AG NEWS

08.27.2021

• Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers of Wildfire Smoke Standards to Protect Workers
• Japan Grants Market Access to California Plums
• Making Jet Fuel out of Almond Byproducts & More
• USDA Announces Expanded Options For Crop Insurance For Specialty And Organic Crops
• EPA Sends RFS Volumes Proposal to OMB EPA | Says Volumes Proposal Designed to Get RFS ‘Back on Track
• Sign up for free online tax planning, land lease workshops
• Ag Marketing IQ brought to you by Is the wheat story over — or just beginning?
• Ag democrats flesh out priorities for $3.5T reconciliation
• Growth Energy CEO responds to rumors EPA plans to lower Renewable Volume Obligations
• Next Generation Fuels Act is re-introduced in the House
• Innovation, technology, and sustainability are crucial to the future of the cattle industry
• Economist says he expects less volatility in the cattle market in 2022
• Worried About Biden’s Tax Plan? Paul Neiffer Has Recommendations
• How to Manage On-Farm Stress in the Coming Busy Season
• New webinar: Future Directions: Exploring Farmers’ Climate-Smart Tools
• USDA projects record ag exports in FY 2022
• NAWG Welcomes Suspension of Vietnam Wheat Import Tarif
• Chlorpyrifos Post-Mortem Five Things Farmers Need to Know About EPA’s Ban on Chlorpyrifos
• Ethanol Inventory Continues to Fall EIA: Ethanol Output at 5-Month Low; Stocks Again Drawn Down
• Steal this idea: Keys to a good pre-harvest meeting
• Market charts show an upward trend still intact
• How will climate change impact agriculture?
• Additional livestock, dairy COVID pandemic assistance rolled out
• USDA updates guidance on Packers & Stockyards Act
• October 12 deadline set for updated CFAP 2, more assistance to come
• Growth Energy CEO responds to rumors EPA plans to lower Renewable Volume Obligations
• China’s “Phase One” trade commitments expire soon, then what?
• Same time, new city for 2022 Cattle Industry Convention
• Inflationary Pressures and Drought Jolt Farmers, While Unpredictable Grocery Supply Issues Persist

admin2021-08-27T09:46:29+00:00August 27th, 2021|

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08.18.2021

• 3 Big Things Today, August 18, 2021
• California Almonds: Hull Tights Caused by Water Stress
• Farm Income, Loan Repayments Rise
• Higher fertilizer prices could be coming
• Biofuel groups file challenge to E15 court ruling
• It’s time to learn mandatory new lease accounting standards for 2022
• Management mistakes and the Schedule F can break the farm
• USDA exports – China, unknown buys soybeans
• The vital fertilizer that’s inspiring multibillion-dollar bets
• USDA funds may help cover costs for organic certification
• Ag Taxes: Senate Votes to Protect Farmers, Ranchers from Higher Capital Gains
• Tractor Sales In U.S. Up 14% For The Year, Combine Sales Up 13%
• Bayer Asks U.S. Supreme Court To Review Roundup Lawsuit Ruling
• Crop Progress Report 08.16.21 (PDF)
• Company Argues Appeals Court Erred in Only Roundup Case to Reach Trial
• Biden administration confirms it will boost food stamps by record amount
• La Niña weather pattern could return this winter
• Rural broadband a priority for ag committee
• USDA Releases “Season-Average Price Forecasts” Outlook Report
• Farm Credit System Reports On Its Young, Beginning And Small Farmer Lending Program
• U Of Illinois Economist On The Livestock Industry’s Response To Meatless Meat
• Shipments Of Plant-Based Proteins To Pizza Operators Up 56% In the Second Quarter

admin2021-08-18T12:59:28+00:00August 18th, 2021|

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08.11.2021

• Historic infrastructure bill clears full Senate
• Ag groups have mixed reactions to Senate passage of the infrastructure bill
• Democrats divvying up $135B in proposed ag, nutrition spending
• Vilsack comments on Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act
• Hear It Here First: Vilsack Shares Details on Important ‘First Step’ for Infrastructure Bill
• As wildfires worsen, more California farms are deemed too risky to insure
• Governor Newsom, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and Forest Service Chief Moore Discuss State-Federal Efforts to Build Wildfire Resilience 
• Without ‘right to repair,’ businesses lose time and money
• Big boost for USDA in Senate budget proposal
• As globe warms, risk of agricultural drought rises, says climate report
• Farm Futures survey: 2022 profit outlook unchanged
• Legislators call for CFAP payments for swine growers
• Another blow to black, disadvantaged farmers
• Is it time to consider an LLC or Trust for your farmland?
• USDA exports – China buys soybeans, Mexico buys corn
• Senators question slow pace of pandemic payments to farmers
• USDA hosts roundtable on food waste solutions

