Ag News

06.23.2022

• IRS raises mileage rate for rest of 2022
• Biden to Call on Congress to Suspend Gas and Diesel Tax This Summer
• How Much Would a Gas and Diesel Tax Suspension Save Farmers? About $85
• Wheat has disappointing close after trading higher most of the day | Wednesday, June 22, 2022
• Ag Groups, Food, Fertilizer Companies Seek Agriculture Exemptions to SEC Climate Rule
• Senate advances cattle market reform bills
• Surge in U.S. renewable diesel supply won’t offset loss of petroleum diesel
• Assessing the summer land market
• USDA seeks nominees for the Cotton Board
• Growers disappointed Supreme Court decides not to hear glyphosate case
• Clues to Our Future: 13 Trends That Could Impact Your Farm
• Senate Ag OKs cattle price discovery, investigator bills
• Battle to save ag exports at ports shifts focus to Maritime Commission
• Seed industry debates consolidation, intellectual property protections
• Farm Bill Witnesses Urge Protection Improvements Amid High Input Costs
• U.S. Farm Decline Continues as Farm Sizes Get Bigger
• Fischer, Grassley, Tester, Wyden Cattle Market Reform Bill Passes Ag Committee
• USDA Releases "Oil Crops Outlook" Report
• USDA Releases "Feed Outlook" Report
• USDA Releases"Wheat Outlook" Report

06.22.2022

• 6/21/2022 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• Crop Insurance Keeps Family Farms Alive
• Holiday hangover sends grains tumbling
• Supreme Court Rejects Roundup Petition
• Bayer Issues Comment On Supreme Court’s Decision Not To Hear Appeal On Roundup Case
• Biden Administration Sides With Ag on SCOTUS Proposition 12 Challenge
• Harvest pressure hammers wheat prices
• Large fund selling, potential change in weather puts pressure on markets | Tuesday, June 21, 2022
• Middling support for helping farmers adopt sustainable practices
• Fuel retailer is optimistic diesel prices will come down some
• USDA amends California Grape Marketing Order
• Fertilizer Inventories Climb, Wholesale Prices Declining
• Farm Bill Witnesses Urge Protection Improvements Amid High Input Costs
• USDA: U.S. Farm Decline Continues As Farm Sizes Rise; Overall Land Use Remains Constant
• USDA Releases"Wheat Outlook" Report
• USDA Releases "Livestock, Dairy And Poultry Outlook" Report
• Survey Reports Rural Bankers Expecting Recession, Remain Optimistic About Ag Sector

06.21.2022

• Industry Leaders List Major Supply-Chain Issues In The AgriBusiness Industry
• Ag groups express concern over SEC’s proposed rule on climate-related disclosures
• Transitioning the Farm to the Next Generation: Fair Is Not Equal
• Grain bulls charge Wall Street bears
• 3 Big Things | June 20, 2022 Grain, Soybean Trading Closed; Investors Raise Bullish Bets on Corn, Beans
• Fuel retailer is optimistic diesel prices will come down some
• A strong safety net remains a priority for farmers
• Cover crops, alfalfa management and market updates
• Ukraine Grain Harvest Begins, Farmers Running Out of Storage Options
• What Will Market Focus on After Three Day Weekend?
• Court Orders EPA to Reassess Glyphosate Impact on Human Health, Environment
• Contentious livestock industry reforms set to move
• Farm Bill: Environmental Issues and the Carrot or Stick Dilemma – Discussion
• Thompson on Cotton: Demand Destruction Likely to Outweigh Production Shortfalls
• June Rural Mainstreet Economic Index Falls Below Growth Neutral
• EPA Determines Three Widely Used Insecticides Are Harmful To Several Endangered Species
• Beyond Meat Hit With Two Lawsuits Over False Labeling, Protein Claims

06.20.2022

• View From the Cab | First-Hand Views on Farming and Fatherhood
• Washington Week Ahead: Contentious livestock industry reforms set to move
• Jerry Gulke: Are Ag Commodities Due for a Reset?
• Kub’s Den | Fuel Up: Diesel Underpins Inflationary Pressures
• SCOTUS to Hear Sackett Arguments Oct. 3 | Environmentalists, Lawmakers Stand Behind EPA on Sackett Case Before Supreme Court
• How to calculate time value of an option
• Students reimagine rancher’s 30-year-old cattle market prediction model
• House passes Lower Food and Fuels Cost Act
• Ag organizations react to passage of Ocean Shipping Reform Act
• Crawford calls for increasing reference prices in upcoming farm bill
• Senate Ag urged to seek more farm bill funding
• Democrats force House passage of ag bill they claim will cut prices
• Texas LRGV Cotton: Keep an Eye Out for Plant Bugs
• Court Orders EPA To Re-Examine Its Ruling That Glyphosate Is Not Cancer Causing
• U Of Illinois Study Reports Farmland Lease Types
• Cattle Industry Fights Controversial SEC Climate Rule
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn Disappointed In House Passage Of Special Investigator Bill

06.17.2022

• Continuous Disaster Aid Programs in U.S. Agriculture – A Policy Discussion
• New Study Reports Largest Produced Ag Commodities Globally
• Ag Bill Seeks to Tackle Inflation | House Package Allows E15 Sales Year-Round, Precision Ag Funding, Packer Investigator
• Food, Fuel, Fertilizer Press Congress House Democrats and GOP Offer Split Agendas for Ag Inflationary Challenges
• House Republicans Introduce Bill To Reverse Regulatory Burdens And Reduce Farm Input Costs
• House passes Lower Food and Fuels Cost Act
• Corn, cotton export sales hit marketing year lows
• USDA will partner with Ukraine to strengthen agricultural collaboration
• Upset to Global Agricultural Trade? Long-Term Impacts of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
• Is Trouble Brewing for the Farm Economy?
• Did High Heat And Humidity Really Cause Cattle Deaths In Kansas? The Latest Look at Potential Losses
• Ocean Shipping Reform Bill on its Way to the President
• Democrats force House passage of ag bill they claim will cut prices
• Shurley on Cotton: “Negative Forces” Attempting to Take Control
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn Disappointed In House Passage Of Special Investigator Bill

06.16.2022

• Managing risk and opportunities in farm business
• House Republicans Introduce Bill To Reverse Regulatory Burdens And Reduce Farm Input Costs
• New Study Reports Largest Produced Ag Commodities Globally
• Shurley on Cotton: “Negative Forces” Attempting to Take Control
• Caterpillar moves headquarters to Texas
• House Democrats and GOP Offer Split Agendas for Ag Inflationary Challenges
• Ag Weather Forum
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Will agriculture continue to have Roundup?
• Will you become a carbon farmer?
• Wheat prices keep sliding lower
• Fall energy price opportunities loom large
• President Biden Highlights “Temporary Silos” to Help Export Ukraine Grain
• USDA funding bill maintains broadband expansion
• American Agri-Women Gather In Washington, D.C.
• Supreme Court To Hear Two Cases Of High Interest To Agriculture
• Republican House Leaders Call On Biden Administration To Reduce Barriers To U.S. Agriculture Production