Ag News

• 3 Big Things Today, July 8, 2020
• Farm programs could be in play as lawmakers look to 2021
• SBA PPP Reopened for Loans | Loan Details Released for Paycheck Protection Program
• McConnell Eyes Virus Aid as Evictions, Benefits Cuts Loom
• The problem with stored grain — now and this fall
• House Ag Appropriations bill blocks line speed waivers
• U.S. Corn and Cotton to China, But Buying Pace Needs a Big Boost to Meet Phase One Pledges
• Barchart Releases July U.S. Yield Forecasts for Corn, Soybeans
• A changing ag marketplace provides new challenges for farmer-owned co-ops
• Despite setbacks, hemp proponents harbor optimism
• Purdue/CME Ag Economy Barometer Shows Rebound in Farmer Sentiment

• USDA Improves Crop Insurance Policies with New Options
• Moving America Forward Act: Another Attempt at Funding US Infrastructure
• USDA Releases Trends In GE Crops, Over 90% Of Major Crops Utilizing The Technology
• Crop Progress and Conditions by Crop | Texas
• Crop Progress and Conditins by Crop | Oklahoma
• Corn, soybean ratings drop, USDA says
• $9.00 soybeans is the highlight of Monday’s markets
• Does Your Lender Feel Like They are in the Dark
• More than $4.8 billion paid to producers
• Perdue Says More COVID-19 Aid Needed for Farmers
• Drones’ Use in Ag Soaring
• Watching the Peanut Market
• Hemp hoopla
• Pandemic rages, but USDA’s food box program may end in eight weeks
• Ag Fund boasts 100% success rate in primary elections | Oklahoma Farm Bureau Ag Fund’s 26 candidates advanced out of primary elections
• Nematode Has Potential to reduce Cotton Yields by 50%
• Forced to Quit Farming, South Dakota Man Receives the Ultimate Gift
• DTN Cotton Closing: Cotton Higher in Slow Trade (7-6-2020)
• Production Challenges, Economic Headwinds Slow Red Meat Exports
• Senators Introduce Flexible Financing for Rural America Act
• U Of Illinois Ag Economist Issues Report Comparing Returns From Conventional Vs. Organic Crops

• USDA Improves Crop Insurance Policies with New Options
• Moving America Forward Act: Another Attempt at Funding US Infrastructure
• USDA Releases Trends In GE Crops, Over 90% Of Major Crops Utilizing The Technology
• Crop Progress and Conditions by Crop | Texas
• Crop Progress and Conditins by Crop | Oklahoma
• Corn, soybean ratings drop, USDA says
• $9.00 soybeans is the highlight of Monday’s markets
• Does Your Lender Feel Like They are in the Dark
• More than $4.8 billion paid to producers
• Perdue Says More COVID-19 Aid Needed for Farmers
• Drones’ Use in Ag Soaring
• Watching the Peanut Market
• Hemp hoopla
• Pandemic rages, but USDA’s food box program may end in eight weeks
• Ag Fund boasts 100% success rate in primary elections | Oklahoma Farm Bureau Ag Fund’s 26 candidates advanced out of primary elections
• Nematode Has Potential to reduce Cotton Yields by 50%
• Forced to Quit Farming, South Dakota Man Receives the Ultimate Gift
• DTN Cotton Closing: Cotton Higher in Slow Trade (7-6-2020)
• Production Challenges, Economic Headwinds Slow Red Meat Exports
• Senators Introduce Flexible Financing for Rural America Act
• U Of Illinois Ag Economist Issues Report Comparing Returns From Conventional Vs. Organic Crops

• Washington Week Ahead: Senators craft covid relief; FY21 spending bills move
• Senators Introduce Flexible Financing for Rural America Act
• Changes in Planted Acres 2020 compared to 2019
• Congress Passes PPP Extension
• Corn acreage reduction truly unprecedented
• America’s Proud Tradition of Strong Farm Policy Featured on Latest Groundwork Podcast – Farm Policy Facts
• Financially Challenged Before COVID-19, Rural Hospitals Face Uncertain Future
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• 7 ag stories you might have missed week ending: July 3, 2020
• One of these tractors sold every 36 minutes
• $20 million-plus sale led by combines
• Ethanol: Issues Over EPA SRE (Small-Refinery Exemption) Requests Persist
• China Imports Still Not on Pace to Meet Phase One Targets
• Agriculture’s Role in U.S. House Climate Change Plan
• Texas LRGV Cotton: Pests Largely Quiet
• Weekly Cotton Market Review – USDA 7-2

***FINAL Harvest Price Announcement
Barley = $2.68
Canola = $0.157
Wheat = $4.44

• Secretary Perdue: President Trump delivers USMCA, a huge win for U.S. agriculture
• Midweek Markets: The case of the missing 5 million corn acres
• Will future farm shows become a virtual experience?
• How an independent seed company cut out the middleman
• China Imports Still Not on Pace to Meet Phase One Targets
• Wheeler points to ‘a number of issues’ with gap year SREs
• USDA Lending Rates Unchanged from June
• Peanut Crop Update
• Land Retirement – Part II: US Role in World Crop Markets and Effectiveness of Retiring US Land

• 3 Big Things Today, July 1, 2020
• USMCA takes effect July 1
• USMCA Goes Into Effect Deal Could Lead to Greater Market Access to Canada and Mexico, But Trade Disputes Remain
• Lower than expected corn and soybean acres stun market
• COTTON SPIN: Cotton market tug of war
• Farmers dial back crop plantings as COVID uncertainty rocks markets
• World farm subsidies hit $2 billion a day
• Coronavirus adds stress to agricultural finances
• Will the Corn Acreage Estimate Resuscitate Prices?
• Democrats’ climate plan seeks ‘dramatic’ boost in land conservation, allows for biofuels
• Oklahoma Wheat: Harvest Nearly Complete
• Texas High Plains Cotton: More High Winds and Hail, Still Dry
• USDA Releases "Commodity Costs And Returns" Report