Ag News

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

04.20.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, April 20, 2020
• Farm Credit Issues Statement On USDA Announcement Of Ag Funding
• USDA Details COVID-19 Ag Aid Package Includes Funds for Farmers and Ranchers, as Well as Food Purchases
• Todd’s | Take A Bullish Riddle in Soybeans
• Agribusiness trends during the pandemic
• 10 factors affecting farm commodity markets
• What is in USDA’s $19 billion coronavirus relief program?
• Coronavirus Food Assistance Program announced
• Agriculture benefited the least in initial Paycheck Protection Program loans
• USDA announces plans to solicit proposals for up to $3 billion in commodity purchases
• Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 04-17-2020
• KC Fed: Farm Lending Activity Slowed In The First Quarter

04.17.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, April 17, 2020
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- April 2020, COVID-19 Variables Noted
• SBA runs out of cash for forgivable loans amid fight over new funding
• Following the pandemic’s impact on the livestock industry
• Perdue Says Aid Coming ‘Very Soon’ as Groups Highlight Struggles for Industries Such as Ethanol
• Governors in Five States Asked EPA for Renewable Fuel Standard Waiver
• Ag Secretary Joins White House Briefing to Address Food Supply, Packing Plant Shutdowns
• Multiple Freezes Threaten Winter Wheat in Southern Great Plains
• Washington Insider — Friday Fighting Virus Impacts
• Until markets improve, focus on slashing costs
• Farmers to get needed seed, crop protection, co-op manager says
• Soybean Export Sales Hit Marketing Year Low
• USDA lowers production and trade forecasts for meat
• FDA Reversal May Block Ethanol Plants from Hand Sanitizer Market

04.16.2020

• USDA Set to Unveil $15 Billion COVID Farm Aid Package
• DHS and USDA Move to Protect American Farmers and Ensure Continued Flow of America’s Food Supply
• DTN: FAPRI PROJECTS $20 BILLION NET DECLINE IN FARM INCOME FOR 2020
• Peterson: USDA should up commodity purchases | Peterson urges Administration to aid hungry Americans and struggling farmers
• Focus on Logistical Disruptions for Food, as USDA Assistance Plan Expected Soon
• COVID-19 Effects Persist: Decline in Farm Income Seen, Processing Disruptions Continue, Phase One Trade
• Ag Districts Get Focus in Battle for Congress
• Webinar: An Update for Producers on COVID-19 Legislation, Resources – April 17
• Soybean Export Update US Losing Seasonal Soy Sales to Brazil, But Demand Remains Despite Coronavirus Challenges
• Farm employers need labor contingency plans
• Some H-2A requirements will be temporarily amended during COVID-19 emergency
• 7 ways to slice COVID-19 risk during planting
• Cattle industry projected to lose $13.6 billion in wake of coronavirus
• PPP well running dry
• AFBF says China’ needs to accelerate U.S. ag buys
• Weather overrides COVID-19 as biggest influence on successful 2020 crops
• Northey says more funding will be needed to help all commodities
• 2020 Childhood Agricultural Injuries Fact Sheet Released

04.15.2020

• Trump Administration to Unveil $15.5 Bln Coronavirus Farm Aid
• Bipartisan Press on USDA to Provide Relief for Farmers USAgNet – 04/14/2020
• Deere Producing 225,000 Face Shields
• EPA Challenged in Court Land Owners Seek Clarity on Future Regulation
• Emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan: Why aren’t farmers included?
• How to lead your farm team through crisis
• What does coronavirus mean for farm equipment manufacturers?
• Dire crisis hitting pork industry as pigs back up due to COVID-19
• Ag economist says the sooner the better for ag stimulus funding
• COVID-19 Effects Persist: Decline in Farm Income Seen, Processing Disruptions Continue, Phase One Trade
• USDA Updates on Ag Trade, Production, COVID-19 Impacts
• DTN Cotton Close: Little Forward Progress
• U Of Illinois Economist Updates His Corn, Soybean Export Outlook

04.14.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, April 14, 2020
• What We Know About USDA’s COVID-19 Aid Package
• USDA Unveils Tool to Help Rural Communities Address the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Analysts slash farm income forecast due to COVID-19
• Our View: Support America’s Farmers and Ranchers as They Feed America
• Emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan: Why aren’t farmers included?
• FAPRI Projects $20 Billion Net Decline in Farm Income for 2020
• First Corn Planting Report of Season Shows 3% of Crop Planted Nationwide
• April 13, 2020 Crop Progress Report
• 3 areas that matter most for economic recovery
• When the farm needs you to lead into the unknown
• Supply Concerns Hold Down Markets
• Ag Groups Urge Support for Proposal to Reduce Shipping Costs