Ag News

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
  

07.15.2020

• USDA hasn’t helped small farmers in pandemic, lawmakers say
• National & World Ag News Headlines Crop Acreage Reports Due to FSA Office Today
• USDA Cuts Red Tape to Increase Private Investment in Rural America
• John Phipps: Is it Time to Revive Set-Aside Programs for Agriculture?
• The Future of Dicamba Use Faces Trio of Threats: Courts, Weeds and Farmer Fatigue
• Looking to Expand CFAP Aid As Dollars Flow Out, Lawmakers and Others Want Broader Access for Farm and Food Aid
• $5.8 billion issued in CFAP payments | Slightly more than half of COVID-19 recovery funds have gone to livestock producers
• Green Plains sues Archer Daniels Midland, alleging ethanol market manipulation
• China Makes Record U.S. Corn Purchase
• China buys more than 1.7 million tons of U.S. corn
• Trade shifts attention back to weather
• FDA’s ‘New Era’ blueprint to guide next decade of food safety
• Trump: Farmworkers won’t be affected by immigration ban
• Nat’l Black Farmers Assn: Stamping Out Systemic Racism In The U.S. Food System Gains Momentum
• American Agri-Women Proudly Selects Champion Of Agriculture Awards For 2020

07.14.2020

• USDA Releases "Season-Average Price Forecasts" Report
• Enviros Ask Court to Kill Water Rule | Federal Court Asked to Render Judgment on New Water Rule
• Ag Recovering From Coronavirus Disruptions, CoBank Says
• Crop Progress Report | July 13, 2020
• Less than three-quarters of the U.S. corn crop rated good/excellent, USDA reports
• No yield boost with fungicides on hail-damaged crops, according to university trials
• Wheat market stands on its own, analyst says
• While $4 Corn May Be Unrealistic $3 Corn May Also Be Unlikely
• 3 Things Ag Sales People Should Do During COVID-19
• USDA Leader Says Farmers Can Expect CFAP Round Two Next Month
• USDA Cuts Red Tape for Rural Area Private Investments
• U.S. Tractor, Combine Sales Up During June
• USDA Announces New Members of the Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers
• Cotton Export Volume Up From Last Year, Value Down
• U Of Illinois Ag Economist: Soybean Demand Linked To Economic Recovery
• Survey Finds 66% Of Americans Will Take A Pay Cut For Flexibility To Work Remotely
• Agri-Marketers Report They Are More Productive Working From Home
• NAWG Calls For 2020 Crop COVID Relief, Inclusion Of All Wheat Classes In CFAP

Breakdown of 2020 Ag Program Financial Assistance

07.13.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, July 13, 2020
• USDA Official Reports Next Round Of CFAP Payments To Farmers Should Be Next Month
• Farm Journal Poll: Nearly Half Of Farmers Have Concerns About Sales Reps Being On Farm
• House Committee Approves 2012 Ag Spending Bill
• WASDE Report
• Corn and Soybean Markets React to Bearish WASDE Data
• USDA holds corn and soybean yields steady as Trump casts ‘phase two’ doubts
• Phase-Two Deal With China Unlikely, As U.S. Corn Exports Continue
• A farmer’s guide to surviving 2020: Part two in a series
• Using put option contracts in a weather market
• RFD-TV Launches New Weekly ‘Virtual Farm Show’
• CoBank Issues Its Quarterly U.S. Ag Economic Forecasts

07.10.2020

• Additional commodities eligible for CFAP | Applications for newly eligible commodities accepted beginning Monday
• USDA Announces Loan Rates for 2020 Crop Peanuts
• USDA Filling FMD Vaccine Bank Two Companies Chosen for Vaccines to Protect Livestock Risk of Foot-and-Mouth Disease
• House appropriators advance ag funding bill | July 09, 2020
• Legislation introduced to spur price discovery in cattle market
• China floods blamed for fresh African swine fever outbreaks
• All eyes on corn numbers in Friday’s WASDE report
• U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance announces name change
• Forage Myths Are Costly: Forage Quality Impacts Your Bottom Line
• Spotlight Shifts Back to Supply and Demand
• Major Ag Groups To Launch Town Hall Series On The Future Of Trade And Supply Chains
• Research Finds Buyers Will Pay More For Beer Produced By Sustainable Practices