Ag News

04.30.2021

• USDA: 100 Days Update
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – April 30, 2021
• Biden Makes Case for Big Spending Plans
• Ag organizations react to President Biden’s joint address to Congress
• Crop Insurance 101
• 5 things to watch now as corn market explodes
• U.S. live cattle gain on grain market uncertainty
• Farmers Union likes Biden’s hunger plan, questions tax change details
• Grassley ready to throw his weight around in support of biofuels in SCOTUS case
• Understanding challenges and opportunities facing ag
• Farm tax specialist says Biden tax proposals would help young farmers
• USDA improves livestock crop insurance policies with new options
• More Driving Assists Ethanol Demand, While Higher Corn Prices Impact Wheat Use
• How the American Families Plan Might Impact Your Operation
• What Do Biden’s Climate Policies Mean for Agriculture?
• Court says EPA must revoke or modify chlorpyrifos tolerances
• Top Producer Launches New Podcast Series "The Farm CPA"

04.29.2021

• USDA Improves Livestock Crop Insurance Policies With New Options
• President Calls for ‘Once-in-a-Generation’ Investments Needed to Move Country
• Biden to exempt farms in plan to eliminate stepped-up basis
• White House Tax Plan Targets Stepped-Up Basis, Section 1031 Exchanges
• EIA: Ethanol Stocks at 25-Week Low as Most PADDs Draw Down
• Midweek Markets: What will it take to go even higher?
• Winter wheat showing signs of disease stress
• 105,000 sows stacked six stories high
• NCBA on Biden’s proposed American Families Plan: “The devil is in the details”
• Supreme Court hears RFS exemption case
• US farmers finally see better outlook after 2 odd years
• What Do Biden’s Climate Policies Mean for Agriculture?
• How the American Families Plan Might Impact Your Operation
• What Do Biden’s Climate Policies Mean for Agriculture?
• Regan defends EPA budget boost, role of ethanol and biofuels in emissions reduction
• USTR vows to resolve EU trade spats, but largely mum on China
• Texas ag commissioner sues over debt relief plan
• Texas Field Reports: Sorghum Has Good Prices, Needs Rain
• Farm Journal Announces Upcoming Acquisition Of AgFax

04.28.2021

• Corn market closed below $7, soybeans trim off 19¢ | Tuesday, April 27, 2021
• More fireworks ahead in the grain markets, analyst says
• Signal to Noise: Biden’s 30×30 Plan Fuels Anxiety
• SCOTUS Hears Arguments in Major RFS Case
• Ag Secretary Says Open Communication Lines Needed With Other Fed Agencies
• In the bin or on the board? Maintaining ownership of 2020 crops paid off, whatever the strategy.
• America First Legal challenges “socially disadvantaged" definition
• Ag braces for possible tax changes in Biden spending plan
• American Agri-Women oppose Initiative 16
• Wheat, Corn, Soybeans: Highest Since 2013
• 3 Reasons Corn Prices Shot Past $7
• Daybreak April 27: Minnesota spared, southern states win in Census
• Vilsack slams critics for claiming Biden wants to cut meat consumption
• Russia Becomes Net Exporter of Food for First Time in Post-Soviet History
• Farm Mental Health Podcast Explores Resources, Offers Support
• AgWeb.com: Three Reasons Corn Prices Shot Past $7

04.27.2021

• Crop Progress Report 4.26.2021
• Corn, Soybeans Reach Their Highest Price Level Since 2013
• Corn planting slows, soybean seeding pace improves, USDA reports
• Corn hits limit up, soybeans close 29¢ higher | Monday, April 26, 2021
• Biden is expected to eliminate ‘stepped-up basis’
• Vilsack Likes What He Sees in Regan | Ag Secretary Says Open Communication Lines Needed With Other Fed Agencies
• Basically, every day is Earth Day
• USDA deputy secretary nomination hearing held
• John Deere addresses the ongoing risks of living in a digital world
• Ag braces for possible tax changes in Biden spending plan
• Kansas City Fed: Reduced Demand for Farm Loans in First Quarter
• Renewable Diesel Demand Garners Attention Amid Soy Price Gains
• Jerry Gulke: Will High Prices Cause Demand Destruction or Demand Reduction?
• Vilsack slams critics for claiming Biden wants to cut meat consumption
• Second season of Agri-Pulse ‘Deep Dive’ focuses on biofuels
• Biofuels Coalition Readies for Oral Arguments in Supreme Court
• Farmers Received $13.4 Billion In CFAP 2 Payments
• USDA Issues "Food Price Outlook" Report
• USDA: Share Of Off-Farm Income Varies By Commodity Specialization
• Study Reports What Americans Think Of The Recovering Economy

04.26.2021

• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Ag Sec’y Vilsack Says Biden’s 30×30 Plan IS Not A "Land Grab"
• Washington Week Ahead: Biden proposing tax hikes, SCOTUS mulls ethanol case
• Jerry Gulke: Will High Prices Cause Demand Destruction or Demand Reduction?
• 2020 a “bounce-back year” for US ag exports
• John Deere addresses the ongoing risks of living in a digital world
• Cover cash sales with futures and options, analyst says
• USDA seeks groups, farmers’ participation in $25 million grant program
• Economist says cattle margins could narrow
• NAWG launches Special Climate and Sustainability Committee
• Chairwoman Stabenow applauds USDA action
• Launching the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate
• Renewable Diesel Demand Garners Attention Amid Soy Price Gains
• Corn, Wheat and Soybean Prices Continue to Surge, China Buys U.S. Corn for Fourth-Quarter Shipment
• Continuing Coverage: Crop Protection and Ag Products In Short Supply
• Launching Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate
• Ag, Food Groups Support Senate’s "Growing Climate Solutions Act"
• EPA Administrator: No Intention Of Returning To Obama WOTUS Rule
• U Of Illinois, Ohio State Issue Paper "Growing Climate Solutions Act Impact On Farmers"
• Federal Spending On Food Assistance Reached Record High Of $122.1 Billion In 2020

04.23.2021

• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – April 23, 2021
• Corn closes limit up, soybeans 25¢ higher | Thursday, April 22, 2021
• Goal to Halve Emissions Before End of 2030 Pledged as Ag Climate Bill Advances
• EPA Administrator Says Agency Wants to Hear From Ag Community on Water Rule
• Export Sales: More so-so results last week
• Survey finds non-operator landowners critical in land management
• Vilsack summarizes recent conservation and climate announcements
• Will current grain sellers be heroes at harvest, analyst asks
• The wheat market is overbought, analyst says
• USDA hopes investments spark farmer adoption of climate opportunities
• Broadband infrastructure investment a must
• Ag organizations react to Growing Climate Solutions Act
• Corn, Soybean Prices Climb, While Record Chinese Corn Imports Expected
• Vilsack: Biden’s 30×30 Goal is ‘Not a Land Grab’
• USDA deputy secretary nominee gets warm reception from Senate Ag
• Senate Ag moves Stabenow-Braun climate bill
• How technology is changing the ag workforce
• Study Reports 1,000 Acre Farmer Can Lose $103k Annual From Irrigation Issues