Ag News

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

07.20.2020

• Washington Week Ahead: Senate readies coronavirus aid package
• Texas peanut producers talk candidly about struggles during the 2020 season
• Signal to Noise: Cotton’s Take on Trade and COVID-19 Aid
• Todd’s Take SRW Wheat: The Lonely Bull Is Back
• Anticipating Lower Corn Stocks Friday
• 7 ag stories you might have missed last week ending July 17, 2020
• Bipartisan effort seeks cotton and textile COVID-19 relief
• Oklahoma State Fair canceled; 4-H projects still yield valuable lessons
• Brands, retailers can now join U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol
• Study quantifies value of red meat exports to U.S. corn, soybeans
• Analyst is bullish soybeans, bearish corn
• World wheat prices move higher
• Farm State Lawmakers: Ethanol a Priority in Senate COVID Relief Package
• China eyeing US sorghum harvest
• Biden’s $2T environmental plan offers farm assistance, pledges farmworker protections
• Stakes are high for ag as Senate crafts pandemic relief bill
• Daybreak July 17: China maintains swift pace of ag purchases
• Study Quantifies Red Meat Export Values to Corn, Soybeans
• NSAC Updates Immigration and Agriculture Principles
• USDA and Texas Sign Historic Agreement to Improve Health of Public and Private Lands
• Paulsen, Ogden Publications Release Results of Their Study of Rural Lifestyle Audiences
• KC Fed Reports Agricultural Lending Is Consistently Slower

07.17.2020

• Washington Insider– Friday Fed Survey Warns of Tepid Recovery
• 3 Big Things Today, July 17, 2020
• Weekly Export Sales – Wheat charts new marketing-year high
• More Signals for COVID-19 Aid | Farm Loans Fell During Lockdown as Business Makes Case for Senate to Pass New Aid Package
• Ag Groups Praise NEPA Change | New Rule Limits Environmental Review of Federal Infrastructure Projects
• Here’s why some farmers get Uncle Sam’s help while others go without
• A fifth of EU soy imports from Brazil could be tainted by deforestation, study says
• China reportedly to stick with Phase 1 deal
• Land O’Lakes and Microsoft strengthen partnership
• Report: Food prices in China continue to climb; flooding adds to uncertainty
• KC Fed Reports Agricultural Lending is Consistently Slower
• NEPA rewrite would limit length, scope of environmental reviews
• Stakes are high for ag as Senate crafts pandemic relief bill
• Young farmers and farmers of color have been shut out of federal assistance during the pandemic
• USDA And Texas Sign Historic Agreement To Improve Health Of Public And Private Lands
• Ag groups lose Texas race to Trump favorite
• Texas Cotton: Managing Lygus Bugs

07.16.2020

• Can You Defer CFAP Income?
• 3 Big Things Today, July 16, 2020
• WRDA Bill Advances in Congress House | Bill Would Increase Investment in Inland Waterways, Flood-Control Projects
• Pompeo Downplays Possibility Of Summit With North Korea
• What new tech is best for your farm?
• Land O’Lakes and Microsoft form strategic alliance
• Technology reduces diagnosis of BRD from four + days to about 30 minutes
• China vows retaliation for Hong Kong sanctions
• Ethanol producers take advantage of hand sanitizer opportunities during pandemic
• Ethanol leader wants Trump’s “one federal decision” policy expanded
• U.S., Japan expand trade opportunities
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- July 2020
• NEPA rewrite would limit length, scope of environmental reviews
• Biden’s $2T environmental plan offers farm assistance, pledges farmworker protections
• USDA Posts the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s Final Report
• Trump: China Phase Two Agreement Unlikely
• Peanut Industry Forms United States Peanut Federation
• USDA: Impact Of Farm-Level Price Volatility Lessens As Food Gets Closer To The Table