AG NEWS

• Preparing for SGMA — The Time is Now
• USDA predicts reduced almond yield this year
• Researchers say walnut canopy damage caused by fall freeze
• Pecans show potential for growth in California
• 2019 Strawberry Harvest is Brisk
• 3 Big Things Today, July 12
• 7 Ag Stories You Migh Have Missed This Week – July 12, 2019
• Trade War May Permantently Alter Trade, Cargill Exec Says
• Rural Community Broadband Benefit | Congressman Asks for Rural Voices to be Heard on Funding Broadband Access
• Grains Ease Following WASDE-Day Surge
• Deep Dive: What We Lost in the Trade War With China
• Wall Street Banks Bailing on Troubled U.S. Farm Sector
• Federal Reserve Expected to Lower Interest Rates
• First Company Approved For Ag Spraying Via Drone In Iowa
• The Other Side of the Seventies
• Unprecedented Year Could Spark Unprecedented Changes in WASDE Report
• Farm Policy Facts: Time is Ticking as Farmers Ask Congress to Pass USMCA
• USDA Extends Reporting Date For Spring Crops
• 10 Years of Seed Industry Mergers, Acquisitions and Retired Brands
• Barrasso Eyes Aug. 1 Markup for Infrastructure Reauthorization Bill
• Roberts, Stabenow Announce Ag Research Hearing
• USDA Reports Preview July WASDE: Mirage or for Real?
• Sanders, AOC: Declare Climate Emergency
• Startups grow meat in lab, face scrutiny
• China Eyes Trump’s 2020 Strategy for Clues on Trade War Deal
• Study Shows Farmers Losing More Yield Than They Think
• Beef Exports Steady in May; Values Tick Up 1%
• U.N. Report: Ag Growth to Keep Food Prices Low in Coming Decade
• Farm Loan Delinquencies Higher in 2018, But Remain Historically Low
• New Ad: EPA’s RFS Waivers Harm Biodiesel Producers, Farmers
• In aid package for farmers, many blow past caps | USDA rules let farms file claims for multiple family members or other partners
• Making Sense of the USDA’s Planted Acres Report
• EPA Takes Heat for Proposed RFS: Volumes Agency’s Proposal Leaves Little Room for Growth in Biodiesel
• World Weather Inc. Says Early Frost, Freeze Very Likely
• Can Hemp Withstand Drift?

• USDA Study on Goats in California
• Sonoma County Winegrowers Share Early Outlook on 2019 Harvest Crop Expected
• California Almond: USDA Forecasts 2019 Crop Down 3.5%
• 3 Big Things Today, July 5
• The 5 Myths of Hemp Growth
• Global Stocks Mixed on Friday
• EIA: Ethanol Stocks Jump to 6-Week High
• China Considers Buying U.S. Farm Products
• Making Sense of the USDA’s Planted Acres Report
• The Farm Bill Looks to Tackle Food Loss and Waste
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• The Jones Act: Hidden Cost to Farmers
• USDA Expects Storm-Related Planting Claims to Top $1 Billion
• EPA Relaxes Restrictions on Use of Dicamba in Texas
• Trump Approval Among Farmers Rises to 79%
• Special salary report: Think you want to be an Ag Dean?
• Weekly Outlook: June Acreage Report Heightens Uncertainty
• Ag Economic Insights: Direct Payments To Farmers May Top $20 Billion, Highest In Two Decades
• Farmers Will be ‘Great Beneficiary’ as U.S.-China Talks Resume, says Trump
• Todd’s Take: Making a NASS of Themselves
• Senators Want President to Keep Ag Secretary Out of EPA Small-Refinery Decisions: Backlash Over Perdue Influence
• Demand for Seed Skyrockets, Supplies Tight as USDA Encourages Cover Crops
• June Acreage Report Heightens Uncertainty
• USDA Crop Data Not Matching Up with Others’ Assessments
• Democrats running out of options to stop Trump from moving two USDA offices
• USDA Releases Its Annual Technology Transfer Report
• Perspectives on Corn Belt Farmland Values

