Ag News

10.29.2020

• Ag industry praises dicamba decision
• USDA defends estimate of China corn imports, despite hot sales pace
• For the Future. For All | The 93rd National FFA Convention & Expo
• 3 of the biggest U.S. farmers
• EPA grants five-year re-registration for dicamba in dicamba-tolerant crops
• A rural political issue Democrats have so far ignored — ag consolidation
• Vilsack: Trump wrong on wind, just like ethanol, say Iowa Democrats
• Does SBA Understand Farming
• Tyson Foods Workers to Replace Some Federal Inspectors At U.S. Beef Plant
• Biden’s cabinet possibilities would include deep roster of ag lawmakers
• Farm states, rural House districts loom large in battle for Congress
• FCC establishes 5G fund with $1B going toward precision ag
• COVID Causes Spike in Food at Home Spending in 2020
• U Of Illinois Economists: Revised 2021 Crop Budgets Lead To Higher 2021 Return Projections

10.28.2020

• EPA Registers Dicamba Again | EPA Approves Three Dicamba Herbicides With Federal Cutoff Dates
• Dicamba Approved for Over-the-Top Use 2021 and Beyond
• ADM Pushes Venue Change in Ethanol Case
• Soybeans soar – but is there more?
• More of what keeps farmers up at night
• Lenders’ View of Resiliency and Agility
• EPA grants five-year re-registration for dicamba in dicamba-tolerant crops
• The economic value of rotational grazing
• 3 of the biggest U.S. farmers
• NCBA on Barrett confirmation and implications on agriculture
• Accelerating Diversity & Inclusion Across U.S. Agriculture
• FBN Moves Into Canola Breeding
• Peanut Stocks: Utilization Up 9%, 1.4Bln Pounds in Storage
• USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
• USDA Announces Cotton Board Appointments
• USDA Grant Supports Mental Health in Agriculture

10.27.2020

• Oct. 26, 2020 | Crop Progress Report | PDF
• USTR and USDA Release Report on Agricultural Trade between the United States and China
• USDA’s harvest numbers come in as expected by the trade
• Family Business Matters A Pandemic Blessing: Margin Redefined
• Five Senate Ag Committee Seats in Play With Senate Control at Stake
• Cash Market Moves | Farmers’ Two Favorite Words: Sellers’ Market
• Survey Finds Issues Vex Rural America | DTNPF Poll Finds Trump’s Job Approval Sits at 53% in Rural America
• Is this a perfect storm for U.S. corn exports?
• USDA crop progress: Corn harvest reaches 72%, soybeans 83%
• Weekly Grain Movement – Soybeans soar, corn disappoints
• More than $7 billion paid to farmers for second round of CFAP
• Kansas City Fed: Farm Lending Remained Muted in Third Quarter
• National Co-op Bank Reports 100 Largest Co-ops In The U.S.

10.26.2020

• USTR and USDA Release Report on Agricultural Trade between the United States and China
• Survey Finds Issues Vex Rural America DTNPF Poll Finds Trump’s Job Approval Sits at 53% in Rural America
• Crop-Dusting Drone Drone Startup Focuses on Future Aerial Application
• China’s Sept soybean imports from Brazil soar 51% y/y
• Wheat, soybean and corn prices climb Friday
• Charts signal higher farm markets, analyst says
• Major cattle on feed categories up on year
• Perdue says CFAP2 stands as is despite call out by Democrats
• USTR releases China export figures so far under Phase One Trade deal
• Perdue discusses next steps for USDA under second term
• China Has Purchased 71% of Its Phase One Target- and Could Issue More Corn Import Permits
• Jerry Gulke: Is Demand Driving the Grain Market Bus?
• Record U.S. Soy Sales Become Record Shipments, But Corn Hangs Back -Braun
• EQIP final rule updates soil health, nutrient management plan requirements
• Death rate in rural America versus urban is widening, study suggests

10.23.2020

• Senators Seek RFS Freeze In Close Election, GOP Senators’ Request to EPA Undermines Colleague in Tight Race
• What’s going on in the wheat market?
• Ag markets close slightly higher Thursday
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Oct. 23, 2020
• World Shares, US Futures Gain on Friday
• US Ethanol Stocks Fall EIA: Ethanol Stocks Down 1.5%; Output Slides 2.6% Last Week
• Federal dollars mute pandemic impact
• Why global end users are nervous about securing corn
• 10 senators ask EPA to waive 2021 RFS
• Bullish news needed for wheat market, analyst says
• Latham High-Tech Seeds president confident EPA will approve dicamba registrations for 2021
• Rancher’s Risk Management Insurance Sign-up Deadline Nov. 15
• U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Protections Of Right-To-Farm

10.22.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, October 22, 2020
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- October 2020
• What’s going on in the wheat market?
• Ag Policy Blog Cattle Groups Divided Over Cash Trade Fix
• Midweek Markets: Can soybeans reach $11 per bushel?
• Republican senators ask EPA not to boost refinery biofuel obligations in 2021
• Trump’s security adviser says: China is the threat of the century
• Cattle group proposes more transparency in market prices
• Farm markets remain mostly higher Wednesday
• ASTA chair confident EPA will approve dicamba registrations for 2021
• Potential second year of COVID cases has farm lenders concerned
• USDA Releases "Wheat Outlook" Report