AG NEWS

07.26.2021

• California Almonds: Hull Split Spray Considerations in a Tight Fiscal Year
• Republican Senators Say Farms, Ranches Would Be in Crosshairs of Democratic Tax Plans
• 3 clues to future grain price movement
• What is the future of WOTUS for farmers?
• White House says executive order coming on labeling beef as a ‘Product of USA’
• FTC to devote more attention to right to repair
• Buttigieg points to ag infrastructure needs
• Key Republican challenges legality of new CRP contracts
• Lawmakers look at revising ag disaster program
• USDA Releases Season-Average Price Forecasts Report
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook Report
• USDA Analysis Forecast Record Beef Exports, Led By China
• USDA Releases Oil Crops Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Season-Average Price Forecasts Report
• More pandemic aid on tap for agriculture, says Vilsack
• Vilsack, GOP senators tangle over farm workforce bill
• Herbicide Injury on the Rise Battle Lines Drawn as Dicamba Injury Surfaces Once Again
• What is the future of WOTUS for farmers?
• Outlook for ag economy remains strong, says Fed
• Green groups sue EPA over BASF herbicide
• USDA tops $7 billion in pandemic aid in four months
• Ag labor hearing dissects immigration issues in the food supply chain
• NCGA CEO says ag has transitioned from climate change skepticism
• 4 Questions Farmers are Asking about Carbon Markets

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07.18.2021

• The California agricultural landscape will look different a decade from now, but maybe not as different as you think
• July Rural Mainstreet Index shows strength
• Year-round ag labor fix included in appropriations bill
• Agriculture loses in U.S. Supreme Court
• With growing data collection comes push for standardization
• China Economic Growth at 7.9%
• Anthrax, grasshoppers, dying clams show North American heat toll
• Push for Green New Deal or will trillion fatigue set in?
• Following Court Decision, U.S. House Moves To Ensure E15 Year-Round
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- July 2021
• Agriculture loses in U.S. Supreme Court
• JBS USA announces new global sustainability targets
• Computer chip shortage spills into ag industry
• Ethanol industry CEO still optimistic on biofuels future
• Legislative proposal bans CAFOs, reinstates MCOOL
• John Deere makes JDLink available at no extra cost
• USDA Announces Indemnity Program to Help Farmers Who Depopulated Livestock
• House chairman proposes $50 billion for rural broadband
• USDA Authorizes Emergency Procedures To Help Drought-Impacted Producers
• Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program applications opening this month
• Where’s the bottom?
• Pandemic brings highest global hunger rate in 12 years
• Farmers face at least $3.6 billion in uncovered losses from 2020 natural disasters
• USDA compensating farms that depopulated herds due to COVID slowdowns
• Biden to Take Aim at Rail, Sea Shipping Competition

admin2021-07-18T11:18:14+00:00July 18th, 2021|

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07.09.2021

• California: Bill to improve insurance options for farmers, ranchers
• California: 2 Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas to Drought
• Lawmakers laud Vilsack’s pick of Westerner for USFS chief
• Agencies scramble as Japanese beetle spreads in West
• LRP Protects Profits Insurance Guards Against Falling Livestock Prices
• How to make farm data work for you
• CoBank Report: Change Is Coming For U.S. Food And Agricultural Businesses
• Solar leases more popular than carbon contracts among farmers
• Preliminary injunction against USDA debt relief for minority farmers
• Farmers report difficulty hiring adequate labor
• New US rules to protect animal farmers expected this week
• Global Food Prices Fall For the First Time in 12 Months
• The Global Ag Demand Equation: GDP and COVID-19 Cases
• Opinion: Reimagining federal conservation programs
• Finances and young farmers
• Study By Stanford Shows Crops Yielding More Due to Clean Air Act
• Crop insurance needs to recognize conservation practice benefits
• Farmers in China Are Planting More Corn This Year, With a Potential Impact on Import Demand
• USDA Competition Rules Coming White House Spotlights USDA, Agriculture in Pending Executive Order
• A Race to Lock in Feed Supplies Hard-Hit Ranchers Buy Hay to Hold Herds in Drought
• US Biodiesel Output Down | EIA: Biodiesel Output Seen Down Slightly This Year
• New US rules to protect animal farmers expected this week
• Producers can now utilize cover crops without losing prevented planting benefits
• Raising the next generation of beef advocates
• AEM, John Deere Respond to Biden’s Planned Executive Order Over Right to Repair Equipment
• DC Signal to Noise | Interview with Emily Skor, CEO of Growth Energy
• House spending bills promote climate, environmental enforcement

