03.19.2021
- California Almonds: Irrigating and Deep Soil Moisture After Rainy Season
- Will California remain leader in U.S. agricultural production?
- It’s not too early to think about the 2023 Farm Bill
- Crop Insurance Basics: Incentives
- USDA wants to know your thoughts on climate smart ag
- Have you checked your beneficiary designations, account details?
- Consider storability before shifting grain marketing strategy
- Managing feed costs is name of game for 2021
- 2020 Farm Employee Compensation Benchmark survey
- House OKs Dems’ immigration bills for Dreamers, farm workers
- Here’s What Agriculture Wants Out of U.S., China March Meeting
- Farm Journal Planting Technology Has Outpaced Weather Uncertainty
- IRS Delays Tax Filing Deadline to May 17
- Solutions From The Land Issues Statement On EPA Re-Opening Climate Change Website
- NAFB Study Shows Farmer Radio Listening Stays Strong During Pandemic
- Farm Policy Facts | New Episode: Former USDA Chief Economist Discusses Importance of Farm Safety Net
- After a Year of Hardship, Hope Lies Ahead
- PPP Partnership Complications SBA Denies Farm Partnerships Same Calculation as Sole Proprietorships for PPP Loans
- DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends UAN28 Leads Fertilizer Prices Higher as Nitrogen Prices Spike
- Ag Groups Spotlight Transportation Regulatory Priorities
- Progressive Farmer | Our Rural Roots | To Love a Farmer
- Drilling a test well to expand irrigation
- How to sight-in new crop rally targets
- Bill offers tax relief for rural lending
- China Likely to Purchase More U.S. Corn
- Ag groups pleased with Tai’s confirmation as U.S. Trade Representative
- African Swine Fever in China Continues to Impact Markets
- Rural Mortalities, Hospitalizations From The Pandemic Begin To Slow
- One year later: Pandemic introduces unprecedented supply, demand issues into livestock sector
- U.S. Farming Distribution by State – 50 Years of Little Change
03.12.2021
- West Coast groups laud reintroduction of H-2A reform bill
- Walnut production increases; prices, not so much
- California Almonds: Drought Considerations This Spring
- Vilsack Focused on Farmer Profitability
- 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – March 12, 2021
- Job Report: Some positives for ag, despite pandemic
- Export Sales: Signs of improvement
- How to keep farmers integral in future climate solutions
- Calling ahead of March 15 deadline counts
- ITC clears the way for duties on phosphate imports
- Farmers caution Senate committee on climate plans
- Self-Employed Farmers Can Still Benefit from PPP
- AFBF Applauds Introduction of Estate Tax Repeal Bills
- Here’s what’s in the Covid relief package
- Ag Secy Vilsack Issues Comment On Congressional Passage Of The American Rescue Plan Act
- New EPA Administrator Expected to Lead New Era in Agriculture Regulation
- A Small Piece of Aid Package Causes Controversy Over Fairness
- USDA report lacks trigger to buy, analyst says
- New hemp series addresses economic, legal considerations in Texas
- How ag businesses deliver on their commitments to sustainability
- COVID-19 rates in meatpacking counties now mirror other rural counties
- Farm Exports to China Surge as Logistical Concerns Over Shipping Containers Emerge
- Former House Ag Chair Peterson Joins Top Ag Consulting Firm
- How Biden plans to sell skeptical rural Americans on the COVID vaccine
- One year later: Ag worker challenges continue 12 months into pandemic
- USDA: Upcoming livestock surveys can aid future trade talks
- Fuel Report: Propane Stocks 15% Below 5-Year Average
- FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ag News: 03.05.2021
- Have Pistachios Chilled Enough for the 2021 Season?
- Satellite Imagery Reveals Startling Difference in Pistachio Bearing Acreage
- Farm Workforce Modernization Act Reintroduced
- Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Senate Passage of the American Rescue Plan Act
- Ag Secretary Vilsack: Department Sorting Out Where Greatest Aid Is Needed
- What is the best way to transfer farmland to the next generation?
