AG NEWS

12.29.2022

• 2022 pecan production down slightly
• A grower’s thoughts on entering a new nut year
• 2023 Weather Outlook | AgFax
• What’s in it for Ag in the New Spending Bill?
• Production Costs in Focus
• Ag Weather Forum Break in La Nina, Stronger Polar Vortex Leading to Warmer January
• Average Retail Prices for All Eight Fertilizers Now Lower
• What investors watch out for in emerging markets in 2023
• FAS: U.S. Beef Exports to East Asia in 2022, Again on Record Pace
• Court OKs agreement that EPA complete species evaluations for four pesticides
• 25 Questions to Ask Your Farm Employees in 2023
• The Scoop Magazine Lists Its Top Stories In 2022
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook
• Agriculture’s Share Of Total U.S. Export Value Climbed To A New High
• Omnibus spending bill didn’t leave ag out
• What’s in it for Ag in the New Spending Bill?
• Inflation casts shadow over markets
• Neeley’s Favorite Story of 2022
• Build drought-resistant soil via boom-bust grazing
• STB approves new small-scale rate dispute mechanisms
• Evaluate new haying tools found at farm shows
• USDA Reports The Number Of H-2A Farm Seasonal Workers
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook
• USDA Report Shows Price Increases By Food Type
• Agriculture’s Share Of Total U.S. Export Value Climbed To A New High

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12.21.2022

• California Almond Acreage Drops in 2022 – First Time in Decades
• Harvesting Light to Grow Food and Clean Energy Together
• Almond Sector Assesses Toll After its ‘Toughest’ Year
• USDA Climate-Smart Agriculture Projects Now top $3 Billion
• Calif. achieving significant dairy methane reduction
• Weather Update: Coldest Christmas in Decades?
• Ag Equipment Intelligence Releases “Book Of Lists: 25 Unique Resources”
• USDA Releases Report Showing Production, Net Margin, Use Of Crop Insurance By Farm Types
• USDA Releases Feed Outlook:
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook:
• What will 2023 hold for the agricultural industry? Agro-Informatics trends transforming the industry in 2023
• Big Year for Ag in Supreme Court Cases on Prop 12, Clean Water Act, Roundup
• Payne’s Favorite Story of 2022 Young Farmer Taps Resiliency During First Harvest Despite Loss of Father
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Machinery Shortages Continued in 2022
• Does procrastination hinder your marketing strategy?
• Ag groups must join the table to shape climate programs
• Extreme cold could wipe out portions of U.S. winter wheat crop
• Consultant says don’t jump the gun on pricing 2024 grain
• USDA lowers expected corn exports, raises ending stocks for 2022-23
• Appeals court decides to rehear FIFRA Roundup case
• Invest in Your Farm’s Reputation with Social Media
• From Forces Of Nature to Inflation, Stressors Have An Outsized Impact On Farmers, Families
• Senators Propose Eliminating Tax Liability for IRA Assistance for Distressed Farmers

admin2022-12-21T13:31:14+00:00December 21st, 2022|

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12.14.2022

• California PUC to revisit net energy metering
• University of California, Davis | Different Light Spectra Serve Different Needs for Agrivoltaics
• USDA Climate-Smart Agriculture Projects Now top $3 Billion
• Almond Sector Assesses Toll After its ‘Toughest’ Year
• CoBank Releases 2023 Year Ahead Report, Shows Forces That Will Shape The U.S. Rural Economy
• USDA Fights to Keep Wetland Reg in Place Although Not Approved by Congress
• Renewable Diesel Starved for Feedstocks
• Why you need a marketing plan that includes options
• Vilsack announces new Climate-Smart Commodities program funding
• Overall tractor sales down, large equipment market remains ‘strong’ in November
• What is your word worth in estate planning?
• Supermarket prices continue rise, though meat prices ease
• Former Ag Chairmen Talk About Challenges Heading Into 2023 Farm Bill
• Black Sea, Wheat Exports in Focus; USDA Climate-Smart Commodities Funding; Farm Bill News
• ‘Fair and equal’ farm transition almost bankrupts a 5th generation family farm
• Winding path leads to debt relief for USDA borrowers
• Dutch buying out farmers to cut production
• Fuel expected to remain volatile in 2023
• December WASDE Report (PDF)
• December USDA WASDE Report Holds Little Excitement for Traders, With Few Surprises
• Our Rural Roots | Make Time a Priority This Season
• Policy experts discuss chances of new farm bill
• Free report rounds up latest farm tools, technology
• NCBA wants emphasis on risk management programs in the next farm bill
• Senator is optimistic about passing farm workforce modernization law
• Thompson elected Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture
• Marshall warns against farm bill ‘rush’
• Out-of-Country Farmland Investors: Here’s What The Numbers Show
• Crop Insurance is Necessary Protection
• Mexico Delays Ban On GMO Corn Imports To 2025, Other Changes May Be Coming
• Latest Report On Ag Economy And The Farm Credit System

