Ag News

07.13.2022

• July 12, 2022 WASDE Report (PDF)
• USDA Expands Insurance Coverage For Double Cropping
• WASDE brings out the bears
• USDA Reports Cause Grain, Soybean Markets to Continue to Plunge
• Dollar rises to 20-year highs, sends grains lower
• USDA accepts more than 3.1 million acres in Grassland CRP signup
• What does the farm family net worth mean?
• USDA sees bigger corn, winter wheat crops
• Two federal bills affecting farmers might not get through Congress this fall
• USDA makes it easier for American farmers to grow food, ease burdens for families | Expands insurance coverage for double cropping for 2023 to support food production, lower costs for American families
• Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and UN to Hold Talks on Grain Exports Wednesday, While Russia Expecting “Massive” Wheat Crop
• New Data Shows Ag’s Climate Footprint is Shrinking
• China Flag Brazil Could Export Corn to China Before Year-End
• Here’s Why USDA’s 65-Million-Bushel Cut to Soybean Exports is Stirring Debate
• USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
• Cleveland on Cotton: Not a Pretty Market, but Prices Strengthening
• World Food Prices Fall in June
• Change In U.S. Farm Numbers Over The Past 170 Years
• Ag Sec’y Vilsack Issues Update On USDA’s Pro-Competition Advocacy Activities
• USDA: Agriculture Accounted For 11.2% Of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions In 2020

07.12.2022

• Wheat plummets at market close | Monday, July 11, 2022
• Ag Policy: The 2024 Farm Bill and Price Support Adjustments
• 1st Half: Agri Marketing’s Stock Index Down Slightly, Much Better Than General Markets
• The 2021 Crop Insurance Loss Performance
• USDA Crop Progress Report: Corn Condition Holds Steady, Soy Condition Down Slightly Week Ended July 10
• July 11, 2022 Crop Progress Report
• Weekly grain movement: Corn posts solid results, soybeans disappoint
• Do this first to reach farm’s big goals
• A seed treatment skirmish | Location, weather and pest history help determine payoff of corn and soybean seed treatments.
• Smart land use planning is needed to protect agricultural land, American Farmland Trust reports
• Fertilizer expert concerned about 2023 prices
• Half the U.S. Corn Crop Was Planted in Two Weeks, Now the 10-Day Forecast Shows Signs of Trouble
• Labor Contract Negotiations Continue Past Deadline at Some of America’s Most Important Ports
• Will Commodities go Back to Trading Fundamentals After Fund Wash Out? Are the Highs in in the Grains?
• Thompson on Cotton: Fund Liquidation Continues Despite Positive Fundamentals
• Crop Insurance: Importance of Historical Weather Info to Setting Premiums
• Times are good, so start planning for downturn
• Ag Sec’y Vilsack Issues Update On USDA’s Pro-Competition Advocacy Activities
• U.S. June Tractor Sales Down 8%, Combine Sales Up 25%

07.11.2022

• Ag Policy: The 2024 Farm Bill and Price Support Adjustments
• USDA Reports Preview USDA’s July WASDE Report to Remind Traders of Crop Fundamentals
• Jerry Gulke: Did the Grain Markets Bottom or Just a Dead Cat Bounce?
• Washington Week Ahead: Democrats try for last-ditch climate deal
• Court Denies SD Farmer in Wetlands Case South Dakota Judge Sides With USDA in Farmer Challenge of Wetlands Determination on Puddle
• Farm Progress "Cover Crop Best Management Practices"
• 7 ag stories you might have missed
• 6 charts to explain the June 30 USDA reports
• When farmers revolt
• Wheat steadies on global demand
• Television special kicks off Farm Next program
• Wheat, soybeans star in weekly export sales
• Chicken industry executives found not guilty of price-fixing
• Court sides with peach farmer in dicamba drift case
• Put options compliment futures contracts
• Supply demand for live cattle to turn bullish; decline in lean hogs positive fundamental factor
• Fertilizer industry and farmer advocates at odds about solutions to fertilizer crisis
• Food Prices Fall for Third Consecutive Month, But Remain Very High
• What Would a Neutral Weather Pattern Mean for Harvest?
• USDA Announces July Ag Lending Rates
• U.S. Wheat Groups Issue Statement On FDA’s Approval Of Drought Tolerant Wheat

07.08.2022

• U.S. Wheat Groups Issue Statement On FDA’s Approval Of Drought Tolerant Wheat
• 6 charts to explain the June 30 USDA reports
• Wheat posted at seasonal low at market close | Thursday, July 7, 2022
• National Drought Monitor shows drought is intensifying in the U.S.
• When farmers revolt
• Shippers Ask President Biden to Intervene in Rail Contract Negotiations
• US Ethanol Inventories Rise
• The recent commodity sell-off
• Put options compliment futures contracts
• Market volatility rewards soy, wheat producers
• Fertilizer industry and farmer advocates at odds about solutions to fertilizer crisis
• USDA highlights importance of innovation at G20 meeting
• Have You Made 2023 Grain Sales? Now May Be the Time
• Double Nightmare as Farmer Twice Miraculously Escapes Death
• Texas Field Reports: Farmers Look for Late-Season Planting Options
• USDA Issues Feed Outlook Report

07.07.2022

• EPA to Act on Regulatory Oversight of Pesticide-Treated Seeds
• Biden Administration Set to Rewrite Endangered Species Act Rules Following Court Decision
• Take the gamble out of marketing
• Is it time to expand the farm?
• Grain market blame game
• Bargain buyers lift grains
• Wheat struggles against recession fears
• Wheat prices under pressure at market close | Wednesday, July 6, 2022
• Financial uncertainty weighs down farmer sentiment
• Global hunger getting worse, new UN report finds
• Farm Finances: Trends in Working Capital
• Texas Sorghum: Considerations for Mid to Late Summer Planting
• USDA Issues Feed Outlook Report
• Five Critical Times To Use Data With Growers

07.06.2022

• 07.05.2022 Crop Progress Report
• Farmer Sentiment Remains Weak, Crop Producers Contemplating Acreage Shifts in 2023 – Ag Barometer
• Grain markets collapse today | Tuesday, July 5, 2022
• Financial uncertainty weighs down farmer sentiment
• Farm Finances: Trends in Working Capital
• Grain market blame game
• Court Denies SD Farmer in Wetlands Case | South Dakota Judge Sides With USDA in Farmer Challenge of Wetlands Determination on Puddle
• Is it time to expand the farm?
• Recession fears knife grain prices
• Ukraine in Talks with Turkey, UN on Securing Grain Exports, as Port Damage Persists, and Ukraine Harvest Continues
• Farm Finances: Trends in Working Capital
• Acreage, Grain Stocks Summaries: Soybeans, Rice React Favorably, Cotton, Corn Slightly Negative
• Ag Research: Reduced Public Spending – Being Penny Wise and Pound Foolish – Discussion
• Keep China out of U.S. agriculture, say House lawmakers
• Ag Economic Insight: Use Of Soy Oil Skyrocketing From Biodiesel Use
• Five Critical Times To Use Data With Growers
• USDA: Sales At Food Stores Were Higher In May 2022 Than May 2019, Reports By Food Category
• USDA Releases Season Average Price Forecasts Report
• USDA Releases Cotton and Wool Outlook Report
• Kansas State Economist Sees Little Relief For Fuel, Fertilizer Prices