AG NEWS

02.08.2022

• Feb. 2022 WASDE Report
• 2022 Farm Sector Income Forecast, February
• USDA’s WASDE Focus Turns to South America Crop Conditions
• USDA Promotes Climate-Smart Commodities | Tapping Commodity Credit Corp. Funds, USDA Partnership to Fund Climate-Smart Projects Aims to Develop Markets
• Federal Program for New Truckers Aims for More Uniform Training Standard, Safety Benchmark Nationally for CDL
• Ethanol, Ag Groups File RFS Comments Growth Energy Tells EPA Proposed RFS Cuts for 2020 ‘Plainly Unlawful’
• USDA to invest $1B in establishing climate smart commodities
• Farm income is forecast far above average for second year
• What are farmers doing to overcome high fertilizer prices? Five farmers from across the country break down their approach to fertility in the upcoming season.
• USDA provides update on implementation of forthcoming disaster assistance
• John Phipps: As Inflation Increases Costs for Consumers, Here’s What is Often Overlooked
• Will This be the Last Year of 100% Bonus Depreciation
• Agri-Pulse to launch ‘Newsmakers’ video and podcast
• Lawmakers Ask for Flexibility on COVID Vaccines for Foreign Farmworkers
• Nat’l Assn Of State Depts Of Ag Asks EPA To Suspend Action On WOTUS Rulemaking
• Fertilizer Price Index Jumps Most Since September
• Ag Law Center Lists Top Ten Legal Issues In 2022, Pesticides Are Top Concern
• Conservation Title Kicks Off 2023 Farm Bill Debate in House Ag Subcommittee Hearing
• USDA Forecasts Farm Sector Profits To Remain Above Long-Term Averages In 2022
• What’s Behind China’s About-Face on 15 Million Bushels of US Corn?
• Into a New World Where Supply is Not Taken for Granted
• 50 Senators: EPA, Stop WOTUS Rulemaking | Republican Senators Want EPA to Suspend WOTUS Rulemaking Pending Court Case
• What a Russian-Ukraine war could do to grain markets
• Online tool allows farmers, ranchers to report anticompetitive practices
• Concern recent dealings between China and Russia could threaten U.S. ag export demand
• Companion bill introduced on shipping reform
• Farm Bureau calls on DOJ for update on meatpacker investigation
• Fertilizer Price Index Jumps Most Since September
• World Food Prices Are Climbing Closer Toward a Record High
• Purdue/CME Polls Finds 40% Of Farmers Will Reduce Nitrogen Applications This Year
• CropLife Lists Best Agriculture Apps For 2022

 

admin2022-02-08T12:08:32+00:00February 8th, 2022|

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Ag News: 02.01.2022

• State of the American Pecan Industry
• California Farmland Trust Protects 253 Acres of Almonds in East Merced County
• Coalition: Don’t Cut Crop Insurance Farmers Back Crop Insurance as EWG Criticizes Program Over Climate Change
• EPA Finalizes RFS Compliance Delays Despite Call From Biofuels to Enforce Law
• Cattle Lean into Monday Hopeful for Week Ahead
• USDA Cattle Inventory Report | Jan. 1 Cattle Inventory Down 2%
• Hefty subsidy needed for adoption of cover crops
• Sharp decline in farm income likely this year
• Cattle inventory numbers point to more contraction
• USDA announces partnership to ease port congestion
• Researchers find tradeoff between water quality and emissions on the farm
• Future of U.S. corn, soybean & wheat production depends on groundwater
• New Machinery Autonomy in Action: These Machines Bring Imagination to Life
• Succession Planning | John Phipps’ Ugly Truth about Succession Planning: Unearned Wealth Brings Out the Worst in Everybody
• Trouble Brewing in Brazil? Soybean Crop Forecasts Trimmed as Bad Weather Hurts Yields
• Daybreak Jan. 31: House tackles competition billAg Sec’y Vilsack Lists His Top Three Priorities
• Six Lingering Questions About John Deere’s Autonomous Tractor
• Washington Week Ahead: Conservation gets focus, House considers trade provisions
• On the ground in Ukraine: what it means for agriculture
• Why It’s Still Difficult to Forecast Next Week’s Weather
• EPA Finalizes RFS Compliance Delays Despite Call From Biofuels to Enforce Law
• Crop insurance flexibilities have been extended by 5 months, USDA says
• Farm management analysts concerned working capital will begin to erode
• Just When You Think Fertilizer Shortages are Improving, Trucker Vaccine Mandates Slam Supply Chain Into Disarray
• New Machinery | Autonomy in Action: These Machines Bring Imagination to Life
• Ag Trade: China Keeps Eye on Domestic Food Security
• USDA: 2021 Retail Food Price Inflation Continued, But Varied Among Food Categories

