Ag News

04.06.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, April 6, 2020 News
• Washington Insider — Monday Trade Policy Criticism Intensifies
• Economist: Farmers must act now to participate in SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program
• Farm Bureau makes sweeping appeal to USDA to rescue producers nationwide
• Producers Face Numerous Market Challenges as USDA Considers Aid Distribution
• Rural America Rallies to Fight COVID-19
• Risk management – or disaster management
• COVID-19 has widespread impact on ag
• USDA says to restrict contact with animals if sick with COVID-19
• Global Food Markets “Well Balanced” During COVID-19 Outbreak, But Trucking Issues a Concern
• farmdoc daily live: Coronavirus and Ag Webinar| This week’s schedule
• Jerry Gulke: What Are the Grain Markets Telling Us?
• USMCA Countries Miss Notification Deadline
• USDA Confirms SARS-CoV-2 in New York Zoo Tiger

04.03.2020

• Farms eager for forgivable loans as SBA updates rules
• SBA Says No to Ag Aid Farm Groups Question SBA Loan Restrictions
• AFBF: Ag Must Be Included in Disaster Loan Program
• Farm Journal Live: How is COVID-19 Impacting the Ag Economy?
• Roberts: $9 billion for livestock producers
• 3 Big Things Today, April 3, 2020
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – April 3, 2020
• Successful Farming | What farmers are reading this week, March 27- April 3
• Texas grower diversifies with sunflowers; hopeful markets will rebound
• Conservation Reserve rental rates fall by $8 an acre for new land
• Brazil’s southern soybean crop seen at 8-year low, crop tour reports
• COVID-19 Impacting Food Purchasing Dynamics, as Ag Labor Concerns Persist
• United States Grain Stocks Down from 2019
• Texas Field Reports: Boom Year Potential for Producers with Deep Soil Moisture

04.02.2020

• Daybreak April 1: Ready for you: Forgivable loans to cover payroll
• Dueling USDA Corn Estimates Traders Fade Corn in Both Directions Based on Report Data
• Ag Policy Blog COVID-19 Updates, Including House Ag Resources Page
• How ag will manage labor through COVID-19
• New herbicide options for 2020
• No documentation required to prove ag employment
• COVID-19 impacts on commodities to vary, analyst says
• Despite coronavirus pandemic, farmers plan to plant a record corn crop
• Soybeans start April 22¢ lower Wednesday
• During COVID-19 Outbreak, Some Countries Restrict Ag Exports– WTO / UN Stress Importance of Keeping Supply Chains Open
• Lawmakers call for ‘targeted, temporary’ relief for cattle producers
• Lack of drivers concerns ag retailers
• FCC moves ahead to establish rural America 5G fund

04.01.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, April 1, 2020
• Now available: Forgivable loans for farms, small businesses to pay workers
• Teleworking tests rural broadband network capacity
• NASS Report Features Larger-Than-Expected Prospective Corn Planting
• Planting Intentions: 97 Million Acres Corn, 83.5 Million Acres Soy
• USDA prints U.S. corn acreage estimate at 97.0 million Tuesday
• Analysts Skeptical Of USDA’s Planted Acreage Forecasts, Point To Weakened Ethanol Production
• What yesterday’s market reaction to USDA report tells us
• Soybeans: Want to make $200 more per acre?
• Pandemic fuels relapse in farm income
• Analysts: Ethanol Declines Make USDA Corn Projections Doubtful
• Agri-Pulse Poll: Farmers back carbon markets, but divided on climate change
• UPDATE: DFA Reportedly Buys Most of Dean Foods, Along with Others
• CCC Announces Coverage on More Export Payment Options
• Peanut Acreage Expected to Increase

03.31.2020

• Stimulus Bill Includes $50 Billion For Agriculture, Wow!
• Farm Journal Releases First Look At Impact Of Coronavirus Pandemic On Ag Producers
• Planting Intentions and Grain Stocks: Will the Market Notice?
• Virus Concerns Change Farmer Habits | Farmers Show Concern About Coronavirus’ Effect on Business
• COVID-19 and Oil Prices Taking Toll on Ethanol Plants
• What’s in the coronavirus relief law for agriculture?
• Falling energy prices take toll on ethanol production
• U.S. senators scrutinize meat packers’ big profits during pandemic
• FCC grants temporary authority to help rural communities
• Lawsuit seeks COVID-19 hazard pay for federal workers
• DOT Expands Hours of Service Waivers for Feed Truckers

03.30.2020

• Secretary Perdue Statement on Coronavirus Rescue Package
• USDA Adds Flexibilities For Crop Insurance To Support America’s Farmers And Ranchers
• USDA Gets Broad Authority for COVID-19 Aid
• Federal Stimulus Includes Money for Agriculture, as Farm Suppliers Accelerate Planting Input Deliveries
• Farm Policy Facts | Our View: America’s Farmers Need Relief as they Keep Calm and Plant On
• COVID-19 puts ag financial concerns under a microscope
• COVID-19’s Lasting Effect on Ag Retail: Online Ordering
• Farm Journal Live: Details on Senate COVID-19 Aid Package (Video)
• Court Rules In Favor Of Checkoff, Dismisses R-CALF Suit
• Wheat trends higher, corn continues to fall
• On Oklahoma plains, an island of near normality in a pandemic
• Meat prices spike, cattle prices fall, and ranchers and lawmakers see market manipulation
• U.S. State Department Resuming H-2 Visa Processing
• USDA Implements Immediate Measures on Housing, Loans