Ag News

• Ag Economy Barometer shows modest improvement, but concerns linger
• Lobbyist expecting farm bill release in late spring
• Final SEC Emissions Reporting Rule Exempts Farmers, Ranchers From Reporting
• Corn, soybeans quiet ahead of USDA data
• Wheat closes down 20¢ | Wednesday, March 6, 2024
• Corporate Transparency Act hits farms, ag businesses
• Educator encourages systemic approach to ag
• Drones draw eyeballs, but are they viable?
• How AI-Powered combine harvesters are transforming harvesting
• What are your planting intentions for 2024?
• Farmers and ranchers safe from new greenhouse emissions reporting rule
• Signs of weakening farmland values
• Ag trade deficit is multifaceted
• March WASDE Offers Updates on Demand, South American Estimates
• WIC and Foreign Ag Land Addressed in Funding Bills
• Agricultural productivity soars in the US since 1948
• Modest Improvement In Farmer Sentiment, Yet Financial Concerns Loom

• Lobbyist expecting farm bill release in late spring
• U Of Illinois Releases Updated Tool To Calculate Best Crop Insurance Option
• 3 Big Things Today, March 6, 2024
• March WASDE Offers Updates on Demand, South American Estimates
• Ranchers, Farmers Recover From Devastating Wildfires That Scorch Texas, Oklahoma
• USDA Rolls Out New Packer Rule Defining Discrimination and Retaliatory Practices
• Farmland values still sizzling
• Farm land prices are leaving young producers frustrated
• High Cotton Awards video honors winners
• What you need to know about pasture leases
• Should you finance equipment with AgDirect?
• Maintaining cattle immediately after a wildfire
• What does the law say when your neighbor won’t help with fencing?
• Which corn-growing state has the worst drought conditions?
• Are cover crops worth the cost?
• WIC and Foreign Ag Land Addressed in Funding Bills
• Regret Is An Emotion With Deep Tentacles: Thus Is the Story Of Corn in the Bin
• Agricultural productivity soars in the US since 1948
• USDA Announces New Final Rule Under The Packers & Stockyards Act
• Texas Wildfire Now The Second Largest In U.S. History, Cattle Losses Are Catastrophic

• 3 Big Things Today, March 5, 2024
• Top 5 Things to Watch March WASDE and Texas Fires
• Climate-Smart Spending and Livestock USDA Undersecretary Rejects EWG Complaints Over Livestock and Climate Projects
• Launch Dates For FarmHER And RanchHER On RFD-TV Announced
• Devastating Losses From Wildfires for Texas Family
• Texas Fires: With Over 1 Million Acres of Grassland Burned, Cattle Ranchers Face Struggles
• Data Delay Slows Right-to-Repair Case | John Deere Right-to-Repair Case Could Face Extended Delay on Data Dispute
• Get Ready for Generative AI Ever Heard of Generative AI? It’s Coming to a Farm Near You
• Are European farmer protests a sign of what’s to come?
• Corn closes up 5¢ | Monday, March 4, 2024
• Farmers have mixed responses to GREET model delays
• Study says a reduction in carbon footprint for U.S. soybeans
• Congress to consider six appropriations bills this week
• USDA Announces Next Major Step in Promoting Competition in Agriculture
• Americans Spend 52 Minutes a Day in the Kitchen: 5 Ways To Make Those Minutes Matter
• University Ag Economists Release Podcast "Making Your 2024 Crop Insurance Decision"
• USDA Releases Report Showing Number Of Free Breakfasts Served At Schools

2024 Projected Spring Pricing
Cotton $0.83 |Vol. OK .17 | Vol. TX .16
Corn $4.66 | Vol. .18
Grain Sorghum $4.67 | Vol. .19
Soybeans $11.55 | Vol. .15
Peanuts
Runners $0.2703 | Vol. .13
Spanish $0. 4514 | Vol. .13
Valencia $0.3054 | Vol. .13
Virginia $0.3054 | Vol. .13

• 3 Big Things Today, March 4, 2024
• Severe Weather Caused Over $21 Billion In Crop Losses In 2023
• Spring Crop Insurance Projected Prices Fall
• Down Utility Pole May Be Cause Of Texas Wildfire
• EPA Creates New Office To Strengthen Engagement With Ag And Rural Communities
• With a great deal of grain not priced from 2023 in the bins, many producers are slow to price 2024 production.
• Kindness Brings Hope After Texas Fire
• Biden Admin Delays SAF Credit Guidance | SAF Credits for Biofuels Likely Tied to On-Farm Climate-Smart Practices
• The Winter That Barely Was: Temperatures Near Warmest on Record This Season, Thanks to Super El Nino
• Grain giant ADM delays annual report
• Commodity Classic 2024: 7 product highlights for farmers
• Corn, soybean associations affirm policy as Commodity Classic wraps up
• There’s More Than One Way to Raise Yields
• USDA Releases Report Showing The Dramatic Rise In Demand For Vegetable Oils
• USDA Raises Its 2024 Export And Import Forecast

• Spring Insurance Prices Tumble | Spring Crop Insurance Projected Prices Settle at $4.66 for Corn, $11.55 for Soybeans
• ‘We need a safety net that works,’ say farm-state senators
• New Equipment From New Holland, Great Plains, Deere, CNH, Bobcat
• Headwinds for Corn and Soybeans | Looking for Rays of Sunshine for Corn and Soybean Markets at Commodity Classic
• Afternoon market recap: Wheat prices also make moderate inroads, while soybeans slide moderately.
• Will sorghum steal corn acres in 2024?
• Worst Texas wildfire in history wipes out ranches and cattle
• Xcel Energy Inc.’s stock plummeted after law firm alleged a downed utility pole could leave the company responsible for damages.
• Inside a farmer’s 63-year fascination with horsepower
• Middle East shipping disruptions could ignite fertilizer prices
• Vilsack reacts to potential shutdown as Congressional leaders extend funding deadline by one week
• USDA Pushing for Ethanol to be Eligible for SAF Credits
• Preserve conservation in farm bill
• 3 ways female farmers are connecting
• USDA Releases Report Tracking Number of Farms In The U.S.

• 3 Big Things Today, February 29, 2024
• Stabenow Threatens to Block Farm Bill Over GOP Demands
• Government Shutdown Looms Amid Crop Insurance Deadline
• Texas Wildfires Reach 1 Million Acres | Donations Needed as Farmers, Ranchers Begin Recovery From Texas Wildfires
• USDA Releases Report Tracking Number of Farms In The U.S.
• Sort and Cull | Could Friday’s Cattle on Feed Report be Wrong?
• DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends | Most Fertilizer Prices Slightly Higher for Second Straight Week
• Safety Agencies Issue Anhydrous Ammonia Nurse Tank Advisory
• Call the Market | Beef Choice Cuts Holding Steady at $300
• March 2024 Recent Farmland Sales
• John Deere debuts air-seeder cart, combine | Producers can start ordering new machines this spring.
• Corn ends day up 5¢ | Wednesday, February 28, 2024 | Soy also closes in the green.