Ag News

08.31.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, August 31, 2020
• Reviewing USDA Revisions to the Payment Limitation and Eligibility Rules
• Using Preliminary FSA Data to Project Final Planted Acreage for Corn and Soybeans
• House Ag chair backs Biden on killing Trump tariffs
• Taiwan agrees to ease restrictions on US beef and pork
• Cash Rents Face Pressure Weather, Government Aid May Dictate Whether Rents Hold Steady or Decline
• Fall 2020 Propane Outlook Further-Along Crops, Ample Propane Supply a Favorable Combination for Crop-Drying Needs
• China grain purchases drive prices, create cash flow opportunities
• Drought is creeping across the Corn Belt
• Producers make less, pay more in July
• Biden hits Trump over Renewable Fuel Standard delays, waivers
• Sorghum roots may hold key to frost-resistant varieties

08.28.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, August 28, 2020
• Ag Trade: USDA Forecasts U.S. Exports Up $5.5 Billion for 2021
• Second Round of Ag Aid Could Come Soon | Additional $14 Billion From Commodity Credit Corp.
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Aug. 28, 2020
• Picture perfect cotton shouldn’t determine defoliation timing
• Soybean growers have a new seed option available for the 2021 growing season
• Former Ag secretary breaks with GOP, endorses Biden
• DTN Livestock Closing: Cattle Contracts Lose Ground
• Agencies Want Navigable Waters Lawsuit Dismissed – DTN
• Bayer’s Roundup Settlement Talks Hit New Setback
• USDA/EPA Announce Next Generation Fertilizer Challenges
• Sorghum roots may hold key to frost-resistant varieties
• ADM Identifies Six Ways Food & Beverage Innovation Is Evolving In The Face Of COVID-19

08.27.2020

• Second round of CFAP could come after Labor Day
• USDA tightens eligibility rules for farm subsidies
• Crop Risk From Hurricane Laura | Rain and Wind Threaten Cotton Ahead of Harvest
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Great Inflation Debate Heats Up
• Midweek Markets: Why corn prices climbed 8% higher in August
• The coming battle over cell-based ‘meat’
• 3 Big Things Today, August 27, 2020
• Black farmers seek ban or product warnings for Roundup weedkiller
• USDA Agricultural Trade Outlook- FY 2021 U.S. Agricultural Exports Forecast Up $5.5 Billion
• USDA predicts stronger US ag exports in FY 2021
• U.S. Could Decouple From China, Trump says
• Farmers, Ethanol Producers File Court Brief Defending Year-Round E15
• OPINION: Farmer in Wall, Texas, says crop insurance critical to nation’s food security
• U.S. Farm-Export Forecasts Cast Doubts Over Trump’s China Deal

08.26.2020

• U.S., China signal progress on trade deal
• USDA: Soybean-to-Corn Price Ration Signals Higher Profitability
• Petrochemical Group Claims E15 Not Substantially Similar to E10
• Exclusive storage analysis: Do your bins earn their keep?
• Federal government is studying air emissions from livestock – again
• Biden says supports ethanol, hits Trump on handling of U.S. biofuel laws
• Demand, weaker ratings push up corn, soybean prices Tuesday
• Biden says supports ethanol, hits Trump on handling of U.S. biofuel laws
• Perdue says he needs congressional authority to help biofuel producers
• Livestock Technology: Low-Cost Producers Always Win
• China buys more corn and soy as USTR praises ‘phase one’ cooperation
• Farm Succession: Legacy Assumptions, Management Decisions – DTN8-25
• Grain Markets: Chinese Food Shortages – An Unexpected Bright Spot? – DTN8-25
• Shurley on Cotton: A Run We’ve Waited For
• DTN Cotton Closing: Cotton Finishes Timidly
• USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices

08.25.2020

• Todd’s Take | What Is Happening in China?
• Washington Insider | Tuesday New Asian Trade Alliance Considered
• Crop Progress Report | August 24, 2020 (PDF)
• Four factors that could impact commodity markets
• Prepping for harvest during pandemic
• Prevent plastic contamination in cotton. New report stresses importance
• 3 Big Things Today, August 25, 2020
• Trump says he will add $1 billion to food for families program
• Investors push the ag markets slightly higher Monday
• Cattle placements jump 11%
• Chinese official indicates trade talks with U.S. could resume “in the coming days”
• NFU urges Trump, EPA to reject gap year waiver requests
• Trump expects bipartisan support over trade
• USDA: Soybean-to-Corn Price Ration Signals Higher Profitability
• MGEX Announces Top-25 Daily Total Volume Record
• USDA: Soybean-To-Corn Price Ration Signals Increasing Soybean Profitability
• USDA Reports Corn, Soybean Conditions Continue To Decline
• Rural Mainstreet Index Inches Up In August

08.24.2020

• Republicans take their turn, looking to keep farm country in their corner
• USDA tightens farm program eligibility rules
• Cattle Rally Completes 7th Week, COF Up 2%
• Sneak Peek: How To Navigate Farm Journal Field Days
• Todd’s Take What Is Happening in China?
• Trump’s Vision of American Greatness at Center Of Convention
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Week Ending Aug. 21, 2020
• Grain markets finish past week mostly higher Derecho, export sales influence grain markets this week
• U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer Lighthizer lays out his vision for WTO overhaul
• Deere says equipment demand remains resilient
• Trump says could ‘decouple’ and not do business with China
• Corn rises for 2nd session on expectations of lower U.S. output
• “Fragile” Farm Economic Conditions Persist, as Ethanol Waiver Concerns Remain
• Dicamba Ban – 12 Crop Consultants Outline Potential “Plan B” Strategies For 2021
• Economist Reviews Shocks to Beef Industry and Implications
• Pro Farmer Estimates Corn And Soybean Yields Below USDA Forecasts
• U Of Illinois To Hold Series Of Webinars "Coronavirus And Agriculture: Looking Ahead To 2021"