admin2021-08-11T11:05:40+00:00August 11th, 2021|

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08.07.2021

• Almond growers shaking early, bulldozing orchards
• Drought prompts California to halt some water diversions
• Crop insurance rises to top of farm bill discussion
• Margin Protection: A Risk Management Tool to Consider for 2022
• McConnell may sidetrack USDA, other federal funding bills in Senate dispute
• Will more money get farmers to buy into climate-smart ag?
• Biofuels industry says executive order on vehicles falls short of climate goals
• Near-record high fertilizer prices projected for 2022
• Deere Pays $250M for Bear Flag Robotics
• USDA Creating New Cattle Price Reports Tied to Formula Contracts
• Two new market reports from AMS aimed at improving transparency
• Commodities perched for the next big move
• 7 Ag Stories You Might Have Missed this Week
• E15 court ruling could stall future ethanol demand growth
• Groups ask Congress to double funds for land stewardship
• World Food Prices Fall in July, as the Supply Outlook for Grain Tightens in Some Regions
• Ag appropriations bill advances to full Senate
• Infrastructure bill would reshape, dramatically expand broadband funding
• Bill Aims to Reimburse Farmers for Property Damage
• Purdue/CME’s Producer Sentiment Holds Steady, Farmers Weigh In On Rising Input Prices And Farmland Values
• Growing Concerns Over Rising Input Costs, Climbing Cash Rents Evident in July Ag Economy Barometer
• Moving averages aren’t bulletproof
• This start-up says its new laser-armed weeding robot is sold out for 2021
• Near-record high fertilizer prices projected for 2022
• La Niña ready to haunt farmers’ pocketbooks
• Legislation reimburses farmers for border damages
• Disaster Aid Added to USDA Funding Bill WHIP-Plus Aid Included in Senate Ag Funding
• Euphoria fades as farmers fret over inflation, rising costs | The barometer soared to a record reading of 183 last October with China back as an export customer and grain prices on the rise.
• Rural Projects in Infrastructure Bill Senate Bill Includes Dozens of Provisions Setting Aside Funds for Rural Infrastructure Projects
• US Ethanol Inventories Edge Lower EIA: Ethanol Production Remains over 1M Bpd for 12th Week
• Record-large crops ahead for middle part of Corn Belt, analyst says
• New John Deere Gator launched as a tribute to veterans
• Shopping local pays back in bushels
• August Provides Brief Break from Heat, Meteorologist Says Much of U.S. Should Brace for Mild Fall
• USTR pushing Mexico on biotech, still formulating China plan
• Push for conservation funding raises farm bill questions
• European Union Extends Tariffs on U.S. Biodiesel for 5 Years

admin2021-08-07T10:45:39+00:00August 7th, 2021|

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07.30.2021

• Ag funding package plus amendments pass House
• NPPC, AFBF challenge of California’s Prop 12 fails
• Manteca, CA Urges Prop 12 Implementation Delay
• $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Clears Senate Hurdle, Includes Biggest Bridge Funding Since Eisenhower Era
• Bonnie defends using CCC for climate, says policy must work for farmers
• Bayer to Appeal Roundup Case to SCOTUS | Bayer CEO Tells Investors Company Hopes to Bring Roundup Litigation to End
• Bayer to remove glyphosate from lawn and garden Roundup products
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Grains jump on hot, dry weather | Thursday, July 29, 2021
• More competition in meatpacking or ‘bust them up,’ senators are told
• USDA invests $67 million in Heirs’ Property Relending Program
• Labor Sec. says infrastructure bill will create rural jobs
• House holds hearing on State of the Beef Supply Chain
• DTN Cotton Close: Market Corrects, Remains Over 90 Cents
• DTN Grain Close: Winter Wheat, Soybean Oil Lead Markets Higher 7-29
• USDA Releases Economic Impact Analysis of the U.S. Biobased Products Industry

admin2021-07-30T10:42:28+00:00July 30th, 2021|

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07.26.2021

• California Almonds: Hull Split Spray Considerations in a Tight Fiscal Year
• Republican Senators Say Farms, Ranches Would Be in Crosshairs of Democratic Tax Plans
• 3 clues to future grain price movement
• What is the future of WOTUS for farmers?
• White House says executive order coming on labeling beef as a ‘Product of USA’
• FTC to devote more attention to right to repair
• Buttigieg points to ag infrastructure needs
• Key Republican challenges legality of new CRP contracts
• Lawmakers look at revising ag disaster program
• USDA Releases Season-Average Price Forecasts Report
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook Report
• USDA Analysis Forecast Record Beef Exports, Led By China
• USDA Releases Oil Crops Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Season-Average Price Forecasts Report
• More pandemic aid on tap for agriculture, says Vilsack
• Vilsack, GOP senators tangle over farm workforce bill
• Herbicide Injury on the Rise Battle Lines Drawn as Dicamba Injury Surfaces Once Again
• What is the future of WOTUS for farmers?
• Outlook for ag economy remains strong, says Fed
• Green groups sue EPA over BASF herbicide
• USDA tops $7 billion in pandemic aid in four months
• Ag labor hearing dissects immigration issues in the food supply chain
• NCGA CEO says ag has transitioned from climate change skepticism
• 4 Questions Farmers are Asking about Carbon Markets

