Ag News

07.21.2022

• Crop Insurance Industry, Lawmakers Declare ‘Do No Harm’ to Program
• Witnesses, lawmakers decry efforts to cap crop insurance premium subsidies
• Crop insurance cap could save billions — NSAC
• Most Fertilizer Prices Press Lower With Nitrogen Taking the Lead
• Tips for managing this dynamic market
• Wheat rally hopes to find more footing
• Time to shift tax plan?
• Quotes and thoughts for today’s agriculture: Part 1
• Administration says ag is crucial in the fight against climate change
• Ukraine, Russia “Close” to Black Sea Grain Export Deal
• President Biden Fast Tracks the Switch from Fossil Fuels to Renewable Energy
• FDA chief says he’ll examine animal feed policy
• House Democrats advance FY23 spending increases for USDA, other agencies
• Senators warned food crisis could get worse in 2023
• Focus turns to farm bill, CCC for climate funding as Biden plan withers
• USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
• For Immediate Release: Sorghum Announced As Newest Addition To USDA Food Buying Guide
• Feed Outlook: July 2022
• USDA Issues Wheat Outlook Report

07.20.2022

• A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Stakeholder Perspectives on Title XI Crop Insurance | JULY 20, 2022 | LIVE STREAM 9:30 AM ET
• EPA Finds Insecticide Sulfoxaflor Likely to Adversely Affect Certain Species
• Presidential Emergency Board Created to Avoid Possible Rail Strike
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Tips for managing this dynamic market
• Global dynamics to shape summer wheat prices
• Double-crop dilemma
• Does your farm need an LLC?
• Unrelenting heat brings pollination concerns
• Farm Bill hearing examines the state of credit for beginning, underserved producers
• Trouble Shipping Grain And Feed Via Rail Far From Over, Concerns Now Growing About Possible Worker Strike At Harvest
• Fertilizer Prices Cool, So is it Time to Lock in Prices?
• Cleveland on Cotton: Demand Fundamentals Slipping, But Supply Still Highly Supportive
• Cybersecurity on the Farm Depends on Location, Risk Preference
• USDA: China Is Largest Global Funder Of Agricultural R&D

07.19.2022

• Crop Progress Report | 07.18.2022 | PDF
• USDA Crop Progress Report: Crop Development Behind Average, but Conditions Hold Mostly Steady Week Ended July 17
• House Agriculture Hearing on Credit for Farmers
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Global dynamics to shape summer wheat prices
• Farmers get a win in fertilizer ruling
• Scorching forecasts could keep grain prices firm
• As aging farmers retire, lawmakers explore how to boost beginning producers
• Market clarity removing risk premiums for crops
• Crimea Food Exports Soar, Indicating That Stolen Ukrainian Grain Likely Moving on to Export Markets
• Trouble Shipping Grain And Feed Via Rail Far From Over, Concerns Now Growing About Possible Worker Strike At Harvest
• FDA proposes to extend compliance dates for ag water testing
• Thompson seeks more information on nutrition, farm program language in upcoming farm bill
• Thompson on Cotton: Traders Focused on Economic Troubles Rather Than Fundamentals
• USDA: China Is Largest Global Funder Of Agricultural R&D
• Court Rules Lawsuit Against Bayer And BASF In Dicamba Complaint Must Be Retried

07.18.2022

• Drought slashes U.S. cotton outlook
• Jerry Gulke: Will the Grain Markets Give Farmers A Second Chance?
• Washington Week Ahead: House debates FY23 spending measure, FDA faces spotlight
• Farm Bureau Urges USDA To Help Remove Barriers To Meeting Growing Food Demand
• Plan to help ag exporters becomes law
• What bullish and bearish factors are most worth watching?
• More Scrutiny on Chinese Ag Project
• Five Questions to Answer Before Selling Beef Direct to Consumers
• Are things better today for ag competition?
• Export sales: Wheat sales surprisingly strong
• 7 ag stories you might have missed
• Ag leaders call on EPA to preserve crop protection tools
• Time for some bargain buying?
• No rush seen on ag trade nominees
• Russian wheat up slightly, exports accelerate
• Estate planning without using wills or trusts
• U.S. Eases Concerns Over Russian Sanctions as Deal Emerges
• Senate Urged to Take Up H-2A Visa Bill to Address Labor Shortage

07.15.2022

• What to Expect for the 2023 Farm Bill
• CoBank Issues Current Ag Economic Situation And Outlook Report
• Export sales: Wheat sales surprisingly strong
• Ag prices face outside pressures
• Lawmakers pushed to streamline USDA farm loans
• Are things better today for ag competition?
• Federal Judge Dismisses Ethanol Lawsuit Against Archer Daniels Midland
• Ag Weather Forum
• Think 2 years ahead if buying equipment
• Live cattle futures continue to consolidate
• New advances for Enlist traits in corn and soybeans
• House Ag Committee hears YBS farmer concerns over loans, production costs
• Soybean, beef, cotton exports hit marketing year lows
• Food Prices Soar, Up 10.4 Percent From Last Year, Biggest Jump Since 1981
• What’s Your Take on the 2018 Farm Bill?
• Farm bill veterans stress need for coalition building
• Could Rail Workers Now Strike Starting Monday As Concerns Of a Feed Shortage Continue In the West?
• Durbin, DeLauro introduce bill to create new food safety agency
• Cotton: Prices Collapse as Drought Prompts Dryland Growers to Abandon Acres
• Texas Field Reports: Heat Wave Deepens Drought Conditions
• GOP House Ag Leaders Call on EPA to Stop Politicization of Crop Tools

07.14.2022

• Farm bill provisions could help shield growers on input costs
• Republican House Agriculture Leaders Call On EPA To Cease Politicization Of Crop Protection Tools
• Urea Leads Fertilizer Prices Down Once Again
• Could Rail Workers Now Strike Starting Monday As Concerns Of a Feed Shortage Continue In the West?
• US Ethanol Inventory Edges Up
• Consensus builds for beef industry reforms
• Bearish demand tone but threatening weather; buyers active
• ASA lauds expanded double-cropping insurance coverage
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- July 2022
• Ukraine makes headway on grain exports, but no deal announced yet on main ports
• Ukraine Grain Talks: Negotiators Face Obstacles From “Mundane,” to “Mission Impossible”
• Half the U.S. Corn Crop Was Planted in Two Weeks, Now the 10-Day Forecast Shows Signs of Trouble
• Nat’l Assn Of Wheat Growers Responds To White House Council’s Study Recommending Dam Breaching
• ASA Thanks USDA For Providing Farmers Greater Access To Crop Insurance Protection