AG NEWS

• 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

• California Almonds: June Orchard Management Considerations
• USDA reminds producers to file crop acreage reports
• Vilsack reviving tougher organic animal welfare standards
• June Rural Mainstreet Index: Machinery Sales and Farmland Prices Soar
• Interactive map provides valuable insight into the digital divide across the U.S.
• Budding farmer aims to normalize hemp
• USDA to implement up to $4 billion in pandemic aid through mid-August
• Three trends could shift what consumers put in their shopping carts
• USDA opens signup for CLEAR30, expands pilot nationwide
• Record-High Optimism Buoys Already Strong Farmland Prices
• Seeking Bi-Partisan Farm Labor Solution Vilsack, Senators Commit to Passing Farm-Labor Immigration Bill
• USDA increases incentives for CRP sign-ups
• How four big companies control the U.S. beef industry
• FOCUS-Stung by pandemic and JBS cyberattack, U.S. ranchers build new beef plants
• Vilsack on steps needed following JBS cyberattack
• Republican Ag Committee leaders highlight study on tax changes
• Vilsack blasts farmers suing over minority debt relief
• Tax Changes Would Hit Ag Hard, Say Experts – DTN
• More Ag Pandemic Relief Details – DTN
• USDA Publishes Federal Register Notice for Public Input on Racial Justice and Equity

• Winegrape Crush Waste Studied
• Cyberattack shuts down world’s largest meat supplier
• Statement by Secretary Vilsack on President’s budget
• Did COVID-19 create new farmland competitors?
• Can CCC funds be used to pay farmers for carbon?
• Lawmakers ask for $200 billion for USDA climate work
• Fairness in cattle markets will be a top priority, says Hipp
• Farmer advises meeting with lawyer on estate tax issues
• Surging Costs of Breakfast Staples Stirs Food Price Concerns, as the U.S. and China Talk Trade
• Bayer Says Judge’s Ruling Won’t Affect Roundup Availability for Farmers
• Biden seeks major funding increases for environmental priorities
• U.S., China Trade Reps Hold Candid Meeting Last Week
• Report: Incentives Are Needed To Help Farmers Address Climate Issues

• 7 ag stories you might have missed week ending- May 28, 2021
• GOP, White House Pitch Infrastructure President Says Time Running on Talks as White House Seeks Bold Infrastructure Investment
• Here’s the near-term outlook for livestock prices
• Did COVID-19 create new farmland competitors?
• CRP acres targeted to offer immediate carbon benefits
• Senate ag leaders promise cattle market hearing
• The problem with options
• NAMI, R-CALF USA present different versions of cattle markets in letters to Congress
• USDA Forecasts Record Farm Exports in FY 2021
• Report: Incentives Are Needed To Help Farmers Address Climate Issues
• U.S. ag exports to set all-time record in 2021, thanks to China
• Climate funding push splits Senate Ag leaders
• The Cattle Industry Continues to Deteriorate While History Is Being Made
• USDA Agricultural Trade Outlook- FY 2021 U.S. Exports Forecast Up $7.0 Billion to Record $164.0 Billion
• Court Rejects Bayer Roundup Settlement Judge Says Bayer Proposed Settlement on Roundup Won’t Cover Future Claims
• VRA Dicamba Troubleshooting Using Volatility Reduction Agent (VRA) With Dicamba This Year? Read This First
• Advocates: Agriculture needs $200 billion increase for climate mitigation
• Record sales of organic food as pandemic boosts home cooking
• USDA rolls out debt relief package as more socially disadvantaged producers come forward seeking relief
• Democratic tax plan ties biofuel incentive to carbon reductions
• New report captures how the pandemic changed grocery shopping
• FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Purdue Report Documents Nationwide Agricultural Confined Space-Related Injuries

• This Growing Season Could Be Similar to 2015
• Farm Dept Relief Now Available for BIPOC Producers
• May WASDE Report (PDF)
• Overall farm economic outlook remains strong but uncertainty lies ahead
• EPA Issues Emergency Fuel Waiver to Address Shortages, E15 is Broadly Available
• Inflation Concerns Sprout From Climbing Commodity and Consumer Prices
• Cattle Industry Groups Hold Closed-Door Meeting to Discuss Price Imbalances
• USTR provides no timeline for renewing Trade Promotion Authority
• No surprises in USDA report. What’s next for grain market?
• Corn closes limit down, soybeans drop 58¢ | Thursday, May 13, 2021
• USDA forecasts highest prices for U.S. crops in years amid global boom
• China strengthens optimism on corn demand with new purchases from US
• Senate confirms Bronaugh to USDA deputy post
• Wheat Market: Rail Merger Proposals Should Improve Competition, Hold Down Shipping Rates
• DTN Cotton Close: Market Ends Sharply Lower
• Nat’l Black Farmers Assn Responds To White Farmers Lawsuit Fighting Emergency Relief

