Ag News

03.27.2020

• USDA Makes Changes To Farm Loan, Disaster, Conservation, And Safety Net Programs
• AgWeb | Highlights of Senate Aid Package and More COVID-19 Coverage
• Coronavirus: Ag Groups Praise Aid Bill – DTN
• The 5thWave Forum Headed to the Bread Lines
• USDA local offices doing biz by phone
• Meat prices spike, cattle prices fall, and ranchers and lawmakers see market manipulation
• Credit-strapped U.S. farmers to get coronavirus help with more flexible federal loans
• Senate passes nearly $2 trillion Economic Stimulus Package
• USDA local offices doing biz by phone
• Blunt says Senate worked hard to include ag aid
• USDA: Grocery prices don’t yet reflect COVID-19-related demand
• Despite Ample Global Supplies, Concerns About “Food Nationalism,” and Supply Chain Restrictions Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
• Over three million acres enrolled in general CRP
• Texas Cotton: Northern High Plains Acres More Than Double in Last 5 Years
• EPA to Reduce Toxic Substance Control Fees
• Secretary Perdue Applauds State Department’s H-2 Decision
• John Deere, AGCO Cutting Back Operations
• The Coronavirus and Ethanol Demand Destruction

03.26.2020

• Senate Passes $2 Trillion Stimulus Bill Unanimously That Boosts USDA Funds
• 3 Big Things Today, March 26, 2020
• Morning Market Review for March 26, 2020
• Massive stimulus deal authorizes billions in new farm aid
• Administration Decides Against Appealing Renewable Fuels Decision
• FARM POLICY FACTS: OUR VIEW | America’s Farmers Need Relief as They Keep Calm and Plant On
• COVID-19 aid package offers assistance to rural America
• USDA Outlook Forum Wheat Projections
• Farm Futures Releases 2020 Producer Planting Intentions Survey Results
• Planting intentions 2020: Farmers see corn as safe-haven
• Ag Groups Praise Aid Bill | Senate Passes $2 Trillion Stimulus Bill Unanimously That Boosts USDA Funds
• Market turmoil triggers interest rate hikes for ag loans
• Data: How COVID-19 is Affecting Ag Employment
• FBN Reduces Prices On Chemical, Seed Inputs By Up To 15% In Response To COVID-19

03.25.2020

• Senate, White House reach $2 trillion stimulus deal to blunt coronavirus fallout
• Hoeven: Stimulus provisions intended to help ‘all of ag’
• Ag Research in Limbo Ag Researchers Fear Losing a Year of Science as Universities Lock Down
• Dow Has Best Day Since 1933
• A closer look at Israel’s ag tech boom
• Consumers drive up protein demand in U.S. grocery stores
• AGWEB | Rural America: ‘Please Take This Seriously’
• As coronavirus drives down commodity prices, farm groups ask for aid
• How COVID-19 affects the farmland market
• With COVID-19, farmers urged to resist being the tough guy, veterinarian says
• What farmers need to know about COVID-19
• What COVID-19 means down on the farm | Livestock
• Deadline passes for U.S. EPA to challenge court ruling on biofuel waivers
• Report, Administration Will Not Appeal 10th Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling, Sen. Grassley Still Waiting for “Official” Announcement
• USDA warns against SNAP scammers
• Weekly Outlook: Corn and Soybean Acreage in 2020
• farmdoc Increases Webinars to Get Information to Industry
• USDA and USTR Announce Continued Progress on Implementation of U.S.-China Phase One Agreement
• Purdue Ag Economist On The Four Impacts Of Coronavirus On Food Markets

03.24.2020

• Secretary Sonny Perdue’s National Agriculture Day Message
• Trump proclaims March 24 as Ag Day
• National Agriculture Week 2020 | A message from Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller
• 3 Big Things Today, March 24, 2020
• Stimulus package includes aid for farmers
• Ag work critical during COVID-19 crisis
• Plunging Oil Prices Create Opening for Farmers to Buy Cheaper Diesel Ahead of Planting
• What a Veteran Market Expert Sees in Today’s Chaos
• Pompeo: Border Open to H-2A Workers
• U.S. ethanol plants cutting output due to crashing demand -trade group
• Get ready, get set, estimate U.S. 2020 corn, soybean acreage
• Bill Sets Goal of Net-Zero Emissions in Agriculture by 2040
• Weekly Outlook: Corn and Soybean Acreage in 2020
• United States’ Cattle on Feed Above 2019

03.23.2020

• Lawmakers seek to open door for more MFP, emergency farm aid
• USDA county offices go to ‘appointment only’
• NASS Remains Operational, Farm Reports on Schedule
• Signal to Noise: Ag Pushes for Provisions in COVID-19 Aid Package
• Todd’s Take Saudi Arabia Takes Down Corn
• What happens if meat plant workers get sick?
• Markets: Near-term uncertainty, but horizons offer hope
• Panic buying, lockdowns may drive world food inflation-FAO, analysts
• The COVID-19 virus and U.S. agriculture’s supply chain concerns
• Ag machinery parts and service a national priority
• COVID-19 Has “Dimmed” Economic Prospects for Corn Belt Farmers
• Tyson To Add $5 To Cash Cattle Prices
• What Wages Qualify for QBI (Emphasis on Selling to Cooperatives)
• Top Agricultural Colleges In The World Listed
• NCBA Sends Letter To Capitol Hill Urging Relief For Cattle Producers
• Survey Reports 63% Of Americans Say Their Finances Have Been Impacted By Coronavirus
• NAWG Welcomes News of Large Wheat Purchase by Chinese Buyerse by Chinese Buyers

03.20.2020

• Record Fall for March Rural Mainstreet Index
• USDA Encourages Ag Producers To Visit Farmers.Gov For Updates On Office Closures
• USDA and DOL to Share Information to Help H-2A Employers
• Farmers Elated at Reaffirmation of Ag as Critical
• Homeland Security deems agriculture as ‘critical infrastructure’ amid COVID-19 pandemic
• How COVID-19 will impact 2020 planting decisions
• Senate Republicans introduce new coronavirus bill
• NCBA to ask Congress for financial assistance
• Grains, Livestock, Energy Get Up Off Mats in Thursday Trade
• Global Stocks Rise on Virus Aid Hopes
• Ethanol industry faces perfect tsunami as prices tank
• Trump stands firm on tariffs
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – March 20, 2020
• U.S. Senator says MFP could be part of coronavirus economic relief for farmers
• COVID-19 Impacts: Plenty of Food “In the System,” But Guest Worker Concerns Persist
• Bipartisan Push to Expand Telehealth Services to Rural Areas
• Money Anxiety Index Reports This Is Not The Great Recession 2.0
• TFI Urges White House To Designate Fertilizer As Essential
• Farm Bureau Lists Immediate Challenges Facing The Agriculture Sector