Ag News

Ag News for TX & OK Farmers: 04.04.2023

• Winter Wheat Condition Rated 28% Good to Excellent in First USDA Crop Progress Report of Season
• Crop Progress Report | April 3, 2023 | PDF
• Right to Farm Conflicts in Texas | Texas Farmer Battles Against Sprawling Cities Over Right to Farm
• Cash Market Moves | Has Proposed Rail Safety Act Been Stopped in Its Tracks?
• Soybeans find additional momentum on Monday | Afternoon report: Wheat prices also in the green today, with corn prices lightly mixed.
• Small legal victory for property owners | A court ruling makes it less likely landowners will need to worry about government taking property under WOTUS.
• What is the perfect corn planting depth? | Planting depth can determine corn emergence and yield in the end.
• Soybeans close up 15¢ | Monday, April 3, 2023
• Autonomous Tractors Market to Hit $13 Billion by 2033
• Federal judge nixes Kentucky move to block WOTUS rule
• USDA Announces $1 Billion to Ag, Small Businesses for Renewable Energy and Efficiency Improvements
• USDA’s Surprising March Prospective Plantings Report
• Six Missouri Farmers Sued By Bayer For Saving And Planting Soybean Seed

Ag News for TX & OK Farmers: 04.03.2023

• Top 5 Things to Watch Start of Crop Progress Reports, Recovery From Spring Storms
  
• USDA News Release: Prospective Planting | US Farmers Expect to Plant More Corn and Soybean Acreage
• March 31, 2023 Prospective Plantings (PDF)
• USDA Reports Review | Soybean Futures Soar on Lower Stocks and Prospective Plantings
• Fixing reference prices key to Boozman’s farm bill vote
• Across the Southern Plains, Winter Wheat Suffers Without Rain
• REAP Funding Boost Announced USDA Releases $1 Billion to Incentivize Rural Renewable Energy Grants
• USDA Reports Summary USDA Sees Corn Plantings Up 4% From Last Year
• Be prepared for tornadoes on the farm
• Top 16 entries from Shop Hack: Stock the Shop Contest
• House spending leader says USDA’s wings should be clipped
• Quick Take: Farmland Values “Could Level Off”
• Fed Cattle Charge To New Spring Highs
• Cotton Incorporated Shares the Features of Cotton in Honor of National Wear Pajamas to Work Day
• DTN Reports Fertilizer Prices Continue To Fall
• USDA Release Map Showing Rail Networks Facilitating U.S. Wheat Exports

Ag News for TX & OK Farmers: 03.31.2023

• USDA expands margin protection insurance for corn, soybeans
• Lawmakers Vote Overwhelmingly to Block Chinese Ownership of Farmland
• WOTUS repeal bill goes to president | Four Democrats join Republicans in 53-43 vote
• FAPRI: Farm income to soften as commodity prices weaken
• Export sales mostly down on week
• NCBA expresses concern over FDA’s comments on cell-cultured protein
• Farmers Really Want to Plant Corn Not Soybeans, Says FBN Chief Economist
• Key House appropriator challenges Vilsack use of CCC
• Vilsack: USDA cracking down on disclosure of foreign land purchases
• SEC chairman stresses that controversial climate rule still in flux
• Plagued By Drought and High Input Prices, Cotton Acres Could Crumble This Year
• Thompson on Cotton: Macroeconomic Factors Vs. Cotton Fundamentals
• What to Know Ahead of USDA’s March 31 Prospective Plantings Report
• "The Devastating Impact of Derecho on Farmers: Understanding the Implications for Insurance Coverage"
• Agricultural Retailers Assn Applauds Passage Of Lower Energy Costs Act
• Farm Bureau: New H-2A Wage Rate Calculations Will Hurt Farmers
• U.S. Wheat Associates Welcomes Syngenta’s Hybrid Wheat Commitment

