AG NEWS

• Gov. Newsom won’t support farmworker union voting bill
• Hinson blasts California’s plan to ban sales of gas-powered cars
• USDA releases its Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade (PDF Download)
• USDA Unsure About Status of Weekly Export Report as Vilsack Touts Climate Initiatives
• Vilsack teases grants from USDA’s Climate Smart Program at FPS
• USDA Expects Ag Exports to Set Record in 2022, Decline by $5 Billion in 2023
• Vilsack says ‘renaissance’ taking place in ag
• 5 key trends in the ag workforce
• Land O’Lakes provides warranty and incentives to transition to regenerative agriculture
• Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance issues Statement of Principles
• USDA announces details for the upcoming Census of Agriculture
• Read Summary: U.S. FY 2023 Ag Exports Forecast Slightly Lower From Record Breaking FY 2022
• Farm Safety Net: Planting Flexibility and Current U.S. Crop Acres
• USDA 2019-2021 School Nutrition Program Spending Drops, Other Programs Fill Gaps
• Farmers National Co. Reports The Impact Of Low Interest Rates On Farmland Values
• August 29, 2022 Crop Progress Report
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Crop Insurance in America Website | American Farmers Feed the World
• 2022 Census of Agriculture details announced
• USDA seeks on-farm conservation practices information
• Carbon Markets: A Low-Hanging Fruit or The Next Cash Crop?
• USDA Reports Food Price Inflation By Category In Past 12 Months

• Bills to watch in the California Legislature’s final week
• A ranching family helped build Sacramento and now asks for its help
• Grapevines resistant to Pierce’s disease gain acceptance
• Calif. business groups seek to head off fast-food regulatory council
• Crop Progress Report
• Drought continues to impact cattle numbers
• Applications mailed to producers impacted by 2020, 2021 disasters
• USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report USDA Crop Progress Report
• Market Weather Outlook
• Funds available for farmers considering organic
• Money pit or profit protector” | Call options paid off the last two harvests
• Will late season fertility pay off?
• R-CALF says U.S. trade policies need an overhaul
• EDITORIAL: The enemy within our industry… By National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Don Schiefelbein
• Drought Negatively Impacting China, the U.S. and Europe, as Ukrainian Black Sea Exports Continue
• Farmer Ground-Truths Numbers on Wide Rows, Low Pops and Profitability
• Rural Mainstreet Economic Index Falls Below Growth Neutral Again: Machinery Sales Fall To Lowest Level In Two Years
• View From the Cab Green Energy Clouds Future for Some Farmers
• USDA broadens targeting of disaster assistance
• Opinions on farm bill programs needed
• Hinson says trade is one of her top priorities
• Farmer input concerns resonate in Congress
• Rural Economy Shifts into Low Gear, Farm Equipment Sales Plummet to 2-Year Low
• The U.S. is Now 30 Days Away From a Possible Railroad Labor Strike
• Ag Sec’y Vilsack Lists Funding Priorities From New Inflation Reduction Act

• Farm bill season arrives: What’s the outlook for 2023
• Farm economy holds strong – for now
• Cooler temps, China worries trigger losses
• USDA targets funds, education on nutrient management
• States fail to agree on Colorado River water cuts
• How Will the Inflation Reduction Act Benefit Agriculture?
• Crop Progress Report (PDF) August 15, 2022
• John Deere Introduces Digital Database Of Operator And Technical Manuals
• Bayer Launches ForGround | Bayer’s New ForGround Program Helps Farmers Expand Sustainable Ag, Earn Additional Revenue
• Nitrogen Fertilizers Prices Rise from Increased European Natural Gas Prices
• Farm Credit System 2021 Lending Results
• Does it pay to second guess USDA?
• Rising input costs cloud the sunny outlook for farm income
• Farm bill will benefit from climate funding, says Scott
• USDA Surveys on the Way to U.S. Farmers
• USDA Releases Report Showing Public Agricultural R&D’s Has Declined 30% In Recent Years
• Republican Ag Committee Chair Thompson Slams Passage Of Democrats’ “Reckless Tax-And-Spend” Legislation
• August 12 WASDE Report (PDF)
• Ag organizations react to passage of Inflation Reduction Act
• Federal Reserve Ag Credit Surveys- 2022 Second Quarter, Farmland Values Continued to Rise