admin2022-12-15T09:33:23+00:00December 14th, 2022|

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12.07.2022

• USDA Report Shows Market Shares Of Oranges Vs Tangerines
• Prop 12 enforcement will wait in California for Supreme Court ruling
• Verdant Robotics Raises $46.5 Million To Reduce Ag Chemicals, Improve Farm Profits
• Ag Research and the Next Farm Bill US Falling Behind in Ag Research With Heavy Demands on Science
• New Report Shows Rural Veterinary Shortages Create Risks For U.S. Food System
• CropLife Magazine Lists 100 Largest Ag Retailers, 38% Sales Increase Over 2021
• Cattle Contract Library Rule Finalized Producers Could See More Price Transparency in USDA Cattle Contract Library Pilot Project
• 2023 crop demands your attention
• A future in ancient grains
• USDA releases final rule for Cattle Contract Library
• Farm Bureau evaluates specialty crop limitations in farm bill
• Ag researchers call for funding improvements
• Transportation struggles expected to impact farmer profitability
• Amid “Extraordinary Uncertainty” and “Precarious” Geopolitical Conditions, Commodity Price Moves Are Slow to Translate Into Lower Food Costs
• Why Did EPA Use Old Data on Renewable Diesel Ahead of RFS Announcement?

admin2022-12-09T10:58:43+00:00December 7th, 2022|

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11.29.2022

• Thanks California Farmers!
• Napa Valley’s Neal Family Vineyards Achieves Regenerative Organic Certification
• Conversion to Organics Could Increase Food Prices, Shrink Farm Profits
• Claim Your Cash Reward for Employing Through COVID-19 Mandates
• New Nanoparticle-Based Sensors to Measure Residual Herbicides in Food
• 3 Big Things Today, November 29, 2022
• As Rail Strike Looms, Pres. Biden Calls on Congress to Act, While U.S. Threatens Legal Action on Mexico’s Planned Import Ban of U.S. GMO Corn
• President Biden, Business and Ag Groups Call on Congress to Intervene to Stop Rail Strike
• It’s time to set farm goals for 2023
• Rally targets for 2023
• Farmland values gallop higher despite interest rate increases
• Farmers’ Share of Food Dollar Hits Historic Low
• Reflections on 2022, plans for 2023
• USDA Releases Map Showing Where Organically Raised Food Is Produced
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook
• Washington Week Ahead: Lawmakers face budget deadline, grocery merger gets focus
  
• 4 Year-End Tax Tips for Farmers from Paul Neiffer
• Farmer Year-End Review – 1
  
• Expectation vs. Reality – Export Edition
• Turning to autonomy
• Rising Cost of Credit Impacting Farmers
• Deere forecasts strong equipment demand continuing into 2023
• Drones in Agriculture Research Propels Multistate Award
• 5 Eye-Popping Farmland Sales from 5 States
• Mexico’s President Says Country May Allow Imports Of U.S. Yellow Corn For Livestock

admin2022-11-29T16:27:31+00:00November 29th, 2022|

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11.16.2022

• Calif. gearing up for sustainable cannabis study

• California Assembly announces leadership change for 2023
• Bill would impose water tax on exported crops
• USDA Previews Crop And Revenue Loss Assistance For Ag Producers 
• Senate Ag Committee pledges to support rural America in farm bill
• WASDE Recap for November 2022: No News is Just No News
• Steel shortage continues
• A Late Chance at Disaster or Pandemic Aid for Producers Who Fell Through the Cracks
• Biodiesel Pushes for Multi-Year RFS Biomass-Based Diesel Industry Sights on Goal of Producing 6 Billion Gallons
• Congress asked to reaffirm pesticide preemption
• Inflation news quakes grain markets
• Geopolitical turmoil pushes grain prices higher
• CIBO launches impact platform for regenerative agriculture
• Farmers keeping close eye on interest rates
• Climate-smart farming gets financial boost

