on Oct. 12
• U.S. and China trade leaders meet
• China Presses U.S. to Cancel Tariffs in Test of Bilateral Engagement
• First Steps in U.S., China Trade Talks, as Heavy Rain Delays China’s Corn Harvest
• U.S. trade chief Tai seeks talks with China, won’t rule out new tariff actions
• Weather Models Expect La Nina Pattern to Last Through Winter 2022
• What’s in store for USDA’s October WASDE report?
• Bayer enters the organic seed business
• Bayer blasts ‘un-scientific’ Mexican rejection of GMO corn permit
• Herbicide-resistant weeds prompt farmers and industry to search for complementary solutions
• CDFA accepting applications for cannabis program agents
• USDA commits to equity in agriculture
• Fertilizer Fever: Soaring Costs Could Impact Farmers and Food Prices
• AgFax Weekend: Commodity Program Dashboard | Should You Switch to a C Corp.?
• Cleveland on Cotton: Speculators Are in Control of the Market

10.08.2021

• Livestock Mandatory Reporting Likely Extended Again as USDA Details Efforts to Expand Processing Capacity
• Troubling news at the Bureau of Land Management
• Global Food Prices Highest Since 2011, as Energy Costs Rise and Supply Chain Challenges Persist
• 7 ag stories you might have missed
• TractorHouse victim of ransomware attack
• New Record $26,000/Acre Iowa Farmland Sale, Record Amount of Land Could Flood Market in Next 60 Days
• Corn and soybeans close higher | Thursday, October 7, 2021
• U.S. farm exports are in record-setting territory
• Americans’ spending on food plunged during pandemic
• Set a date with your tax advisor
• Hartzler presses Vilsack on processing grants, vaccine mandates in House hearing
• Livestock producers testify about top concerns
• U.S. & China Expected to Hold Virtual Meeting
• Rod Snyder named ag adviser at EPA
• Nat’l Wheat Growers Assn Welcomes EPA’s Appointment Of Rod Snyder
• USDA Announces Plan To Integrate Climate Adaptation Into Its Missions And Programs

10.07.2021

• USDA Introduces New Insurance Policy For Farmers Who Sell Locally
• Market Matters Blog What Do Oats Really Know?
• View From the Cab Field Time Versus Family Time Discussions
• Don’t Let Record-High Cattle on Feed Fool You
• US Ethanol Inventories Fall
• Congress wants input in trade tariff use
• Will newfound supplies threaten corn, soy profits?
• Bayer gains as jury rejects Roundup cancer link in U.S. trial
• USDA announces higher guaranteed farm loan limit
• U.S. cattle market report published for Congress, USDA
• Bayer enters the organic seed business
• More farmers experiment with cover crops, a climate tool, survey shows
• Expect a rapid transition to winter thanks to La Nina
• New report shows legislative proposals could hurt cattle industry
• ‘Middle ground’ on WOTUS elusive if not impossible
• Farmers accept earlier, larger role in ag tech development
• Farmer sentiment drops as future expectations soften
• More States See Record Farmland Prices

10.06.2021

• Closer Look at ARC-PLC Payments Yield Disaster Helps Generate Some ARC-County Payments for 2020-21 Crops
• Purdue/CME Polling Reports Farmer Sentiment Declines In September, Inflation Expectations Jump
• Forecasting Natural Gas Prices: How High From Here?
• USDA Releases "Commodity Costs And Returns" Outlook Report
• China’s buying — and U.S. farms cashing in
• Ambassador Tai looks to correct course with China
• Congress wants input in trade tariff use
• Profitability separators
• Iron sales skyrocket despite supply challenges
• Vilsack satisfied, Grassley not, on USTR China trade strategy
• Farmer sentiment diminishes in September
• Lack of progress on infrastructure bill slows U.S. economic growth
• USDA to launch loan guarantee initiative
• Overseas trade a lifeline for U.S. agriculture
• US to jump-start trade engagement with China
• Lawmakers want more scrutiny for foreign investment in US ag
• New Texas A&M Report: Government Interference In Beef & Cattle Markets Has Unintended Consequences
• Value Of U.s. Agricultural Exports Projected To Reach New High In Fiscal Year 2022
• Increased Consumption Of Comfort Food Ice Cream During Pandemic Boosts Dairy Demand

10.05.2021

• Crop Progress Report Oct. 4, 2021 (PDF)
• USDA launches loan guarantee program
• US to jump-start trade engagement with China
• Corn, Soybean Harvest Moves Further Ahead of Average Pace, According to Crop Progress Report
• Growth Energy Tells Court It’s Last Chance to Get it Right on Ethanol Ruling
• How to minimize a big margin squeeze in 2022
• Changes for the food and agriculture inputs industry
• Yield data drives decision-making
• Biden’s new China trade plan echoes Trump’s, but assumes Beijing won’t change
• Senate approves Stone-Manning as land management chief
• Embrace input and acre volatility – and manage it
• AFBF statement on confusion surrounding a proposed methane tax
• Texas Field Reports: Beef Cattle Faring Well Going into Fall, Winter