Ag News

05.04.2021

• Crop Progress Report | May 3, 2021 (PDF)
• The corn, soybean markets finished mostly lower | Monday, May 3, 2021
• Cash Market Moves | National Average Corn Basis at a Weekly High Not Seen Since 2013
• Bullish Outlook for Ag CoBank Forecasts Shrinking Supplies, Stronger Demand for Beef
• USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report Corn Planting Progress Jumps 29 Percentage Points, Returns to Ahead-of-Normal Pace
• Biden’s first 100 days for agriculture
• Another farmer PPP fix needed for partnerships
• EPA again must decide on chlorpyrifos pesticide use
• It’s OK to be bullish, but take stock of your finances
• Interest rates on FSA loans expected to be flat in 2021
• Corn, Soybean Price Increases Boost Farm Income- Upend Global Trade Flows, La Nina a Variable
• Signal to Noise: The CRP Discussion Continues
• Growing Drought: USDA Indicates 14 States Have No Topsoil Moisture in Surplus Conditions
• Ag, conservation alliance issues recommendations for USDA carbon bank
• Ag Groups Urge DOT to Address Shipping Container Shortage
• Food & Ag Climate Alliance Recommends USDA Use Pilot Projects To Build Toward A Carbon Bank
• Farm Journal Poll Shows What Farmers Think Of Biden’s Climate Policies
• USDA Issues "Price Spreads From Farm To Consumer" Outlook Report
• Farmers File Another Lawsuit Over Discriminatory Debt Payoff

05.03.2021

• National Crop Insurance Services Launches New Website: Crop Insurance 101
• USDA: 100 days update
• Farm Progress Reports Results Of Poll Asking Farmers What They Thought Of Pres. Biden’s 100-Day Speech
• Jerry Gulke: Are We Witnessing a Paradigm Shift in Commodity Demand?
• Corn, Soybean Price Increases Boost Farm Income- Upend Global Trade Flows, La Nina a Variable
• White farmers sue seeking government loan forgiveness
• Appeals court tells EPA to ban pesticide or decide it’s safe
• Corn posts weeklong gains of 6.4%
• Managing risk isn’t always about protecting price
• Livestock feed demand is upending global trade flows
• Company leads push for self-driving freight trucks
• How do you measure carbon?
• A put option works when futures markets rally and basis widens, analyst says
• Farmers and ranchers impacted by border crisis tell their story
• Wheat, Corn, Soybeans: Highest Since 2013
• Markets Now with Tyne Morgan: New Crop Corn, Soybean Price Highs are Rarely Made in April
• Hottest Used Machinery Market Since 2013
• Ag Groups Reiterate Support For Environmental Sustainability
• Farmers File Another Lawsuit Over Discriminatory Debt Payoff

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