- How Tom Vilsack sees the future of U.S. agriculture
- Service enhances cattle management tasks
- USDA ag facilities need $11.5 billion for repairs, renovations
- China’s latest 5-year plan highlights food security
- 7 ag stories you might have missed the week ending – March 5, 2021
- Vilsack says USDA should soon have results from COVID resources evaluation
- USDA relocations curtail ag research, farmer confidence
- New study examines importance, unique traits of female farmers
- FAO Food Price Index Climbs, While Some See Continued Strong Chinese Demand for Agricultural Commodities
- Vilsack: CFAP Announcement Still Weeks Away
- FFA Cancels Washington Leadership Conference
- House Bill Addresses Ag Labor Shortage
- National Ag Day Activities Announced
- USDA: Principal Operator, Spouse Or Both Worked Off The Farm In Half Of U.S. Family Farm Households In 2019
02.26.2021
- California Almonds: Emergency Use Approved for Bacterial Blast Material
- Vacancies on CA Animal Health & Food Safety Laboratory Board
- Secretary Vilsack Lays Out Early Agenda Pandemic Aid, Relief and Health in Rural America Remain Top Priorities
- Trade Barriers, Opportunities Discussed | China, USMCA and United Kingdom Come Up Repeatedly in USTR Nominee Hearing
- The 4 things grain farmers should watch for in March
- Export Sales: Corn and wheat disappoint
- The race for profits starts now
- 7 ag stories you might have missed this week ending – Feb. 26, 2021
- Vilsack promises timely review of CFAP
- Profit-taking sinks the corn, soybean markets Thursday
- USDA extends CFAP application deadline
- 3 Factors Weigh on the Economic Recovery
- USDA Chief Economist Expects Continued Chinese Demand, Battle Over U.S. Acres
- USTR nominee Tai: Biden administration wants more winners in trade policy
- Crop Insurance Basics: Good Farming Practices
- Vilsack sworn in, USDA updates CFAP plans
- FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
- 35 Ag Groups Urge Congress to Level the PPP Playing Field for Partnerships, LLCs
- Survey: 6 cost-cutting tactics to consider this year
- Save $14 an acre in furrows
- AEM says Right-to-Repair would have unintended consequences
- Ethanol leaders say EPA still has to account for lost gallons
- Lessons learned from the 1980s farm crisis
- Mr. Secretary: An opportunity for change Education, understanding needed to ensure soil health, farm program success
- Do I need workers’ compensation insurance?
- NCBA President Jerry Bohn: Beef Is, And Always Will Be Sustainable
- Crop Insurance: Looking at the Enhanced Coverage Option – DTN
- USDA Releases “Cover Crop Trends, Programs, And Practices In the United States”
- Farmers’ favorite phone apps
02.19.2021
- New book explores past & future of CA agriculture
- Western Growers to lead global push to automate fruit harvests
- Lawmakers press Newsom to prioritize farmworkers for vaccine
- 3 Big Things Today, February 19, 2021
- 7 ag stories you might have missed this week ending Feb. 19, 2021
- COVID-19 Update: USDA, FDA Underscore Current Epidemiologic and Scientific Information Indicating No Transmission of COVID-19 Through Food or Food Packaging
- Economists Analyze Export Sales and Long-Term Chinese Buying Trends
- Unprecedented cold disastrous for farmers
- 4 factors that will influence fall profits
- USDA signals acreage expansions in outlook
- USDA staff to help distribute COVID-19 vaccines
- Ag action picks up on Capitol Hill
- Ready cash sends farmland values higher
- Ag economist says farmers should plant more soybeans this year
- Winter Storms Take Heavy Toll on Agriculture
- Biden immigration bill requires farmworker overtime, offers expedited citizenship
- USDA: Agricultural Exports Projected To Strengthen In Coming Decade
- FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
- What farmers should watch for as the economy recovers
- Crop Insurance Basics: Cost Sharing
- There Is No Cattle Market Without Sale Barns
- Deep freeze snarls ag shipments
- EPA’s evaluation of atrazine threatens future use
- USDA extends evictions and foreclosure moratorium to June 30
- USDA Agricultural Projections to 2030- Focus on Corn, Soybeans
- Senate to Vote on Vilsack’s Secretary of Agriculture Confirmation Next Week
- FCC launches broadband data task force
- Peterson looks to play role in climate role
- Collapse in CRP acreage poses challenge for climate policy
02.12.2021
- Bill would promote regenerative ranching in California
- California Almonds: What Is a FRAC group?