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01.25.2022

• Court Halts Enforcement Of Prop 12: State Of California Must Finalize Rules First
• Judge delays enforcement of California animal housing law
• Calif. Court Halts Prop 12 Enforcement Ag, Grocery Industries Given Six Months to Comply With Prop 12 Once Rules Finalized
• California’s battle to cut emissions with biofuels burns in new truck engines
• Groups Seek Legal Remedies to Stop Prop 12
• Shallow Loss Crop Insurance Options to Consider
• USDA: Retaliatory Tariffs Reduced Ag Exports Annually By $13.2 Billion
• USDA Releases “Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook” Report
• How farmers are reducing inputs without losing yield
• Rural Mainstreet Index Starts Year Off Strong, Survey Of Rural Bankers
• Rural Bankers Rank the Greatest Threats for 2022
• 2022 Bull-Bear Outlook: Opportunity Versus Volatility
• A 15-Year Court Battle Over EPA Wetland Determination Gets Second Hearing Before High Court
• Russia-Ukraine Conflict Lifts Commodity Prices, Increases Market Risk
• Farm Futures: How Do You Know if Your Farm is Making Progress?
• Continued contraction sets the stage for higher prices
• Contract Library could help boost producers’ market confidence
• USDA says vast majority of pesticide residues under EPA levels
• Farmer discusses plans, challenges for the upcoming growing season
• Vilsack highlights work in 2021 to promote food and nutrition security
• WSJ: Omicron Brings Renewed Strain to U.S. Food System
• As Input Prices Soar, 200 bu. per acre Yields may be The Ticket to Breaking Even In 2022
• Supreme Court will hear case questioning reach of Clean Water Act
• USDA Releases “COVID-19 Vaccinations In Rural America” Outlook Report
• Senators Object To EPA’s Direction On Pesticides
• What the Endangered Species Act Means for Ag Pesticide Use
• One year checkup: How ag fared in Biden’s climate plan

admin2022-01-27T12:53:29+00:00January 26th, 2022|

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01.18.2022

• The Price of Prop 12
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- January 2022
• 2021 Tractor Sales Rise Double Digits Tractor, Combine Sales Up Double Digits, as Small-Tractor Sales Lose Steam
• Ag Weather Forum Extreme Weather Costs Greater Than Farm Income
• Key indicators in the growing value of American farmland
• AgFunderNews.com Lists Its 20 Most Read Stories In 2021
• CHS expects fertilizer prices to come down in 2022
• Agribusiness group applauds Supreme Court vaccine ruling
• Fertilizer Prices Fall, Diesel Prices Climb
• Food Prices Up 6.3 Percent Since Last Year
• Jerry Gulke: Will South America be the Price Maker?
• Did USDA’s January Crop Production Report Reveal a Major Marketing Lesson?
• Is BBB DOA or is it just sleeping?
• Statement by Secretary Vilsack on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• New Economic Analysis Has Farmers Raising Concerns About Looming Tariffs On Nitrogen Fertilizers

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01.11.2022

• California’s defense of Prop 12 in U.S. Supreme Court
• Webinar on USDA farm program details
• Jerry Gulke: New Year, New Paradigm for Grain Markets?
• Supreme Court Will Not Review E15 Ruling, Ethanol Industry Disappointed
• Ag Economic Insights Lists The Top 11 Questions Facing Agriculture In 2022
• Cyber Threats Are A Real Threat To Modern Agriculture’s Expanding Digital Infrastructure
• USDA Reports Preview USDA Reports Bring Slew of New Numbers Wednesday
• Brace for more volatility after this week’s USDA report
• Duvall touts climate efforts in annual address
• Biden, Vilsack champion trade, market reform efforts to Farm Bureau
• Where are the trade agreements, Mr. President, AFBF economists ask
• Feedlots Pray Slower Processing Speeds are Just a Hiccup, Not a Long-Term Reality
• Prepare for the January WASDE report
• U.S. meat production slows as Omicron hits staff, inspectors
• SCOTUS turns back petition to review E15 ruling