Ag News for TX & OK Farmers: 03.30.2023

• USDA Prospective Plantings, March 1 Grain Stocks Reports Have History of Price Movement
• Wheat prices mixed at the close | Wednesday, March 29, 2023
• Right to Farm Conflicts in Texas | Texas Farmer Battles Against Sprawling Cities Over Right to Farm
• What To Know About Carbon Insets Versus Offsets
• Another upset ahead in the grain markets? No one can predict what Friday’s USDA report will bring. Be ready for anything.
• What, me worry? Rogue economics with Matt Roberts Why you shouldn’t be alarmed about electric cars, China’s declining population, or another food-vs.-fuel debate.
• FAPRI forecast: lower farm income in 2023
• Congress passes WOTUS disapproval
• New poll shows majority of Americans support year-round E15
• Cargill to stop exporting Russian grain
• Lawmakers say ramping up domestic production of ag inputs remains a priority
• Survey Shows Strong Public Support for Farm Bill Passage
• Vilsack: USDA strapped by low staff salaries
• SEC chairman stresses that controversial climate rule still in flux
• Plight of rural schools, hospitals highlighted at appropriations hearing
• Senate clears WOTUS disapproval, setting up likely Biden veto
• How Many Farms Are in the U.S.?
• Peanut power: How the little legume plays a big role for sustainability
• What Can Artificial Intelligence Chatbots Do On the Farm?
• Cargill Releases Latest Consumer Insights Report And Innovative Health & Nutrition Products
• USDA Reports On States Producing Peanuts, Play Ball!
• USDA Announces Additional Assistance For Distressed Farmers Facing Financial Risk

Ag News for TX & OK Farmers: 03.29.2023

• USDA Reports Preview | March-Ending USDA Reports Have History of Price Movement
• 5 cotton questions for the next farm bill
• UAN28, Anhydrous, UAN32, Urea Prices Lead Pack of All Eight Retail Fertilizer Prices Lower
• Cattle Market Regains Bullish Outlook
• Regan Grilled on WOTUS During House Budget Hearing for EPA’s 2024 Request
• A Personalized Plan | Crop Insurance in America
• A deep dive into fertilizer, fuel costs and crop budgets ahead of USDA’s reports on Friday
• Oil, ag partner on new canola venture to fuel bio-boom
• Republicans spar with Vilsack over SNAP | Republicans blame illegal immigration for soaring costs
• The future of rural electric cooperatives
• One in seven on House ag panel collected farm payments
• Less than 20% of Kansas winter wheat is in good to excellent condition
• Energy saving program offers new rebates
• Cotton crop facing pressure ahead of 2023 season
• Ag groups eye farm bill for business technical assistance
• “Weaker” Economic Rebound in China, as Brazil Looks to China for Farm Infrastructure Investment, U.S. Winter Wheat Conditions Updated
• McCarthy adds work rules to demands for debt ceiling talks
• Peanut power: How the little legume plays a big role for sustainability
• A Young Farmer’s Advice on Succession Planning
• New Report Links National Security And Global Hunger
• USDA Announces Additional Assistance For Distressed Farmers Facing Financial Risk
• Farmers Business Network Releases Its Planting Intentions Report

Ag News for TX & OK Farmers: 03.28.2023

• PODCAST: NCBA Update, New WOTUS Rule Takes Effect
• CoBank Reports On Three Emerging Risks On The Horizon For Ag Retailers
• 2023 Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week
• 2022/23 U.S. Sorghum Crop: Highest Quality, According to New USGC Report
• A Sharp Perspective: The Farm Bill Salary Cap Will Be Key
• Farm Futures Survey Forecasts Reduced Corn, More Soybean, Same Wheat Acres
• Farm Bankruptcies Down 39% In 2022, Lowest Level Since 2005
• December Corn and November Soybean Futures Ratio Favoring Corn Plantings
• Tariff Reducing Negotiations Absent, Biden Administration Looks at Supply Chain Initiatives Instead of Free-Trade Talks
• “A Flurry of Chinese Purchases of U.S. Corn,” as Brazil Seeks Further Ag Trade Opening with China
• Attorneys General Call on Congress to Pass Right-to-Repair Legislation
• Best and Worst County Corn Yield Averages in 2022
• USDA’s Big Precision Tech Study Shows High Adoption Rates Among Largest Farms
• A Deeper Dive Into AgFunder’s Report Shows Investment In Ag Tech Rose In 2022
• What’s the value of learning on the farm?
• Farmland values may peak in 2023
• Warren Buffett’s 6 Pieces of Advice for Business CEOs
• USDA Announces Additional Assistance for Distressed Farmers Facing Financial Risk
• Cotton Inc. Announces National Wear PJs To Work Day