• Could Seasonal Wildfires Ruin our Wine?
• Potential Funding to Accelerate California Water Projects
• Prices fell for West’s major noncitrus crops in 2020
• Washington Week Ahead: Biden looks for a deal, top USDA nominee set to advance
• Jerry Gulke: Will the USDA Report Meet Bullish Expectations?
• Biden-Harris Administration Outlines “America the Beautiful” Initiative
• Death of Chicago’s grain options pits hits traders as crop prices soar
• Bullish Land Price Outlook Ag Land Prices Remain Strong on High Demand, Rising Farm Income
• C Corporations Lose Luster Farmers Convert Out of C Corporations as Tax Benefits Erode
• 7 ag stories you might have missed last week ending May 7, 2021
• Net farm income projected lower despite gains in commodity prices
• Farmers share concerns with USDA officials
• Processing problems continue to impact the fed cattle market
• World Food Price Index Highest Since 2014, Few Signs of Higher Prices Curbing Demand
• Analysts Explain How Deere Stock Tripled in Past Year
• Highlights Of Ag Sec’y Vilsack’s Address To Biofuel Leaders At Growth Energy’s Conference

• CA establishes quarantine against emerald ash borer
• California Almonds: Nutrient Management in a Lean Price Year
• Cattle rancher addresses Congress on wildfire management
• Ag Economy Barometer steady in April 2021
• Feds, Feeders Lower As Beef Soars
• USDA To Hold Listening Session for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
• Biden’s first 100 days for agriculture
• U.S. farmers remain optimistic on prices, concerned about tax proposals, Ag Barometer shows
• Ag, conservation alliance issues recommendations for USDA carbon bank
• Purdue/CME Group’s Ag Economy Barometer Remains Strong
• USDA Announces Listening Session On Impacts Of COVID-19 On New Farmers
• Consumers Increasingly Considering Health, Environmental Impacts Of Food Post-COVID-19
• Kelly Blue Book Names Best Family Cars Of 2021
• USDA Reports Planting
• EPA Asks Court To Vacate Trump Administration’s Last-Minute Refinery Exemptions
• Farm Journal Poll Shows What Farmers Think Of Biden’s Climate Policies
• Crop Progress Report | May 3, 2021 (PDF)
• Bullish Outlook for Ag CoBank Forecasts Shrinking Supplies, Stronger Demand for Beef
• USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report Corn Planting Progress Jumps 29 Percentage Points, Returns to Ahead-of-Normal Pace
• Biden’s first 100 days for agriculture
• Another farmer PPP fix needed for partnerships
• EPA again must decide on chlorpyrifos pesticide use
• It’s OK to be bullish, but take stock of your finances
• Interest rates on FSA loans expected to be flat in 2021
• Signal to Noise: The CRP Discussion Continues
• Growing Drought: USDA Indicates 14 States Have No Topsoil Moisture in Surplus Conditions
• Ag, conservation alliance issues recommendations for USDA carbon bank
• Ag Groups Urge DOT to Address Shipping Container Shortage
• Food & Ag Climate Alliance Recommends USDA Use Pilot Projects To Build Toward A Carbon Bank
• Farm Journal Poll Shows What Farmers Think Of Biden’s Climate Policies
• USDA Issues “Price Spreads From Farm To Consumer” Outlook Report
• Farmers File Another Lawsuit Over Discriminatory Debt
  

• Crop Progress Report 4.26.2021
• Biden is expected to eliminate ‘stepped-up basis’
• Vilsack Likes What He Sees in Regan | Ag Secretary Says Open Communication Lines Needed With Other Fed Agencies
• Basically, every day is Earth Day
• USDA deputy secretary nomination hearing held
• John Deere addresses the ongoing risks of living in a digital world
• Ag braces for possible tax changes in Biden spending plan
• Jerry Gulke: Will High Prices Cause Demand Destruction or Demand Reduction?
• Vilsack slams critics for claiming Biden wants to cut meat consumption
• Second season of Agri-Pulse ‘Deep Dive’ focuses on biofuels
• Biofuels Coalition Readies for Oral Arguments in Supreme Court
• Farmers Received $13.4 Billion In CFAP 2 Payments
• USDA Issues "Food Price Outlook" Report
• USDA: Share Of Off-Farm Income Varies By Commodity Specialization
• Study Reports What Americans Think Of The Recovering Economy
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Ag Sec’y Vilsack Says Biden’s 30×30 Plan IS Not A "Land Grab"
• Washington Week Ahead: Biden proposing tax hikes, SCOTUS mulls ethanol case
• 2020 a “bounce-back year” for US ag exports
• Cover cash sales with futures and options, analyst says
• Economist says cattle margins could narrow
• Chairwoman Stabenow applauds USDA action
• Continuing Coverage: Crop Protection and Ag Products In Short Supply
• Launching Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate
• Ag, Food Groups Support Senate’s "Growing Climate Solutions Act"
• EPA Administrator: No Intention Of Returning To Obama WOTUS Rule
• Federal Spending On Food Assistance Reached Record High Of $122.1 Billion In 2020

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