admin2021-07-09T10:16:54+00:00July 9th, 2021|

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07.01.2021

• Supreme Court denies review of Prop 12
• Managing Vineyard Pests & Diseases in a Dry Year
• 3 Big Things Today, July 1, 2021
• Farmers emphasize to Congress importance of crop insurance
• PDF USDA Agriculture Prices Report June 30, 2021
• U.S. Agricultural Exports at Record Level in First Four Months of 2021
• USDA Acreage Report friendly for crops, devastating for livestock producers
• Biofuel Bills Introduced
• Ag spending bill advances out of committee
• Using ag data to prove crop damage in court
• Senator Braun discusses Growing Climate Solutions Act with farmers
• Checkoff transparency bill re-introduced

admin2021-07-01T13:23:40+00:00July 1st, 2021|

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06.25.2021

• Wine groups laud EU no-tariff resolution
• How California’s failed public policy harms neighboring states
• Ag Climate Bill Crushes Senate Vote | Senators Overwhelmingly Approve Climate Bill for Ag Carbon Program
• Infrastructure Deal Sends Stocks Up Thursday
• Another judge delivers blow to minority debt relief program
• ‘Free meat for a year’ offered in JBS U.S. vaccine sweepstakes
• Farmer sees dramatic change in weather during tenure
• NASDA highlights priorities for strengthening food supply chain
• Work continues on finding solutions to problems in the cattle markets
• Biden-Harris Administration Extends Foreclosure Moratorium to Provide Relief to Homeowners
• Statement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Intent to Nominate Homer Wilkes, Ph.D. to Serve as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment
• House Republican Ag Committee Leader Thompson Opposes Senate’s Climate Solutions Act

admin2021-06-28T10:41:17+00:00June 28th, 2021|

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06.18.2021

• California Almonds: June Orchard Management Considerations
• USDA reminds producers to file crop acreage reports
• Vilsack reviving tougher organic animal welfare standards
• June Rural Mainstreet Index: Machinery Sales and Farmland Prices Soar
• Interactive map provides valuable insight into the digital divide across the U.S.
• Budding farmer aims to normalize hemp
• USDA to implement up to $4 billion in pandemic aid through mid-August
• Three trends could shift what consumers put in their shopping carts
• USDA opens signup for CLEAR30, expands pilot nationwide
• Record-High Optimism Buoys Already Strong Farmland Prices
• Seeking Bi-Partisan Farm Labor Solution Vilsack, Senators Commit to Passing Farm-Labor Immigration Bill
• USDA increases incentives for CRP sign-ups
• How four big companies control the U.S. beef industry
• FOCUS-Stung by pandemic and JBS cyberattack, U.S. ranchers build new beef plants
• Vilsack on steps needed following JBS cyberattack
• Republican Ag Committee leaders highlight study on tax changes
• Vilsack blasts farmers suing over minority debt relief
• Tax Changes Would Hit Ag Hard, Say Experts – DTN
• More Ag Pandemic Relief Details – DTN
• USDA Publishes Federal Register Notice for Public Input on Racial Justice and Equity

admin2021-06-18T14:18:17+00:00June 18th, 2021|

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06.14.2021

• There’s a danger in over-simplifying Calif. water conservation
• California Admits Prop 12 Not Based on Scientific Literature
• Judge Halts USDA Debt Relief Litigation Ramps Up Against USDA Loan Debt Relief for Minority Farmers
• Severe drought grips western states
• New Board of Directors Elected at Almond Board
• California Walnuts: June Orchard Management Considerations
• ‘Uber for farming’ connects farmers, service providers
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – June 11, 2021
• 30 under 30: Young people impacting agriculture
• June WASDE Report (PDF)
• USDA Launches Resource Guide to Help America’s Rural Workforce Build Back Better
• Grain market is teetering on the top of a cliff, analyst says
• Biden administration begins rewrite of water rule
• More On Biden Administration’s Move To Re-Define Clean Water Act
• Drovers: Opinion | Black Swan’s Offspring?
• Cargill Joins U.S. CattleTrace to Support Development of National Disease Traceability System
• NCBA Takes Action to Increase Producer Profitability Through USDA -Verified Labels
• Does ethanol have a future?
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – June 11, 2021

