Ag News

08.18.2021

• 3 Big Things Today, August 18, 2021
• Farm Income, Loan Repayments Rise
• Higher fertilizer prices could be coming
• Biofuel groups file challenge to E15 court ruling
• It’s time to learn mandatory new lease accounting standards for 2022
• Management mistakes and the Schedule F can break the farm
• USDA exports – China, unknown buys soybeans
• The vital fertilizer that’s inspiring multibillion-dollar bets
• USDA funds may help cover costs for organic certification
• Ag Taxes: Senate Votes to Protect Farmers, Ranchers from Higher Capital Gains
• USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
• DTN Cotton Open: Market Posts 4-Year Highs
• Tractor Sales In U.S. Up 14% For The Year, Combine Sales Up 13%
• Bayer Asks U.S. Supreme Court To Review Roundup Lawsuit Ruling

08.17.2021

• 3 Big Things Today, August 17, 2021
• Crop Progress Report 08.16.21 (PDF)
  
• Corn, Wheat Futures Surge Following Bullish USDA Production and WASDE Report Numbers
• Company Argues Appeals Court Erred in Only Roundup Case to Reach Trial
• Vise Tightening for World Wheat Supplies
• Biden administration confirms it will boost food stamps by record amount
• La Niña weather pattern could return this winter
• Rural broadband a priority for ag committee
• USDA Releases "Season-Average Price Forecasts" Outlook Report
• Farm Credit System Reports On Its Young, Beginning And Small Farmer Lending Program
• U Of Illinois Economist On The Livestock Industry’s Response To Meatless Meat
• Shipments Of Plant-Based Proteins To Pizza Operators Up 56% In the Second Quarter
• 2021 Texas wheat ‘Picks’ list released

08.16.2021

• Thune Amendment May Protect Farms and Ranches from Transfer Taxes
• Path forward for infrastructure, reconciliation bills bumpy
• The Week in Agribusiness ending Aug. 14, 2021
• Farmland values soar despite pandemic
• Cattle markets to be explosive!
• Drought scorches U.S. corn, soy, and wheat crops
• We want a voice, too, say Republican senators
• Russian wheat prices jump after steep cuts to USDA forecast
• China trade uncertainty builds as Phase One enters year two
• Vilsack comments on Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act
• Federal Reserve Ag Credit Surveys- 2021 Second Quarter Farmland Values Climb
• Sold! First-Ever Machinery Pete Auction Closes August 17
• ITC finds harm to US from fertilizer imports
• Cleveland on Cotton: Demand Driven Bulls Trample Over 93 Cent Resistance
• USDA: Peanut Price Highlights
• August USDA Crop Production Forecast Issued
• RFA To The President: Choose U.S. Farm Fields Over OPEC+ Oil Fields
• Analysts Discuss USDA’s Surprising Crop Report

08.13.2021

• Don’t fear risk management, take opportunities
• August 2021 WASDE Report (PDF)
• USDA Reports Review Corn, Wheat Futures Surge Following Bullish USDA Production and WASDE Report Numbers
• USDA drops U.S. corn yields, market closes off daily highs
• Cattle markets to be explosive!
• Cattle producers aren’t satisfied with current meat labeling, support change
• Markets rally on smaller than expected ’21 grain yields
• What’s in the infrastructure plan for rural America?
• USDA announces $500 million in emergency funds for rural America
• Path forward for infrastructure, reconciliation bills bumpy
• Rural broadband continues to get funding boost
• New shipping container firm expands service in U.S.
• China trade uncertainty builds as Phase One enters year two
• Grocery Costs of Meats, Poultry, and Dairy Rise in July
• NCBA announces Climate Neutrality Goal for Cattle Industry by 2040
• 52% of New Spending in Senate Infrastructure Bill Funds Transportation, Passage Expected to Hit Major Roadblock in the House
• DTN Cotton Close: Sharply Higher on USDA Data
• DTN Grain Close: Bullish Corn, Wheat Numbers Send Markets Sharply Higher
• KC Fed: Strong Farm Economy Supports Ag Credit Conditions, Loan Paybacks At Fastest Pace On Record
• Analysts Discuss USDA’s Surprising Crop Report

08.12.2021

• What’s in the infrastructure plan for rural America?
• Hear It Here First: Vilsack Shares Details on Important ‘First Step’ for Infrastructure Bill
• USDA Reports Preview USDA Takes Stab at Early Crop Estimates
• Anticipation builds for USDA’s August reports on Thursday
• 52% of New Spending in Senate Infrastructure Bill Funds Transportation, Passage Expected to Hit Major Roadblock in the House
• Cattle Producers Help Feed a Hungry World
• Ethanol Inventories Fall | Ethanol Production Drops to Lowest Weekly Rate Since May
• Farm Futures survey: 2022 profit outlook unchanged
• Full Senate approves USDA Undersecretary Moffitt
• 5 takeaways from the 2021 NCBA Cattlemen’s College
• GRAINS-Wheat eases ahead of USDA report; corn, soybeans fall
• China trade uncertainty builds as Phase One enters year two
• Chicken Prices Soar, as Tyson Projects Higher Meat Costs Ahead, and Two Rivals Combine
• GOP amendments reveal Democrats’ differences on energy policy
• Fuel Report: Only Minor Price Changes
• DTN Cotton Close: Lower on Report Squaring
• DTN Grain Close: Corn, Bean Oil Firm; Wheat Weakens on Profit-Taking
• Texas Field Reports: Prices, Conditions Promising for Peanut Growers

08.11.2021

• Historic infrastructure bill clears full Senate
• Ag groups have mixed reactions to Senate passage of the infrastructure bill
• Democrats divvying up $135B in proposed ag, nutrition spending
• Vilsack comments on Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act
• Hear It Here First: Vilsack Shares Details on Important ‘First Step’ for Infrastructure Bill
• Without ‘right to repair,’ businesses lose time and money
• Big boost for USDA in Senate budget proposal
• As globe warms, risk of agricultural drought rises, says climate report
• Farm Futures survey: 2022 profit outlook unchanged
• Legislators call for CFAP payments for swine growers
• Another blow to black, disadvantaged farmers
• Is it time to consider an LLC or Trust for your farmland?
• USDA exports – China buys soybeans, Mexico buys corn
• Senators question slow pace of pandemic payments to farmers
• USDA hosts roundtable on food waste solutions
• DTN Grain Close: Wheat Rises on Surging World Values; Soybeans Up on New Sales
• USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices