Ag News

05.06.2021

• View From the Cab | Meet True Texas Grit
• FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
• US Ethanol Stocks Post First Build in 6 Weeks on Output Gain
• Cash in on weather uncertainty
• Corn cements itself into $7 market | Wednesday, May 5, 2021
• Farmers worried by possible new capital gains, estate tax liability
• When will the funds end their squeeze on the market, analyst asks
• Fundamentals show that the soybean market is overbought, analyst says
• UPDATE 1-World food price index climbs in April, highest since mid-2014 -FAO
• Senator has concerns about shifting government “Carbon Bank” concept
• Agronomist: Variety of herbicide platforms is a hedge against resistance
• 3 Potential Marketing Options for a Bull Market
• Coming soon: 30×30 details
• CME to permanently shutter most trading pits
• Producer sentiment holds steady in April
• Texas Crop Progress Update
• Corn: Crop Insurance Coverage Levels ECO Use
• Hearing Looks at Farm Worker Overtime Exclusions – DTN
• USDA Announces Webinar "A Look At Commodity Costs And Returns Data"
• Ag Secretary Vilsack Responds to USDA COVID Relief Lawsuits

05.05.2021

• Corn closed near $7 per bushel, soybeans over $15 | Tuesday, May 4, 2021
• Ag Economy Barometer steady in April 2021
• Feds, Feeders Lower As Beef Soars
• Corn’s Bullish Tone Continues With $7 Contract Highs
• USDA To Hold Listening Session for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
• Biden’s first 100 days for agriculture
• U.S. farmers remain optimistic on prices, concerned about tax proposals, Ag Barometer shows
• Corn Planting Rate Fastest Since 2015
• Ag, conservation alliance issues recommendations for USDA carbon bank
• Purdue/CME Group’s Ag Economy Barometer Remains Strong
• USDA Announces Listening Session On Impacts Of COVID-19 On New Farmers
• Consumers Increasingly Considering Health, Environmental Impacts Of Food Post-COVID-19
• Kelly Blue Book Names Best Family Cars Of 2021
• USDA Reports Plantin
• g Is Well Ahead Of Normal, 46% Of Corn, 24% Of Soybeans In The Ground
• EPA Asks Court To Vacate Trump Administration’s Last-Minute Refinery Exemptions
• Farm Journal Poll Shows What Farmers Think Of Biden’s Climate Policies

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