Ag News

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

02.14.2020

• Successful Farming: 3 Big Things Today, February 14, 2020
• Grain Glitch Not Fully Fixed Treasury Rule Could Affect Tax Deductions for Cooperatives’ Income
• New farmer survey reveals less financial stress, greater Trump support
• USMCA being heard in Canada’s parliament
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Feb. 14, 2020
• Major ethanol company undergoes huge transformation
• Bayer discovers new herbicide molecule
• Activist Group Suing USDA for Lending Money to Large Farms
• NASS Discontinues County-Level Estimates for Selected Crops
• The Land Report Releases List Of 100 Largest Landowners In The U.S.
• Farmland Values in Fed Survey Unchanged During 2019
• Activist Groups Sue USDA For Lending Money, Helping "Factory Farms"

02.13.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, February 13, 2020
• Traditional Time for Pre-Harvest Hedging Starts Now
• Soybean price trends beyond the February USDA report
• Trump again proposes large cuts in crop insurance
• Limited initial impact on U.S. ag exports from China deal
• Drink a Beer, Save a Farmer? It’s Not Quite That Simple
• Farm Credit regulator says it’s too soon to tell whether 2020 MFP needed
• Texas Cotton: Mobile App to Aid Crop Irrigation Management
• Texas Wheat: Guidelines for 2,4-D Use
• Trump’s Next Trade Deal May be With India

02.12.2020

• February WASDE Provides Little New Input
• China Showing Up in Feb. WASDE, Both Phase 1 and Coronavirus
• Eliminate Risk: Protect Your Equipment
• Strategies for Using ARC-IC
• Maryland Bill Would Limit What Foods May Be Labeled ‘Meat’
• Traders shrug off favorable WASDE soybean data
• John Deere makes 4 announcements ahead of 2020 National Farm Machinery Show
• Lawyer: EPA Faces Decision on Waivers Tenth Circuit Court Ruling Affects About One-Third of Small-Refinery Capacity
• USDA tightens U.S. soybean stockpiles
• Widespread negative attitude offers market opportunity, analyst says
• Steep cuts to crop insurance in 2021 budget
• Who am I if I am not a farmer anymore?
• Perdue on President Trump’s budget proposal
• Cattle Producers to Court: RFID Mandate Not Resolved
• Hemp Prices Crash, Economist Explains Why
• CanolaWatch Releases 2019 Variety Performance Trial Online

02.11.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, February 11, 2020
• Steep cuts to crop insurance in 2021 budget
• Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Budget Proposal
• Crop Insurers: Proposed OMB Budget Undermines Farm Safety Net
• Nat’l Assn Of Wheat Growers Voices Concern About President’s 2021 Budget Proposal
• Washington Insider — Tuesday Infrastructure Investment Discussed Again
• February’s Focus Shifts to Export Estimates
• Proposed Cuts for USDA White House Budget Again Seeks Cuts in USDA Programs
• For farmland values, cash is king
• NCBA Survey Reveals Widespread Confusion Among Consumers About Plant-Based Fake Meat
• US/China trade deal will have little impact on USDA’s next supply and demand report
• 2020 Farm Sector Income Forecast, February
• Former USDA Secretary Vilsack Hits the Jackpot, Literally
• Farmer Refuses to Roll, Rips Lid Off IRS Behavior
• Texas Growing Season Begins Despite Dry Weather Conditions
• Bipartisan Bill Protecting Domestic Food Supply to be Signed

02.10.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, February 10, 2020
• Washington Week Ahead: Trump proposing rural infrastructure boost in FY21 budget
• Texas: Hemp Production Webinar Series Offered in Feb., March
• USDA monitoring trade impacts from Coronavirus in China
• Despite Tariffs, U.S. Ag Exports Down Only 2%
• Coronavirus uncertainty hovers over U.S. export picture
• China Reassures U.S. on Phase One Trade Purchase Goals
• 3 Ag Retail Leaders Weigh In On Changing Business Models
• The Silver Lining of 2019: Progessive Farmer Editiorial
• Trump $4.8B Budget Revisits Cuts
• Taxlink: Big Changes for Retirement
• Taking a look at the bigger market picture
• News and notes from the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention
• Renewable Fuel Credits Double Since Refinery Court Decision