Ag News

02.24.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, February 24, 2020
• Roberts Gets Crop Insurance Industry’s Lifetime Award
• February 23, 2020: Highlights from USDA Trade and Commodity Outlook Reports
• USDA’s acreage, price projections for 2020
• Washington Week Ahead: Trump pressing India for trade progress; CRP deadline looms
• Perdue unveils plan to halve US ag’s environmental footprint by 2050
• To meet goals, China will be ‘ramping up’ U.S. ag purchases, says Perdue
• Record Corn Production Pegged With Rebounds for Soybean, Corn Exports
• China Postpones Key Meetings Over Virus
• Confusion Follows USDA Into 2020
• What is the USDA really signaling? Ag View Pitch: In this week’s podcast Chris Barron and Duane Lowry try to make sense of the subtext behind the recent flurry of USDA reports.
• Trump says third year of trade war payments is possible
• Don’t throw out 2019 market thoughts yet, analyst says
• What Farmers Were Reading Last Week at Agriculture.com
• EPA expected to re-register generic chlorpyrifos
• Sustainability is playing a role in brand trust
• Analyst: Why $6 Wheat May be a Stretch for 2020
• Texas: Lubbock County Agriculture Conference, Lubbock, Feb. 28
• Trump Tweet Suggests More Trade Bailout Money for Farmers

02.21.2020

• USDA’s acreage, price projections for 2020
• USDA’s Own Numbers Cast Doubt on Trump’s China Farm Deal
• USDA To Fund Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network
• USDA: Productivity Is The Major Source Of Growth In Agricultural Output
• USDA unveils initiative to reduce ag’s environmental impact
• USDA raises export forecast for China by $4 billion
• AgDay Analysis: Bills are Due, Should Farmers Still Hold Grain?
• Farmers should consider owning two years of production, analyst says
• Ethanol Stocks Up EIA: Ethanol Stocks Rise Again While Demand Hits 8-Week High
• FarmTrade.com reports record-breaking sales
• ARC, PLC Election Pace Crawls While Deadline Quickly Approaches
• Peanut Usage is Positive
• USDA raises acreage estimates in 2020 outlook
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Assn Responds To Wall Street Journal’s Fake Meat Article

02.20.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, February 20, 2020
• New Coalition Announced as USDA Set to Roll Out a Sustainability Program
• Avoid an Audit
• Crop Insurance Protects Rural America, Solidifies Popularity as Risk-Management Tool
• Belief in China trade deal requires conviction
• China Considering U.S. Farm Purchases by March as Coronavirus Impacts Persist
• Why you need to understand cost allocation on the farm
• China’s back in the market
• Okla, Texas herbicide applicators required to train/retrain in 2020
• Russia restricting wheat exports may not mean much
• Max Armstrong shares insight on how to bounce back from a bad year (AUDIO)
• The FieldView-Tillable Breakup: What Went Wrong?
• Market Facilitation Program investigation to begin soon
• February 28 is Final Deadline for CRP Signup
• USDA: Productivity Is The Major Source Of Growth In Agricultural Output
• USDA Releases "Wheat Outlook" Report

02.19.2020

• Crop insurance industry urged to take on threats
• Wheat closes 23¢ higher Tuesday
• China to grant tariff exemptions on 696 U.S. goods to support purchases
• Federal Reserve Ag Credit Surveys- 2019 Fourth Quarter Farm Economy Conditions
• Court Grants 75-Day Stay in WOTUS Case Legal | Pursuit on WOTUS Repeal Rule Put on Hold by Federal Court
• China takes steps to make good on trade deal
• Do we ever get in our own way as farm leaders?
• Major ethanol company undergoes huge transformation
• Larger soybean and cotton plantings due to trade deal?
• Farm management apps for your virtual toolbox
• China Considering U.S. Farm Purchases by March as Coronavirus Impacts Persist
• Farmer Feedback Leads to Climate Cancelling Data Deal with Tillable
• President Trump Announces New EPA Deputy Administrator Nominee
• U.S. imports of both fruits and vegetables up in 2019, USDA reports
• Missouri Farm Awarded Millions in Dicamba Suit
• EPA Seeking White House Guidance Over Biofuels Waivers
• Sen. Roberts Receives Crop Insurance Achievement Award
• Weekly Outlook: 2020 Soybean Price Prospects
• Nat’l Cotton Council Releases Its Economic Outlook Report
• Students Celebrate Agriculture and Leadership Around U.S.
• Ag Economic Insights: Farm Debt And Working Capital Continue to Deteriorate

02.18.2020

• Crop insurance industry urged to take on threats
• Crop Insurance Protects Rural America, Solidifies Popularity as Risk-Management Tool
• Blue Jeans Go Green denim drive underway
• Nat’l Cotton Council Releases Its Economic Outlook Report
• Nat’l Cotton Council Releases Results Of Planting Intentions Survey
• Farm Policy Facts View: Farm Forecasts Remain Gloomy, Congress Must Reject Ag Budget Cuts
• Federal Reserve Ag Credit Surveys- 2019 Fourth Quarter Farm Economy Conditions
• An Early Theme Emerges for 2020
• Hemp Company Exec Blames FDA Position on CBD for Industry’s Troubles
• Jury sides with farmer against Bayer, BASF
• Major ethanol company undergoes huge transformation
• 2020 World Cotton Outlook: Bearish Effect from Multiple Factors
• Prospect of China Sales Has Soybeans Poised for Price Gains
• Ag Economic Insights: Farm Debt And Working Capital Continue to Deteriorate

02.17.2020

• Farm Policy Facts View: Farm Forecasts Remain Gloomy, Congress Must Reject Ag Budget Cuts
• Roberts: Don’t Take Crop Insurance for Granted
• Senator Roberts Receives Crop Insurance Bureau’s Achievement Award
• USDA Agricultural Projections to 2029- Focus on Corn, Soybeans
• Candidates promise big spending for broadband, transportation
• Grain Glitch Not Fully Fixed Treasury Rule Could Affect Tax Deductions for Cooperatives’ Income
• Traditional Time for Pre-Harvest Hedging Starts Now
• FDA Called Out on CBD Stance | Hemp Company Exec Blames FDA Position on CBD for Industry’s Troubles
• Progressive FarmerTodd’s Take An Early Theme Emerges for 2020
• What will Trump do to WTO next?
• Factors that could turn markets bullish later this year
• Bayer/Monsanto to appeal dicamba verdict – says soil root rot cause of damages
• RFA encouraged by Wheeler’s comments on court decision
• Coronavirus Still a Threat to Livestock Markets
• FDA releases Intentional Adulteration Rule installment
• Analysis: Corn and Peanuts Could Be Biggest Acreage Gain In Southeast
• Secretary Perdue Proclaims February 16-22 as Grain Bin Safety Week
• Bayer Discovers New Herbicide Molecule, May Replace Glypohosate
• Nat’l Cotton Council Releases Results Of Planting Intentions Survey