• Almond Alliance President Appointed to USDA Agricultural Trade Policy Advisory Committee
• Disrupting One Gene Could Be First Step Toward Treating Honey Bee Parasite Nosema Ceranae
• Friday’s USDA Data the Most Volatile in 7 Years, Successful Marketing Newsletter Says
• Ag Chem Industry Concerned Over Proposed New Tariffs
• USDA Farm Bill Implemenation Update
• Aid for Farmers, Ranchers Available Through FSA
• The Bottom For Cattle?
• Where do 2020 Dems stand on climate and agriculture?
• Tysons Being Investigated for Price-Fixing Allegations
• June Rural Mainstreet Index Climbs Above Growth Neutral
• Perdue Acknowledges Farmers as Casualties of Trade War
• Study Shows North American Crop Production Benefits from Climate Change
• Agriculture Secretary Behind Livestock Industry Push to Change
• This Crop Season Could Be Just What the Supply Doctor Needed, Analyst Says
• Our Nation’s Rail, Bridges, and Roads Need Repairs
• Senate Dems want climate change transparency
• China and U.S. officials talk ahead of Trump-Xi meeting
• Bill passes with no funding for USDA KC relocation
• Farmers Working Capital at “Critical Low”
• John Phipps: Why USDA’s Silence on Farm Bill Programs is Unsettling
• House Dems Dig In On Demands to Change USMCA
• Where Do 2020 Dems Stand On Climate and Agriculture
• Stocks End Mostly Lower as Rally Fades
• Decision Due in Mid-July on Banning Chlorpyrifos

• Recent Study Shows All Around Benefits of Mechanized Vineyard Canopy Management
• Does FSMA No Longer Apply to Almond Growers?
• California Almonds – Mites, Insects Stirring After Heat Wave – AgFax Tree Crops
• Almond Genome Reveals How Edible, Sweet Almonds Arose
• Duvall Says Farmers May Need Another Trade Aid Program
• Understanding NASS’s planting percentage
• 3 Big Things Today, June 20
• Trade policies shifting to transactional partnerships
• Stable Agricultural Land Values Settle Farm Balance Sheets, For Now
• USTR to Democrats: Let’s make a deal on USMCA
• U.S. Trade Rep: Farmers Hit By Japanese Agreements with Others – DTN
• Ag Trade Balance Projected to Fall to $8 Billion in Fiscal 2019
• Taco Bell Refuses to Consider Using Fake Meat
• Climate Change Sows Seeds of Multi-Peril Crop Insurance Denials
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- May 2019
• Senators Press for Trade Action | Trade Ambassador Says USMCA Talks Continue to Advance With Democrats
• Trade Optimism Sends US Stocks Higher
• Trump and Xi will talk trade at G-20 “extended meeting”
• Lighthizer testifies on USMCA details
• Trump’s $16 Billion Farm Bailout Criticized at the WTO
• Call the Vet! Rural Veterinary Medicine is Struggling
• Is Trump’s Farm Support Wearing Thin
• Market Retreats to Mull Acreage
• USDA Releases "Season-Average Price Forecasts" Outlook Report
• USDA: Agricultural Exports Supported An Estimated 1.2 Million Full-Time Jobs In 2017
• Despite Sour Ag Economy, Farmers Nat’l Co. Reports Land Sales Volume Up 29%
• Senate Ag Committee Member Says It’s Time to Crack Down on EPA Waivers
• Pruitt Advised Not to Issue Exemptions | Adviser Warned Pruitt of ‘Appearance of Quid Pro Quo’ on Small-Refinery Waivers
• CoBank: Blockchain hurdles for commodity system
• Why Is Kansas City a Good Home for ERS?
• Washington Week Ahead: USTR presses USCMA, House debates FY20 bills

