Ag News

09.27.2021

• AgriTalk: Three Ag Leaders Reflect on Reconciliation Bill
• Washington Week Ahead: Infrastructure bill, government shutdown at stake
• House Republican Ag Leader Thompson: Reconciliation Bill A Trojan Horse For American Agriculture
• Volunteer Corn Management Lessons Learned After 2020 Derecho
• Simple Steps to a Great Farm Shop | Farm Shop Built to Serve Current and Future Owners
• 7 ag stories you might have missed last week
• Biden administration offers ag trade strategy
• Congress has ‘blind spots’ for rural America
• 5 factors impacting grain markets now
• Soil health through the lens of the tech stack
• If storing, consider challenging the market, analyst says
• U.S. pledges $10 billion to food security & systems
• Tariffs, barriers on ag products remain a mixed bag
• Biden Administration Considers Biofuel Blending Cuts, According to Reports
• Ag Web: How’s Your Cyber Security?
• Second MidwestAg Co-op Victim Of Ransomeware Attack

09.24.2021

• AgriTalk: Three Ag Leaders Reflect on Reconciliation Bill
• EPA Approves Dicamba Usage in 2022
• Document details $28B in conservation spending
• 5 factors impacting grain markets now
• Reconciliation and Climate-Smart Ag House Budget Plan Offers Big Injection of Funds in USDA Conservation Programs
• Percentage of 2021 Corn Rated Poor to Very Poor Matches Closely With Record-Yield Year of 2017
• Congress has ‘blind spots’ for rural America
• Time for ag retailers to invest in precision
• 10 things that breakdown in borrower-lender relationship
• Should you sell 2022 crops?
• U.S. pledges $10 billion to food security & systems
• Biden Administration Considers Biofuel Blending Cuts, According to Reports
• U.S. Farmers Face Supply Shortages, Higher Costs After Hurricane Ida
• Grassley Comments on Reported RFS Cuts, Vilsack Defends Administration’s ‘Stable’ Approach to Blending Targets
• Lawmakers press concerns on fairness, need for carbon markets
• Vilsack warns ag companies to solidify cybersecurity as harvest begins
• DTN Cotton Close: Market Ends Sharply Higher
• CoBank: The Future Of Ag Retailing Will Be Driven By Precision
• Nat’l Assn Of Wheat Growers Testifies On Carbon Markets Before The House Agriculture Committee

09.23.2021

• Margin Protection Insurance 101 | Margin Protection Crop Insurance Offers Farmers a Way to Safeguard Revenue for 2022 Crops
• Vilsack warns ag companies to solidify cybersecurity as harvest begins
• A Letter to Brian My Friend Died in a Grain Bin: Let Him Be the Last
• Ag Chem Supplies: Four Things to Know Heading Into 2022
• In September, what is new crop and old crop?
• Ag markets go green to start the fall season
• U.S. farmers face supply shortages, higher costs after Hurricane Ida
• Crop yields seen dropping without climate action – report
• US Grains Council expects record Chinese corn purchases to continue
• Agronomist discusses crop variability on water-limited acres
• Trade remains a priority for state departments of ag
• Tariffs, barriers on ag products remain a mixed bag
• U.S. Beef Exports Increase, Reflecting Large Shipments to China
• Grassley Comments on Reported RFS Cuts, Vilsack Defends Administration’s ‘Stable’ Approach to Blending Targets
• Electric vehicle tax credits take preference over biofuels in Democratic spending package
• By creating crops that sequester more carbon, scientists hope agriculture will help mitigate climate change

09.22.2021

• Pandemic Cover Crop Program | Fact Sheet
• RMA Extends Deadlines, Waives Interest Deferral for Emergency Drought Relief
• Cybercriminals Take Aim at America’s Food Supply
• Farmland market as strong and maybe stronger than 2012 peak
• AgriTalk: Clarity Needed on $3.5 Trillion Budget Reconciliation Bill
• Vilsack says climate action, state appointees coming shortly
• Why Crop Input Availability Is Such a Problem
• BlackMatter hits grain cooperative with ransomware attack
• Manage risk, don’t let it manage you Sep 20, 2021
• USDA to survey farm chemical use and production costs
• Will price support hold, analyst asks
• Brush up on safety protocols during National Farm Safety and Health Week
• Major economies pledge to reduce methane emissions by 30%
• Tai says trade agreements remain a priority
• EPA Administrator says new water rule to provide clarity to America’s farmers
• Tai says trade agreements remain a priority

09.21.2021

• Manage risk, don’t let it manage you
• U.S. to press China on phase one trade agreement, USDA Secretary says
• Vilsack says China will be accountable for Phase 1 Trade Agreement
• Kansas City Fed: U.S. Farm Economy Strong in First Half of the Year
• DC Signal to Noise: Immigration and Infrastructure Heat Up
• Soybean prices close 21¢ lower | Monday, September 20, 2021
• Crop Progress Report 09.20.2021 (PDF)
• Corn, Soybean Harvest Running at Near-Average Pace, According to USDA NASS Crop Progress Report
• Wages Are Rising for Farm Operators. You Have Two Choices
• EPA Administrator Expects New WOTUS Proposal Sometime This Winter
• Don’t give away greater margins
• Farm-busting tax changes? Possible, but unlikely
• Food prices poised to surge with fertilizer at highest in years
• Ask FDA about plant-based ‘meat,’ says USDA
• Major economies pledge to reduce methane emissions by 30%
• USDA: Slowing Beef Imports Lead To Smaller Supplies, Drive Up Prices
• USDA Releases Cotton and Wool Outlook Report
• This Is Farm Safety Week, Presidential Proclamation Issued, Ag Work Remains Dangerous

09.20.2021

• Vilsack says climate-smart ag practices can also be more productive
• FAPRI estimates rising near-term farm income
• Wheat hovers near 8-day high on global supply concerns
• Percentage of 2021 Corn Rated Poor to Very Poor Matches Closely With Record-Yield Year of 2017
• Farm-busting tax changes? Possible, but unlikely
• Raven delivers first automated system to U.S. buyer
• Soybeans fall double-digits | Friday, September 17, 2021
• Webinar to cover paperwork organization, retention for farmers and ranchers
• Washington Week Ahead: Democrats face mashup of priorities; UN food summit on tap
• BLM headquarters moving back to D.C. from Colorado
• Civil rights expert picked for USDA post
• AgFax Weekend: PLC Payment Projections | Ag Committee – Budget and Taxes
• Cleveland on Cotton: Market To Turn Attention to Supply Questions
• USDA: China’s Wheat Imports Reach Highest Level In More Than Two Decades