Ag News

01.28.2020

• Markets React to Chinese Virus
• Court Strikes Down Three RFS Waivers
• Weekly Grain Movement – Corn climbs, wheat tumbles
• How to avoid the ‘Let’s-bash-USDA’ crowd | Proactive marketing eliminates the pain of bearish USDA reports
• Chinese tariffs severely impacted US wheat exports
• Costs of Corn and Soybean Production in 2020, ISU Report
• U.S. Agricultural Trade Developments: China, the European Union, and India
• New Pork Ads Turn Heads in Des Moines International Airport
• Cattle on Feed Numbers Continue to Rise
• Producers with ‘Top-up Payments’ Have Premiums Due
• Purdue Study: Don’t Blame U.S. Biofuels for Deforestation
• Look for Peanut Commercials During the Super Bowl
• Women in Agribusiness Announces 2020 Summit in Nashville
• Sideways Cattle Market Continues

01.27.2020

• Washington Week Ahead: Trump to sign USMCA, shifting focus to Canada
• Agri-Pulse Launches New "Deep Dive" Podcast
• Queen Gives Approval To Brexit, Opens New Ag Markets For U.S.
• Trade Agreement: Yet Another Excuse To Overplant?
• Experts Urge Farmers to Weigh Economics of ARC vs. PLC on Farm-by-Farm Basis
• Roundup Settlement Possible Glyphosate Cancer Trial Postponed for Mediation
• Court forces U.S. EPA to reconsider three refinery biofuel waivers
• Farmers Edge, Premier Crop Insurance Announce Partnership
• Wheeler says EPA’s new water rule gives clarity
• Organizations react to new water rule
• U.S. Agricultural Trade Developments: China, the European Union, and India
• Fed Cattle Steady, COF 2% Higher
• Proceeds For Damage to Crops is Deferrable
• Signal to Noise: Farmers Will Need MFP 3.0. Will They Get It?
• Super Bowl: SF Writer Throws Shade On ‘Cowtown’
• 1973 Is the Wettest Year On Record, What Happened In 1974–NOAA shows 2019 was the second wettest year on record
• Preserving the Value of Your Farm
• USDA Begins Building FMD Vaccine Bank To Protect Nation’s 172 Million Cattle, Hogs

01.24.2020

• New Clean Water Rule Released Ag Groups Praise Trump Administration Waters of the US Definition
• Can latest water rule withstand court challenges?
• Wheeler says EPA’s new water rule gives clarity
• Ethanol Stocks Build EIA: Ethanol Stocks at 25-Week High Despite Production Drop
• Cattle futures tiptoe on a price tightrope
• How does your bank rank you?
• It’s boom or bust for the pork industry in 2020. Watch out for the 4th quarter
• Farm Bureau establishes 2020 priorities
• Klobuchar Pledges to Roll Back Refinery Exemptions if Elected
• Losing MFP May Hurt Farm Income in 2020
• What Planting Mistake in 2019 Cost Farmers $250 Per Acre?
• Secretary Perdue Statement on EPA WOTUS Rule
• DTN Confidence Index Show Farmers Are Optimistic Despite Challenging 2019
• U Of Illinois Economist On Why Markets Haven’t Jumped Up With Two New Trade Deals

01.23.2020

• Chinese Grain Trade Waiting on Official Rules, Guidance on How to Implement Trade Deal
• AFBF members on trade “show me the progress”
• Renewable Diesel Plant Halted P66, REG Discontinue Renewable Diesel Project in Washington
• Farm Bureau Policies Detailed | Delegates Opt to Keep MFP Policy, Seek Changes to USDA Hemp Rules
• Agriculture Confidence Index Farmers’ Optimism Returns Despite Tough Year
• Trump puts European leaders on notice
• Starbucks plans to hold the milk Starbucks has announced plans to make the company more environmentally sustainable, and cutting back on dairy use is on its to-do list
• Good pace continues for soybean export inspections
• Grassley anticipates Trump WOTUS rule shortly
• Farm bill funds rolling out for animal disease protections
• What Planting Mistake in 2019 Cost Farmers $250 Per Acre?
• Cargill’s CEO Is Concerned About U.S. Farmers as Tariffs Persist
• Corn: Record U.S. Production Possible in 2020, Prices to Remain Flat
• Canada Working to Ratify USMCA Trade Deal
• Duvall Re-Elected AFBF President
• China Moves To Approve Planting Of GM Crops
• U Of Illinois Economist On Why Markets Haven’t Jumped Up With Two New Trade Deals

01.22.2020

• Crop Insurance Pointers for 2020
• Last MFP Payment Imminent
• Agriculture Confidence Index Farmers’ Optimism Returns Despite Tough Year
• Investing in the Future of Agriculture
• Could the trade deal work for ag?
• Charts tell farmers that now is not the time to be pessimistic, analyst says
• Good pace continues for soybean export inspections
• Agribusiness connection a key to Ag Education
• Kansas City Fed: Farm Lending Declines For a Second Consecutive Quarter
• Perdue pledges watchful eye on China as ‘phase one’ unfolds
• DTN Cotton Close: Market Collapses on Chinese Trade and Virus
• Feed Grain Outlook: Several Changes to Current, Past Year’s Balance Sheets
• Two Trade Deals and a Price Drop

01.21.2020

• FarmDoc: Expect Negative 2020 Returns Unless Yields Beat Expectation
• Secretary Perdue unsure when third MFP payment will hit mailboxes
• Perdue pledges watchful eye on China as ‘phase one’ unfolds
• Perdue says MFP payments soon; no more expected
• Perdue Defends NASS, But Open to Crop Survey Changes
• Uncertainty Lingers Regarding Chinese Purchases of U.S. Farm Goods
• Risk management: Trust the tools
• Q/A with ag’s new tech specialists
• Accountant says overall, tax reform helped farmers
• NFU expresses concerns with proposed livestock competition rule
• Report: U.S. and India are working on trade agreement
• Trump claims two victories on trade, doubts remain
• How Quickly Can China Open Its $40 Billion Checkbook
• Producers Should Enroll in Ag Risk & Price Loss Coverage Programs
• Roberts Receives American Farm Bureau Federation DSA
• Using Ag to Predict the Super Bowl Winner
• Farm Bureau’s Convention Focuses On Connecting With Consumers, Innovation, Watch Trump, Perdue’s Speeches Here
• Farm Journal Poll Shows 83% Of Ag Producers Support President Trump