Ag News

03.10.2020

• Risk Management Essential for Any Farmer
• Less Than 20% Of Farmers Confident In Their Data Security
• RFS Turmoil Persists as Administration Requests Additional Time to Appeal Ruling
• Outbreak forces dietary advisers online, USDA promises school feeding help
• USDA Allows Meals During School Closures Amid COVID-19
• Ag markets feel pinch as oil prices plunge
• Interest rate cut means it’s time to call your lender
• These charts explain everything | World markets now set prices for U.S. growers.
• Soybeans drop double digits Monday, stock market falls 2,000 points
• If it’s not one thing it’s another for farm markets
• Ethanol makers see demand surge on hand sanitizer stockpiling
• Perdue Defends Brazilian Beef Import Decision
• 3 tax provisions you shouldn’t overlook
• USDA Releases "Land Use, Land Value & Tenure" Outlook Report
• Farmers National Co: Short-Term Uncertainties Lend Strength To The Farmland Market
• U Of Illinois Economist On The Pace Of Soybean Use

03.09.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, March 9, 2020
• Peterson makes it official: He’s running for re-election
• USDA rolls out African swine fever preparedness plan
• Heirs’ Property Challenges Farmers Wait for USDA Rule That Could Protect Black Farmers, Others from Losing Land
• Coronavirus, USDA reports get market analysts’ attention
• Trump’s biofuel decision triggers backlash
• Trump administration seeks more time to respond to court ruling on biofuel waivers
• Interest rate cut means it’s time to call your lender
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – March 6, 2020
• China grants duty exemption on U.S. soybean imports
• Multiple Dynamics at Play as Observers Assess Trade One Commitments by China
• Jerry Gulke: Will March USDA Reports Cure the Grain Virus?
• FDA launches initiative to provide GMO info
• Herbicide Resistance: Don’t Let the Last Weed Standing Reproduce
• U.S. Plant-based Retail Market Rises to $5 Billion in Value
• Purdue Economist On The Deterioration Of Farmers’ Working Capital

03.06.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, March 6, 2020
• Oil Futures Tumble With Equities
• Weekly Export Sales – Wheat jumps higher
• Top 3 watch list items for grain trade this month
• Key innovations and products from the 2020 Commodity Classic
• After Court Ruling, Trump Administration Looks to Cut Biofuel Waivers
• Readers Share How FFA Changed Their Lives
• SNAP proposal attempts to improve participant path toward work
• Signup Opens March 16 for CRP Grasslands
• U.S. Demand For Domestic Soybean Oil May Increase
• U Of Illinois Economists Announce Economic Benefit From Precision Agricultural Practices

03.05.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, March 5, 2020
• Conaway: MFP3 May Be Needed Perdue: Third MFP Not Planned, Although Will Happen If Necessary
• Ag Committee’s Conaway Releases Statement On Ag Sec’y Perdue’s Testimony
• Perdue: Chance of more trade aid is ‘less than 10%’
• Perdue expects China to buy U.S. beans spring/summer
• Treasury Plans to Fix Co-op Tax Co-ops Encouraged by Treasury Secretary’s Commitment to Fixing ‘Grain Glitch’
• Top 3 watch list items for grain trade this month
• Farmer Sentiment in Ag Economy Barometer Rises to All-Time High.
• Bernhardt touts Trump’s backing for land conservation fund
• NFU adopts policy calling for development of permanent disaster program
• Texas Field Reports: Coronavirus Spreading Uncertainty Among Cotton Growers
• EPA Expects Decision on Biofuel Waiver Court Decision Soon
• Bipartisan Bill Protecting Food, Ag Industry Signed into Law

03.04.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, March 4, 2020
• Fall in crop insurance guarantees may increase farmer risk
• House Democrats in swing districts enthused by Biden’s boost
• Washington Insider — ANTI-VIRUS EFFORTS AND IMPACTS | Wednesday 3/4/2020
• Ag Economy Barometer hits all-time high
• China rolls out cash support to domestic, foreign carriers amid coronavirus outbreak
• Coronavirus disrupting U.S. ag supply chain
• A Closer Look at Phase 1 Commitments, as Coronavirus “Has Scrambled” the Outlook
• Signal to Noise: Coronavirus Impacting MFP 3.0, Phase 1, Inputs & More
• CME Reports Record Monthly Average Daily Volume
• GAO Reports USDA Made $6.7 Billion In Improper Payments
• Impossible Food Cuts Its Prices 15%

03.03.2020

• Perdue repeats, ‘don’t count on another MFP’, but some believe otherwise
• Coronavirus: “Profound Impacts” On Fertilizer and Crop Protection
• Congressman Lucas cosponsors the Real MEAT Act
• A Closer Look at Phase 1 Commitments, as Coronavirus “Has Scrambled” the Outlook
• Insurance Guarantees Drop Corn, Soybean Insurance Guarantees Lowest Since 2016, Giving Farmers Less Coverage Against Potential Price Shocks
• Farm Policy Facts: Our View: Sustainability is Way of Life for America’s Farmers
• Larew Elected NFU President Former House Ag Staffer Takes Helm of Farm Group After Serving in Government Affairs
• Coronavirus Causing Major Headaches for Container Shippers
• Farm Futures survey says farmers favor corn in 2020
• Major ag companies take next step in data management
• Ag summit highlights ‘Tomorrow’s Tech, Today’
• Introducing a combine with no steering wheel
• Monday’s Ag Markets Rebound
• FDA: Coronavirus disrupts supply chain for U.S. animal drugs
• Commodity Classic 2020 in review
• Shopper Study Shows Meat Demand is Strong
• Perdue Directs USDA to Increases Biofuels Usage
• USDA Releases “Food Price Outlook” Report