- ITC votes to end investigation into blueberry imports
- 2021 is an economic game changer for farmers
- USDA Releases "Highlights From The February 2021 Farm Income Forecast" Report
- Are You Ready for Capital Gains Tax at Death?
- Will China’s Record Purchases Set Sail? Here’s Why Economists Think Shipments Will Happen
- House Agriculture Committee Passes Ag Portion of FY21 Budget Reconciliation Bill
- We are in the beginnings of a commodity super cycle, says Global AgriTrends CEO
- Cotton outlook remains friendly
- 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Feb. 12, 2021
- House Ag Committee starts out with partisanship
- What’s the best way to transfer farm equipment to next generation?
- Export sales: Back to ‘normal’?
- Step-up in basis rules: Are changes coming?
- A return to higher for Thursday’s corn, soybean markets
- Crop input prices sharply up, with frequent changes
- Presidents Biden and Xi Hold First Phone Call Amid Tense U.S.-China Relations
- Daybreak Feb 11: House Ag Dems hold together to advance stimulus
- KC Fed: Farm Economy Rebounds Sharply
- U.S. Custom Harvesters: Administration’s Travel Ban Affects Foreign H-2A Workers For Agriculture
- February 2021 WASDE Report (PDF)
- 2021 Farm Sector Income Forecast, February
- Already book your fertilizer? If not, sit down before you read this
- USDA Reports Review WASDE Sees Corn Stocks Decline; Beans Rally on Tightening Supplies
- Analyst: USDA Waiting for Corn Shipments to China
- Upside for 2021 Beef Market at 5% or More
- Michael Connealy Receives Crop Insurance Lifetime Achievement Award
- FAO Food Price Index Climbs on Strength of Grain Prices, as Chinese Demand Persists
- EPA urged to reject RFS compliance deadline extensions
- Step-up in basis rules: Are changes coming?
- Historic $1.9T stimulus plan targets minority farmers as well as supply chain
- Farm states brace for loss of clout as House redistricting nears
- New innovations could save dilapidated rural bridges
- We are in the beginnings of a commodity super cycle, says Global AgriTrends CEO
- USDA Forecasts $111 Billion In 2021 Net Farm Income, Down $10 Billion From 2020
- Lawmaker wants SBA, states to fix PPP tax issue for farmers
- Corn, soybean prices close double digits higher Monday
- Chief economist says the Heartland could see net farm income rise in 2021
- The 2021 ARC-PLC Decision
- Rewarding Farmers for Right Practices as Biden Seeks Climate Solutions in Agriculture
- Ag Policy Blog USDA Official: Carbon is a Commodity, Justifies CCC Use
- USDA predicts robust farm income in 2021, aided by market rally
- U.S. Court Upholds Trump’s Steel Import Tariffs
02.05.2021
- Congressman David G. Valadao Introduces Critical California Water Legislation
- New Walnut Variety to Allow Earlier Harvest
- 7 ag stories you might have missed the week ending Feb. 5, 2021
- New Fact Sheet: Beginning Farmer & Rancher Benefits for Crop Insurance
- Bayer’s $2 Billion Roundup Settlement Will Cover Future Claims
- Are you unsure where to start the transfer of your family farm?
- Livestock: Risk management tool: Recognizing parturition stages
- How regenerative ag and strip grazing improves soil health
- Impact to agriculture with a $15 minimum wage
- EPA Nominee Michael Regan Draws Bipartisan Support, Says RFS is a Priority
- Will 5G, StarLink and Private Networks Narrow the Digital Divide?
