Ag News

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

04.24.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, April 24, 2020
• House passes $500 billion coronavirus bill and oversight panel
• Farmers, Lawmakers Seek Solutions to Food Supply Chain Problems
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – April 24, 2020
• Congressman, Union Call on White House Task Force to Respond to Meat Industry Challenges
• Still Some SBA Loan Confusion Farmers Wanting to Apply for Next Round of Funds Need to Act Now
• COVID-19 aid payment limits raise flags for livestock groups
• Who is keeping China accountable for trade pact?
• CDFA surveying growers about PPE needs
• Could sustainability focus earn a premium for growers?
• More than 5,000 U.S. meat, food-processing workers exposed to coronavirus -union
• Two more ethanol plants idled amid coronavirus pandemic
• A bottomless pit for corn prices
• Record red meat, pork, beef production in March
• Global Economies Want Lockdown Escape
• Trump Administration Publishes Final WOTUS Waters Rules
• SCOTUS: Pollutants that travel through groundwater may require permit
• Cotton and Peanuts: At-Planting Protection is Still an Option
• DTN Cotton Close: Up, but Suffers Reversal
• COVID-19 Could Almost Double Global Acute Hunger, Says UN
• Study: ASF Could Cost United States $50 Billion
• USDA Reviews 41 States’ Rural Broadband Pilot Program Apps

04.23.2020

• Corn Prices Plummet to Levels Not Seen in a Decade
• Farmers Wanting to Apply for Next Round of Funds Need to Act Now
• Trump Administration Publishes Final WOTUS Waters Rules
• Farm Workers Exempt from Trump’s Immigration Ban
• Agriculture Confidence Index | Pessimism Hits Historic Levels
• Soybean rally ahead?
• Resources for pork producers and veterinarians dealing with depopulation
• Farm Credit lenders and borrowers: Good for now But COVID-19 will add stress to borrowers.
• Replacement for WOTUS rule published, takes effect on June 22nd
• UN’s World Food Programme: COVID-19 Could Almost Double Acute Hunger
• Ag Retailers Share Ups and Downs for Doing Business During COVID-19
• Agripulse: Aid package may fall well short of offsetting COVID-19 losses
• Texas Field Reports: Planting Progress, Ag-Related COVID-19 Issues

04.22.2020

• Bipartisan deal revives forgivable loans, OKs farms for SBA disaster program
• Earth Day is Every Day for America’s Farmers and Ranchers
• Analysis Shows COVID-19 Reduces Corn Revenue by $50 Per Acre
• 3 Big Things Today, April 22, 2020
• USDA Reports Record Enrollment in Key Farm Safety-Net Programs
• Ethanol industry facing “worst crisis in history”
• Farmers to get up to $250,000 each in coronavirus cash, with more possible
• Farmers Prepare for Planting Season as COVID-19 Concerns Loom
• Kub’s Den | Yes, Commodities Can Be Worth Less Than Nothing
  This is the grain China wants | Sorghum is the mouse that roared
• COVID-19 has reignited nationalism discussion
• Bunge to sell 35 U.S. grain elevators to Zen-Noh Grain
• While fighting the coronavirus, Brazil competes with U.S. corn exports
• State cattle groups ask DOJ to conduct investigation
• Will Commodity Wages Count for PPP Loan Forgiveness?
• Analyst: Ethanol Is ‘Glaring Omission’ In Relief Package
• Farm Workers Exempt from Trump’s Immigration Ban

04.21.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, April 21, 2020
• Daybreak April 20: COVID-19 aid is on its way – maybe in May
• Oil Goes Negative for First Time in History
• Rural Communities See Surge In COVID-19 Cases
• April 20, 2020 Crop Progress Report
• Ethanol industry facing “worst crisis in history”
• Five Governors Ask EPA for RFS Waiver
• After USDA Ag Relief Leaves Ethanol Out, New Analysis Shows Big Biofuel Losses
• Provisions Would Boost USDA Fund, Set Aside Aid for Livestock Producers
• Farmers Prepare for Planting Season as COVID-19 Concerns Loom
• The Food Chain’s Weakest Link
• Sort & Cull How We Come Out of This
• Stress accumulating in farm country as producers anxiously await COVID-19 relief details
• Cotton: Researchers Unveil Genomes of 5 Species
• Texas LRGV Cotton: Lots of Aphids, Fleahoppers Expected to Pick Up
• DTN Cotton Close: Higher Despite Bizarre Oil Trade
• KC Fed: Farm Lending Activity Slowed During First Quarter
• FDA, U.S. Cotton, Partners Addressing Test Supply Needs
• Farmers For Free Trade Issues Statement On 90-Day Duty Deferral Announcement
• Farm Credit Issues Statement On USDA Announcement Of Ag Funding