• 3 Big Things Today, June 13
• Table grape industry seeks to offset tariff hit
• Wine industry grapples with challenges
• Almonds – The Heat Is On, 2019’s Rollercoaster Ride Continues – AgFax Tree Crops
• Stabenow, Peters Applaud Decision on Trade Practices Harming Cherries
• 2018 USDA California Almond Nursery Sales Report
• Some Details Of Trade Aid 2.0 Revealed, First Payments In August
• FEEDD Act introduced in U.S. House: A bill that would allow for early haying and grazing of cover crops on prevent plant ground has been introduced in the U.S.
• Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Biotech Order
• U.S. – Mexico Rift Far From Over and Still a Trade Threat
• Farmers Counting on Congress to Bring USMCA Across Finish Line
• As the First Round of Planting Nears an End, Replanting Begins
• Tyson Enters Plant-Based Meat Market
• EIA: Ethanol Stocks Plunge
• Rural Voters Sticking With Trump
• Trump Simplifies Reviews of Genetically Modified Farm Products
• USDA Set to Adjust U.S. Soy Numbers in July Report – Chief Economist
• As Democratic voters warm to free trade, White House candidates struggle for positions
• In farm children, I see virtues that one sees too rarely these days
• Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Biotech Order
• Secretary Perdue: Farmers are Resilient
• The Aftermath of Wet Spring: USDA Making Rare Adjustment to Corn Yield
• Will the USDA Bombshell Stick?
• President Trump Streamlines Agriculture Biotech Regulations
• Trump Simplifies Reviews of Genetically Modified Farm Products
• Planting cover crops could yield MFP payments
• Doud, McKinney: Trump Has Farmers Backs
• House Ag Subcommittee Agricultural Trade Hearing- USMCA Approval “Vital”
• New Book Released: Who’s Running Your Farm (NEXT)?
• Fragile U.S. – Mexico Dea Doesn’t Include Ag Purchases
• Trump Removes Tariff Threat, But Obstacles Remain for USMCA
• 2017 Census Shows Continued Concentration In Agricultural Production
• USDA Releases “Latest U.S. Agricutlural Trade Data” Outlook Report
• USDA Tempers Aid Expectations: Planting Still a Priority for MFP Payments, Disaster Aid Has to Stretch Far
• USDA’s June Report Ill-Suited for Big Questions
• Petroleum Interests Sue EPA on E15 Rule
• Crop Progress Report
• China: 5 Things to Think About
• Efforts to Retrict Foreign Ownership of US Farmland Grow
• Additional Information on Disaster and Trade-Related Assistance from USDA
• Wheat Groups Comment on Discovery of GE Wheat in Washington Field
• Secretary Perdue Statement on Disaster and Trade-Related Assistance
• Senators Urge USDA to Expedite Crop Insurance Guidelines
• Trump Calls Off Tariff Threat After Agreement is Reached
• On Heels of Tariff Deal, Trump Seeks to Reassure Rural Base
• ARA: Payments May Negatively Impact Retailers
• Trump Signs Disaster Bill with $3 Billion for Agriculture
• Stage Set for a Significant Price Rally, Analysts Says
• USDA Proposes New Rule for Regulating GM Crops
• G-20 Officials Pledge to Protect Growth
• Positive Trade News with Mexico in the Midst of an Awful Spring for Planting
• Harvested Cropland Declined by 2 Million Acres in 2018

• Almond Grower and Board Chair Holly King Attends White House Briefing with President
• Almonds – Plenty Of Caution (And Fungicides) After All The Rain – AgFax Tree Crops
• Almonds’ Lead Increases in U.S. Tree Nut Consumption
• Ag Retailers Say Disaster Aid Could Leave Them Holding the Seed Bag
• Ethanol Groups Predict Year-Round E15 Sales Will Lead to Long-Term Market Growth
• Ag Senate Committee Chairman Roberts Issues Statement On EPA EPCRA Rulemaking
• Ag Economy Barometer Falls to Ocotber 2016 Level
• Which Farmers are Most at Risk in 2019
• Farm Groups Applaud EPA’s Livestock Emissions Exemption
• Disaster Relief Bill Awaits President Trump’s Signature
• USDA: Slightly Over 12% Of U.S. Residents Participated In SNAP In 2018
• Long-Stalled Disaster Aid Clears Congress
• Farm Policy Facts: Our View –Financial Woes on the Farm Bode Ill for the Nations
• Farmers Unsettled by U.S. Tariff Threats, While USDA Projects Lower Agricultural Exports
• Trump Says Mexico to Discuss His Tariff Threat in DC
• Syngenta Announces Global Introduction of Novel Seed Treatment Fungicide Vayantis
• USDA Says States Can’t Block Hemp Transports
• Pulse Poll: More Than a Third of Farmers to Take Prevent Plant
• USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates
• Stabenow Applauds New Crop Insurance Benefits for Farmer Veterans
• Ag Economic Insights Issues Report “Trade War Consequences And Impacts”
• Mexico And U.S. Gear Up For Tariff Talks As Trump Doubles Down On Threat
• U.S. Businesses, Farm Groups Warn Tariffs On Mexico Raise Costs, Create Uncertainty
• USDA Reports Nation’s Ag Exports At Three Year Low
• EPA Finalizes E15 Rule Agency Leaves Potential Biofuel Credit Reforms on Table for Later Time
• Farmers Face Difficult Decisions as Spring Planting Lumbers On
• Jerry Gulke: Prices Blow Through Overhead Resistance; What’s Next?
• Farmers Used Rally As Opportunity To Drain Elevator Space
• “Undercover” Videos Are Not Going Away: Hire Carefully

