Ag News

04.06.2021

• April 5, 2021 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• CFAP Reopens April 5, 2021
• 2% of the U.S. corn crop is in the ground, USDA reports
• Dodging the weather and increasing input costs
• Estate tax touches only a few farm families
• Farmers ready to roll after USDA report
• Soybean Basis Up, Up and Away
• Manage markets that change faster than you can react
• Incorrect maps hamper efforts to reach rural broadband have-nots
• Live cattle, lean hog futures set new contract highs
• What happens when women run the economy? We’re about to find out
• Nat’l Sorghum Producers Releases Its Annual Report
• Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Gets Mixed Reviews From Agribusiness

04.05.2021

• USDA Estimates Planted Sorghum Acres to be Up 18 Percent
• Where Did the Acres Go? A State-by-State Breakdown of USDA’s Prospective Planting Results
• Actions Helped Stabilize Meat Industry A Year After COVID-19 Struck Packing Plants, Recovery Seen for Industry, Producers and Workers
• Vilsack urges Trade Promotion Authority renewal
• Daybreak April 2: Biden omits Vilsack from infrastructure sales team
• House bill would bar racial favoritism at USDA
• China: African Swine Fever Issues Persist, While U.S. Tariffs Set to Remain For Now
• 68% Of Farmers Say They’ve Locked In Their 2021 Crop Mix
• Total Field Makeover: Trials and Tribulations
• The Final Sale: Support Pours in for Texas Trooper Chad Walker Killed on Duty
• Q+A with CDFA Secretary Karen Ross
• Opinion: Biden needs to focus on agriculture next – here’s how
• Ag Lawyer Issues Guidance On Creating Carbon Credits
• Purdue Economists Outline Potential Payoffs Of Precision Farming
• U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Opens Grower Enrollment For 2021 Crop

04.02.2021

• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – April 2, 2021
• Soybeans close 34¢ lower | Thursday, April 1, 2021
• A Year After COVID-19 Struck Packing Plants, Recovery Seen for Industry, Producers and Workers
• November Canola Closes Lower but Has a Good Week
• 8 States Join RFS Fight at SCOTUS States Make Case Small-Refinery Exemptions Hurt Their Economies
• USDA offers bullish surprises for corn, soybeans
• Competition, recruiting, retention remain top ag workforce challenges
• Sticker shock: fertilizer costs are up, but the price tag’s been higher
• Traders surprised USDA didn’t “find back” corn bushels in Wednesday’s stocks report
• Where Did the Acres Go? A State-by-State Breakdown of USDA’s Prospective Planting Results
• Cotton Dives More Than 3% on U.S. Data Showing Export Sales Tumble
• USDA wants feedback on creation of rural renewable energy pilot program
• Opinion: Biden needs to focus on agriculture next – here’s how | By Heidi Heitkamp
• Opinion: Use existing USDA programs to build a climate smart agriculture economy | By Lloyd Ritter
• A ‘right-to-repair’ conversation with a John Deere exec
• Survey Reports How Ag Producers Will Change Their Crop Mix Follwing USDA Estimate

04.01.2021

• March 31, 2021 Prospective Planting | NASS (PDF)
• March 31, 2021 Grain Stocks Report (PDF)
• Where Did the Acres Go? A State-by-State Breakdown of USDA’s Prospective Planting Results
• Farmer skeptical of USDA’s Prospective Plantings report
• Corn closes up 25¢, soybeans end 70¢ higher | Wednesday, March 31, 2021
• Shockingly Low Corn and Soybean Planting Intentions Send Markets Limit-Up
• Corn, soybean markets hit ‘limit up’ on USDA’s lower-than-expected acreage
• Economist expected farmers’ planting intentions to be higher
• Biden’s Infrastructure Plan For Ag, Rebuilding Roads and Bridges Tied to Energy and Climate Proposals
• DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends | UAN28 Prices Surge 34% Since Last Month Amid Nitrogen Price Spike
• Corn, soybeans look profitable no matter what USDA says
• Competition, recruiting, retention remain top ag workforce challenges
• 7 key provisions of USDA’s hemp final rule now in effect
• Top 5 watch list for April Here are the top 5 watch list items for the month of April
• Congressman calls Biden’s 5B relief for farmers of color discriminatory
• Producers pay, make more in February
• Ag trade groups say infrastructure investment is badly needed
• TFB: Landowners deserve fair, transparent eminent domain process
• Bringing relevance and value to the beef industry
• Gasoline Sales Provide Lift for Ethanol- Corn; While Higher Prices are Impacting Farmland Values
• USDA Chief Economist Explains Surprises in March Acreage Report
• Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the President’s American Jobs Plan
• FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
• USDA: Farm Share Of Food Dollar Increased In 2019 After Seven Years Of Decline
• USDA Issues "Food Price Outlook" Report

03.31.2021

• How to Prepare for the March 31 Reports
• Former House Ag Chairman Collin Peterson Talks Farm Bill, Climate
• USDA Reports Preview USDA Planting Survey and Grain Stocks on Deck
• Comments by EPA’s Regan on Advanced Biofuels Catches Industry’s Attention
• Democrats Pitch Plan to Tax Capital Gains at Death
• Fast U.S.-U.K. trade deal unlikely
• Senators seek additional reform for livestock haulers
• Ag traders gear up for green boom
• Will an acreage expansion scare away grain bulls?
• Goodyear pledges to boost soybean oil in tire lineup
• Wheat, corn and soybeans close lower | Tuesday, March 30, 2021
• Sukup enhances safety features on grain bin doors
• Agronomist addresses corn farmers’ concerns heading into planting
• USDA announces Assistant Secretary for Administration
• Gasoline Sales Provide Lift for Ethanol- Corn; While Higher Prices are Impacting Farmland Values
• US ag exports suffer as USTR suspends a key trade tie with Burma during unrest
• USDA Employment Report Shows Strong Outlook For College Graduates Interested In Agbioscience
• The Ag Law And Tax Report Radio Program To Be Launched
• USDA Issues "ARMS Farm Financial And Crop Production Practices" Outlook Report

03.30.2021

• USDA Releases "Farm Income And Wealth Statistics" Outlook Report
• Weekly USDA wheat ratings improve in Kansas; decline in Oklahoma, Texas
• How to prepare for this week’s USDA Grain Stocks and Acreage Reports
• Ever Given container ship freed
• Operators Plowing Profits, Stimulus Funds Into Planter Upgrades
• What to do when uncertainty runs high
• Autonomous tractors may come sooner than you think
• Protectionist measures in Russia raise questions
• Senate bill calls for half of slaughter cattle to be sold on cash market
• Vilsack wants more transparent, competitive markets
• Cotton acres may not decline as much as anticipated
• Biofuels coalition files brief in Supreme Court case
• Senate hearing covers child health, hunger crisis
• Stagnant funding for ag research threatens food systems
• Observers Watching ASF in China, Herd Size a Variable Impacting Demand for Feed and Pork
• Prospective Plantings Preview: Seed Sales Point to 90 to 92 Million Acres of Corn in 2021
• US ag exports suffer as USTR suspends a key trade tie with Burma during unrest
• Administration’s Infrastructure, Climate Plan to be Announced
• Biden-Harris Administration Extends Moratorium on Residential Evictions in USDA Multifamily Housing Communities in Accordance with CDC Guidance
• Farm Journal Survey Reports Technology Investments Producers Want To Make