Ag News

12.17.2020

• Midweek Markets: What we learned in 2020
• Does your farm need a chief financial officer or controller?
• Farmland values rise despite turbulent year
• Wheat rises on concerns over Russian export curbs
• US ethanol groups decry Brazil for reimposing 20% tariff
• Landmark study to tap USDA farmer data to assess conservation practices
• CME Group Adds New Hemp Pricing DATA to CME DataMine
• Secretary Perdue Applauds USDA’s 2020 Accomplishments
• AgLaunch And Farm Journal Announce Row Crop Challenge Winners
• USDA: Cotton Producers Have Increasingly Used GE Seeds With Stacked Traits
• Farmers For Free Trade Issues Blueprint Of Policy Suggestions
• Ag Senate Chairman Pat Roberts Receives NCBA’s Capitol Hill "Top Hand" Award

12.16.2020

• Global Fertilizer Outlook – 4 Infrastructure Improvements Needed for Canadian, US Agriculture
• If the world returns to normal in 2021, get ready for less
• Tuesday’s farm markets finish higher
• EPA official doesn’t expect RVO rule by year’s end
• Sen. Pat Roberts on his past and agriculture’s future
• Major Agricultural Issues to Watch During Upcoming Biden Administration
• USDA Chief Economist Dr. Robert Johansson to Depart
• Farmers For Free Trade Issues Blueprint Of Policy Suggestions
• NAWG Shares Wheat Priorities With The Biden-Harris Transition Team
• Environment Defense Fund, Ag Groups Publishes Guide On Financial Impact Of Production Practices

12.15.2020

• Biden and Vilsack outline challenges facing farmers, rural America and USDA
• Prominent Ag Economist Issues Bullish Forecast
• An Overview of U.S. Farms From USDA’s Economic Research Service- 2020 Edition
• “Dynamic” Forecast for Feed Grain Trade, and China is the “Primary Driver.”
• Congress continues work on COVID relief
• Soybeans add a dime, wheat loses 18¢ Monday
• Big farm decisions coming up? Start here
• If the world returns to normal in 2021, get ready for less
• Lack of broadband limits farm technology
• Biden vows to pay farmers to plant cover crops and put land in conservation
• Meyer named Chief Economist at USDA
• Farmers Cite Successes In 2020, Look Ahead to 2021
• Future of Farming: Chase to Capture Carbon As Another Revenue Stream
• Ag Groups Urge Biden to Support Nutrient Loss Reduction Program
• Farm Bureau Asks Congress to Act Quickly on PPP Fix
• USDA Announces Joint Final Rule Regarding Equal Treatment of Faith-Based Organizations USDA-Supported Social Service Programs
• USDA: Share Of Consumers’ Disposal Income Spent On Food At Record Low

12.14.2020

• In farewell speech, Roberts regrets gridlock, salutes Freedom to Farm
• Trump Raises China Concerns As Reason To Veto Defense Bill
• China trade expert Tai selected for USTR
• The Surprise Winner of WASDE Is Wheat
• The battle for corn, soy acres is already heating up
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Dec. 11, 2020
• New fair play rule hurts livestock producers, say ag groups
• Farmers urged to utilize call options, analyst says
• Drought expected to impact 2021 acreage
• “Dynamic” Forecast for Feed Grain Trade, and China is the “Primary Driver.”
• Jerry Gulke: Wheat Joins the Commodity Price Party
• More Consumers Purchasing Beef During Pandemic
• U.S. Tractor Sales Up 41% In November, Combines Up 33%

12.11.2020

• World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE)
• Vilsack Tapped for Ag Secretary Ag | Groups Largely Praise Nomination, But Progressives and Minority Leaders Disappointed
• A Look at the Largest Global Wheat Exporters
• Ethanol Overproduction Hurting Margins as Domestic Demand Falls
• Weekly Export Sales
• Russia considers wheat export tax of 2,000 rbls/tonne, no final decision made – sources
• Conservation Agriculture is a Tool, Not a Goal
• Biden taps China trade expert as USTR
• Study Finds More Consumers Are Purchasing Beef During The Pandemic
• Purdue Report Provides Insigt on 2021 Critical Farmer Issues
• Historical Analysis of the Frequency of Triggering Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) Payments

12.10.2020

• Premiums for the Enhanced Coverage Option
• Corn, Soybeans: Crop Insurance – Premiums for the Enhanced Coverage Option
• USDA Releases "Outlook For U.S. Agricultural Trade" Report
• Bipartisan COVID relief proposal allocates $13B in ag aid
• Midweek Markets: Will Today’s WASDE be a game-changer?
• USDA Reports Preview | Soybean Supplies Expected To Tighten … Again
• Trump DOJ Asks SCOTUS to Deny Refiners | Justice Department Asks SCOTUS to Reject Appeal on Small-Refinery Exemptions
• Big farms, big government payments
• COTTON SPIN: Cotton prices during La Niña years
• Biden agriculture pick likely to reassure farmers, disappoint activists
• DTN Cotton Close: Sharply Up Ahead of USDA Data
• DTN Grain Close: Markets Rebound, Show Timely Support
• Farm Groups Comment On Pending Vilsack USDA Nomination