Ag News

11.11.2021

• Wheat closes over $8.00 per bushel | Wednesday, November 10, 2021
• WASDE Reveals Record Wheat Trade, as China Wheat Imports Soared Over the Past Year
• Food prices surge again in October, helping fuel worst inflation in 30 years
• November 2021 WASDE Report (PDF)
• Dicamba-Resistant Waterhemp Dicamba-Resistant Waterhemp Identified in Illinois, Tennessee
• Stripping Takes on Dual Meaning in Iowa, Texas
• Ethanol Inventories Continue to Rise
• Put options could have saved this farmer thousands
• $12.74 becomes new price resistance level for soybean market, analyst says
• Cattle reformers in Senate unite on price discovery bill
• U.S. let in record 317,000 agricultural guestworkers
• Support Grows for Ag Shipping Bill
• First infrastructure funding headed out in 2022, but some aid will take longer
• John Deere Explains Details Of Rejected Agreement On Its Website
• USDA: Family Farm Households Received An Estimated $2,167 From Economic Impact Payments In 2020

11.10.2021

• WASDE Report Surprises With Lower Yield, Production, Soy Stocks
• Senators Forge Ahead on Deal to Mandate Fed Cattle Negotiated Cash Trade Regionally
• Crop Progress Report 11.09.2021
• Will good prices attract more acres? USDA’s first take on 2022 seedings are a surprise.
• What’s needed in USDA’s climate-smart ag program
• Soy yield downgrade bucks the bears
• Soybeans add 23¢, reacting to friendly USDA data 11.09.2021
• U.S. hits REvil ransomware group linked to attack on JBS
• Generally slow pace continues for export inspections
• Water group shows support for the infrastructure bill
• Agriculture’s role in improving public health
• Eyes Wide Shut? US Agriculture Faces China Reckoning
• New cattle markets bill combines previous legislative proposals
• John Deere May Ramp Up Production At Its Overseas Facilities, Salaried Employees Now Working In Plants
• Senators Fischer, Grassley, Tester, Wyden Reach Cattle Market Compromise

11.09.2021

• USDA: Strong U.S. economy but falling crop prices in 2022
• USDA Finds Markets Nervous in November
• Dissecting Congress’ $1.2T Infrastructure Plan, What’s In It For Agriculture?
• Crop Progress Report: Nov. 8, 2021 (PDF)
• WASDE Preview: Watch for larger U.S. corn, soy supplies
• Grain marketing in an era of uncertainty
• 2022 fertilizer decisions: What’s a farmer to do?
• What’s needed in USDA’s climate-smart ag program
• Corn, soybean prices start the week lower | Monday
• Mother Nature and maintenance are constant battles in farming
• Generally slow pace continues for export inspections
• Ag machinery costs up across the board
• Global Food Prices Jump, Again
• Weed Wars: Laser Beam Technology May Fundamentally Change Farming
• Vilsack says UN summit shows US has ‘re-engaged’ on climate change
• 80% Of Deere Dealers Report Lost Revenue Due To Strike In Farm Equipment Magazine Poll
• Nat’l Assn Of Wheat Growers Hires New Government Relations Representative

11.08.2021

• 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

11.05.2021

• ‘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"

11.04.2021

• 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