• What Growers Should Know about the Grape Crush
• California Cotton: Widespread Hail Damage – 6 Criteria To Make A Replant Decision
• California Almonds – Rain Persists, Fungicide Decisions In Play – AgFax Tree Crops
• California Pistachios: Points To Remember Going Into Summer
• 3 Big Things Today, May 31
• Perdue Mulls Inclusion of Unplanted Acres in Trade Aid
• RMA: Companies ready for prevent plant claims
• Disaster Relief Advances Congress, President Agrees on $19 Billion Package Covering Hurricanes, Floods
• Trump to Impose 5% Tariff on Mexican Goods
• Canada, Mexico, President Trump Take Action Toward Approval of USMCA
• Trade: China Halts U.S. Soybean Purchases, While USMCA Prospects Unfold
• Trade Aid Not a Solution: Farm Groups Praise Aid, President, But Keep Asking for Long-Term Trade Resolution
• Should You Plant or Take Prevented Plant Coverage?
• A Need For Tech-Savvy Farmers Plagues The Agriculture Industry
• Demand For CBD Products Spurring Large Increase Of Farming Operations Of Cannabis In U.S.
• RMA: Companies ready for prevent plant claims
• Crop Progress Report
• Planting Progress Remains at a Record Low
• Court Tosses 2015 WOTUS Rule
• Another Right-to-Farm Victory
• SF Special: Chuck Grassley, A Senate Force For Farmers
• USDA Marketing Assitance Loan Deadlines Near
• Rural Broadband Deployment Report Receives Mixed Reviews
• Trump Tariff Payments Could Triple Farm Subsidies This Year
• Revisit Hedges as Late Planting Season Begins
• DTN Early Word Opening Livestock Follow-Through Pressure Expected
• Fertilizer Outlook – Fertilizer Industry Scramble to Adjust
• USDA WASDE predicts $4.70 average wheat price
• ERS, NIFA employees expected to be relocated this summer
• Renewable Fuel Standard Act Introduced: Bill sets June 1 deadline for submitting small refinery exemption petitions
• 11 findings from aerial applicator survey

USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation and Trade Disruption

Covered crops are: alfalfa hay, barley, canola, corn, crambe, dry peas, extra-long staple cotton, flaxseed, lentils, long grain and medium grain rice, mustard seed, dried beans, oats, peanuts, rapeseed, safflower, sesame seed, small and large chickpeas, sorghum, soybeans, sunflower seed, temperate japonica rice, upland cotton, and wheat.

Dairy producers will receive a per hundredweight payment based on production history similar to the 2018 program while hog producers will receive payment based on inventory in a specific time frame. USDA indicated that rates and the time frame for determining hog inventories will be announced at a later date. READ MORE.

• New Tariff Aid Plan Offers Single Payment for All Non-Specialty Crops
• Senate Disaster Aid Bill Waives AGI Limits On MFP 2.0
• USDA Details New Round of Trade Aid for Farmers That Demands Planting This Spring
• Congress, President Agree on $19 Billion Package Covering Hurricanes, Floods
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – May 24, 2019
• USDA Offers Explainer on $16 Billion Trade War Buffer to Farmers
• Trump Speaks on China, USMCA, and Deregulation at Trade Aid Press Conference
• Groups support agribusiness merger moratorium bills
• MPF Payments: Less Pressure to Plant Soybeans?
• MFP 2.0 Makes Prevent Plant Decisions Even More Difficult
• USDA Alerts Vendors to Fraudulent DocuSign Email