admin2022-01-11T12:44:39+00:00January 11th, 2022|

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01.05.2022

• Top 12 stories in 2021 on Western Farm Press
• Farmer Sentiment Rises on Strengthening Current Financial Position – Ag Barometer
• Biofuels to EPA: Pull ’20 RFS Proposal Biofuels, Ag Interests Press EPA Not to Reset 2020 RFS Volumes
• Panel Rules in Favor of US Dairy | US Wins Ruling Against Canada in USMCA Dairy Case
• Port Expands Space to Alleviate Ag Export Congestion
• John Deere unveils fully autonomous 8R tractor
• Tractor Owners Choose Their Favorite Brands
• Find 2022 profit tips at Farm Futures Business Summit
• Both sides of RFS issue testify before EPA hearing Tuesday
• Administration to work with Congress for fair, transparent cattle markets
• A challenging path ahead for cattle market legislation
• Crop protection providers hampered by supply chain issues
• Ag Day at the Capitol is January 26
• President Biden Met Virtually with Farmers, Outlines Plans to Tackle Meat Prices
• Biden Plan Directs $1 Billion To Impact Meat & Poultry Processing, Strengthen P&SA, Add New Labeling Rules
• Webinar: Ag Land Use Conflicts Among Wind, Solar Farms, Jan. 19
• USDA: The Distribution Of Irrigated Acreage Has Shifted Eastward
• United Van Lines Reports Most Moved To/Out States In 2021
• Agriculture Department and Justice Department Issue Shared Principles and Commitments to Protect Against Unfair and Anticompetitive Practices
• Biden Administration Will Outline Steps to Boost Competition in the Meat Sector in Monday Announcement
• Biden Pledges Beefed-Up Enforcement of Packers and Stockyards Act, Funds to Expand Packing Capacity
• Progressive Farmer Reader Insights Survey Winners Tractor Owners Choose Their Favorite Brands
• Confusion About Current Inflation
• Ag Producers Share Lessons Learned from a Volatile 2021
• 2022 Policy Update – Possible Impacts on Farm Income
• U Of Illinois Economist Issus 2022 Farm Income Outlook Report
• Agriculture Waits For Big Decisions On Supreme Court Cases
• USDA: Farm Share Of U.S. Food Dollar Increased In 2019 After 7 Years Of Decline
• U. S. economic outlook and agricultural implications for 2022

 

 

admin2022-01-05T12:32:39+00:00January 5th, 2022|

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12.28.2021

• Top 12 stories in 2021 on Western Farm Press
• Will Complacency Cost CA Walnut Farmers a Critical Tool?
• Consider 2022 crop insurance implications
• Economist concerned about slow disaster payments to farmers
• Top 10 Ag Stories of 2021: No. 5 La Nina, Drought Highlight Weather Events in 2021
• Satellite imagery helps producers to observe, improve cattle weight gain
• Successful Farming: Staff picks: Our favorite stories of 2021
• All production costs driving near-record breakeven costs for crops in ‘22
• The Future of Agricultural Lending
• U.S. Interest Rates – Are We Entering a Period of Sustained Inflation?
• Biofuel producer bets on camelina as low-carbon feedstock
• USDA Releases “Food Price Outlook” Report

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12.21.2021

• Inefficient California ports cost farmers billions New research estimates port congestion cost CA farmers $2.1 billion in lost exports
• State of the California Almond Industry
• Western Pistachio Industry Delivers Another Record Crop
• Almonds: What US Food Exporters Need to Know about China’s New Facility Registration Requirements
• Crop insurance considerations
• 2021 grain marketing reflections
• Top 10 Ag Stories of 2021: No. 10 Cybercriminals Take Aim at America’s Food Supply
• Ag policy highs and lows in 2021
• Prepare for Some Tax Shocks Farm Tax Experts Worry Alarming Tax Provisions Could Return to Build Back Better Act
• Mosaic: Global Issues Push Prices Up Mosaic: Several Factors Driving Up Fertilizer Costs; Some Groups Disagree
• 5 recommendations for year-end planning on the farm
• USDA allots $1.5 billion to counter supply chain turmoil in school meals
• Ambitious ‘biofuel America’ plan faces overhaul in 2022
• Balancing the many hats farmers wear
• Direct checks could ignite cover crop surge; crop insurance may play role, too
• Conservation funding in doubt, but Schumer vows to save Build Back Better plan
• Ag Lender Lists His Top Five 2021 Topics
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn Provides Year End Update Of Its Legislative/Regulatory Initiatives
• USDA Releases “Cost-Of-Crop And Livestock Production Forecast” Report
• USDA Releases “Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook” Report
• Global Corn Production And Trade Rise Expected For The Next Decade: Brazil To Lead The Growth
• Manchin says he will not vote for Build Back Better: ‘This is a no’
• What Higher Interest Rates Will Mean for Farmers
• Todd’s Take Why This Is Not Your Father’s Inflation
• Cabinet members urge to relieve ag supply chain
• 2022: A year to use put options
• USDA initiative would help farmers create new revenue streams
• Port backlog improving but still a large issue
• Dashboard shows ‘Achilles’ heel’ of food supply chain
• Thompson: Farm bill review a priority for 2022

