AG NEWS

12.31.19

• 3 Big Things Today, December 31, 2019
• AgriMarketing Releases List of Its Most Read News Items in 2019
• Ag Economic Insights’ Reviews The 2010 Decade, Biggest Events
• Prominent U Of Illinois Economist Reviews 2019 Crop Prices, Outlook
• To Grow Beyond a Small Farm, Operators Must Think Like Entrepreneurs
• New decade brings new demand risk for farmers
• How to move forward confidently in 2020
• What’s ahead for agriculture? 4 predictions for 2020
• China Approves Two New GM Crops From U.S. for Import, Renews 10 Others
• What Farmers Were Reading In 2019
• How Do You Start a Farm Succession Plan When All Previous Attempts Have Failed?
• US-China could sign phase one agreement this week
• Hemp seed questions
• USDA Administrator expects no major change in crop insurance costs
• CoBank: 2019 Puts Squeeze on Grain Elevators
• Progress on Multiple Trade Deals Brings Optimism for 2020
• Review of Farm Programs Helping Producers During Challenges

admin2019-12-31T14:20:51+00:00December 31st, 2019|

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12.24.19

• Almond Growers Concern About Trade Issues
• UC unveils grape varieties resistant to Pierce’s Disease
• CEO And Co-Founder Of Farmers Edge Issues 2020 Predictions Impacting Agriculture
• Rural Mainstreet Index Rises Above Growth Neutral
• Senate Ag Committee Leaders Mark Anniversary of Farm Bill
• China cuts import tariffs on 859 types of products
• Distress on the Farm
• Global Stocks Mixed in Quiet Trade
• EPA Backs Roundup
• EPA Approves Continued Use of Atrazine
• Brazil Says Trump Changed his Mind on Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
• Trump has ‘very good talk’ with Xi
• $40 Billion of U.S. Farm Purchases Viable, According to JCI
• Lessons Learned in 2019: Planting Dates Don’t Matter
• Spending Bill Includes Funding for Feed Ingredient Inspections
• Iowa Senator Ernst Says EPA Administrator Should Be Replaced
• Farmers Hoping for A More Prosperous New Year
• Roberts, Stabenow Announce Committee Passes Bills
• Committee passes bio and agro-defense legislation
• Will China Buy U.S. Ethanol?
• Farm Support for Trump is Highest Ever Ahead of Impeachment
• This U.S., China Trade Agreement Has a Lot of Teeth, Analyst Says
• How Farmers Can Rule the World With Technology
• USDA Breaks Down What December Survey Could Do To Stocks, Production
• Is Mexico Content with U.S. Labor Provisions in USMCA?
• H-2A wage rates to jump 6% nationally in 2020
• China Expected to Purchase Another $32 Billion in U.S. Farm Goods
• Ag Economic Insight: The 2019 Agricultural Year In Review
• USDA Releases “Season Average Price Forecasts” Report

admin2019-12-27T12:44:24+00:00December 24th, 2019|

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12.19.19

• New cost studies released for mechanical winegrape production
• Farmers Hoping for A More Prosperous New Year
• Roberts, Stabenow Announce Committee Passes Bills
• Updated USDA data provides fresh insights on corn, soybeans and other row crops
• Committee passes bio and agro-defense legislation
• Will China Buy U.S. Ethanol?
• Farm Support for Trump is Highest Ever Ahead of Impeachment
• Lots of Red for Wednesday’s Grain Markets
• This U.S., China Trade Agreement Has a Lot of Teeth, Analyst Says
• How Farmers Can Rule the World With Technology
• USDA Breaks Down What December Survey Could Do To Stocks, Production
• Is Mexico Content with U.S. Labor Provisions in USMCA?
• H-2A wage rates to jump 6% nationally in 2020
• China Expected to Purchase Another $32 Billion in U.S. Farm Goods
• 3 Big Things Today, December 18, 2019
• Ag Economic Insight: The 2019 Agricultural Year In Review
• Tax Credit Extension, Disaster Aid, Rural Broadband Added to Year-End Bill
• Unknowns cloud U.S.-China trade deal
• 9 Thoughts for Farmers from Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell
• Government Funding Bill Has $1.5 billion For Ag Disaster Relief
• This U.S., China Trade Agreement Has a Lot of Teeth, Analyst Says
• USDA Breaks Down What December Survey Could Do To Stocks, Production
• Sustainability Focus Continues To Grow At Nat’l Corn Growers Assn
• USDA Releases “Wheat Outlook” Report
• USDA Releases “Feed Outlook” Report
• Ag Funding Bill Includes $1.5 Billion In Additional Disaster Aid
• USMCA dispute is apparently resolved
• U.S., China Trade Deal Sparks Early Santa Claus Grain Rally
• U.S., China Trade War Seen as Biggest 2019 Story, Economists Say
• Booker Introduces Bill That Would Reshape Livestock Farming
• Grower Sets New World Record with Corn Yield of 616.2 BPA
• Decisions being made on China-U.S. trade agreement
• Ethanol: A Rollercoaster Year in Review
• Sino-U.S. Trade Deal: Big Numbers, Few Details, Many Questions For Ag
• How China Tariffs on U.S. Commodities, Energy Stand After ‘Phase One’ Trade Deal
• Wheat Market Rises on Trade Agreement Coattails
• Crash shines light on immigrants in Christmas tree workforce | November 29th crash shined a light on Oregon’s immigrant farm workers
• Hopeful Signs for Biodiesel Tax Incentive
• Ag Economic Insight: The 2019 Agricultural Year In Review
• USDA Releases “Cotton And Wool Outlook” Report
• USDA Releases “Season Average Price Forecasts” Report