• 08.08.2022 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• Confirmation of New Citrus Virus in California
• Vineyard Mechanization Beyond Harvest
• Table Grape Varieties Taking Well to New Nematode and Salt Resistant Rootstocks
• Senate’s Inflation Reduction Act Includes Additional $40 Billion For Agriculture/Rural Programs
• House Proposes Bill to Strengthen STB Authority Over Railroads
• Food Prices Post Biggest Drop Since 2008
• What’s Ag’s Stake in the Senate-Passed Inflation Reduction Act?
• Inflation Reduction Act passes with ag climate investments
• Senate approves additional $20 billion for voluntary conservation practices
• Scott bill would help small livestock producers
• Klobuchar says existing farm bill a good template
• Streamlined delivery of emergency relief programs is win-win for USDA, producers
• Ten Ships Have Sailed From Ukraine Under Black Sea Export Deal, While France Endures Record Drought
• HHS invests $60M in rural health care workforce, access to care
• House Ag Republicans Want Hearing on EPA’s Crop Protection
• Direct-To-Consumer Farm Sales Reach $10.7 Billion, 35% Increase From 2019
• Historic climate funding package clears Senate
• Democrats add farm debt relief to climate funding as Senate passage nears
• Ag leaders introduce bill to regulate digital commodities
• View From the Cab Farmers Face Hard Choices When Crops Don’t Pay
• USDA Land Values, Cash Rents Surveys
• DTN Ag Policy Blog Senate Passes Inflation Reduction Act, Including Climate-Smart Ag Funding
• Maximize income from put option sale
• Senate takes action on environmental regulations
• Dry, hot August could mean prices rally come harvest
• Thune introduces proposal to improve ranchers’ grazing rights on national grasslands
• World Food Prices Post Sharp Decline in July, as Three More Ships Depart Ukraine Under Black Sea Export Deal
• Soybean Marketing Decisions: Store Versus Sell
• Grain Prices Will Remain High During the 2022 Marketing Year – Commentary
• Drought Monitor Weekly: Highly Variable Conditions
• Purdue Ag Economist Compares Conventional And Organic Enterprise Net Returns
• USDA Issues Food Price Outlook Report

• California Grower Tells Congress Frozen Food is Important to Increasing Produce Consumption
• California Table Grape Commission Expands Global Marketing Focus with Announcement of Chief Marketing Officer
• Crop Progress Report 08.01.2022
• GOP Eyes Biden Sue-and-Settle Policy | 36 House Members Press Biden Reversal of Trump Sue-and-Settle Policy
• Time to Sort Aggressive Palmer Amaranth From Other Pigweeds
• Sort and Cull What a Live Cattle Market With Open Interest at a 6-Year Low Means
• 2023 ag appropriations bill introduced
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Farm Futures | How do you approach change in your operation?
• Ag appropriations bill introduced in Senate
• Lifecycle of a family farm business
• Ukraine ships first corn cargo since war, sending prices lower
• Auction companies combine
• Senate overwhelmingly passes WRDA
• How six farmers are dealing with inflation and supply chain issues
• House Ag Republicans ask for hearing with Regan
• Biden, Senate Dems look to pass climate deal
• Texas Plains Cotton: Expect Bollworm Numbers to Start Rising
• Total Farm Production Expenditure Rose by 7% During 2021
• Russian Bombing Kills One Of Ukraine’s Largest Grain Exporters And His Wife
• Kansas City Federal Reserve Reports Farm Lending And Interest Rates Tick Up
• Congressman Wants Investigation Of China’s Purchase Of Farmland, Technology Expansion In Rural Areas
• Washington Week Ahead: Climate deal faces Senate showdown
• View From the Cab | Farmers Work to Make the Farm Socially Acceptable
• 2023 ag appropriations bill introduced
• 7 ag stories you might have missed last week
• USDA ag price indices up slightly in June
• People Behind the Policies: Crop Insurance Agents Keep America Growing
• DTN Oil | ICE Brent Futures Climb Above $110 Ahead of OPEC Meeting
• Scott introduces bill to help small cattle producers
• Inflation Reduction Act includes ag funding
• Russia hits southern Ukraine city, killing grain exporter, governor says
• Get paid for soil and water outcomes on your farm
• Senate Finance Committee hears from McKalip, administration’s pick for USTR Ag Negotiator
• Will More Farmland Acres Hit the Market this Fall?
• New Legislation Could Put E30 on a Pump Near You
• Surface Pressure: U.S. Losing Farmland at Alarming Rate
• Opinion: Farming with one hand tied behind our backs?
• Weekly Cotton Market Review – USDA
• Drought Monitor Weekly: Mostly Intensification, Expansion; Some Localized Heavy Rains 7-31
• Crop Insurance Performance by Crop Persists Over Time
• Congressman Wants Investigation Of China’s Purchase Of Farmland, Technology Expansion In Rural Areas
• Renewable Fuels Assn: Inflation Reduction Act Will Benefit U.S. Ethanol Industry

