Ag News

05.20.2021

• As Cattle Groups Making Unprecedented Move to Fight Market Monopoly, U.S. Lawmakers Also Push DOJ for Answers
• USDA sets strategy for expanding ‘climate-smart’ ag, ensuring all farmers benefit
• FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Biden EPA Asks Court for a Chance to Reconsider Glyphosate Registration Decision
• ERS Report: U.S. Beef Exports Up in March on Robust China Demand, Pork Exports Accelerate, and Short Term Chicken Supply a Challenge
• Court Vacates Refinery RFS Exemptions
• Fertilizer Outlook: Rising global production ignites demand
• 13 innovators picked to lead harvest automation initiative
• Court hears arguments in federal ‘hero pay’ lawsuit Todd Fitchette
• U.S. appeals court vacates biofuel waivers granted by Trump administration
• Canada backs down from crop chemical ban, adds restrictions
• Soybeans close 36¢ lower, corn ends mostly lower | Wednesday, May 19, 2021
• Farmers’ share of food dollar is shrinking
• Climate change prompts talk of permanent USDA disaster fund
• Thune, Johnson lead colleagues urging DOJ investigation Congressmen push for investigation into the nation’s four biggest meat packers
• USDA Releases "Season-Average Price Forecasts" Outlook Report

05.19.2021

• Reduced tillage adoption lags in Texas
• Russia Wheat Output Expected to Fall in 2021-22
• Estate tax and farm succession meetings
• Is bin construction worth the cost this year?
• The great grain market rally that no one saw coming
• How carbon credits lower crop production costs
• These scientists claim modern farming is killing people
• USDA exports – China buys corn
• 2021 drought outlook calls for smart irrigation strategy
• Oklahoma farmers need to assess crop nitrogen needs
• Beekeeping is ‘big agriculture’ in Texas
• From beef to chocolate, illegal deforestation found behind many everyday foods
• Address imbalances in cattle market, say farm groups
• Federal court dismisses ranchers’ Federal Advisory Committee Case
• Thune, Johnson lead colleagues urging DOJ investigation
• Supply Chain Bottlenecks Add to Inflation Concerns, as Chinese Demand for Corn Garners Attention
• USDA Releases "Feed Outlook" Report 5-19-2021
• USDA Releases "Wheat Outlook" Report 5-19-2021
• Livestock Organizations Issue Joint Statement About Finished Cattle Marketplace

05.18.2021

• May 17, 2021 Crop Progress Report
• USDA: Farm Profit Projects Remain Mixed Through Next Decade
• Daybreak May 17: Biden awaits GOP counterproposal on infrastructure
• Will farm markets rebound from a broken fever, analyst asks
• Drovers Weekly Cattle Markets Update
• Joint Statement of Livestock Organizations Regarding Market Concerns
• Cattle Groups Present United Front Producer Groups Call on Congress, DOJ to Address Imbalance in Cattle and Beef Markets
• Bipartisan, bicameral bill to reduce estate tax by half
• China buys lower-cost ‘new crop’ corn from U.S.
• Bayer disappointed in appeals court verdict in Roundup lawsuit
• Livestock and farm groups discuss cattle market transparency
• Legislators urge Vilsack for Beef Checkoff reform
• Jerry Gulke: What Did the USDA Report Tell Us?
• NCBA Welcomes Bicameral Push For Swift Conclusion To DOJ Investigation In Anticompetitive Pricing
• USDA Releases "Oil Crops Outlook" Report

