Ag News

07.28.2020

• Senate Releases New Stimulus Bill
• House Passes FY2021 Ag Spending Bill
• New Bill Offers Farmers More PPP Flexibility
• USDA Not on Track to Hit $16 Billion in CFAP Payments
• New Bill Offers Farmers More PPP Flexibility
• China Requires Covid-19 Tests on Meats and Calls for Mass Testing of Brazilian Meatpackers
• The curious case of unsolicited seeds
• Report Mystery Seeds Public Asked to Report Unsolicited Seed Deliveries
• Dicamba Resistant Palmer Amaranth Confirmed
• Crop Progress Report July 27, 2020 (PDF)
• USDA crop progress: Corn, soybean quality jump unexpectedly higher
• Measuring soil health, autonomous weeder among innovations at World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit
• Harder introduces Protecting Fairs During Coronavirus Act
• China Picks Up Pace of U.S. Soybean Imports Despite Rising Tensions

07.27.2020

• Washington Week Ahead: Senate GOP set to unveil pandemic aid plan
• Trump says China trade deal means “much less” to him now
• Crop farmer says trade policies have done nothing
• House Passes FY2021 Ag Spending Bill
• 100 Days: Trump Faces Headwinds as Election Day Draws Near
• Senators Say Package Commits $20 Billion in Additional Support for Agriculture
• Todd’s Take Will Corn’s Harvest Low Come Early in 2020?
• Is the corn market finding a bottom, analyst asks
• New Bill Offers Farmers More PPP Flexibility
• PPP Forgiveness of Debt
• 7 ag stories you might have missed the week ending – July 24, 2020
• COVID-19 creates opportunity to broaden support for ag tech
• China’s soybean imports from Brazil rise to record in June
• On Feed report signals ongoing declines in beef-cow numbers
• Appeals Court declines to block sale of Corteva Enlist
• Perspective on U.S., China Trade
• USDA: Peanut Price Highlights
• Weekly Cotton Market Review – USDA

07.24.2020

• Senate GOP’s $1T aid plan authorizes expanded ag assistance
• Senate to Match House on Size of Ag Coronavirus Aid Package
• Here’s how grain prices could strengthen in 2021
• China’s H1 grain imports spike, on path to use up annual quotas
• Majority say masks have COVID response role
• Why COVID-19 Relief Should Include America’s Agricultural Fairs
• Texas LRGV Cotton: Heavy Whiteflies, Late Season Thrips
• Drought Monitor Weekly: Hot, Dry for Southern U.S
• DTN Cotton Closing: Cotton Skids Lower Thursday

07.23.2020

• Midweek Markets: China, China, China
• Boston Market Sues Chicken Companies for Millions in Broiler Overcharges
• Tyson Fire, Pandemic Market Report Released By USDA
• USDA recommends beef market changes, but leaves unanswered questions about probe
• USDA releases report on boxed beef and fed cattle price investigation
• U.S.-China tensions ratchet higher, but analyst expects ag purchases to continue
• EIA: US Propane and Propylene Stocks Up
• Appeals court slashes award in Roundup case
• U.S. court allows sales of Corteva weed killer, adding to edge over Bayer
• New Program Pays Farmers For Carbon Sequestration
• Ag Taxes: Limits on Deducting Farm Losses
• The US Safety Net, Crop Profitability, and a Floor on Cost of Production
• USDA Releases “Wheat Outlook” Report

07.22.2020

• 2021 Budgeting Using $3.40 Corn and $8.50 Soybean Prices
• Cash Market Moves | The White Combine: A Farmer’s Worst Nightmare
• Artificial intelligence spurs real-time scouting, say Taranis officials
• Farm Progress launches virtual show
• Bayer mostly loses appeal in Johnson Roundup case
• Bayer appeal denied but damages reduced
• Kansas City Fed: Agricultural Financing Activity Slowed in Second Quarter
• Science Magazine Study on Illegal Deforestation Causes a Strong Reaction From the Brazilian Government
• Farm State Lawmakers: Ethanol a Priority in Senate COVID Relief Package
• R-CALF: 40% Cash Volume More Depressing Than $33/Head
• USDA Releases "Feed Outlook" Report (PDF)
• USDA Releases "Cotton and Wool Outlook" Report (PDF)

07.21.2020

• USDA Announces Changes To Livestock Gross Margin Insurance Program
• Bayer mostly loses appeal in Johnson Roundup case
• How to Do a Better Job Estimating Tax Payments
• Crop Progress Report | July 20, 2020
• 3 Big Things Today, July 21, 2020
• Farm, anti-hunger groups try to squeeze into $1-trillion pandemic bill
• China’s rapeseed oil rally drives widening spread with other edible oils
• Wheat Futures Close Down Double Digits in Monday Trading
• Voice for hemp appointed to USDA/USTR committee
• When Does Unlimited Adjusted Gross Income Apply to MFP and CFAP | Form CCC-942
• Ag Exports to China Expected to Increase This Year
• Cotton | Survey Shows Growing Consumer Demand for Sustainable Practices
• New U.N. Report Identifies 27 Countries Heading For COVID-19 Driven Food Crises
• USDA Releases "Oil Crops Outlook" Report
• USDA Releases "Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook" Report