Ag News

08.23.2022

• Crop Progress Report
• Drought continues to impact cattle numbers
• Applications mailed to producers impacted by 2020, 2021 disasters
• USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report USDA Crop Progress Report Shows Corn, Soybean Conditions Down Again
• Corn, soybean condition decline for 3 straight weeks
• Market Weather Outlook
• Funds available for farmers considering organic
• Money pit or profit protector" | Call options paid off the last two harvests
• Will late season fertility pay off?
• R-CALF says U.S. trade policies need an overhaul
• EDITORIAL: The enemy within our industry… By National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Don Schiefelbein
• Drought Negatively Impacting China, the U.S. and Europe, as Ukrainian Black Sea Exports Continue
• Farmer Ground-Truths Numbers on Wide Rows, Low Pops and Profitability
• Texas LRGV Cotton: Crop 60% Harvested, Whiteflies Moving Into Any Green Fields
• Texas Plains Cotton: Plenty of Threats to Keep You Scouting
• Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook (PDF)

08.22.2022

• 7 ag stories you might have missed last week
• Rural Mainstreet Economic Index Falls Below Growth Neutral Again: Machinery Sales Fall To Lowest Level In Two Years
• View From the Cab Green Energy Clouds Future for Some Farmers
• Todd’s Take Is the Wheat Market Ready for Another Chernobyl?
• Are prime corn marketing opportunities history?
• Bargain buyers stop wheat slump (08.19.2022)
• USDA broadens targeting of disaster assistance
• Deere cuts outlook, misses earnings with costs high and inventories low
• Drought drives cattle placements higher
• Opinions on farm bill programs needed
• Hinson says trade is one of her top priorities
• Farmer input concerns resonate in Congress
• Rural Economy Shifts into Low Gear, Farm Equipment Sales Plummet to 2-Year Low
• The U.S. is Now 30 Days Away From a Possible Railroad Labor Strike
• Deere sees strong farm economy holding up
• Weekly Cotton Market Review – USDA
• Drought Monitor Weekly: Widespread but Highly Variable Rains
• Ag Sec’y Vilsack Lists Funding Priorities From New Inflation Reduction Act

08.19.2022

• USDA to Mail Additional Pre-Filled Applications to Producers Impacted by 2020, 2021 Disasters
• USDA Announces Relending To Heirs Program
• Wheat sinks to lowest price since early 2022
• EPA Draft Contains Dicamba Concerns | EPA Reviewing Whether Dicamba Use Can Continue Without Posing Risks
• Andersons to Pay Record Fines for Clean Air Act Violations at 4 Ethanol Plants
• New marketing year points to favorable soybean export volumes to China
• Export Sales: Soybeans land big new crop totals
  
• Key points ahead of Friday’s Cattle-on-Feed report
• Tesla disrupted the auto industry. What about agriculture?
• Vilsack calls Inflation Reduction Act a “once in a lifetime investment” in rural America
• Vilsack: Debt relief will keep farmers on land
• US meat and dairy exporters laud progress on Taiwan trade deal
• 2020 Farm Operator Income Overtakes Average Household Income
• Univ Of Illinois: Photosynthesis Hack Boosts Soybean Yield 20%
• Ag Sec’y Vilsack Lists Funding Priorities From New Inflation Reduction Act
• U Of Nebraska Research Reports Greeneye Precision Spraying System Reduces Herbicide Use By 87%, Delivers Same Efficacy

08.18.2022

• Can you manage your risk?
• Focus farm bill on small farmers, not corporate ag, says Land Stewardship Project
• Vilsack calls Inflation Reduction Act a “once in a lifetime investment” in rural America
• Cotton: Drought Drops U.S. Harvest to Lowest Level Since 19th Century
• Ag Weather Forum Winter Forecast Has La Nina Overtone
• US Ethanol Demand Highest in Year; Output Sinks 4% on Week
• What’s in the IRA for farm bill conservation programs?
• Economist says grain market volatility doesn’t have an end in sight
• EPA Ag Advisor says administration remains committed to biofuels
• U.S. to Contribute $68 Million to World Food Program to Buy Ukrainian Wheat
• States still at odds over measures to deal with drought-starved Colo. River
• Democrats push for stronger heat and smoke standards
• University Ag Economists Report Farmland Prices Higher But Still In Line With Market Fundamentals
• Membership In National FFA Organization Reaches All-Time High

08.17.2022

• Climate, Healthcare Package Becomes Law | Corn Growers, Others Praise Ag Investments as Biden Signs Inflation Reduction Act
• Prices find new lows | Tuesday, August 16, 2022
• 20 Refiners Appeal RFS Waiver Denials | Refining Companies Line Up to Challenge Biden Administration on Denial of RFS Exemptions
• Farm economy holds strong – for now
• Cooler temps, China worries trigger losses
• USDA targets funds, education on nutrient management
• Drought and Hot Temperatures Negatively Impact European Union Grain Production
• States fail to agree on Colorado River water cuts
• How Will the Inflation Reduction Act Benefit Agriculture?
• USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
• Shurley on Cotton: Market Shocked and Direction Confirmed
• Cleveland on Cotton: Long Term Bulls Heading Back to the Market
• Membership In National FFA Organization Reaches All-Time High

08.16.2022

• Crop Progress Report (PDF) August 15, 2022
• John Deere Introduces Digital Database Of Operator And Technical Manuals
• Bayer Launches ForGround | Bayer’s New ForGround Program Helps Farmers Expand Sustainable Ag, Earn Additional Revenue
• Nitrogen Fertilizers Prices Rise from Increased European Natural Gas Prices
• Farm Credit System 2021 Lending Results
• Does it pay to second guess USDA?
• Demand uncertainty snipes grain prices
• Soy, corn take heavy losses on rains
• Farm economy holds strong – for now
• Weekly grain movement: Tepid results fail to lift sagging grain prices
• Back on track on the farm
• Rising input costs cloud the sunny outlook for farm income
• Smallest U.S. cotton crop in 13 years due to drought
• Farm bill will benefit from climate funding, says Scott
• Terminating a verbal farmland lease
• Peanuts: Petition to Revoke Use of Thimet and Orthene
• Thompson on Cotton: Market Building Momentum
• USDA Surveys on the Way to U.S. Farmers
• USDA Releases Report Showing Public Agricultural R&D’s Has Declined 30% In Recent Years
• Republican Ag Committee Chair Thompson Slams Passage Of Democrats’ "Reckless Tax-And-Spend" Legislation