Ag News

03.13.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, March 13, 2020
• USDA Announces Continued Progress on Chinese Trade Agreement
• COVID-19: 5 Things Your Farm Should Do Now
• FACTBOX-Latest on the spread of coronavirus around the world
• Labor shortages, SNAP cuts, trade deals: How could coronavirus affect our food supply chain?
• Weekly Export Sales – Corn volume surges
• Financial Opportunity Finding opportunity in the coronavirus fallout
• Record 2020/21 world wheat production
• Online database raises awareness of agricultural injuries
• USDA Paints A Picture Of Plentiful World Grain Stocks…With More To Come – DTN
• NCGA Releases Video with Yield Increasing Tips From Champion Growers
• What farmers are reading this week, March 6-13
• Trump Administration Takes Major Step to Improve Implementation of the Endangered Species Act

03.12.20

• Global Shares Sink Thursday
• Ethanol Industry Benefitting From Coronavirus, Used To Make Hand Sanitizers
• CME to Close Trading Floor
• Ag markets end lower, Dow falls 1,400 points Wednesday
• Fear, uncertainty overrule grain market fundamentals
• Why farmers should talk to their banker about refinancing today
• Doud says China agreement is on schedule, despite coronavirus turmoil
• What is a Farmer’s Tax Return Due Date?
• Biofuel supporters warn of political fallout from SRE appeal
• FCC criticized for rolling out rural broadband funding before fixing coverage maps
• Study: US farms in better shape due to MFP, but many still face red ink
• Should rural broadband growth be propelled by fiber or 5G?
• USDA Announces Continued Progress on Chinese Trade Agreement
• Neutral Numbers from March WASDE
• Making Decisions on 2020 Peanut Crop
• EPA To Make Decision On Dicamba Use This Year, In Time For 2021 Planting Season
• USDA Announces Continued Progress On Implementation Of China Phase One Agreement
• Ag Sec’y Purdue: "If Schools Are Closed, We Are Going To Do Our Very Best To Make Sure Kids Are Fed"
• Consumers Avoiding Fresh Produce In Wake Of Coronavirus, Fear Contamination

03.11.2020

• Virus Raises Food Aid Questions USDA Response Spotlighted as NPPC Raises Labor Concerns and Trade Mission Canceled
• USDA Reports Review March WASDE Held Few Surprises With Little Reaction
• DTN Fertilizer Outlook Spring Weather, Coronavirus Add Uncertainty to Fertilizer Price Outlook
• Farmers testify on importance of MFP payments
• Trump seeks additional time for biofuel appeal
• 3 Big Things Today, March 11, 2020
• March 10 USDA Crop Report
• Progress is continuing on implementation of China Phase One Agreement, says USDA
• Bill to protect food supply, ag industry signed into law
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- February 2020
• Amid coronavirus outbreak: USDA braces for staff disruptions, considers ways to provide more food aid
• U.S. World Food Prices Fell During February
• Texas: Managing Resistance – Don’t Let the Last Weed Standing Reproduce
• ARC-PLC Enrollment Deadline is March 16
• Cotton market influences may vary

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