Ag News

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

07.09.2020

• Groundwork is a must-listen podcast for policymakers, farmers and ranchers, media, and all interested in agricultural policy. Hear straight from the heartland of America – no filler, just the facts
• Crop Insurance Protects Essential Food and Fiber Supply
• AFBF President Zippy Duvall Tests Positive for COVID-19
• Amid Weaker Economic Conditions, Reports Suggest Farmland Values Holding Steady
• Bayer’s Roundup settlement hits snag
• RMA Announces Quality Loss Option
• USDA Filling FMD Vaccine Bank Two Companies Chosen for Vaccines to Protect Livestock Risk of Foot-and-Mouth Disease
• 4 ways farmers can manage risk in a crisis
• Wheat closes 21¢ higher Wednesday
• Barchart Releases July U.S. Yield Forecasts for Corn, Soybeans
• Cattle raisers applaud bills to increase beef processing
• Settlement of potential future Roundup claims to be reexamined
• Bayer Agrees to Delay Roundup Settlement to Address Judicial Concerns
• Livestock Takeaways from USDA’s Grain Stocks Report
• What are Top Farmer Priorities When Buying Seed?
• Texas Field Reports: Conditions Drying with Higher Temps, Less Rain
• Ethanol Production Volume Continues to Rebound
• USDA Issues Report On Farm Labor Sources

07.08.2020

• 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

07.07.2020

• 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

07.07.2020

• 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

07.06.2020

• 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