Ag News

04.14.2021

• White House releases state needs in infrastructure plan
• USDA Chief Actuary Highlights Crop Insurance Strengths
• Corn closes up double-digits | Tuesday, April 13, 2021
• How Franny Fritz beat the odds in farming
• NCBA delivers Preserving Family Farms Act
• Carbon Contract Reality: Why Conservation-Minded Farmers May Not Qualify for Private Carbon Programs
• John Phipps: The Impacts and Implications of the Worldwide Microchip Shortage
• Court considers legitimacy of E15 action
• DTN Fertilizer Outlook: Prices Expected to Rise with Spring Demand
• Railroads Oppose Canadian Pacific, Kansas City Southern Merger – DTN
• USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
• DTN Cotton Closing: Holding Gains and Ending Higher
• USDA Issues "COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impacts On Food And Consumers" Outlook Report

04.13.2021

• Crop Progress Report Released April 12, 2021
• U.S. corn planting picked up vs. a week ago, USDA reports
• What did USDA’s most recent report tell us?
• Quarterly reports mark swings in market
• Weekly Grain Movement – ‘Big Three’ take another step back
• Global warming: truth or propaganda?
• More transparency coming on rail charges for ag sector
• Plant-based foods industry not ending fight on meat labeling
• USDA exports – China, Bangladesh buy soybeans
• At dawn of carbon markets, farmers get up to $20 per acre
• Red meat exports might be lagging, but the outlook is still bright
• U.S. economy gathers momentum
• Farming in a Changing Climate: A two-part workshop series
• China Demand Could Create “Mini Super-Cycle,” U.S. Corn, Soybean Exports Remain Robust, as Shipping Costs Increase
• Carbon Contract Reality: Why Conservation-Minded Farmers May Not Qualify for Private Carbon Programs
• Tracking the Drought Conditions
• Ag groups call for bipartisan infrastructure package with rural focus
• USDA: Fertilizer Costs Shape U.S. Corn Production Expenses
• USDA Issues "COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impacts On Food And Consumers" Outlook Report
• Study Reports Food/Ag Industry Contributes $7 Trillion To U.S. Economy
• Farm Credit System Reviews Ag’s Current Economic Conditions

04.12.2021

• April 2021 WASDE Report – PDF
• News of the Day Study Reports Food/Ag Industry Contributes $7 Trillion To U.S. Economy
• Corn Gives Up Gains, Wheat Finishes Strong Following April WASDE
• USDA pushes out bullish corn, bearish soybean data Friday
• Spring Wheat Rises 9.7% Last Week
• Wheat Outlook: Wheat comes out strong in 2021 acreage battle
• USDA’s WASDE report confirms corn stocks are shrinking
• After COVID’s chill, a hot recovery is at hand
• Climate change will bring floods, drought, and supercharged ragweed
• Farmer losing rented ground to solar industry
• FDA launches Closer to Zero, a plan to improve baby food
• U.S. economy gathers momentum
• Global food prices rise for 10th month in a row
• Ag Economy Barometer Shows Farmer Optimism Climbed to Levels Not Seen Since October
• Washington Week Ahead: Biden, Vilsack look to sell lawmakers on spending priorities
• White House issuing budget proposal
• Biden budget boosts USDA climate work, clean energy transition
• Ag Sec’y Vilsack Issues Statement On The President’s FY22 Discretionary Funding Request

04.09.2021

• Celebrating the Incredible Women of Crop Insurance
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – April 9, 2021
• Corn trades 17¢ higher | Thursday, April 8, 2021
• USDA Reports Preview Low Bar Set for April WASDE Report
• April 2021 WASDE Preview: Watch South American production
• Corteva Drops Second Dicamba Product on its Road to Less Legal Liability
• Chinese demand, dwindling stocks may fuel "mini supercycle"
• More price consolidation ahead of Friday’s USDA report
• Where is the unity Biden promised?
• Ag Economy Barometer Shows Farmer Optimism Climbed to Levels Not Seen Since October
• Wheat Conditions Highlight “Haves” and “Have Nots” – DTN
• DTN Cotton Closing: Settling Higher on Export Sales
• Ag Trade: 2020 Exports 2nd Highest on Record, Led by Soybeans, Corn, Pork to China
• Farmers File Antitrust Lawsuit Against Big Ag Companies
• USDA Announces Upcoming Changes to the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) Rice and Soybean Tables
• CoBank: U.S. Economy Gathers Momentum, Policy Decisions Will Reshape The Future
• NCGA Comments On New Study Showing The Value Of Corn In The Pet Food Industry

04.08.2021

• FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Ag Economy Barometer Shows Farmer Optimism Climbed to Levels Not Seen Since October
• Texas Hemp: Videos Outline Legal, Budget, Risk Management Considerations
• USDA Unveils Science-Based Strategies for Partnering with Ranchers
• Cotton Prices Gain as West Texas Weather Concerns Persist
• Biden Points to China in Making Case for Infrastructure Needs
• Biden infrastructure plan hits major rural needs, but short on detail, ag funding
• 2020 U.S. Ag Exports Second Highest on Record, Led by Soybeans, Corn and Pork to China
• Ag legislators discuss persistent port congestion issues
• NRCS launches working rangelands conservation frameworks
• Corn Belt frost possibilities in mid-April eyed, forecaster says
• Midweek farm markets trade mixed | Wednesday, April 7, 2021
• On this day in agriculture history | Wednesday, April 7, 2021
• Climate change will bring floods, drought, and supercharged ragweed
• Vilsack stresses carbon markets, nutrition, rectifying past discrimination against Black farmers
• Wheat up as dry weather threatens U.S. spring wheat planting
• Oklahoma Wheat Crop Looks Good
• Research shows the United States has the most sustainable beef industry
• No big adjustments expected in Friday’s WASDE
• Ag tech innovations expand as farms continue search for labor savings
• Farmers Seek Bigger Voice In Addressing Global Food System Issues

04.07.2021

• USDA Reopens CFAP2 | Here’s Who’s Eligible
• Corn, soybeans close mostly higher | Tuesday, April 6, 2021
• 53% of U.S. winter wheat good to excellent
• Opportunity, Opposition Accompany Wind Energy in Rural America
• Farm With the Wind Opportunity, Opposition Accompany Wind Energy in Rural America
• Caution advised for hemp production
• Max Armstrong offers insight from one farmer who finds value in using social media to tell agriculture’s story
• Benavidez, Lashmet discuss legal, economic hemp production risks
• Vilsack stresses carbon markets, nutrition, rectifying past discrimination against Black farmers
• The tractor that bailed out Steiger
• Third round of pandemic payments begins to flow to farmers and ranchers
• Taiwan discovers first case of African Swine Fever
• Some Farmers Reluctant About Administration’s Climate Plans for Carbon Reduction
• Biden pushes back against infrastructure critics
• Do you qualify for Employee Retention Credit?
• Strong Commodity Prices Boost Purdue/CME’s Barometer To Its Second Highest Level
• USDA Unveils Science-Based Strategies For Partnering With Ranchers