admin2019-12-19T08:35:17+00:00December 19th, 2019|

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12.13.19

• 3 Big Things Today, December 13, 2019
• Ag Secretary Perdue Highlights Potential ‘Bonanza’ for Ag Sales if China Follows Through
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Dec. 13, 2019
• Ag immigration bill advances out of House
• Perdue says ‘enforceability’ is key to U.S.-China agreement
• NFU, AFBF on Farm Workforce Modernization Act
• Trump Agrees to Limited Trade Deal With China, New Tariffs on China Delayed
• Income Taxes – Year-End Planning Checklist for Ag Producers
• USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility
• CropLife Lists The 100 Largest Crop Input Retailers In The U.S.
• Mapping the Market Facilitation Program
• House passes farm labor bill; industry shifts focus to Senate
• Ag Groups Partner to Address Stress in Rural America
• A Deal On USMCA, But Final Approval Will Wait Until 2020
• US Ethanol Stocks Build as Demand Nosedives, Output Gains
• Last Week’s Enormous Cattle Slaughter and 2020
• Chinese skeptical of America’s fake meat
• Deadline Looms for 20% of Farmers Without Health Insurance
• Analysis: Finding A “Game Plan” for 2020
• How Will USDA Account for Bushels Still In The Field?
• Farms.com Acquires USAgNet’s ‘State’ Ag Connection Network
• National Wheat Growers Assn to Move Offices, Will Stay on Capitol Hill

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12.06.19

• • Wine groups seek applicants for Green Medal awards
  • First state water allocation set at 10 percent
  • California Almonds: Pruning Wound Protection – Reducing Impact of Canker Diseases
  • Japan Approves Ag and Digital Trade Deal with U.S.
  • Farm Service Agency Opens CRP Enrollment Through Feb. 28, 2020
  • Grassley Hopeful Trump Changes RFS Rule | Senator Recalls Conversation With White House About Biofuels Rule
  • Basis tightens from lack of farmer selling
  • Rumors swirl following comment period for supplemental biofuels proposal
  • Two-Headed Consumer Demands Change from Farmers, Food Companies
  • USDA kicking off first CRP general signup in four years
  • USDA’s efforts to trace cattle from hoof to plate face more headwinds
  • USDA: Since 1970, Increasing Cattle Weights Have Fueled Growth Of Beef Production As Cattle Numbers Have Decreased
  • U.S. Japan Trade Agreement Ratified
  • U.S., China Move Closer to Trade Deal Despite Harsh Rhetoric
  • How to Avoid Repeating This Year’s Mistakes Next Year
  • Leasing Program Allows Farmers to Test-Drive Tech
  • Administration tightens food stamp work requirements
  • Trade War Percolates on Multiple Fronts, But President in No Rush on China Deal
  • Japan’s Upper House Approves U.S. Meat Trade Agreement
  • Trump says he might prefer China deal happening after 2020 election
  • Sign-up Deadline for Round 2 of MFP, DMC is Approaching
  • Is impeachment process impeding USMCA vote?
  • Farmer Ag Sentiment Better in November
  • 5 Steps to Becoming a Qualified Candidate for a Farm Loan
  • 10 Signs of a Farmer Suffering Financial Stress
  • Trump Slaps Tariffs on Brazil, Argentina metals – and French Champagne
  • USDA suspends timeline for transition to electronic ID
  • 100 Million Acres of Corn in 2020?
  • Profit Tracker: Feedyard Profits Rise To Triple Digits