05.17.2021

• Washington Week Ahead: USMCA talks to feature ag, GOP to counter on infrastructure
• USDA: Farm Profit Projections Remain Mixed Through 2030
• Weekly Cotton Market Review – USDA
• Todd’s Take A Sense of Grains’ Impending Doom
• USDA proposes sign-up period for Cotton Research & Promotion Program
• Iowa Congresswoman confident farm families will be protected from changes to capital gains tax
• Corn finishes 30¢ lower, soybean prices end slightly higher | Friday, May 14, 2021
• Corn spills into red for third consecutive session
• 7 ag stories you might have missed week ending- May 14, 2021
• This Week in Agribusiness, May 15, 2021 (Video)
• USDA exports – China buys corn
• Brazil sells the most soy to the United States since 2014 -shipping data
• Flush times for farmers, buoyed by strong markets and pandemic aid
• Thune, Rounds condemn Biden administration’s radical 30 by 30 directive
• Federal Reserve Ag Credit Surveys- 2021 First Quarter Farm Economy Conditions
• Market Analysis Jerry Gulke: What Did the USDA Report Tell Us?
• Biden Administration: Fully Vaccinated People Don’t Need Masks
• Farmers and applicators should check state rules before applying the product U.S. Appeals Court Upholds $25 Million Roundup Verdict Against Bayer
• DTN Livestock Close: Next Week Will Pose Challenges
• Hard Winter Wheat Tour Begins Next Week – DTN
• U.S. Wheat Associates : Rail Merger Proposals Should Improve Competition, Hold Down Shipping Rates

05.14.2021

• Grain is golden, analyst says
• Overall farm economic outlook remains strong but uncertainty lies ahead
• EPA Issues Emergency Fuel Waiver to Address Shortages, E15 is Broadly Available
• Inflation Concerns Sprout From Climbing Commodity and Consumer Prices
• Cattle Industry Groups Hold Closed-Door Meeting to Discuss Price Imbalances
• USTR provides no timeline for renewing Trade Promotion Authority
• Colonial Pipeline Resumes Operations Company Expects to Have Supply Chains Serviced Sometime on Thursday
• SD Farmer Sues USDA on Wetlands Battle
• No surprises in USDA report. What’s next for grain market?
• Corn closes limit down, soybeans drop 58¢ | Thursday, May 13, 2021
• USDA forecasts highest prices for U.S. crops in years amid global boom
• China strengthens optimism on corn demand with new purchases from US
• Senate confirms Bronaugh to USDA deputy post
• Wheat Market: Rail Merger Proposals Should Improve Competition, Hold Down Shipping Rates
• DTN Cotton Close: Market Ends Sharply Lower
• Nat’l Black Farmers Assn Responds To White Farmers Lawsuit Fighting Emergency Relief

05.13.2021

• May WASDE Report (PDF)
• USDA sets new crop corn estimates but traders see acre increase ahead
• USDA cuts old crop corn carryover, holds soybean outlook
• Economist expects continued corn, soybean bull markets
• New-Crop December Corn Falters on Bearish WASDE; Soybeans Maintain Strong Gains
• Markets mixed on new crop estimates
• Farms Eye Colonial Supply Disruptions
• US Stocks Sink Again on Inflation Worries
• Is your farm ready for open-book management?
• Tax policy changes troubling farmers
• Texas Agriculture Law Blog: Land easements: Are gates allowed?
• Be patient on selling carbon credits
• Soybeans finish the session 27¢ higher | Wednesday, May 12, 2021
• USDA approves drought counties for emergency loans
• Processing capacity, cattle supplies hurting fed cattle prices
• Soybean Futures Hit $16, While Inflation Concerns Persist and Shipping Costs Rise
• EPA Issues Emergency Fuel Waiver to Address Shortages, E15 is Broadly Available
• Biden’s Climate Corps could help preserve soil and water, say advocates
• Biden tax plan threatens farmers’ use of like-kind exchanges
• WASDE Cotton: Domestic Production Rises, Supplies at 5 Year Low
• Texas Field Reports: Corn Prices Cause Ripple Through Economy
• Ag Coalition Urges Congress to Protect Sound Tax Policy
• FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
• U.S. Tractor Sales Up 23% In April, Combine Sales Down 3%
• New Study Released On Consumers’ Attitudes Of Cultivated "Meat"