AG NEWS

07.31.2020

• Markie Hageman is New Co-Owner of CaliforniaAgToday.com
• California Almonds: Regulated Deficit Irrigation – Is It Appropriate for Your Operation?
• Study Shows Pistachios May Be Helpful in Weight Loss Plan
• UC Riverside Research Team Fuels the Hemp Revolution
• California Prune Growers Suffer the Brunt
• Diamond of California® Debuts Their First-Ever Snack Walnuts Line
• View From the Cab The Search for Farm-Life Balance
• Ag Sec’y Perdue Critical Of EU’s Plan To Cut Use Of Crop Inputs
• Weekly Export Sales – New crop soybean sales soar
• Cattle futures look for price direction
• U.S. sells record amount of corn to China as tensions rise
• Pace of coronavirus payments to farmers slows, reasons unclear
• NCBA passes policy to increase cash trade levels
• Senate Releases Draft COVID Relief Measure (HEALS Act), a Follow-Up to CARES Act, but Different From House Passed HEROES Act
• The Beginning of the End to the China Deal
• Drought Monitor Weekly: Very Hot, Mostly Dry
• Peanut Usage Still Up But Sees a Slide
• Farm Progress Commentary | Why am I a farmer? To pass on my knowledge and passion
• Investment In AgTech On Pace To Set Record For The Sector
• Soil Health Institute Begins To Identify True Cost: Benefits Of Soil Health
• Lely Develops Robot To Mow, Feed Hay

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07.24.2020

• The 2020 Almond Crop Set to Be 3 Billion Meat Pounds
• Blueberry Harvest Wraps Up
• Tomato Harvest To Start Soon
• Report: Grapes will weather COVID-19 storm
• Farm Groups File Appeal Challenging California’s Prop 12
• Report: California groundwater sustainability plans are inadequate
• Webinar to examine climate’s impact on specialty crops
• Cattle and swine producers get insurance subsidies
• Senate GOP’s $1T aid plan authorizes expanded ag assistance
• Senate to Match House on Size of Ag Coronavirus Aid Package
• Here’s how grain prices could strengthen in 2021
• China’s H1 grain imports spike, on path to use up annual quotas
• Majority say masks have COVID response role
• Why COVID-19 Relief Should Include America’s Agricultural Fairs
• Midweek Markets: China, China, China
• Boston Market Sues Chicken Companies for Millions in Broiler Overcharges
• U.S.-China tensions ratchet higher, but analyst expects ag purchases to continue
• EIA: US Propane and Propylene Stocks Up
• Appeals court slashes award in Roundup case
• U.S. court allows sales of Corteva weed killer, adding to edge over Bayer
• New Program Pays Farmers For Carbon Sequestration
• Ag Taxes: Limits on Deducting Farm Losses
• The US Safety Net, Crop Profitability, and a Floor on Cost of Production
• Cash Market Moves | The White Combine: A Farmer’s Worst Nightmare
• Artificial intelligence spurs real-time scouting, say Taranis officials
• Farm Progress launches virtual show
• Bayer mostly loses appeal in Johnson Roundup case
• Bayer appeal denied but damages reduced
• Science Magazine Study on Illegal Deforestation Causes a Strong Reaction From the Brazilian Government
• Farm State Lawmakers: Ethanol a Priority in Senate COVID Relief Package
• R-CALF: 40% Cash Volume More Depressing Than $33/Head
• USDA Releases “Feed Outlook” Report (PDF)

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07.17.2020

• Results of 2020 climate change specialty crops report
• Calif. wine sales reach $43.6 billion in U.S. in 2019
• Almonds still growing in use as food ingredient
• USDA appoints 24 members to fruit & vegetable committee
Fed Survey Warns of Tepid Recovery
• More Signals for COVID-19 Aid | Farm Loans Fell During Lockdown as Business Makes Case for Senate to Pass New Aid Package
• Ag Groups Praise NEPA Change | New Rule Limits Environmental Review of Federal Infrastructure Projects
• Here’s why some farmers get Uncle Sam’s help while others go without
• China reportedly to stick with Phase 1 deal
• Land O’Lakes and Microsoft strengthen partnership
• Report: Food prices in China continue to climb; flooding adds to uncertainty
• NEPA rewrite would limit length, scope of environmental reviews
• Stakes are high for ag as Senate crafts pandemic relief bill
• Young farmers and farmers of color have been shut out of federal assistance during the pandemic
• Can You Defer CFAP Income?
• WRDA Bill Advances in Congress House | Bill Would Increase Investment in Inland Waterways, Flood-Control Projects
• Pompeo Downplays Possibility Of Summit With North Korea
• What new tech is best for your farm?
• Technology reduces diagnosis of BRD from four + days to about 30 minutes
• China vows retaliation for Hong Kong sanctions
• U.S., Japan expand trade opportunities
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- July 2020
• NEPA rewrite would limit length, scope of environmental reviews
• Biden’s $2T environmental plan offers farm assistance, pledges farmworker protections
• USDA Posts the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s Final Report
• Trump: China Phase Two Agreement Unlikely
• USDA: Impact Of Farm-Level Price Volatility Lessens As Food Gets Closer To The Table