• California: 14 Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas to Freeze

• California Walnuts: Managing Mold
• Ag Weather Forum | August Weather Forecast Reminiscent of July
• NOAA Seasonal Drought Outlook – August, September, October
• Minding Ag’s Business | Higher Interest Rates Could Force Farmland Values, Cash Rents to Shift
• AFT Details 2023 Farm Bill Priorities | American Farmland Trust Champions Greater Conservation Ties to Crop Insurance
• An Urban’s Rural View | Fix the Rural Broadband Map
• Conservation Reserve Program benefits can outweigh high commodity prices
• Next Gen Fuels Act being introduced in U.S. Senate
• A stand-alone livestock title in the farm bill isn’t a good answer
• Food and ag sectors looking to attract young talent
• Alarming surprises surface in EPA’s atrazine proposal
• Ukraine Plans to Move Ahead on Black Sea Export Deal, Despite Missile Strikes
• New Report Estimates Russia Has Stolen Ukrainian Grain, Steel Worth Hundreds Of Millions
• Equipment Dealers Assn To Hold Webinar On The "Right To Repair" Movement
• People Behind the Policies: Crop Insurance Agents Keep America Growing
• 07/25/22 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• 7/24/22 View from the Cab | Progressive Farmer
• USDA Issues Report Showing Number Of Farms And Average Size
• What Comes Next After Seeing Second Lowest Beef Cow Herd in 50 Years
• Market Weather Outllook
• New Ag Coalition Focuses on Bioeconomy
• ASA, NCGA Share What They’re Hoping for in Next Farm Bill at Ag Policy Summit
• Rural America is in mental health crisis
• Persisting drought, heatwave reducing Texas grain yields
• Economist says contraction continues, expansion not likely anytime soon
• Fed fallout looms for market
• Doubt rises over the Russia-Ukraine deal
• Do August yield estimates matter?
• Farmers National Co. Reports Land Value Trends for Selected States
• Commodity Trading ‘Noise’ Requires Focus on Reliable Market Predictors

A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Stakeholder Perspectives on Title XI Crop Insurance
JULY 20, 2022 | YouTube Video

• California Almond Objective Measurement Report (Download)
• Winter Honey Bees Show Resistance to a Common Insecticide
• Impacts of Water Restrictions on Agriculture Production Cannot Be Understated
• California Goodness Campaign Highlights Pride in Growing Table Grapes
• Crop Progress Report | 07.18.2022 | PDF
• USDA Crop Progress Report: Crop Development Behind Average, but Conditions Hold Mostly Steady Week Ended July 17
• House Agriculture Hearing on Credit for Farmers
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Farmers get a win in fertilizer ruling
• As aging farmers retire, lawmakers explore how to boost beginning producers
• Market clarity removing risk premiums for crops
• Crimea Food Exports Soar, Indicating That Stolen Ukrainian Grain Likely Moving on to Export Markets
• FDA proposes to extend compliance dates for ag water testing
• Thompson seeks more information on nutrition, farm program language in upcoming farm bill
• USDA: China Is Largest Global Funder Of Agricultural R&D
• Court Rules Lawsuit Against Bayer And BASF In Dicamba Complaint Must Be Retried
• Washington Week Ahead: House debates FY23 spending measure, FDA faces spotlight
• Farm Bureau Urges USDA To Help Remove Barriers To Meeting Growing Food Demand
• Plan to help ag exporters becomes law
• What bullish and bearish factors are most worth watching?
• More Scrutiny on Chinese Ag Project
• Five Questions to Answer Before Selling Beef Direct to Consumers
• Are things better today for ag competition?
• 7 ag stories you might have missed
• Ag leaders call on EPA to preserve crop protection tools
• Time for some bargain buying?
• No rush seen on ag trade nominees
• Estate planning without using wills or trusts
• U.S. Eases Concerns Over Russian Sanctions as Deal Emerges
• Senate Urged to Take Up H-2A Visa Bill to Address Labor Shortage

