Ag News

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"

08.21.2020

• Texas Farmer Hopes for Rain, Counts on Crop Insurance
• Chinese official indicates trade talks with U.S. could resume “in the coming days”
• Farmers likely to spend CFAP payments on long-term debt: Farm Futures survey
• Weekly Export Sales – New crop soybean sales soar
• Trump says he’ll change tires on the ‘The Beast’
• Four Strategies to Keep Your Crop at the Top
• Agriculture Confidence Index Farmers Look to Future
• Mountain Moving, Car Crushing Tractor
• Q&A: Ranveer Chandra, Microsoft | As Microsoft works to bring robust data analytics to agriculture, this computer scientist shares why the tech giant is growing its presence in the sector
• Thousands of chicks arrive dead to farmers amid USPS turmoil
• Phase One Talks Delayed, While Recent USDA Reports Provide Perspective on U.S. Farm Exports to China
• Texas Researcher to Examine Mysteries of Armyworms
• Weekly Ethanol Output Stabilizes at 30% Below COVID Outbreak

08.20.2020

• Texas: Wheeler County Designated Natural Disaster Area to Drought
• Texas Field Reports: 100+ Temps and Mostly Dry
• DTN Cotton Closing: Cotton Edges Higher
• USDA Releases "Wheat Outlook" Report
• USDA Releases "Season-Average Price Forecasts" Report
• OPINION: Farmer in Wall, Texas, says crop insurance critical to nation’s food security
• Phase One Talks Delayed, While Recent USDA Reports Provide Perspective on U.S. Farm Exports to China
• No new meeting scheduled between US and China
• CFAP applications can be amended for new commodities
• Ethanol Inventory Rises
• Midweek Markets: Where are grain prices headed next?
• At the close, farm markets remain mostly higher Wednesday 08/19/2020
• How much did the derecho damage Iowa agriculture?
• Senator Ernst urges Trump to intervene, deny gap ethanol waivers
• Court denies rehearing of dicamba case
• Senate GOP mulls skinny aid package without ag funding
• Farmer Leaders Build a Better Future for Ag Through Training
• Nat’l FFA Hits Record Membership For 2020 Of More Than 760,000
• USDA Announces Improvements To Prevented Planting Coverage
• Nat’l Hemp Assn, New Holland Announce Member Benefit Program
• Homebuyers Shift Searches From Cities To Rural Areas And Suburbs
• 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Summit Announced, Will Be Virtual

08.19.2020

• Trump says he postponed trade talks with China
• Trump Farmer Base Strong Heading into Election Home Stretch
• China, facing high corn prices, buys more from U.S.
• Farm Sales Will Look Different This Fall, Requiring More Work From Potential Buyers
• Feds’ jargon-filled memo won’t help farmers looking to manage wetlands
• Farmobile wins appeal in ongoing battle with Farmers Edge
• Tuesday’s wheat market shaves off a dime
• Federal Reserve Ag Credit Surveys- 2020 Second Quarter Farm Economy Conditions
• Democrats use roll call of states to put focus on ag, rural issues
• Sorghum: Researchers Aim to Develop Fall Armyworm Resistant Varieties
• Are Export-Oriented Farm Policies Part Of The Problem? – Commentary

08.18.2020

• August 17, 2020 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• Ninth Circuit Court Denies Companies’ Petition to Rehear Dicamba Case
• China is Missing Phase One Ag Targets
• $9.00 soybeans are back Monday
• China buys corn and soybeans ‘to keep me happy,’ says Trump
• DTN Livestock Closing: Cattle Contracts Close Lower
• DTN Cotton Closing: Cotton Higher | 8-17
• Vice President Pence Addresses Farmers
• USDA “Feed Outlook Report”
• USDA “Cotton and Wool Outlook” Report
• New Officers Elected At The Cotton Board