Ag News

08.07.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, August 7, 2020
• New USDA numbers show US ag exports to China lagging
• Farm Bureau economist explains stand-out numbers in CFAP data
• USDA Offers Loan Deferrals for Farm Storage Facilities
• China, U.S. to Review Trade Deal, Air Other Grievances Aug 15 -Sources
• 4 Options for a Farm Operation Without a Successor
• Biden says he would remove tariffs on China
• Ethanol Awaits Fate on Waivers, Aid RFA’s Cooper: EPA Decision to Issue Waivers Would Equate to ‘Locking in Blend Wall’
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Aug. 7, 2020
• Trump Bans Dealings With Chinese Owners of TikTok, WeChat
• U.S. farm state senators in a beef over livestock bill
• USDA proposes rule to strengthen enforcement of organic standards
• Could China’s Massive Rainstorms Be A “Black Swan” for Markets?
• Analyst Digs Through Data to Find Historical August Lows
• Trump Administration Invests More Than $29 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Oklahoma

08.06.2020

• USDA extends deadlines, defers interest accrual due to COVID-19
• Peterson working to make sure HEROES Act ag provisions make it in final bill
• AFBF: Mixed News on Farm Bankruptcies Amid Pandemic
• COVID-19 Weighs on Ag Economy | Reports Outline Series of Economic Struggles Continue in Agriculture
• Farm Futures survey: Farmers forecast 15 billion bushel corn crop
• Ag Economy Barometer stable in July 2020
• Big crops are getting bigger, analyst says
• Corn, wheat markets diverge from soybeans Wednesday
• Sweeping U.S. pesticide reform bill introduced, banning some chemical agents
• Perdue says EU’s Farm to Fork strategy leaves farmers behind
• Censky: China needs to buy more US ag goods
• Department of Energy Finishes Recommendation on Retroactive RFS Exemption Requests
• China, U.S. to Review Trade Deal, Air Other Grievances Aug 15 -Sources
• Farm, nutrition provisions remain in play as talks on aid bill drag
• USDA prepared to roll over unused CFAP
• Texas Field Reports: Hurricane Hanna Damage Estimates
• USDA Identifies Mystery Seeds
• Farmland Ownership Passing into the Hands of Big Investors
• Midwest Region Farm Expenses Contribute Most to U.S. Increase
• Mid-America Business Index Highest Since March 2019

08.05.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, August 5, 2020
• USDA Identifies Mystery Seeds
• AFBF: Mixed News on Farm Bankruptcies Amid Pandemic
• Ag Economy Barometer stable in July 2020
• Measure Bans Some Chemicals Legislation Introduced by Sen. Udall, Rep. Neguse Targets Neonics, Other Chemicals
• Big Data to Calculate Carbon | New Ag Tech Programs Stress Reducing Environmental Footprint While Boosting Profitability
• Sens. Grassley, Ernst Ask DOE Nominee for Transparency on Biofuels Waivers
• Grassley: Grassroots Uprising Needed to Get Senate Action on Cattle Markets Bill
• Is USDA concerned about potential plant pathogen pandemic?
• U.S. Energy Dept recommends granting partial retroactive waivers to refiners
• Glitches in aid program obscure need for more relief during pandemic, say ag leaders
• Wells Fargo Economist: Biggest Threat to Farming Is Tesla
• Farmers Detail Seed Decisions
• Agripulse Opinion: Don’t make America’s farmers pawns in game of crony capitalism
• USDA Announces CCC Lending Rates for August

08.04.2020

• UDSA Releases "COVID-19 Economic Implications For Agriculture, Food And Rural America" Report
• Big Data to Calculate Carbon New Ag Tech Programs Stress Reducing Environmental Footprint While Boosting Profitability
• Can farms ever be truly prepared for the unexpected?
• August 3, 2020 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
  
• Soybean crop rating moves up, corn remains unchanged, USDA says
• U.S. farm income may suffer due to coronavirus impact on livestock
• CFAP payments slowing; 43% paid so far
• Trump signs rural healthcare and prescription drug executive orders
• Pelosi says food assistance top of mind
• Ag Trade: China Makes (Another) Record U.S. Corn Purchase in July
• DTN Cotton Closing: Cotton Booms Into August
• U.S. Total Farm Production Expenditures for 2019 Were Up
• Studies Show Use Of Precision Agriculture Technologies Boosts Land’s Value
• 5 questions about the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol’s work in sustainability

08.03.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, August 3, 2020
• Washington Week Ahead: Coronavirus relief talks slip into August
• U.S. Total Farm Production Expenditures for 2019 Were Up
• China Makes (Another) Record U.S. Corn Purchase in July, But Achieving Phase One Targets May Still be a Stretch
• Two new Republicans on House Agriculture
• Is Blockchain the Answer to Price Discovery in Cattle Markets?
• Biofuels Industry Waits for Financial Relief, RFS Volumes Amid Uncertainty
• Top three items to monitor for grain futures in August
• Extreme drought conditions possible into August
• After record corn sale to China, Perdue expects ‘a big shipping season this fall’
• Sen. Michael Bergstrom honored by Oklahoma Cattlemen
• NCBA passes policy to increase cash trade levels
• NASDA: food and ag sectors need long-term solutions in covid-19 relief
• Signal to Noise: Coronavirus Ag Aid Package Likely to Favor House
• Jerry Gulke: Have Prices Finally Reached A Bottom?
• K-State Unveils Wheat Variety Disease and Insect Ratings
• 2020 Agrifood Investment To Date Shatters Records
• Studies Show Use Of Precision Agriculture Technologies Boosts Land’s Value

07.31.2020

• View From the Cab The Search for Farm-Life Balance
• Ag Sec’y Perdue Critical Of EU’s Plan To Cut Use Of Crop Inputs
• Weekly Export Sales – New crop soybean sales soar
• Cattle futures look for price direction
• U.S. sells record amount of corn to China as tensions rise
• Pace of coronavirus payments to farmers slows, reasons unclear
• NCBA passes policy to increase cash trade levels
• Senate Releases Draft COVID Relief Measure (HEALS Act), a Follow-Up to CARES Act, but Different From House Passed HEROES Act
• The Beginning of the End to the China Deal
• Drought Monitor Weekly: Very Hot, Mostly Dry
• Peanut Usage Still Up But Sees a Slide
• Farm Progress Commentary | Why am I a farmer? To pass on my knowledge and passion
• Investment In AgTech On Pace To Set Record For The Sector
• Soil Health Institute Begins To Identify True Cost: Benefits Of Soil Health
• Lely Develops Robot To Mow, Feed Hay