Ag News

05.24.2022

• Crop Progress Report 5/23/2022 (PDF)
• Growing pains for double crop insurance
• USDA May 1 Cattle on Feed Report | May 1 Cattle on Feed Up 2%
• Wheat prices rise another 2%
• Farmers Make Substantial Corn, Soybean Planting Gains Again Last Week Despite Widespread Rains
• Weather boosts rally price targets
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot 5/23/2022
• Archer Daniels Midland Wants Green Plains’ Ethanol Lawsuit Dismissed
• Texas Judge Arrested on Cattle Theft Texas Judge, Three Men Arrested for Organized Crime in Series of Cattle Thefts
• How satisfied are you with your farm partners?
• Court brief on glyphosate causing ag groups concern
• Ag groups urge withdrawal of administration’s SCOTUS brief in Roundup case
• How farm’s long-term vision impacts decisions now
• EPA to propose 2023 ethanol mandate within four months
• Bayer pushing Supreme Court on Roundup case
• May Grain Exports From Ukraine Could Reach 1.5 Million Tonnes
• Who Actually Won the U.S., China Trade War?
• Opinion Will An Interest Rate Increase Lower Land Values?
• Twelve countries sign up with US for Indo-Pacific Framework
• Thompson on Cotton: Volatility Reigns as Macroeconomics Take Over from Fundamentals
• 2022 Crop Input Price Increases Detailed In New Texas A&M Report
• USDA To Provide $6 Billion to Crop Producers Impacted By 2020 And 2021 Natural Disasters

05.23.2022

• 7 ag stories you might have missed last week
• 5 good things happening in agriculture
• View From the Cab Wacky Weather Creates Hectic Planting Scenario for Farmers
• Export market programs key to ag export growth
• When does a put option have no potential value?
• Wheat selloff continues, dragging corn along the way
• Profit outlook bright, despite supply chain, cost issues
• 2 ways to navigate volatile markets
• This Week in Agribusiness, May 21, 2022
• John Deere enters distribution agreement for ‘revolutionary’ baler design
• 27 million tons of grain planned for export stuck in Ukraine
• Economist says On Feed report indicates tight supplies of cattle coming
• Resolution introduced to investigate anticompetitive practices
• USDA outlook meeting previews June WASDE
• NCBA blasts overreaching, political Special Investigator Bill
• Filling A Tractor Tank Daily Now Costs Some Farmers $1,000, Double What It Did a Year Ago
• Jerry Gulke: What Can Farmers Learn from the Stock Market Collapse?
• Washington Week Ahead: Vilsack faces senators amid mounting food crisis
• USDA monitoring drought with eye on potential assistance
• FDA chief tries to sell lawmakers on food oversight
• Weekly Cotton Market Review – USDA
• USDA: Peanut Price Highlights
• U.S. Cattle on Feed Continues to Set Records
• Cybersecurity on the Farm
• Administrator Tells Senators EPA Now Devoting Resources To Put Priority On Re-Evaluating Pesticides

05.20.2022

• NEW!! LRP Announcement | Suspension of Livestock Risk Protection Basic Provisions 60-Day Ownership Requirement Due to Severe Drought (PDF)
• USDA outlook meeting previews June WASDE
• EPA Reviews Proposed Dicamba Label Changes From Bayer for 2023
• Satellite Shutdown May Affect Field Ops | FAA Shutdown of Geostationary Satellite on Tuesday Could Affect Some GPS Farming Systems
• 2 ways to navigate volatile markets
• House Agriculture Committee marks up key bills
• Wheat selloff trickles into corn, soy prices
• Supply shocks put U.S. farmers in sweet spot
• Ukrainian farmer attacked by Russian pilot while cultivating
• Party-line vote sends livestock reform bill to House floor
• USDA disaster funding comes at ‘critical’ time
• Groups call special investigator bill duplicative and wasteful
• The ongoing impact of rising fuel prices
• Proposed fertilizer policies could protect farmer profits, environment
• Forecast: Drought likely to expand into Corn Belt
• U.S. Drought Monitor
• Moving Grain: USDA Projections Signal Lower Demand for Grain Transportation
• China Reinstates Access To Import Canola From Canada

05.19.2022

• Texas Drought Takes Toll on Farmers | Texas Panhandle Producers Keep Going Through Exceptional Drought
• Satellite Shutdown May Affect Field Ops
• EPA Looks for Farmer Feedback | Use Pesticides? EPA Wants Your Input on Endangered Species Label Protections
• Supply shocks put U.S. farmers in sweet spot
• ERS: US Wheat Price Projected at Record High, Major Exporters’ Ending Stocks Lowest Since 2012/13
• Grain prices steer into the red
• Wheat tumbles on bumper Russian forecasts
• House Agriculture Committee marks up key bills
• Pent-up inflation will drive food costs even higher
• More time offered to comment on ag concentration
• Russia’s wheat exports will rise in 2022/23 due to large crop, stockpile – analyst
• House Ag Committee considering another cattle market bill
• Scary input prospects for 2023
• Energy Secretary says administration is “all-in” on renewable fuels
• Foreign investment in US cropland nearly triples in past decade, USDA data shows
• Expiring CRP acres offer limited hope for crop production boost
• Supporters hope next farm bill includes more funding, flexibility for specialty crops
• Season-Average Price Forecasts | Using Futures Prices To Forecast the Season-Average Price and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Payment Rate for Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat

05.18.2022

• USDA Releases "Season Average Price Forecasts" Report
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot 5/17/2022
• New USDA emergency relief payments benefit Texas producers
• Crop farmers to see $6 billion in disaster aid — USDA
• Are there fixes for the fertilizer fiasco?
• Dealer says most fertilizer challenges are with specialty products
• TFI: Solutions exist to fix fertilizer issues but it starts with China
• Global acreage expansion pauses amid Black Sea conflict
• Profit-takers take top off wheat prices
• Wheat prices reach unprecedented levels
• Flash sale potential for corn builds despite recent ‘dismal’ exports
• Foreign investment in US cropland nearly triples in past decade, USDA data shows
• What is the current research about soil additions to help soil biology?
• USDA extends deadline for public comment on competition challenges
• House Ag splits over beefing up USDA’s meat industry investigations
• Texas LRGV Cotton: Aphids Numbers Down, Be on Watch for Fleahoppers

05.17.2022

• Disaster Relief For 2020 and 2021 Crops | USDA to Provide $6 Billion in Disaster Aid to Crop Producers Hit by 2020, 2021 Natural Disasters
• Crop Progress Report | 05.16.2022 PDF
• Crop Progress: Corn, Soybean Planting See Significant Jump as Farmers Take Advantage of Favorable Weather Window
• Ag Sec’y Vilsack, Dairy Industry Won’t Support Canada’s Latest Quota Fixing Proposal
• Cattle Market Success or Demise This Summer Depends on Throughput
• Fertilizer concerns underscore WASDE forecasts
• Wheat soars to new heights on Indian export ban
• John Deere reorganization aimed at helping farmers easily adopt the right tech for their operation
• ASA president says soy growers welcome President’s efforts to ease burden on farmers
• Senators Dianne Feinstein & Alex Padilla join effort to resolve export trade crisis
• Corn Yield Shocker: USDA Drops National Yield to 177
• Russia Makes Some Land Gains – Persists in Strangling Ukrainian Grain Exports
• Thompson on Cotton: Expect Continued Volatility, More Market Highs Possible
• USDA Accepts Applications To Help Lower Costs Of Organic, Transitioning Producers
• What Does John Deere’s Shift To "Recurring Revenue" Mean?