Ag News

06.15.2020

• USDA Clarifies CFAP Livestock Payment Calculations
• Washington Week Ahead: Lands bill set to pass, USTR heads to Hill
• COVID-19 projected to rob $89/acre from 2020 corn crop
• Cause for Concern? Government Programs Increasingly Important Part of Farm Income
• RMA adjusts programs to provide flexibility during COVID-19 pandemic
• Secretary Perdue Statement on Dicamba Plaintiffs’ Attack on EPA Order
• Plaintiffs Ask Federal Court to Halt Dicamba Spraying, Hold EPA in Contempt
• Federal Case Alleges EPA Didn’t Complete Due Diligence in Writing Rule
• What’s the upside potential in the weeks ahead? (Audio)
• BASF, Corteva file motions to intervene in federal court case that vacated dicamba registrations
• June 30 is the last day to complete enrollment for ARC, PLC
• Jerry Gulke: As Wheat Goes, Will So Go Corn?
• Oklahoma Wheat: Harvest Rolling from Border to Border
• Texas High Plains Cotton: Hail Knocks Back Some Fields – Podcast
• June WASDE Good for Soybeans
• U.S. Tractor Sales Up 15% In May, Combine Sales Decline Slightly

06.12.2020

• June 11, 2020 WASDE Report
• Dicamba’s Future is Shaky—Is Enlist Next on the Chopping Block?
• USDA Confirms Big Soybean Sales to China as Buying Flurry Continues
• Post-COVID-19 Corn Outlook: Could See $3.00/bu. if Stocks Increase
• Is Fungicide Worth It? Check These Three Factors First
• Daybreak June 11: Path ahead for ag carbon measure
• June 30 Last Day to Complete ARC, PLC Enrollments
• House Ag Committee Expresses CFAP Concerns
• Increase in Peanut Exports
• Forecasting in an era of unknowns
• Grassley wants update on price fixing investigation

06.11.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, June 11, 2020
• Huge federal payments will make up 36% of farm income this year
• Lawmakers highlight CFAP concerns in letter to USDA
• House Ag Committee Expresses CFAP Concerns
• Farm Bureau makes appeal to Senate for next aid package
• What to Watch for in the June WASDE Report
• The peril of holding grain too long
• Dicamba ruling shows lack of good (federal court) judgement
• Corn, Soybean ending stocks seen mostly rising in Thursday’s USDA report
• 6 Factors EPA Considered In Dicamba’s Cancellation, Stock Provisions
• House Ag Committee Ranking Member Conaway Issues Statement On Dicamba Ruling: Thoroughly Disappointed
• Agriculture Groups Speak Out on Racism – DTN
• Corn: Analysis Projects $89 per Acre Losses for 2020 Due to COVID-19
• USDA Expands Farmers.gov Features to Help Manage Activities
• Farm Equipment Study Reports Farmers Becoming Less Brand Loyal

06.10.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, June 10, 2020
• RMA Changes Livestock Risk Protection Insurance
• Legislation to Improve PPP Loans for Farmers
• Texas High Plains: Cotton Development and Insect Pest Scouting – Video
• EPA cancels dicamba registration, allows use of the weed killer until July 31
• Pump up your pasture management to make more money
• 48 groups voice opposition to Great American Outdoors Act
• NCBA applauds introduction of emergency grazing legislation
• FAPRI: Baseline Update for U.S. Agricultural Markets
• Next generation of House aggies coming into focus
• Meatpacking Facilities Operating Back at 95% Capacity
• Spring Wheat Emergence Mostly on Schedule
• AccuWeather’s Crop Production Predictions Foresee a Record
• USDA Issues Crop Conditions Report, 97% Of Corn, 86% Of Soybeans Planted
• Farm, Biofuel Leaders Demand Answers On Retroactive EPA Exemptions

06.09.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, June 9, 2020
• Ag Economic Insights: Direct Farm Payments to Soar in 2020
• Cash Market Moves Out With the Old, in With the New: A New Crop Year Begins for Winter Wheat
• AccuWeather’s Crop Production Predictions Foresee a Record
• June 8, 2020 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• Watch these crop reports this month
• How to tackle deep-rooted problems on the farm
• EPA issues a key order for farmers in dicamba case
• EPA Offers Clarity to Farmers in Light of Dicamba Court Ruling
• The progression of COVID-19 impacts continue
• Ag law attorney says follow state guidance on dicamba ruling

06.08.2020

• Signal to Noise: The Story Behind Trump’s Proposed Cattle Import Ban
• Jerry Gulke: Is the Soybean Price Breakout For Real?
• Todd’s Take This Is What a Recovery Looks Like
• Post-COVID-19 pandemic: What’s it mean for agriculture?
• How to ignore the naysayers in agriculture
• Weather, politics keep markets roiling
• 7 ag stories you might have missed the week of- June 5, 2020
• Confusion is apparent with court’s dicamba ban
• Economic stimulus may arrive as prepaid debit card
• Spearheading U.S. peanut’s reputation for 80 years
• Washington Week Ahead: EPA under pressure to act on dicamba ruling
• Texas LRGV IPM: Whiteflies, Fleahoppers, and Sugarcane Aphids on the Rise
• Texas High Plains Cotton: Hot and Dry, Thrips Still Increasing – Podcast