admin2021-07-26T04:55:22+00:00July 26th, 2021|

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07.18.2021

• The California agricultural landscape will look different a decade from now, but maybe not as different as you think
• July Rural Mainstreet Index shows strength
• Year-round ag labor fix included in appropriations bill
• Agriculture loses in U.S. Supreme Court
• With growing data collection comes push for standardization
• China Economic Growth at 7.9%
• Anthrax, grasshoppers, dying clams show North American heat toll
• Push for Green New Deal or will trillion fatigue set in?
• Following Court Decision, U.S. House Moves To Ensure E15 Year-Round
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- July 2021
• Agriculture loses in U.S. Supreme Court
• JBS USA announces new global sustainability targets
• Computer chip shortage spills into ag industry
• Ethanol industry CEO still optimistic on biofuels future
• Legislative proposal bans CAFOs, reinstates MCOOL
• John Deere makes JDLink available at no extra cost
• USDA Announces Indemnity Program to Help Farmers Who Depopulated Livestock
• House chairman proposes $50 billion for rural broadband
• USDA Authorizes Emergency Procedures To Help Drought-Impacted Producers
• Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program applications opening this month
• Where’s the bottom?
• Pandemic brings highest global hunger rate in 12 years
• Farmers face at least $3.6 billion in uncovered losses from 2020 natural disasters
• USDA compensating farms that depopulated herds due to COVID slowdowns
• Biden to Take Aim at Rail, Sea Shipping Competition

admin2021-07-18T11:18:14+00:00July 18th, 2021|

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07.09.2021

• California: Bill to improve insurance options for farmers, ranchers
• California: 2 Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas to Drought
• Lawmakers laud Vilsack’s pick of Westerner for USFS chief
• Agencies scramble as Japanese beetle spreads in West
• LRP Protects Profits Insurance Guards Against Falling Livestock Prices
• How to make farm data work for you
• CoBank Report: Change Is Coming For U.S. Food And Agricultural Businesses
• Solar leases more popular than carbon contracts among farmers
• Preliminary injunction against USDA debt relief for minority farmers
• Farmers report difficulty hiring adequate labor
• New US rules to protect animal farmers expected this week
• Global Food Prices Fall For the First Time in 12 Months
• The Global Ag Demand Equation: GDP and COVID-19 Cases
• Opinion: Reimagining federal conservation programs
• Finances and young farmers
• Study By Stanford Shows Crops Yielding More Due to Clean Air Act
• Crop insurance needs to recognize conservation practice benefits
• Farmers in China Are Planting More Corn This Year, With a Potential Impact on Import Demand
• USDA Competition Rules Coming White House Spotlights USDA, Agriculture in Pending Executive Order
• A Race to Lock in Feed Supplies Hard-Hit Ranchers Buy Hay to Hold Herds in Drought
• US Biodiesel Output Down | EIA: Biodiesel Output Seen Down Slightly This Year
• New US rules to protect animal farmers expected this week
• Producers can now utilize cover crops without losing prevented planting benefits
• Raising the next generation of beef advocates
• AEM, John Deere Respond to Biden’s Planned Executive Order Over Right to Repair Equipment
• DC Signal to Noise | Interview with Emily Skor, CEO of Growth Energy
• House spending bills promote climate, environmental enforcement

admin2021-07-09T10:16:54+00:00July 9th, 2021|

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07.01.2021

• Supreme Court denies review of Prop 12
• Managing Vineyard Pests & Diseases in a Dry Year
• 3 Big Things Today, July 1, 2021
• Farmers emphasize to Congress importance of crop insurance
• PDF USDA Agriculture Prices Report June 30, 2021
• U.S. Agricultural Exports at Record Level in First Four Months of 2021
• USDA Acreage Report friendly for crops, devastating for livestock producers
• Biofuel Bills Introduced
• Ag spending bill advances out of committee
• Using ag data to prove crop damage in court
• Senator Braun discusses Growing Climate Solutions Act with farmers
• Checkoff transparency bill re-introduced

admin2021-07-01T13:23:40+00:00July 1st, 2021|

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06.25.2021

• Wine groups laud EU no-tariff resolution
• How California’s failed public policy harms neighboring states
• Ag Climate Bill Crushes Senate Vote | Senators Overwhelmingly Approve Climate Bill for Ag Carbon Program
• Infrastructure Deal Sends Stocks Up Thursday
• Another judge delivers blow to minority debt relief program
• ‘Free meat for a year’ offered in JBS U.S. vaccine sweepstakes
• Farmer sees dramatic change in weather during tenure
• NASDA highlights priorities for strengthening food supply chain
• Work continues on finding solutions to problems in the cattle markets
• Biden-Harris Administration Extends Foreclosure Moratorium to Provide Relief to Homeowners
• Statement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Intent to Nominate Homer Wilkes, Ph.D. to Serve as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment
• House Republican Ag Committee Leader Thompson Opposes Senate’s Climate Solutions Act

admin2021-06-28T10:41:17+00:00June 28th, 2021|

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