Ag News

10.19.2020

• Rural Mainstreet Index Climbs To Pre-Pandemic Levels
• Todd’s Take The Dilemma of High Soybean Prices
• NCBA lays out plan for voluntary cattle market price discovery
• CFTC Finalizes New Limits CFTC Addresses Bona Fide Hedging Concerns in Final Rule on Position Limits
• Soybeans close week with double-digit losses
• It’s early, but China is No. 1 buyer of U.S. corn
• Wheat jumps to highest in nearly six years on dry global weather
• Drought Center climatologist says lingering dry pattern is a concern
• Put the Crop Mix Puzzle Together Before 2021
• Shurley On Cotton: A Correction Seems Likely As Prices Bump Up
• Weekly Cotton Market Review – USDA
• USDA: Peanut Price Highlights

10.16.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, October 16, 2020
• Todd’s Take | The Dilemma of High Soybean Prices
• Taxlink | USDA Notice and FSA Update
• Washington Insider– Friday More Pressure on Huawei
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Oct. 16, 2020
• EPA decision on dicamba expected this month
• Morning Market Review for Oct. 16, 2020
• Trump, Biden continue to court farmers
• Brazil to discuss eliminating tariffs on corn and soy
• China says corn output to grow, after fears of shortfall drive prices
• Lawsuit says Trump administration tries to cut farm wages
• Argentina- First Country to Approve GMO Wheat and Expects Authorization from Brazil
• 5 Things to Consider Before You Add Solar Modules to Your Farm
• Death Jump: Farmer Survives Airborne Combine Accident
• USDA to distribute $1.68B in CRP payments

10.15.2020

• 3 Big ThingsToday, October 15, 2020
• Drought Center climatologist says lingering dry pattern is a concern
• Enrollment Begins for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs for 2021
• President Declares Backing for Farm Support, Trade, Ethanol in Tight Re-Election Race
• Higher Corn-Seeding Rates Don’t Always Grow Bigger Profits
• Conquer Your Corn Costs – Narrow Rows, Big Results
• WTO to Allow More Tariffs on US Products
• Countries start hoarding food as prices rise
• Holding onto two years worth of crops worked, analyst says
• Ethanol and China are flash points for Trump and Biden campaigns

10.14.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, October 14, 2020
• USDA Releases "Season-Average Price Forecasts" OutlookReport
• Oct. 13, 2020 Crop Progress Report PDF
• Ag Policy Blog Debating Farm Policy and the Presidential Race
• World corn supplies shrink
• China corn futures hit record high amid worries over crop damage, supplies
• Learning from large variations within a field
• Cotton Gains for Third Day on Hurricane Delta Induced Crop Damage
• USDA sets Oct. 30 signup deadline for disaster aid

10.13.2020

• In an uncertain operating climate, do this first
• Managing your marketing decisions and volatility
• U.S. Exports Nearly 4 Billion bu of Grain in 2019-20 Marketing Year
• Nearly $2b in CFAP 2 payments ‘out the door’
• 5-point plan for peak tillage performance
• Soybean prices close 31¢ lower Monday
• After a tough decision, why does young man leaving his parents’ farm feel guilty?
• USDA head cited for breaking law by backing Trump reelection
• U.S. corn and soybean production down from September
• Smaller Corn and Soybean Supply Forecast, as Derecho Harvest Impact Grows
• U.S. September Tractor Sales Up 22%, Combine Sales Up 8%
• Cotton Group’s Research Shows Top Fashion, Retail And Textile Businesses Are Putting Sustainability Drive First
• Farmers Benefit From 50 Years Of Pioneer Wheat Breeding