admin2021-12-22T11:20:38+00:00December 21st, 2021|

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12.14.2021

• Students find soil temperature affects wine taste
• Napa County Farm Bureau Named 2021 County of the Year
• Last week, the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) released its annual report exploring characteristics of U.S. farms: “America’s Diverse Family Farms: 2021 Edition.”
• Global Fertilizer Outlook – 1 World Nitrogen Demand to Increase in 2022 Despite Considerably Higher Prices
• Is it time for a farm financial checkup?
• Uncertainty about 2022 running high? Try this.
• Markets head for holiday holding pattern
• Supreme Court to ask Biden’s input in bid to end Bayer Roundup lawsuit
• Farmland draws investor interest with inflation running hot
• EPA urged to delay herbicide registration changes
• Global demand for beef is reflective in the cattle market, positive multi-year outlook
• The cost of inflation
• CBO Report Shows True Cost of Biden Administration’s Build Back Better Plan Closer to $5T
• Cover crops as cash crops: Farmers angle to profit off the practice
• Assessing Damage From Weekend Storms – DTN
• Ag Economic Insights Release Report Showing Where Farmland Values And Rents Have Increased The Most
• Biden makes plea for agenda, FDA nominee heads to Hill
• CoBank Year-Ahead Report: Forces Shaping U.S. Rural Economy
• House Passes Two Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn-Backed Bills On Market Transparency
• The 9 grain market indicators to watch, now through the New Year
• Top Cash Rents in 2021
• Living Legacy Landowner Repopulates Harvested Woodland to Leave a Legacy
• EPA Opposes SCOTUS E15 Ruling Review
• USDA Reports Review As Expected, USDA’s December WASDE Held Few Major Surprises
• Few employees out of compliance as USDA vaccination rate rises
• NCBA says Brazil appears to be manipulating the world beef market
• “Report card” needed on China Phase 1
• Some crop input prices rising more than others
• Fertilizer Prices- Still No Reprieve
• U.S. Food Prices Climb
• John Phipps: The $3T Burning Question Economists Are Now Asking

admin2021-12-16T11:06:50+00:00December 14th, 2021|

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12.07.2021

• Lawsuit targets California’s inaction on Prop 12
• Capitalizing on the green “gold rush” in California
• Crop insurance decisions begin with cost of production in mind
• USDA Releases “Farm Sector Income And Finances” Report
• USDA Releases “Farm Household Well-Being” Report
• Former Ambassador to China Plugs Ag Trade Gains, But Also Sees China Becoming More Aggressive
• Revisiting the 1980s Farm Crisis | In New Book, Former North Dakota Ag Commissioner Spotlights Fight to Save Family Farms
• New WOTUS rule threatens property ownership
• USDA working to expand commercial export markets
• Cultured meat: 8 challenges in production
• Energy prices turn sharply higher
• Farmers are weighing the price of fertility in 2022
• House to vote on cattle contract library, a marketing reform
• How to get commodity pricing by asking your Google device | Video
• U.S. Soy Exports to China Face Headwinds
• Grain Market Outlook: Will the End of 2021 Match 2020?
• Are You Using the Best Entity Structure for Your Farm?
• U.S. Department Of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Additions And Promotions
• Ag Economic Insights Reviews Major Trends In 2021 … What A Year It Was
• USDA Establishes Food Purchase Program To Transfer The Food System, Build Back Better Via Local Food Purchase
• U Of Illinois Economist Forecasts Significant Decline For Grain Farm Income In 2022

admin2021-12-07T10:47:36+00:00December 7th, 2021|

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