Ag News

10.14.2022

• Celebrating America’s Farmers & the Policies that Protect Them
• Russia’s latest threats keep wheat prices strong
• AFBF Wants Higher Reference Prices, Tighter CRP Acreage in Next Farm Bill
• US Ethanol Production Up
• Deep dive: 8 geo-political events that could move markets
• The ag equipment market is ‘turbulent’
• Farmer designed remote-controlled electric fence gate
• Did the Yield Drops in USDA’s Reports Put a Floor Under Grain Prices?
• New Farm Bill, but Same Debate on Food Stamps
• Drought Monitor Weekly: Coverage Increases and Intensifies in Most Areas
• Solutions for ag’s labor crisis
• USDA Seeks Comment On A New Provision To Provide Assistance To Ag Producers Who Have Experienced Discrimination
• USDA: 2020 Shows Largest Percentage Of Farm Operators Under 55

10.13.2022

• October 2022 WASDE Report (PDF)
• October 2022 WASDE insights
• Was WASDE cruel or kind?
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• USDA Reports Review Surprise Fall in US Soybean Yield Sends Soy Higher
• Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• You may be shocked to learn that law firms are becoming political
• Rail union rejects Biden-backed deal
• Minority farmers sue U.S. government over repealed debt relief program
• NCBA denounces Google feature that misrepresents beef’s environmental impact
• Global Markets: Cotton – U.S. Exports Down to Lowest Level in 7 Years
• Global Markets: Wheat – Prices Remain High as Major Exporter Stocks Contract
• USDA: 2020 Shows Largest Percentage Of Farm Operators Under 55
• U.S. September Tractor Sales Down 13%, Combine Sales Up 7% From Last Year

10.12.2022

• Railroad Union Votes Down Labor Contract Agreement, Strike Looms
• USDA Issues Commodity Costs And Returns Report
• All Eyes on Yields for Oct. 12 USDA Reports
• Wheat Climbs to Highest Price Since June as Black Sea Tensions Rise; Transportation Variables in Focus
• USDA Provides October Harvest Update
• View From the Cab | Grain Cart or Auger Wagon: Farmers Talk Local Lingo at Harvest
• Weekly Grain Movement – Mixed but mostly positive results
• Thoughts from the cab: Keep track of numbers
• What’s your definition of a successful farm?
• Road safety is everyone’s responsibility
• Daybreak Oct. 11: USDA looks to raise profile of whole farm, micro policies
• Cleveland on Cotton: Market Caught Between Bulls and Bears
• USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
• U.S. September Tractor Sales Down 13%, Combine Sales Up 7% From Last Year
• USDA: Global Food Insecurity Up 10% In 2022

10.11.2022

• Drought Conditions Cover 321 Million Acres of Crops
• 8 Things To Know About The FTC Suing Syngenta And Corteva
• Mexico’s Threatened Ban on GM Corn Might Temper Feed Prices, but at a Heavy Cost
• Expert: ADM Manipulated Ethanol Market | Archer Daniels Midland Fights to Exclude Expert Testimony in Ethanol Market Manipulation Case
• FarmFutures | What’s your definition of a successful farm?
• Oklahoma drought conditions worsening
• Wheat surges, corn firms on Black Sea supply worries
• After Bridge Attack, Russia Launches Missiles into Ukraine- Wheat Climbs, While Mississippi Logjam Eases
• What’s The Best Way To Buy Crop Inputs?
• Jerry Gulke: What We Don’t Want to See in Wednesday’s USDA Report
• U.S. Farm Sector Balance Sheet Markedly Improved Over 2020
• Drought Monitor Weekly
• Rail Labor Union: Strike Option Still on Table

10.10.2022

• USDA Issues Report Forecasting Global Cotton Trade
• Land O’Lakes CEO Talks Immigration Reform to Reduce Ag Labor Pressures
• RMA Workshops on Whole-Farm Insurance
• “The Most Successful Thing We’ve Done in Agriculture” by Crop Insurance in America
• Marketing questions from farmers | FarmFutures
• 321.6 million acres of crops are experiencing drought in the U.S.
• In race to control the House, three Agriculture Committee toss-ups
• Drought takes toll on country’s largest cotton producer
• Weekly Cotton Market Review – USDA
• USDA: Peanut Price Highlights
• Deloitte Study Reports Allure Of Plant-Based "Meat" Is Wearing Off, An Addressable Market?
• Purdue Economist Report Shows Farmers’ Net Assets Have Risen Over $1 Trillion Since 2012
• U.S. Department Of Labor Announces Final Rule To Improve H-2A Visa Program

10.07.2022

• Time Running Out to Comment on Atrazine
• RMA Workshops on Whole-Farm Insurance Next Week
• Crop Insurance in America: “The Most Successful Thing We’ve Done in Agriculture”
• Prices fail to find forward momentum
• For farm bill, ag groups say, ‘We want some more’
• New global collaboration platform for farm policy and innovation launched
• Used Machinery Machinery Pete: Grain Trailers, Semis and Trucks … Oh My!
• Labor Department tightens some H-2A regulations
• University Ag Economists Forecast Corn & Soybean Prices To Remain High In Fall 2023
• Purdue/CME Poll: Farmer Sentiment Drifts Lower, Rising Interest Rates Contribute To Uneasiness
• Alarming New Data Shows Fragility Of Ag Systems’ Inability To Sustainably Feed A Growing Population