admin2020-07-19T10:26:26+00:00July 19th, 2020|

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07.10.2020

• US wine wants out of EU aircraft trade spat
• U.S. almond crop projected to hit 3-billion-pound milestone
• Almond Crop Projected to Increase This Season
• USDA-NASS Projects California Almond Crop Up 18%
• Additional commodities eligible for CFAP | Applications for newly eligible commodities accepted beginning Monday
• USDA Announces Loan Rates for 2020 Crop Peanuts
• USDA Filling FMD Vaccine Bank Two Companies Chosen for Vaccines to Protect Livestock Risk of Foot-and-Mouth Disease
• House appropriators advance ag funding bill | July 09, 2020
• Legislation introduced to spur price discovery in cattle market
• China floods blamed for fresh African swine fever outbreaks
• All eyes on corn numbers in Friday’s WASDE report
• U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance announces name change
• Forage Myths Are Costly: Forage Quality Impacts Your Bottom Line
• Spotlight Shifts Back to Supply and Demand
• Major Ag Groups To Launch Town Hall Series On The Future Of Trade And Supply Chains
• Research Finds Buyers Will Pay More For Beer Produced By Sustainable Practices

admin2020-07-10T16:29:59+00:00July 10th, 2020|

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• America’s Proud Tradition of Strong Farm Policy Featured on Latest Groundwork Podcast | July 2, 2020 • Biofuel Producers Need Immediate COVID-19 Relief | May 22, 2020 • Discredited Environmental Working Group Stabs Farmers in the Back – Again | May 7, 2020

 

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07.03.2020

• California’s Attack on Agriculture Smacked Down by Federal Court
• Secretary Perdue: President Trump delivers USMCA, a huge win for U.S. agriculture
• Will future farm shows become a virtual experience?
• How an independent seed company cut out the middleman
• China Imports Still Not on Pace to Meet Phase One Targets
• Wheeler points to ‘a number of issues’ with gap year SREs
• USDA Lending Rates Unchanged from June
• Land Retirement – Part II: US Role in World Crop Markets and Effectiveness of Retiring US Land
• USMCA Goes Into Effect Deal Could Lead to Greater Market Access to Canada and Mexico, But Trade Disputes Remain
• Farmers dial back crop plantings as COVID uncertainty rocks markets
• World farm subsidies hit $2 billion a day
• Coronavirus adds stress to agricultural finances
• Democrats’ climate plan seeks ‘dramatic’ boost in land conservation, allows for biofuels
• USDA Releases “Commodity Costs And Returns” Report

admin2020-07-03T10:19:36+00:00July 3rd, 2020|

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06.26.2020

• US Sweet Cherry Production Down 6 Percent (California Increases)
• New Study Links Dietary Flavonols in Grapes with Reduced Risk of Alzheimer Dementia
• The Almond Alliance is Major Advocate For the Entire Almond Industry
• NPPC, AFBF File California Proposition 12 Appeal
• California Almonds: Bigger Crop, Longer Harvest — Prime Scenario For Ant Damage
• USDA Adds Digital Options for Farmers and Ranchers to Apply for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
• You Can Now Apply Online for CFAP | Visit Site Now
• Business Groups to Fight Visa Limits
• Climate discussions offer ways to diversify income
• Grain marketing decision-time: Price or roll?
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – June 26, 2020
• Senate bill would help farmers get into carbon markets, say backers
• Making the investment in regenerative ag
• Farmobile launches Services+ for ag retail fleet
• Consider these 4 factors when applying for farm loan
• Bitter House race pits Trump against farm groups
• Roberts, Stabenow Announce Passage of Grain Standards Reauthorization
• Committee hears perspectives on the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020
• Paul Neiffer: Your Options for PPP Forgiveness
• Senate Ag Committee Hearing: Monetizing Voluntary Conservation Practices
• USDA, FDA release statement on food export restrictions
• US rebukes China’s COVID-19 concerns over imported food
• America’s Farmers Remain Open to Feed America
• Call the Market: Variables as Volatile as Uranium
• Next Global Grain Shock: Locusts
• 5 things you should know about the Bayer settlements
• Is the in-person iron auction dead?

