Ag News

Ag News for TX & OK Farmers: 03.22.2023

• Farming and farmers celebrated on National Ag Day
• Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on National Agriculture Day
• Interest Rates Add to Cost of Production
• Supreme Court Asked to Clarify Clean Water Act Enforcement Powers
• Bearish sentiment slashes grain prices
• Argentina’s loss may be U.S. farmer’s gain
• USDA exports – China buys corn, March 21, 2023
• New crop prospects lift soybeans, wheat
• Vet answers questions on FDA antibiotic prescription requirement
• How to transition the farm is a hard discussion but one that must take place
• Input costs are down, but may not stay that way
• Technology advances bring a different approach to farming
• Agriculture drones reaching new heights
• How Important is U.S. Ag and Food to the Economy?
• Can the $20-Billion Inflation Reduction Act Get Rolled Out Quickly Enough?
• Electric tractors set to roll off Ohio plant
• Commodity Classic Announces Record-Breaking Event

Ag News for TX & OK Farmers: 03.21.2023

• Texas judge grants limited injunction for WOTUS challenge
• Will Recent Cattle on Feed Report Help Cattle Contracts Get Back on Their Feet?
• Newly Launched "Farmers Feed America" Coalition Calls For A Strong 2023 Farm Bill
• Soybeans close up 8¢ | Monday, March 20, 2023
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Weekly grain movement: Moving in the right direction | Corn, soybean and wheat volume all trend higher week-over-week
• WOTUS rules head for the ditch | New and complicated water regulations go into effect today. You may need a lawyer to figure them out.
• Ukraine grain deal renewal clears way for exports
• In the background for farm bill: How many farms and what size?
• Limits on foreign ownership of U.S. farmland gain support in Congress, despite skepticism
• Ag groups push for adequate farm bill funding
• EPA announces accelerated action on 4 pesticides
• Following Black Sea Grain Deal Extension, Wheat Falls, as WSJ Highlights Soybean Oil Variables
• Vilsack: USDA meat label plan won’t spark trade dispute
• Senate Ag Committee leaders say funding issues loom large
• Safeguard Your Funds: What Farmers Can Learn from the Recent Bank Collapses
• USDA Reports 21% Of People Living In Rural Areas Have A 4-Year Degree, 36% In Urban Areas
• USDA’s Cattle On Feed Report Shows Decline For Sixth Consecutive Month

Ag News for TX & OK Farmers: 03.20.2023

• Washington Week Ahead: WOTUS takes effect, EPA faces questions
• Privately Developed Crop Insurance Products and the Next Farm Bill
• The 2023 acreage battle heats up What to expect as markets brace for the March 31 Prospective Plantings report.
• Urban Ag and the Farm Bill Small, Young and Urban Farmers Don’t Know Where to Turn at USDA
• Top 5 Things to Watch This Week | Celebrations, Frosted Wheat and Bank Dramas
• Our Rural Roots Time To Cultivate New Memories
• Corn and wheat finish Friday’s session with solid gains
• Ukraine Black Sea grain deal extended for at least 60 days
• Senator warns of farm-size conflict in farm bill negotiations
• Input costs are down, but may not stay that way
• February cattle placements drop 7% on year
• Regulation of autonomous farm machinery remains grey
• As bird flu continues to spread, what’s the risk that it could start a human pandemic?
• Black Sea Grain Initiative Extended- “Uncertainty Surrounds The Duration”
• Visionary Farmer Shatters Agriculture’s Conventional Rules, Forges Chain of Success
• Did Old Crop Corn Finally Hit A Floor Price?
• AgriFood Investments Drop 44% In 2022
• USDA Issues Food Price Forecast For 2023
• USDA: Weekly Cotton Review
• USDA Weekly National Posted Prices for Peanuts

Ag News for TX & OK Farmers: 03.17.2023

• Women Continue To Make A Difference In Cotton Inc.’s Industry
• Small and Large in Farm Bill Hearing Farm Size Is No Small Argument in Farm Bill Debate
• President’s Budget Reaffirms Crop Insurance is Critical to Farm Safety Net
• Export sales: Corn volume posts bullish results
• Tech breakthrough improves fertilizer efficiency
• 5 steps to improve your grain marketing
• Farm Futures Commentary | Work-life balance, or work-life boundaries?
• Is 50 too early for estate planning?
• Fertilizer prices poised to ease further this year
• Farmacy: Rx you ready for the new FDA rule?
• Managing risk beyond crop insurance
• Farmers watching closely as U.S. and Mexico remain at odds over biotech ban
• Farmers say it’s not a good time to make investments in their operations
• ERS: “Drought Conditions Have Contributed to Lower U.S. Beef Cow Inventory”
• Vilsack defends SNAP increase, CCC spending before Senate Ag
• USDA Weekly National Posted Prices for Peanuts
• Nat’l Corn Growers Assn, 400 Ag Groups Send Letter To Congress Calling For Sufficient Funding In Farm Bill

Ag News for TX & OK Farmers: 03.16.2023

• President’s Budget Reaffirms Crop Insurance is Critical to Farm Safety Net
• Anhydrous, UAN Fertilizer Prices Move Even Lower
• Judge Rejects Farmer Insurance Request
• Black Sea uncertainty keeps corn, wheat firm
• Ethanol advocates welcome bipartisan E15 bill
• XtremeAg farmers share wins and lessons of 2022 growing season, plans for 2023
• Bayer and Microsoft announce cloud-based enterprise solution
• Farm bill should expand climate-smart initiative, says AGree
• Farmers watching closely as U.S. and Mexico remain at odds over biotech ban
• Food Prices Rose 0.4% in February, While Eggs Dropped 6.7%- But Eggs Still 55% Higher Than Last Year
• Planting Forecast: Will Spring Rains Undo Winter’s Sins?
• Visionary Farmer Shatters Agriculture’s Conventional Rules, Forges Chain of Success
• Bevy of U.S. Farm Groups Follow House Ag Wish for More Farm Bill Funding
• USDA Releases Oil Crops Price Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Cotton and Wool Price Outlook Report
• Why Are Some Ag Retailers Sitting on High Fertilizer Prices? Making Sense of the Disparity Right Now
• Thompson On Cotton: The Straw That Broke The Camel’s Back
• Planting Forecast: Will Spring Rains Undo Winter’s Sins?
• American Seed Trade Assn Comments On USDA’s Seed Competition Report
• John Deere Financial Sells Its Russian Operations
• Barchart And Revenue.AI Partner To Elevate Commodities Trading
• USDA Releases U.S. Organic Production, Markets, Consumers And Policy Outlook Report

Ag News for TX & OK Farmers: 03.15.2023

• Look at your revenue protection insurance, analyst says
• 400 groups stand united on Farm Bill budget needs
• Ag groups appeal to budget committees for farm bill funding
• Agribusinesses Vulnerable to Phishing Scams
• WOTUS Vote in House
• Master Marketer offers options for volatile ag economy
• Bargain buyers give grain prices a lift
• Bill foreshadows coming fight on SNAP
• The 10 issues topping NCBA’s D.C. policy list in 2023
• U.S. senators seek to expand sales of ethanol-gas blend with support from Big Oil
• Russia agrees to extend trade agreement with Ukraine
• USDA cost-share assistance for on-farm grain storage
• PODCAST: Your action plan for when farm income falls
• Thompson On Cotton: The Straw That Broke The Camel’s Back
• Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Production in the Next Farm Bill: Is There Any Common Ground?
• Deere Recognized As One Of The 2023 World’s Most Ethical Companies
• USDA Releases Cotton and Wool Price Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Oil Crops Price Outlook Report