admin2021-06-14T10:54:30+00:00June 14th, 2021|

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06.01.2021

• Winegrape Crush Waste Studied
• Cyberattack shuts down world’s largest meat supplier
• Statement by Secretary Vilsack on President’s budget
• Did COVID-19 create new farmland competitors?
• Can CCC funds be used to pay farmers for carbon?
• Lawmakers ask for $200 billion for USDA climate work
• Fairness in cattle markets will be a top priority, says Hipp
• Farmer advises meeting with lawyer on estate tax issues
• Surging Costs of Breakfast Staples Stirs Food Price Concerns, as the U.S. and China Talk Trade
• Bayer Says Judge’s Ruling Won’t Affect Roundup Availability for Farmers
• Biden seeks major funding increases for environmental priorities
• U.S., China Trade Reps Hold Candid Meeting Last Week
• Report: Incentives Are Needed To Help Farmers Address Climate Issues

admin2021-06-01T10:16:41+00:00June 1st, 2021|

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05.28.2021

• 7 ag stories you might have missed week ending- May 28, 2021
• GOP, White House Pitch Infrastructure President Says Time Running on Talks as White House Seeks Bold Infrastructure Investment
• Here’s the near-term outlook for livestock prices
• Did COVID-19 create new farmland competitors?
• CRP acres targeted to offer immediate carbon benefits
• Senate ag leaders promise cattle market hearing
• The problem with options
• NAMI, R-CALF USA present different versions of cattle markets in letters to Congress
• USDA Forecasts Record Farm Exports in FY 2021
• Report: Incentives Are Needed To Help Farmers Address Climate Issues
• U.S. ag exports to set all-time record in 2021, thanks to China
• Climate funding push splits Senate Ag leaders
• The Cattle Industry Continues to Deteriorate While History Is Being Made
• USDA Agricultural Trade Outlook- FY 2021 U.S. Exports Forecast Up $7.0 Billion to Record $164.0 Billion
• Court Rejects Bayer Roundup Settlement Judge Says Bayer Proposed Settlement on Roundup Won’t Cover Future Claims
• VRA Dicamba Troubleshooting Using Volatility Reduction Agent (VRA) With Dicamba This Year? Read This First
• Advocates: Agriculture needs $200 billion increase for climate mitigation
• Record sales of organic food as pandemic boosts home cooking
• USDA rolls out debt relief package as more socially disadvantaged producers come forward seeking relief
• Democratic tax plan ties biofuel incentive to carbon reductions
• New report captures how the pandemic changed grocery shopping
• FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Purdue Report Documents Nationwide Agricultural Confined Space-Related Injuries

admin2021-05-28T11:56:09+00:00May 28th, 2021|

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05.16.2021

• This Growing Season Could Be Similar to 2015
• Farm Dept Relief Now Available for BIPOC Producers
• May WASDE Report (PDF)
• Overall farm economic outlook remains strong but uncertainty lies ahead
• EPA Issues Emergency Fuel Waiver to Address Shortages, E15 is Broadly Available
• Inflation Concerns Sprout From Climbing Commodity and Consumer Prices
• Cattle Industry Groups Hold Closed-Door Meeting to Discuss Price Imbalances
• USTR provides no timeline for renewing Trade Promotion Authority
• No surprises in USDA report. What’s next for grain market?
• Corn closes limit down, soybeans drop 58¢ | Thursday, May 13, 2021
• USDA forecasts highest prices for U.S. crops in years amid global boom
• China strengthens optimism on corn demand with new purchases from US
• Senate confirms Bronaugh to USDA deputy post
• Wheat Market: Rail Merger Proposals Should Improve Competition, Hold Down Shipping Rates
• DTN Cotton Close: Market Ends Sharply Lower
• Nat’l Black Farmers Assn Responds To White Farmers Lawsuit Fighting Emergency Relief

admin2021-05-16T09:05:39+00:00May 16th, 2021|

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