Ag News

Ag News for TX & OK Farmers: 04.12.2023

• After a review, Senate ag leaders say more farm bill funding is needed
• Crop insurance is part of the safety net but not counter-cyclical
• April 2023 WASDE Report
• Ag Weather Forum Six Things to Know About a Developing El Nino
• USDA April Crop Production, WASDE Reports Feature Only a Few Changes
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• California ports reopen but reliable transportation for ag products uncertain
• Biden Vetoes Congressional Resolution to End WOTUS Rule
• U.S. Winter Wheat Condition Deteriorates; China-Australia Trade Tensions Ease; and Bird Flu Concerns Persist
• USDA Announces $75 Million To Assist Producers Transitioning To Organic
• USDA Releases Map Showing Where Beginning Farm Operations Are Located
• Competitive Peanut Prices in the World Market
• Winter Wheat Crop Gets Lowest Rating In 40 Years
• Peanuts: Sustainability, allergy, marketing key NPB issues

Ag News for TX & OK Farmers: 04.11.2023

• April WASDE Report
• USDA Reports Preview | April WASDE Report Weighs in on South American Crop Estimates
• Crop Progress: Winter Wheat Condition Tied for Lowest Rating in 40 Years
• Russian barbs fuel wheat gains
• Sort and Cull | Bull Spreaders Take Hold of Cattle Market Again
• What Happens When There is a Loss?
• Poor U.S. crop quality keeps wheat firm | Afternoon report: Corn also climbs higher on Monday, with the soybean complex narrowly mixed
• 3 strategies to deal with change on the farm
• What is China up to in Brazil, and should you care?
• 3 Big Things Today, April 11, 2023
• U.S.-Mexico corn dispute could drag on all year
• California ports reopen but reliable transportation for ag products uncertain
• U.S. Winter Wheat Condition Deteriorates; China-Australia Trade Tensions Ease; and Bird Flu Concerns Persist
• Cash Fed Cattle Eclipse Previous Record Highs
• New GE corn seed gets second comment period
• Thompson On Cotton: Caught In A Squeeze
• Ag Credit Tightens with Rising Interest Rates and Following Bank Collapses
• Fed Cattle Prices Setting All Time Record Highs
• USDA Releases Map Showing Where Beginning Farm Operations Are Located

Ag News for TX & OK Farmers: 04.10.2023

• Top 5 Things to Watch WASDE, Warm Weather and Road Warriors
  
• How is your farm’s financial performance? Use this scorecard to find out
• The Future of Food – 2 Ukraine War Impact on Agriculture
• 7 can’t miss ag stories from last week | Farm Progress
• Americans like crop subsidy limits where they are, survey finds
• Fertilizer Prices Continued to Fall in March
• Jerry Gulke: Markets Enter Planting Season On A Negative Note
• Ag exports caught up in California port closures
• Biden vetoes WOTUS disapproval resolution
• Resilient Labor Market Delays Inevitable U.S. Economic Slowdown
• Dust Bowl 2.0? How the Drought is Washing Out Hopes of Texas Cotton Production This Year
• Leading Academics On How The U.S.-Mexico Corn Dispute Will End Up
• USDA Releases Report Showing Manure’s Use By Crop
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook:
• House Ag Committee Chair: President Biden Has Once Again Turned His Back On Rural America

Ag News for TX & OK Farmers: 04.07.2023

• Will farmers get a new farm bill this year?
• Todd’s Take An Awkward Time for New-Crop Corn, Soybean Prices
• The Future of Food – 1 What Will Be the Future of Food?
• Comparing County Corn Yields Nationally | Best and Worst County Corn Yield Averages in 2022
• County Soybean Yields Compared in US 2022’s Best and Worst County Soybean Yields
• As April heats up, corn and soybean prices cool Afternoon report: CBOT wheat also down 1% on Thursday, while Kansas City HRW contracts firm 0.5%.
• After growing GM corn for decades, some U.S. farmers open to Mexican restrictions
• “Waters of the United States” Continues to Make Waves
• World Food Prices Fell Again in March, Down 21% From Last Year’s Record High
• Biden vetoes congressional resolution to overturn WOTUS rule
• After “Price Shocks,” Grain Prices Fall Back to Pre-War Levels, Food Inflation Concerns Persist
• Weekly National Posted Prices for Peanuts
• Wheat Industry Welcomes New Check On India’s Wheat And Rice Subsidy Scheme

Ag News for TX & OK Farmers: 04.06.2023

• 9 Charts to Analyze from the 2023 FAPRI Baseline
• 8 charts to explain spring weather markets
• USDA Expands Margin Protection for Corn, Soy Farmers
• Report Tracks Crop Input Price Increases Over The Past Two Decades
• Weekly National Posted Prices for Peanuts
• Congressional staff about to start writing farm bill
• Three Idioms to Summarize Spring Planting Plans
• CAFOs Lose Environmental Exemption | Court Vacates FSA Policy Exempting Medium-Sized CAFOs From Environmental Review
• DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends | All Retail Fertilizer Prices End March 2023 Lower
• Report: US Ag Dependent on Natural Gas | American Gas Association Report Details US Agriculture Reliance on Natural Gas
• Matching planters with acres
• Grain prices spill back into the red on Wednesday
• Comments open for organic grant process
• Farmers expect a revenue payoff from growth in renewable diesel
• High Court ruling on Prop 12 could arrive anytime
• “Big Shift in American Farm Policy” – Farming as a Low-Carbon Energy Producer
• Commission navigating new authorities as it looks to ease shipping challenges
• Vilsack: USDA cracking down on disclosure of foreign land purchases

Ag News for TX & OK Farmers: 04.05.2023

• Crop Insurance and Next Farm Bill Likely Protected in Next Farm Bill, Federal Crop Insurance Still Has Some Critics
• Texas braces for strong winds, extreme fire conditions
• Profit-takers trim grain prices on Tuesday
• Top takeaways: USDA’s acreage and stocks reports
• April 4: Wheat rallies on ratings worries
• U.S. has full access to Japanese biofuels market for first time
• Landwatch Recent Farmland Sales in Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee
• Daybreak April 4: Grassley: CCC restrictions in play
• Inflation and Agricultural Interest Rates
• USDA Releases Fruit And Tree Nuts Outlook
• Thompson on Cotton: Gift To Those Still Holding Current Crop Cotton
• Plagued By Drought and High Input Prices, Cotton Acres Could Crumble This Year
• USDA Announces $1 Billion to Ag, Small Businesses for Renewable Energy and Efficiency Improvements
• Purdue/CME Ag Economy Barometer Finds Drops, Cites Commodity Price Outlook And Interest Rate Concerns
• US Loses Nearly Two Million Acres of Farmland in 2022, Says USDA