Ag News

05.04.2020

• Conaway: More Emergency Funds Likely Needed for Agriculture
• China “Very, Very Committed” to Phase 1, But Skepticism Remains as COVID-19 Repercussions Cloud Outlook
• Ag Sec’y Perdue Provides Update On The Nation’s Food Supply
• Washington Week Ahead: Lawmakers eye CARES 2 as farmers await first round of aid
• 60 Minutes: Most trade war relief aid bypassed small & medium farms
• Farm Program Update: ARC/PLC Enrollment
• Does the Corn/Wheat Ratio Offer a Clue?
• The Overly Complicated Self-Rental and 199A
• Facing meat shortages, some Americans turn to hunting during pandemic
• Wheat market finds support, analyst says
• Wheat falls 1.4% on improved weather, soybeans ease on demand worries
• House Small Business Committee member frustrated with Paycheck Protection Program
• China “Very, Very Committed” to Phase 1, But Skepticism Remains as COVID-19 Repercussions Cloud Outlook
• Rural healthcare providers to receive $10B for fighting COVID-19
• Weekly Cotton Market Review – USDA
• Farm Equipment Sector Seeking PPP Clarity

05.01.2020

• Senators Urge USDA to Target Final Relief to Local Farmers
• FARM POLICY FACTS: Our View: Survival of American Agriculture Requires Decisive, Effective Relief
• Supply Chain Woes Persist After Trump Executive Order, as COVID-19 Impacts Endure
• How do you keep a farm together when someone dies without a farm succession strategy?
• State Regulators Ask EPA to Ban Postemergence Dicamba Use in 2021
• Ag Secretary Says Packing Plants Will Open Sooner, But Local Officials Still Cite Fears
• Extensive Wheat Freeze Damage Reported in the Southern Plains
• Lawsuit Aims at New Water Rule | Groups Allege EPA Reversed Water Rules Based on ‘Political Winds’
• Grain prices are at a critical juncture
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – May 1, 2020
• Be daring . . . get beans in the ground immediately
• China may miss ‘phase one’ target for U.S. farm purchases
• Farmers Focus on People, Risk Management During COVID-19
• Coronavirus Overshadows Trade Deal
• Ag industry tries to digest meatpacking order
• USDA Flexes New Authority
• Indiana’s Tyson Foods Plant has 900 Workers Test Positive for COVID
• R-CALF Mandatory COOL Petition Gains 250,000 Signatures
• Real GDP Contracts Nearly 5 Percent in First Quarter
• Survey Shows 48% Of People Say They Are More Productive Working From Home, 57% Prefer Working There
• Survey Reveals How COVID-19 Will Change Consumer Food Purchasing Preferences
• Purdue Historian: Aid Package For Farmers Has Parallels To Great Depression

04.30.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, April 30, 2020
• Pandemic fuels new farm concerns, appeals for more aid: ‘What’s going on is unacceptable’
• EU and Mexico conclude negotiations for new trade agreement
• JBS reopens U.S. pork plant to put down pigs, dispose of carcasses, not produce meat
• China May Miss ‘Phase One’ Target for U.S. Farm Purchases
• Supply Chain Woes Persist After Trump Executive Order, as COVID-19 Impacts Endure
• Farmers Focus on People, Risk Management During COVID-19
• Ag industry tries to digest meatpacking order
• Trump Orders Meatpacking Plants to Remain Open
• Biden campaign ramping up rural effort with key advisers
• NRCS hiring 1,000-plus employees to bolster field offices
• COVID-19 Makes Corn, Soybean Marketing Year Average Prices Nosedive
• USDA to offer 30-year CRP contracts beginning this summer
• Virus-related food shortages will be temporary in U.S., experts say
• There’s a reason meat is cheaper in U.S. than other countries
• Ethanol Production Drops 48% From Last Year
• Study Shows 34% Of Small Businesses Can’t Cover Their May Rent
• Real GDP Contracts Nearly 5 Percent in First Quarter
• CME Reports First-Quarter 2020 Financial Results
• U.S. Consumer Confidence, Exports Sink Amid Disruptions
• Lawsuit Alleges Water Rule Exposes Ag | Cattle Group Says New Water Rule Regulates Non-Navigable Waters
• Call the Market | This Isn’t Where the Road Ends
• View From the Cab | Still Nuts About Farming
• Conaway addresses aid for ag producers, food supply chain
• Freeze-injured Texas wheat likely to recover
• Tool helps ranchers predict grassland productivity

04.29.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, April 29, 2020
• Ag Chair Peterson Says He’ll Oppose Farm Funding Boost Without Strings Attached
• U.S. Consumer Confidence, Exports Sink Amid Disruptions
• Pandemic fuels new farm concerns, appeals for more aid: ‘What’s going on is unacceptable’
• Never let a crisis go to waste
• Congressional Support Grows for More Ag Aid
• Agronomist says farmers still considering switching to soybeans
• Farm debt to asset ratios continue upswing
• Farmer on “huge effect” of pandemic
• Oil plunge not expected to help lower diesel prices
• Trump Plans Order on Packing Plants President Using Defense Production Act to Reopen Closed Meatpacking Operations
• Chairman of Tyson Says Food Chain is “Breaking,” While President Trump to Order Plants to Remain Open
• Tax Groups, Think Tanks Want RFS Waiver
• Supreme Court: Groundwater a point source under the Clean Water Act?
• Is it time to get creative with USDA aid?

04.28.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, April 28, 2020
• Lawmakers launch push for $50B in additional farm aid
• Washington Insider
• USDA Reports Record Enrollment in Key Farm Safety Net Programs
• Will Infrastructure Funding Become a Victim of COVID-19?
• Farmland Values Still Healthy
• Supreme Court: Groundwater a point source under the Clean Water Act?
• COVID-19 tests meat supply chain
• Keep both long and short-term outlooks in view
• Crop Progress Report (PDF’s) April 27, 2020
• USTR promises July 1 start for USMCA
• Texas LRGV Cotton: Avoid Challenges Following a Failed Stand
• Tyson Foods’ Newspaper Ad: Food Supply Chain is Breaking
• USDA: More Of The Farm Sector’s Assets Are Financed By Credit Or Debt

04.27.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, April 27, 2020
• Todd’s Take | Corn’s Unexpected Turn
• Washington Insider — Monday The New Supply Chains
• US Senators, House Members Oppose Farm Payment Limits
• Ag Policy Blog: USDA Getting Engaged on Livestock and Packer Crisis
• Traders brace for historically large crops
• 7 ag stories you might have missed last week – April 24, 2020
• USDA sets up National Incident Coordination Center to help livestock producers
• Strong wheat market start fades, analyst says
• Cattle placements plummet for March, ag economist says that could continue
• Meat Shortages “Dangerously Close,” as COVID-19 Induced Supply Chain Bottlenecks Persist
• Euthanizing hogs a last resort for pork producers
• Finally – Clarity on Schedule F Farmers for PPP
• Texas LRGV Cotton: Thirsty Crops, Quiet Pests
• Oklahoma Cotton: Considerations for Planting, Early Season Growth
• One Industry’s Collapse Creates Uncertainty from Farm to Fork
• USDA Establishing National Incident Coordination Center, Disposal of Livestock
• Payments or Purchases: Questions for USDA on Priorities in a Pandemic