Ag News

09.15.2020

• EPA Denies All Gap-Year RFS Waivers Trump Administration Rejects Retroactive Small-Refinery Exemption Requests
• Early 2021 Ag Events Canceled Stock Show, World Ag Expo Canceled Due to ‘Health and Safety Restrictions’
• Sept. 14, 2020 Crop Progress Report
• Soybeans top $10/bushel on Chinese demand, smaller U.S. crop
• Trump trade aid payments benefited large, Southern farms -watchdog report
• Executive Branch Highlights Ethanol in Waiver Denials and E15 Promise
• Evil Grain: The Wild Tale of History’s Biggest Crop Insurance Scam
• New Acosta Report Details How COVID-19 Is Reinventing How America Eats
• GAO Breaks Down MFP Payments | Democratic Senators Point to Payment Disparities for Southerners, Cotton Growers
• USDA Boss’s Home State Got Most Trade Aid Per Farmer, GAO Finds

09.14.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, September 14, 2020
• U.S. Wheat Associates Introduces Interactive Wheat Export Supply System Map
• New Farmer.gov Feature Allows Entities To Conduct Online Business With USDA
• USDA Issues Report Showing Net Returns For Corn, Soybeans, And Wheat In Recent Years
• Signal to Noise: Will CFAP2 Be Revenue Based?
• GOP pared down coronavirus relief bill fails
• China raises corn import forecasts on large U.S. cargoes, lowers output
• USDA Reports Review Bull Run Continues Following USDA Reports
• OSHA Cites Smithfield on COVID Response
• Trump Makes Twitter Announcement to Allow E15 to be Sold in Existing Infrastructure
• USDA Reports Summary USDA Lowers Corn Production Friday
• September 2020 WASDE Report
• Agriculture identified as the top-rated industry in Gallup poll
• Washington Week Ahead: NEPA reforms take effect; stimulus deal remains elusive

09.11.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, September 11, 2020
• Trump and Biden: What solutions do they bring to ag?
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Sept. 11, 2020
• USDA Reports Preview USDA Takes Aim at Row Crop Estimates
• Will WASDE data be a blessing or a curse?
• The RAV4 of tractors?
• Bayer CEO wins term extension, makes progress on Roundup settlement
• ‘Miracle’ calf survives California wildfire
• GOP pared down coronavirus relief bill fails
• U.S. & China review Phase One trade progress
• China Could Become Largest Corn Importer, While Soybean Variables Come Into Focus
• John Phipps: Is Agriculture Feeding a Growing or Declining Population?
• Dual-Purpose Drones For Agriculture
• Pro Farmer Analysis: Traders Expect Confirmation of Smaller Corn Crop
• Vilsack hints that Biden might use CCC, too
• Texas Field Reports: Corn Crop Up Despite Fewer Acres, Spotty Rain
• USDA Seeks Input On Technologies And Practices For Agriculture Innovation Agenda

09.10.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, September 10, 2020
• USDA Implements Immediate Measures to Help Rural Residents, Businesses and Communities Affected by COVID-19
• Trump Tells Farmers He Plan to Scrap Biofuel Waivers
• September 2020 WASDE Preview
• Is Joe Biden’s plan good for rural America?
• September 2020 WASDE Preview
• Vilsack highlights Biden’s support of ethanol
• Ethanol industry awaits confirmation of Trump SRE directive
• New Senate GOP bill includes more direct aid for farmers
• Trump, Biden outline agricultural priorities
• President Trump Instructs EPA to Deny Retroactive (“Gap-Year”) SRE (Small-Refinery Exemption) Waiver Requests
• Ag banks, regulators need to assess climate risks, CFTC panel says
• It’s complicated: Why ASA’s board booted CEO Ryan Findlay after only 28 months on the job
• Election outcome could shift focus of US farm support
• AFBF survey highlights Biden, Trump policy differences
• Election outcome could shift focus of US farm support
• PepsiCo, USAid Launch Partnership to Empower Women in Agriculture
• Corn vs. Soybean Storage at the US Market Level, 1974-2017

09.09.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, September 9, 2020
• Sept. 8, 2020 Crop Progress Report
• Presidential Candidates Respond to Questions From Farm Bureau
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Is Joe Biden’s plan good for rural America?
• U.S. corn, soybean crops stumble to the finishline, USDA report shows
• U.S. to Block Cotton, Tomato Imports from Xinjiang Over Forced Labor
• Texas: Ag Pesticide Waste Collection, Lubbock, Oct. 21
• USDA – Update Safety-Net Program Crop Yields by Sept. 30
• Top 10 U.S. Agricultural Exports to Mexico

09.08.2020

• What’s in CFAP 2?
• CFAP Dashboard
• Washington Week Ahead: GOP struggles with aid bill, USDA readies CFAP-2
• What’s the relationship status between farmers and USDA?
• Perdue: China Trade Still Falls Short
• Food Banks: USDA Program Helped But Better Ways to Meet Need
• China August soybean imports fall from July as Brazilian cargoes slow
• Amazon.com bans foreign sales of seeds in U.S. amid mystery packages
• Perdue: No farmer wants to work for a government check
• USDA approves hemp production plans
• Research to advance crop resilience
• China: High Demand for Farm Commodities Expected, as Food Inflation and Security Jitters Persist
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- August 2020
• White House Asks U.S. Agencies to Detail all China-Related Funding
• USDA CFAP applications due by Sept. 11
• D.C.-area lawmakers raise concerns about USDA reopening