admin2019-12-06T10:20:45+00:00December 6th, 2019|

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11.27.19

• Our Thanksgiving Bounty: Brought to you by America’s Farmers
• CA to sue over federal rules governing water
• EPA Comment Period Winds Down President Told RFS Proposal Doesn’t Match Sept. 12 Agreement
• USDA export prospects for 2020 up from August
• Weekly Outlook: Acreage in 2020
• New Bill Will Help Preserve Family Farms
• Farmers, Researchers Discuss Ways Farms Can Adapt to a Changing Climate
• Stronger-Than-Expected Sales to China Buoy U.S. Ag Exports
• Why Do Ag Prices Keep Going Down, Analyst Asks
• The Corn Belt’s Propane Situation Is Heating Up
• White House Asks Grassley for Input on Biofuels Policy
• Brazil 2019 Corn Exports Set to Soar 80%
• Rental Agreement Best Practices
• Origin of Livestock Proposed Rule Comment Period Open
• An Interesting Read/Opinion Article: The Strange Economics of Crop Insurance
• Trump Tweets That USMCA is "Dead in the Water"
• USDA Agricultural Trade Outlook- FY20 Export Forecast Increased
• Ag Economy Finds New Plateau Move Over 1980s, This Ag Economy Is More Like the 1990s
• Taxlink Tax | Primer 2020

admin2019-11-27T12:15:20+00:00November 27th, 2019|

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11.22.19

• Groups want California Governor to take over PG&E
• California Tree Crops: Suterra Announces New NOW Control Product
• 2020 Plant Trends Head Off the Beaten Garden Path
• 3 Big Things Today, November 22, 2019
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Nov. 22, 2019
• Deputy Ag Secretary: It Would Be Unfortunate if Speaker Pelosi Delayed Trade Pact Vote
• Outcome of SCOTUS Case Could Lead to Federal Jurisdiction of Groundwater
• Digital Technology Changing How Ag Produces Products, Conducts Business
• Half of the Trump administration’s latest trade-war bailout went to just a tenth of recipients
• Reimagining Rural America: How Can Small Towns Survive?
• Farms could face mandatory E-Verify, but current users say it’s flawed
• USDA Survey Reports When Consumers Go To The Grocery Store
• NASS to Continue Weekly Crop Reports Beyond Nov. 25
• How to get the most from crop data
• There Will Be Crops Left Unharvested in 2019, Analyst Says
• Vetter says Japan trade deal is a good start, but more is needed
• Bipartisan Ag-Labor Bill Expected to Advance in House
• Trade stability with soy’s #2 market is in sight!
• Farmers receive 12 cents of a Thanksgiving food dollar
• A bad case of trade war fatigue
• Consumers Call for FDA Oversight of Rapidly Growing CBD Market
• Robots, Drones Becoming Workhorses for Agriculture
• Smith Tells House Committee Overall Strength of Economy Helps Farmers
• John Phipps: How Do We Know What China Is Really Buying?
• Liquidity Concerns Grow
• U.S. China Locked in Tough Negotiations
• A Slow Start for 2020 Wheat Crop
• Propane Remains a Problem, Emergency Extension Expected
• After Ups and Downs, Farm Groups Look for Finality on Trade
• Japan trade deal clears key hurdle
• Japan’s Lower House Passes U.S. Trade Deal Sought by Trump
• Perdue defends, celebrates USDA agency moves Perdue joined political leaders from Missouri and Kansas in touring the new HQ
• $3.625 Billion in MFP Payments Issued to be Paid Next Week
• E15 Summer Sales Increase 46% in 2019
• Senators Speak in Opposition to Small Refinery Waivers
• 300 Farm Groups, Co-operatives Agrbiz Urge House To Move Workforce Modernization Act

admin2019-11-22T19:08:41+00:00November 22nd, 2019|

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11.14.19

• California Almonds: Tree Loss Value Calculator
• The Almond Industry Conference, is December 10th through the 12th in Sacramento
• The Lack of Rain is on the Minds of Growers throughout California
• U.S./China trade talks reportedly stalled
• Ag Markets Close Lower Wednesday
• Do You Understand The Farm Credit System?
• John Deere Transforming from a Machinery Company to a Smart Technology Company
• Senate Democrats claim MFP picks winners and losers
• Report finds payments to farmers mismanaged | Senate Democrats unveil report finding payments for trade damages mismanaged
• #Harvest19: Low Test Weights Could Drop Corn Carryover Significantly
• Congressional negotiators face decisions on FY20 spending, policy
• Ag bankers told to expect familiar conditions in the near future
• Farmer Mac Economist Says Severity Of Farm Bankruptcies Is Overstated
• Plant-based meat is a mixed bag abroad, and a pricey one
• U.S. October Tractor Sales Fell, While Combines Sold for More
• USDA Stumbles on Release of Market-Moving Crop Report
• Trade Aid Disparity Claims Senate Democrats’ Report Criticizes Trump Administration Trade Payments
• Senate Democrats assail $16B bailout for farmers One of the sharpest congressional critiques yet of Market Facilitation Program
• 2020 House Election Forecast House Ag Committee Mostly on Solid Ground in Reelection
• Is liquidity your No. 1 concern?