- Senate Ag adds five members spanning the ideological spectrum
- Agri-Pulse Announces Webinar “Top Rural Issues In The New Congress”
- Rural Mainstreet Economy Stabilizes In Growth Range: Concerns Over Loan Defaults Drop Significantly
- EPA Nominee Intends to Review Implementation of RFS as Head of Agency
- Artificial intelligence moves into pesticide industry
- 10 things you didn’t know about China
- Farmers sue over COVID-19 rules for migrant workers
- EPA nominee Regan offers water, biofuels pledges at confirmation hearing
- Vilsack Sails Through Senate Committee Hearing as Next Ag Secretary
- Purdue/CME Group’s Ag Barometer Drifts Lower
- Rural Mainstreet Economy Stabilizes In Growth Range: Concerns Over Loan Defaults Drop Significantly
- Could the Robinhood Retail Revolution Come for Ag Commodities?
- New Study Highlights Crop Insurance’s Role in Maintaining Healthy Soil
- Vilsack discusses climate actions, biofuels in nomination hearing
- House committee to investigate meatpacking plant outbreaks
- Economist concerned, even with fewer farm bankruptcies
- Vilsack pledges focus on racial justice, climate change
- Vilsack Says He’s Open To COOL
- Vilsack: Agriculture Poised for First and Best Wins on Climate
- Agri-Pulse releases ‘Agriculture’s sustainable future: Feeding more while using less’ eBook
- Agri-Pulse Announces Webinar “Top Rural Issues In The New Congress”
01.29.2021
- California’s Prop 12 goes to court – again
- Almond Board And CAPCA Join Forces To Support Pest Control Advisers
- President Includes Plans for ‘Climate-Smart’ Ag Practices and Carbon Sequestration Opportunities
- Vilsack hearing set
- Exclusive: U.S. Oil Industry seeks Unusual Alliance with Farm Belt to Fight Biden Electric Vehicle Agenda
- Federal Court Rules Corps Violated Law on Pipeline Easement
- Sen. Stabenow Supports CFAP Freeze and Review
- Stabenow Stresses Fair Payments, Climate Change Mitigation and USDA Confirmations
- Stabenow identifies Senate Ag Committee priorities
- Stabenow aims to use climate package to boost ag spending
- Six killed in liquid nitrogen leak at Georgia poultry plant
- How do you set farm heirs up to lead if they lack respect from the team?
- Big Buys Turn Historic as China Sales Shatter Export Records
- First 100 days: It’s Biden’s EPA now. What does that mean for the agrochemical industry?
- Positive changes in 2021 PPP
- Ag organizations react to Biden administration’s climate actions
- Retirement plans for farmers
- Cattle Producers To Demonstrate Cattle Production Is A Solution to Climate Concerns
- Farm Bureau: CFAP Provides Lifeline To Farmers And Ranchers
- Farm Bureau: Farm Labor Must Be Exempt From South Africa Travel Ban
- USDA Freezes $2.3 Billion Supplemental CFAP
- USDA Temporarily Suspends Debt Collections, Foreclosures and Other Activities on Farm Loans for Several Thousand Distressed Borrowers Due to Coronavirus
- Op-Ed: Made In America Must Prioritize American Farmers And Ranchers
01.21.2020
- NPPC: California’s Prop 12 Will Result in Substantial Costs
- CA Walnut Industry Welcomes Joshua Rahm as Director, Technical & Regulatory Affairs
- Gov. Newsom Proposed Budget
- Biden Administration Announces Foreclosure Moratorium and Mortgage Forbearance Deadline Extension That Will Bring Relief to Rural Residents
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments
- Stimulus Bill: What Changes Will Affect Farmers?
- Phillip Brasher | Farmers getting new crop insurance options for 2021
- Biden Quick With 17 Executive Actions New President Looks to Unify Country, But Also Dial Back Actions by Trump
- Marketers are preparing for 2021 crops – are you ready?
- Why market corrections are healthy – including the corn market
- Biden administration: Labor issues offer pros and cons
- Ag trade advisers named for next five years
- The markets look vulnerable to correction, analyst says
- Agriculture is ready for climate mitigation, says Vilsack
- First 100 days: Advocates say Biden should act quickly to boost workplace safety
- Former Sec. Glickman: USDA Needs to Be Assertive on Climate
- Biden White House announces regulatory ‘freeze’
- Biden’s EPA pick talks WOTUS, biofuels, environmental justice, importance of ag, and more