admin2022-11-16T14:14:06+00:00November 16th, 2022|

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11.10.2022

• November WASDE Report
• Fewer old hands on House ag panel to write new farm bill
• Ag and Election Outcomes If House Flips, Maybe So Do Farm Bill Prospects
• Ag Policy Blog GOP Closer to Winning House, But Senate Control Will Have to Wait
• How cash markets are influencing futures prices
• Changing debt goals
• Ag Lender Survey: Interest Rate Volatility a Top Concern
• Tractors Of The Year Announced At EIMA
• USDA Releases Map Showing SNAP Benefit Uses By State
• Interest Rates in Focus, Ukraine Grain Exports, and Rail Strike Concerns
• Lenders expect farm profitability to decline
• The Next Cliff on Minds of Ag Bankers Five Messages for Farmers and Bankers Going Into Next Year
• Four Ownership Conversations You Need to Have With Heirs
• Farming’s Miraculous Past and Challenging Future
• Legal Battles Over a Farm Store Farmers Fight City Over Right to Operate Farm Store on Their Own Land
• Ag census data collection underway
• U.S. Farm Sector Financial Performance
• Are Rising Energy Costs The End For Vertical Farms?
• NASDA’s Ted McKinney: Mexico Can’t Afford To Ban U.S. GMO Corn
• Three fundamentals to watch now
• Diesel demand drives prices higher
• How do you solve the farm’s toughest problems?
• Midterms are likely to scorch Biden climate agenda for agriculture
• Transportation snags impacting grain movement this fall and it could continue into spring
• As Hearings for the Farm Bill Ratchet Up, You can Do 3 Things to Help Agriculture
• Vilsack heads to climate conference
• Bill Aims to Help Boost Market Access for U.S. Farmers

admin2022-11-10T11:21:33+00:00November 10th, 2022|

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10.26.22

• California Walnut Board Federal Marketing Order referendum next steps
• Fresno-Area Women in Ag to Receive Support, Learning Circle & Resource Fair Nov. 2
• Ag Mediation: When Disagreements Happen on the Farm
• Walnut Bargaining Association Recommends Minimum Grower Price
• New UC Study Helps Growers Estimate Cover Crop Costs and Potential Benefits
• Report: Farmers plowed up 1.8 million acres of grasslands in 2020
• Robots, fruit picking topic of OSU talk
• Tools of the Year 2021: Shop Essentials
• What does the 2023 Farm Bill need?
• Grassley says Congress is ready to step in to avoid rail strike
• USDA Report Shows Conservation Tillage Increases Over Last Two Decades
• U.S. Diesel Crisis Lingers As Europe Prepares For Russian Oil Ban
• USDA: Red Meat, Poultry In Cold Storage Sharply Higher
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Crop Progress Report
• Shape your legacy with these 3 questions
• Are your employees problem solvers?
• Using math to resolve family conflicts
• Contraction continues in the cattle herd
• New Crops Enterprise Budget Tool available

admin2022-10-27T11:21:02+00:00October 26th, 2022|

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10.18.2022

• CDFA Announces Awards for $5 Million for the Beginning Farmer and Farmworker Training and Workforce Development Grant Program
• Walnut Bargaining Association Recommends Minimum Grower Price
• Crop Progress Report Oct. 17, 2022
• Sort and Cull | Is the Cattle Market Ready to Trade Higher?
• Celebrating America’s Farmers & the Policies that Protect Them
• Futures could rally if…
• What size operation do you need to own a spreader?
• Growing number of farms shift to land rollers
• Harvest yields trial data for next season
• Op-Ed: In-Depth Analysis Of FTC Suing Corteva And Syngenta, The Implications
• Farm Equipment Magazine Lists The 10 Companies Paving The Way For Precision Ag
• World’s Largest Crop Protection Companies Ranked
• Todd’s Take | Keep Raising Interest Rates? The Problems With the Volcker Cure in 2022
• DTN Virtual Ag Summit to Focus on Strategies to Conquer the Chaos, Build Endurance
• Are you ready to respond to post-drought cattle market?
• AFBF unveils 2023 Farm Bill priorities
• “The most successful thing we’ve done in agriculture”
• Food Costs Up 11.2% Over Past Year, While Mississippi Water Level Worries Persist, and Russia Concerned About Black Sea Export Deal

admin2022-10-18T12:32:34+00:00October 18th, 2022|

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10.11.2022

• Prop 12 backers defend case ahead of SCOTUS arguments
• How Prop 12 Could Impact Crop And Livestock Producers
• 8 Things To Know About The FTC Suing Syngenta And Corteva
• Mexico’s Threatened Ban on GM Corn Might Temper Feed Prices, but at a Heavy Cost
• Expert: ADM Manipulated Ethanol Market | Archer Daniels Midland Fights to Exclude Expert Testimony in Ethanol Market Manipulation Case
• FarmFutures | What’s your definition of a successful farm?
• Jerry Gulke: What We Don’t Want to See in Wednesday’s USDA Report
• U.S. Farm Sector Balance Sheet Markedly Improved Over 2020
• Drought Monitor Weekly
• Rail Labor Union: Strike Option Still on Table

admin2022-10-11T12:25:02+00:00October 11th, 2022|

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