admin2019-11-14T09:56:08+00:00November 14th, 2019|

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Updated: 11.08.19

• USDA authorized to provide another round of trade aid
• California Almonds: Tree Loss Value Calculator
• California Tree Crops: Suterra Announces New NOW Control Product
• USDA Reports Preview 2019 Winding Down, But Not Finished
• Republicans Push EPA on RFS | GOP Senators and Iowa’s Governor Tell EPA to Fix Its RFS Proposal
• Kincaid Fire Hurts Many Ag Operations
• Ag Leaders Support Farm Workforce Modernziation Act
• Trade War Has Cost Americans Additional $38 Billion
• Rabobank Releases 10-Year Grain Forecasts, Sluggish Growth
• Trump, Xi Jinping may not sign trade deal until December
• Strong Basis Evaporates in a Puff of Steam
• DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends | Seven Fertilizers Report Price Drops
• Farmers Expect More Trump Tariff Payments in 2020
• Labor laws change January 1, 2020
• USDA selects groups to help boost produce consumption
• Supreme Court searches for limits to EPA authority in groundwater case
• U.S. Unions and Mexico Flex Muscles on USMCA
• Number of U.S. Farm Bankruptcies Increasing
• USDA Finds Genetic Pathway to Doubling Sorghum Grain Yield
• Wheat Adds 5¢ Tuesday
• USMEF Sees Growing Meat Sales to China, Japan in 2020
• Lawsuits Filed in Two Federal Courts Following EPA Final Action on Water Rule
• Rural leaders petition Trump to uphold biofuel promise
• China wants tariff rollback before signing partial trade deal
• Why Farmers Still Support Trump
• U.S., China progress could hinge on removal of additional tariffs
• USDA to Collect Final Crop Production, Stocks Data
• Purdue/CME’s Farmer Sentiment Ticks Up 15 Points
• Website Launched For Farmers To Review Precision Farming Tools
• Rabo AgriFinance sees 10 year pressure on crop prices
• Perdue leads USDA trade mission to Mexico
• Analyst: Watch Chinese Currency and Quality Concerns For Cotton Market
• USDA Baseline Background, Outlook, and Recent Projections
• Traders Prepare for Friday’s WASDE Report
• China Presses Trump for More Tariff Roll-Backs
• WOTUS Repeal Faces Legal Challenges Lawsuits Filed in Two Federal Courts Following EPA Final Action on Water Rule
• Washington Insider — Tuesday President and Fed Continue Monetary Policy Fight
• 3 ways to manage the farm’s capital purchase ‘wish’ list
• Using Geospatial Mapping to Track Livestock Diseases
• Scramble for propane marks Mother Nature’s latest challenge for U.S. farmers
• Finalizing USMCA is more important now than ever
• Rural Leaders Ask White House to Uphold Biofuel Promise
• USDA Releases “Fertilizer Use and Price” Outlook Report

admin2019-11-08T12:56:10+00:00November 7th, 2019|

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11.05.19

• Kincaid Fire Hurts Many Ag Operations
• Ag Leaders Support Farm Workforce Modernziation Act
• 3 Big Things Today, November 5, 2019
• USDA Baseline Background, Outlook, and Recent Projections
• Traders Prepare for Friday’s WASDE Report
• China Presses Trump for More Tariff Roll-Backs
• WOTUS Repeal Faces Legal Challenges Lawsuits Filed in Two Federal Courts Following EPA Final Action on Water Rule
• Washington Insider — Tuesday President and Fed Continue Monetary Policy Fight
• 3 ways to manage the farm’s capital purchase ‘wish’ list
• November 4, 2019 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• U.S. Economy Slows as Corn and Soy Output Soar, According to USDA Projection
• Using Geospatial Mapping to Track Livestock Diseases
• Scramble for propane marks Mother Nature’s latest challenge for U.S. farmers
• Finalizing USMCA is more important now than ever
• Rural Leaders Ask White House to Uphold Biofuel Promise
• USDA Releases “Fertilizer Use and Price” Outlook Report

admin2019-11-05T12:54:38+00:00November 5th, 2019|

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