Ag News

11.19.2021

• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week
• Here’s What’s Actually Driving The Surge In Fuel Prices
• EPA again delays ethanol blending targets
• Corn, soybeans, wheat close lower | November 18, 2021
• USDA Spotlights Pandemic Aid to Contract Producers, But Senators Push for WHIP-Plus Payments
• Ag Policy Blog | Farm Bureau, USDA, GOP Senators Differ on Thanksgiving Meal Costs
• Month-long Deere strike comes to an end
• Biden administration repeals Trump’s water rule
• Commentary | EPA abandons sciences, and growers will pay the price
• EPA takes step toward a new WOTUS
• U.S. senator introduces bill to block Brazilian beef imports after ‘mad cow’ reports
• H2A seasonal visa program isn’t the fix for businesses struggling to hire employees
• China biggest weekly buyer of beef
• "Trade Policy and Priorities" topic of House Agriculture Committee hearing
• Beware of Cost Creep on Your Farm
• Deere Issues Statement On Agreement Ratification

11.18.2021

• U.S. Senators Announce Support For Cattle Market Agreement
• Agri-Pulse poll: Climate change concerns many farmers, but carbon payments far too low
• Brazil paves the way for biotech wheat with milestone approval
• OSHA stops work on vax mandate to comply with appeals court’s stay
• Nitrogen Fertilizers Extend Record Price Streak as 10-34-0 Plays Catch-Up
• US Ethanol Inventories Fall
• Deere strike to end as workers vote to approve contract
• Grains heading higher | November 17, 2021
• Market predictions, harvest progress, and China-Iowa relations topic of ‘Trade Talk’ webinar
• Live cattle futures waiting for cash market to catch up; lean hog market bullish
• Biden, Xi Hold Virtual Summit, as Brazilian Soy and Corn from Ukraine in Focus
• Taxes and Finance | Beware of Cost Creep on Your Farm
• ‘Additionality’ Issue keeps some Farmers out of Carbon Markets
• Trade Mentioned, Not a Focus of Biden-Xi Talks as China Warns U.S. It’s ‘Playing with Fire’ on Taiwan
• Bayer-Microsoft partnership geared towards creating digital framework for ag businesses
• House hearing highlights calls for new international trade pacts
• Climate-smart labels for food debated as part of USDA funding initiative
• Ag groups, schools press for clarity on ‘Buy American’ school lunch provision
• USDA Offers Webinar For New Organic Certification, Buffers Programs

11.17.2021

• Kub’s Den | Put Your Own Risk Tolerance to the Test
• Ethanol Waiting for Biden RFS Action | Biofuels Leaders Ask Biden to Fulfill Campaign Pledge to Support RFS
• Input crisis ahead?
• Ag lender survey: 80% of borrowers to see profit in 2021
• Investment advice for a start-up beef herd
• Rotate varieties that resist soybean cyst nematode
• Infrastructure package is ‘monumental step forward,’ says Biden
• Major Missouri employers file joint suit against OSHA vaccine mandate
• Biden, Xi Hold Virtual Summit, as Brazilian Soy and Corn from Ukraine in Focus
• Federal Reserve Ag Credit Surveys- 2021 Third Quarter Farmland Values Soar
• Trade Mentioned, Not a Focus of Biden-Xi Talks as China Warns U.S. It’s ‘Playing with Fire’ on Taiwan
• Bonnie confirmed as undersecretary for farm production and conservation
• AFBF opposes Build Back Better bill, despite ag funding
• EPA criticized for delay in releasing ethanol blending targets
• Dollar Cotton: Is it Here to Stay?
• Farm Bureau "Build Back Better" Act Would Hurt Rural America
• USDA: Nearly Half Of States Lost Population In Rural Areas In 2010-20

11.16.2021

• Crop Progress Report | Nov. 15, 2021 | PDF
• Is the farm’s greatest asset really the farm leader?
• Less Than 10% of Corn, Soybeans Left to Harvest, According to USDA Crop Progress Report
• Export Challenges Ahead for Proteins CoBank: Ag Products Will Pay a Price for Lagging Trade Negotiations
• Will Contentious Container Excess Dwell Fee Be Implemented as Planned?
• Get ready for belt tightening | Expense explosion could shave 2022 profits by 30%
• Farmland values continue to surge
• Why agriculture was missing from UN Climate Conference
• Lessons from 2021 growing season drive 2022 decisions
• China plans overhaul of seed rules to pave way for GMO approvals
• Port Crunch Hits U.S. Farm Exports- Containers Head Back to Asia ASAP- Often Empty
• Pat Leahy, Senate Approps chairman who helped shape US ag policy, announces retirement
• Deere & Co., UAW Reach Third Preliminary Agreement, Will Vote This Week, Strike Continues

11.15.2021

• Washington Week Ahead: Decision time on Biden plan, key USDA nominee gets vote
• Wheat and Ethanol Prices Climb
• Jerry Gulke: Harvest is Over but the Grain Price Party Isn’t
• U.S. October Tractor Sales Up 5%, Combine Sales Up 73%
• Purdue Economist Jayson Lusk On What Is Driving The Increase In Food Prices?
• Deere, UAW Reach Tentative Agreement on New Contract
• Fertilizer: “Supply Disruptions Push Prices to New Highs”
• EPA Says Glyphosate, Atrazine Likely to Adversely Affect Endangered Species
• China proposes new rules to ease GMO approvals
• How connecting with ag tech start-ups can shape the future of agriculture
• Part-time grain marketing provides part-time results, analyst says
• Japan looking to beef up chip, storage battery sectors as part of stimulus plan
• Part-time grain marketing provides part-time results, analyst says
• Lessons learned from the 2021 bull market in grains
• Dicamba-resistant waterhemp confirmed in Tennessee
• Food a factor in highest inflation rate in three decades
• It’s not too late to review your group health plan…
• Growers frustrated EPA opted against best science in BEs
• New guidebook supports healthy soil policy-making New resource, Soil Health Policy: Developing Community-Driven State Soil Health Policy and Programs, published
• NCBA to USDA: halt Brazilian fresh beef imports
• Economist doesn’t think incentive is there to switch corn acres to soybeans next year

11.12.2021

• EPA Fines Nutrien Ag Solutions for Illegal Dicamba Applications in 2020
• Did the USDA November WASDE Report Go Far Enough on Exports?
• A commodity comeback or commodity capitulation ahead?
• Cash for carbon?
• New Roxor utility vehicle hits the market
• Is solar really the best alternative to agriculture?
• Despite supply chain issues, both tractor and combine sales continue to see growth in October
• Trimble correction service improves convergence time by 75%
• Farm data by state Land, income comparisons reveal our national patchwork
• Net Zero Initiative enters next phase
• Infrastructure bill to fund major waterway projects
• NASA: climate change will have widespread crop yield variability by 2030
• Regulations and certifications for agricultural production
• China’s Coarse Grain Imports for 2020/21, Doubles the Previous Record
• EPA Administrator Issues Warning: Agriculture And Big Oil May Not Be Happy With Impending RFS Announcement
• Support grows for ag shipping bill
• Red Meat Exports Remain on Record Pace Through Third Quarter
• Autonomous Laser Beam Machine May Be The Future Of Weed Control