Ag News

07.30.2020

• China asks US to return mysterious seeds
• China objects to US retaliation over grain subsidies
• USDA has released the long-awaited beef market report. Now what?
• Senate Releases Draft COVID Relief Measure (HEALS Act), a Follow-Up to CARES Act, but Different From House Passed HEROES Act
• Free online course helps combat rural stress | Rural Resilience: Farm Stress Training
• Additions to Dem platform target farm chemical use
• Wheat Growers Count on Crop Insurance
• Lock Closures: The Basis Apocalypse That Wasn’t
• Brazilian farmers can lock in 25% operating margins
• Senate’s HEALS Act vs. House’s HEROES Act
• Max Armstrong | Brought to you by Farm Progress America, July 29, 2020
• Senate bill would block faster line speeds at meat plants during pandemic
• Pace of coronavirus payments to farmers slows, reasons unclear
• New Lighting System Helps Deer Avoid Vehicles at Night
• Agriculture Weather Insights From DTN Now Available In Microsoft FarmBeats
• USDA Shows Shift In Destinations Of Ag Exports

07.29.2020

• Hijacked Market | Divisions Deepen in the Cattle Industry Over Price Discovery
• GOP Bill Provides $20 Billion for Agriculture, But No Language for Ethanol Aid
• Crop chemical court decision is big victory for agriculture
• How concerned are we over unsolicited seed shipments
• Perdue gets $20 billion blank check for ag aid in GOP coronavirus plan
• Lawsuit goes after USDA ‘bioengineered’ food disclosure rule
• NASDA Issues Statement on Chinese Mystery Seeds
• Study Shows Entire Wheat Crop Could Be Grown In Vertical Farms, Yield/Acre Up 600%
• Ag Sec’y Perdue Confirms Participation In Farm Journal Field Days
• USDA: Retail Prices For Food Categories Up In June 2020 Compared To June 2019
• Rural America 2020 Launched To Advocate Against Administration’s Ag Policies

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