admin2020-06-26T15:27:32+00:00June 26th, 2020|

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06.18.2020

• Next Global Grain Shock: Locusts
• Ag Interest Rate: Snapshot
• Grower coalition files amicus brief in dicamba case
• EPA appoints new members to agricultural committee
• Lighthizer says China will meet commitments this year
• Congresswomen optimistic about US-China trade
• China Purchasing U.S. Soybeans as Brazilian Stock Dwindles
• USDA trade mitigation purchases surpass $2B
• USTR Lighthizer Defends Phase One Trade Deal, Expects China to Fulfill Its Promise
• Bolton accuses Trump of asking China for election help with ag purchases
• Landmark lands bill easily passes Senate
• GOP’s farm-state Senate seats increasingly at risk with majority at stake
• 23-State Coalition Lawsuit to Block Changes to New WOTUS Rule
• Let’s get our hands dirty, together
• California – Almonds – First Hull Splits Just Around The Corner – AgFax

admin2020-06-18T12:18:07+00:00June 18th, 2020|

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06.11.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, June 11, 2020
• California: Nut Industry Helps Hire 4 UC Research Associates
• Almonds – California – First Hull Split Sprays Fast Approaching
• Huge federal payments will make up 36% of farm income this year
• Lawmakers highlight CFAP concerns in letter to USDA
• House Ag Committee Expresses CFAP Concerns
• Farm Bureau makes appeal to Senate for next aid package
• What to Watch for in the June WASDE Report
• The peril of holding grain too long
• Dicamba ruling shows lack of good (federal court) judgement
• 6 Factors EPA Considered In Dicamba’s Cancellation, Stock Provisions
• House Ag Committee Ranking Member Conaway Issues Statement On Dicamba Ruling: Thoroughly Disappointed
• Agriculture Groups Speak Out on Racism – DTN
• Corn: Analysis Projects $89 per Acre Losses for 2020 Due to COVID-19
• USDA Expands Farmers.gov Features to Help Manage Activities
• Farm Equipment Study Reports Farmers Becoming Less Brand Loyal
• RMA Changes Livestock Risk Protection Insurance
• Legislation to Improve PPP Loans for Farmers
• EPA cancels dicamba registration, allows use of the weed killer until July 31
• Pump up your pasture management to make more money
• 48 groups voice opposition to Great American Outdoors Act
• NCBA applauds introduction of emergency grazing legislation
• FAPRI: Baseline Update for U.S. Agricultural Markets
• Next generation of House aggies coming into focus
• AccuWeather’s Crop Production Predictions Foresee a Record
• USDA Issues Crop Conditions Report, 97% Of Corn, 86% Of Soybeans Planted
• Farm, Biofuel Leaders Demand Answers On Retroactive EPA Exemptions

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06.08.2020

• Almond Board of California 2020 Election Results
• USDA Issues First Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Payments
• Pistachio Importer Offers Insights on how to Better Reach the Indian Market
• Signal to Noise: The Story Behind Trump’s Proposed Cattle Import Ban
• Todd’s Take This Is What a Recovery Looks Like
• Post-COVID-19 pandemic: What’s it mean for agriculture?
• How to ignore the naysayers in agriculture
• Weather, politics keep markets roiling
• 7 ag stories you might have missed the week of- June 5, 2020
• Confusion is apparent with court’s dicamba ban
• Economic stimulus may arrive as prepaid debit card
• Spearheading U.S. peanut’s reputation for 80 years
• Washington Week Ahead: EPA under pressure to act on dicamba ruling
• Innovative Virus Research May Save Wheat and Other Crops

admin2020-06-08T13:10:10+00:00June 8th, 2020|

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