Ag News

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

03.05.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, March 5, 2020
• Conaway: MFP3 May Be Needed Perdue: Third MFP Not Planned, Although Will Happen If Necessary
• Ag Committee’s Conaway Releases Statement On Ag Sec’y Perdue’s Testimony
• Perdue: Chance of more trade aid is ‘less than 10%’
• Perdue expects China to buy U.S. beans spring/summer
• Treasury Plans to Fix Co-op Tax Co-ops Encouraged by Treasury Secretary’s Commitment to Fixing ‘Grain Glitch’
• Top 3 watch list items for grain trade this month
• Farmer Sentiment in Ag Economy Barometer Rises to All-Time High.
• Bernhardt touts Trump’s backing for land conservation fund
• NFU adopts policy calling for development of permanent disaster program
• Texas Field Reports: Coronavirus Spreading Uncertainty Among Cotton Growers
• EPA Expects Decision on Biofuel Waiver Court Decision Soon
• Bipartisan Bill Protecting Food, Ag Industry Signed into Law

03.04.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, March 4, 2020
• Fall in crop insurance guarantees may increase farmer risk
• House Democrats in swing districts enthused by Biden’s boost
• Washington Insider — ANTI-VIRUS EFFORTS AND IMPACTS | Wednesday 3/4/2020
• Ag Economy Barometer hits all-time high
• China rolls out cash support to domestic, foreign carriers amid coronavirus outbreak
• Coronavirus disrupting U.S. ag supply chain
• A Closer Look at Phase 1 Commitments, as Coronavirus “Has Scrambled” the Outlook
• Signal to Noise: Coronavirus Impacting MFP 3.0, Phase 1, Inputs & More
• CME Reports Record Monthly Average Daily Volume
• GAO Reports USDA Made $6.7 Billion In Improper Payments
• Impossible Food Cuts Its Prices 15%