• California Walnuts: Managing Mold
• California’s Prolonged Drought and Lost Irrigation Water Pressure Farm Safety Net
• Wheat plummets at market close | Monday, July 11, 2022
• Ag Policy: The 2024 Farm Bill and Price Support Adjustments
• 1st Half: Agri Marketing’s Stock Index Down Slightly, Much Better Than General Markets
• The 2021 Crop Insurance Loss Performance
• July 11, 2022 Crop Progress Report
• Do this first to reach farm’s big goals
• Smart land use planning is needed to protect agricultural land, American Farmland Trust reports
• Fertilizer expert concerned about 2023 prices
• Labor Contract Negotiations Continue Past Deadline at Some of America’s Most Important Ports
• Will Commodities go Back to Trading Fundamentals After Fund Wash Out? Are the Highs in in the Grains?
• Crop Insurance: Importance of Historical Weather Info to Setting Premiums
• Times are good, so start planning for downturn
• Ag Sec’y Vilsack Issues Update On USDA’s Pro-Competition Advocacy Activities
• U.S. June Tractor Sales Down 8%, Combine Sales Up 25%
• Ag Policy: The 2024 Farm Bill and Price Support Adjustments
• USDA Reports Preview USDA’s July WASDE Report to Remind Traders of Crop Fundamentals
• Washington Week Ahead: Democrats try for last-ditch climate deal
• Court Denies SD Farmer in Wetlands Case South Dakota Judge Sides With USDA in Farmer Challenge of Wetlands Determination on Puddle
• Farm Progress "Cover Crop Best Management Practices"
• 7 ag stories you might have missed
• 6 charts to explain the June 30 USDA reports
• When farmers revolt
• Television special kicks off Farm Next program
• Court sides with peach farmer in dicamba drift case
• Put options compliment futures contracts
• Supply demand for live cattle to turn bullish; decline in lean hogs positive fundamental factor
• Fertilizer industry and farmer advocates at odds about solutions to fertilizer crisis
• Food Prices Fall for Third Consecutive Month, But Remain Very High
• What Would a Neutral Weather Pattern Mean for Harvest?
• USDA Announces July Ag Lending Rates

• To date, USDA has issued $107M in emergency relief to CA producers
• State Water Board Releases Updated Draft Biological Goals for Protection of Fish, Habitat in the Delta
• Pistachio Grower Bullish about Market Amidst Record Production
• 2022 California Wine Grape Crop & Market Update
• EPA to Act on Regulatory Oversight of Pesticide-Treated Seeds
• Biden Administration Set to Rewrite Endangered Species Act Rules Following Court Decision
• Take the gamble out of marketing
• Financial uncertainty weighs down farmer sentiment
• Global hunger getting worse, new UN report finds
• Farm Finances: Trends in Working Capital
• Five Critical Times To Use Data With Growers
• Ag Research: Reduced Public Spending – Being Penny Wise and Pound Foolish – Discussion
• USDA: Sales At Food Stores Were Higher In May 2022 Than May 2019, Reports By Food Category
• USDA Releases Season Average Price Forecasts Report

• Big landowner closing California forests due to fire danger
• Costa says drought support is needed for Calif. farmers
• Almond Alliance supports growers whipsawed by supply chains, water
• California OSHA Rules Operator Must Be Present On Autonomous Machine, Big Set Back To The Industry
• Supreme Court Rejects R-CALF Lawsuit, Ending Effort Against Beef Checkoff
• Bayer loses second case in a week
• Relentless heat is taking a toll on crops
• Biden admin set to boost biobased products
• Policymakers Ponder Russian Sanctions that Minimize Food Inflation, as Some See Improving Ag Supply Outlook, Lower Prices
• SCOTUS Refuses to Hear R-CALF’s Checkoff Appeal
• Ag Trade: Policymakers Ponder Russian Sanctions; Some See Improving Ag Supply Outlook
• Farmers Report Their Least Favorite Childhood Chores
• 2023 Farm Bill Could Top $1Trl, Funding to Remain Flat for Conservation/Climate Programs
• 06.27.2022 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• A Safety Net for our Food Supply and the Farm Economy
• Is the Perfect Storm Brewing for Railroad and Port Logistic Failures?
• Is the two-year bull market history?
• USDA trade mission concludes in London
• Is the two-year bull market history?
• Biden signs school nutrition extension, averting potential ‘summer hunger crisis’
• Policymakers Ponder Russian Sanctions that Minimize Food Inflation, as Some See Improving Ag Supply Outlook, Lower Prices
• FDA Approves Biotech Wheat Which Is Drought Resistant, Goes To USDA And EPA
• Study Reports How Consumers Would Invest USDA’s Budget, Much Different Than The Reality
• U Of Illinois Releases Guide Outlining Steps To Take When Pesticide Drift Occurs