Ag News

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

02.07.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, February 7, 2020
  7 ag stories you might have missed this week ending Feb. 7, 2020
• Cattlemen’s CEO says focus turns to regulatory issues
• China to cut tariffs despite coronavirus concerns
• China to Cut Tariffs on Some U.S. Imports as Coronavirus Worries Linger
• Corteva Quits Chlorpyrifos: Company Will Begin Phaseout of Chlorpyrifos in 2020
• USDA Offers Insurance Options for Hemp, But Will Stick With Testing Requirements
• U.S. heads for highest farm income in seven years
• USDA casts vision for scientific initiatives through 2025
• U.S. Soybean Export Sales to China Fall to Lowest Since Sept.

02.06.2020

• USDA Sees Higher Net Farm Income in 2020 Despite Less Government Aid
• Net cash farm income forecast to drop 9% in 2020
• Reskilling: Filling in the skill gaps on your farm team
• Trump to limit regulators
• Trump backs high-speed internet access, ‘especially’ in rural America
• Dust Bowl coming in 2025? Climatologist sees trends with 1930s
• Trump cites USMCA as best gain for ag
• NFU: Rural US hasn’t felt the "great American comeback"
• NCBA Unveils Top Policy Priorities For 2020
• Gore, Stabenow call for accelerating farm carbon credits
• Climate adaptation key to USDA science blueprint
• Trump touts ‘Great American Comeback,’ says tariff strategy ‘worked’

02.05.2020

• Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s State of the Union Address
• Purdue/CME Index: Expectations for Improved Trade Sends Farmer Sentiment Soaring
• Rural Mainstreet Index Begins 2020 On Strong Footing
• Trump Sees American Comeback Stressing Economy, Trump Says Nation is Thriving Under His Leadership
• Farmers are more optimistic due to Trump’s trade deal, Ag Barometer shows
• Why restructuring your farm business can be difficult
• U.S. food exporters suffer from China’s virus clampdown
• Motto of the best farm leaders: Never stop learning
• New wheat herbicide available for 2020 from Bayer Crop Science
• 2020/21 more upside wheat price potential
• An oversold grain market discovers buyers Tuesday
• Shortage of truck drivers means opportunities for farmers
• Trade progress boosts producer sentiment in latest ag economy barometer
• “Export Boom” From Phase One Deal Potentially Delayed by Coronavirus
• Your bottom may be showing: Ag Web Commentary
• Wrangler Takes Sustainable Cotton Program To Europe
• Farmers National Co. On Farmland Value Trends In 2020

02.04.2020

• Secretary Sonny Perdue Press Release: USDA Issues Third Tranche of 2019 MFP Payments
• Sec. Perdue Highlights EU Ag Trade Issues
• Lighthizer says he has not heard from Chinese on coronavirus concerns
• Final 2019 Market Facilitation Program payments going out this week
• Details on 3rd tranche of 2019 MFP payments
• Some under-used crop insurance features could save money
• Perdue argues against geographic indicators during EU trip
• Ag market analyst says coronavirus concern is growing
• Non-Specialty, Cover Crops Had to be Planted by Aug. 1, 2019, for MFP Eligibility
• Weekly Grain Movement – Soybeans top trade guesses
• Can you cut taxes by restructuring the business?
• Motto of the best farm leaders: Never stop learning
• Monsanto officials limited dicamba weedkiller testing, court testimony shows
• Farmers ready to put trade war behind them
• Texas: 2 Profitability Workshops, Lubbock, Feb.19, March 18
• Wheat Groups Applaud Administration For Releasing Final Round Of MFP Payments