AG NEWS

• California Rejects Property Tax Revamp
• Pfizer, BioNTech say late-stage trial data shows Covid vaccine is more than 90% effective in preventing infection
• AP, TV networks call 2020 presidential race for Biden, Harris
• 3 Big Things Today, November 9, 2020
• Ag groups congratulate, pledge to work with Biden
• Biden’s Agenda and Agriculture Policy Shifts Could Be Tempered by GOP Senate, But Moderation Could Return to Compromise
• Harris Pays Tribute to Black Women in 1st Speech as VP-elect
• Biden’s trade policy will take aim at China, embrace allies
• Unresolved biofuel policy issues facing the next U.S. president
• China’s Tianjin to test cold storage food sites after confirmed coronavirus case
• In Trump Country, disappointment, anger mingle with hope for Biden to unite
• USDA Agricultural Projections Show Increased Soybean Acres in 2021

Watch this short youtube video on USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2

CFAP 2 payments will be made for three categories of commodities –

1. Price Trigger Commodities
2. Flat-Rate Crops
3. Sales Commodities.

Learn more at farmers.gov/cfap or call 877-508-8364 to speak directly with a USDA employee ready to offer assistance.

• Presidential campaigns talk ag during final stretch
• Pulse: In Campaign Home Stretch, Trump Holds Lock on Farm Vote
• Rural Voters Go for Trump DTN/PF Poll Shows Trump Has Rural Lead, But Many Said Ag Is Worse Off Than Four
• Future Poll Workers of America Iowa FFA Students Volunteer to Man Polling Places During COVID-19 Pandemic
• Commodity Classic will be virtual in 2021
• Feed buyers have some decisions to make, analyst says
• 2020: The lost year with a lot to gain
• China local authority warns of coronavirus on packaging of imported Brazilian pork
• USDA announces Peanut Standards Board appointments
• Signal to Noise: Positives for Ag Either Way the Election Goes
• COVID-19 Raises Governments’ Food Security Concerns, Demand for U.S. Crops
• EPA narrows protections from pesticide spraying
• NASDA Welcomes Safety Standards And Improved Clarity In EPA’s New AEZ Rule
• Deere Holding Online Benefit Concert to Benefit Farm Rescue
• USDA, Farm Credit Administration To Find Ways To Better Support Credit Needs Of Beginning Farmers
• U Of Illinois Researchers Release Results Of Study “Household Food Acquisition Behaviors During COVID-19”
• USDA Releases “Food Price Outlook” Report

• New Export Opportunities for Almond Hulls
• California: AB685: COVID-19 New Exposure Notice Requirements
• No smoke worries for table grape harvest
• California Almonds: Early Leaf Drop from Peach Silver Mite
• California Almonds: NOW Orchard Sanitation Remains Key To Maintaining Quality
• Biden’s Tax Plan Details Plan Would Raise Taxes on High-Income Farmers, Complicate Farm Sales and Estate Taxes
• Federal Push to Relax Rules In Runup to Election Day, Federal Agencies Announce Array of Deregulatory Moves
• Poll Finds Deep Rural Impact From COVID |DTN/Progressive Farmer Poll Finds COVID-19 Heavily Affected Rural America
• A deeper dive into EPA’s dicamba re-registration
• Rural vs. urban divide deepening
• Scientists propose tax on meat and livestock to help avert future pandemics
• Rural COVID rate exceeds rural share of U.S. population | Roughly 70% of rural counties are currently “red zone” counties: the rate of new infections in a week is higher than 100 per 100,000 people
• Former World Board Chair: USDA’s China Corn Import Numbers Don’t Add Up
• Court blocks USDA from killing survey used for H-2A wages
• Mexico inks record U.S. corn purchase after Mexican farmers warn of crop shortfall
• Second Wave Of Food Stockpiling Is Showing Up, COVID-19, Elections Cited
• Ag industry praises dicamba decision
• USDA defends estimate of China corn imports, despite hot sales pace
• For the Future. For All | The 93rd National FFA Convention & Expo
• 3 of the biggest U.S. farmers
• EPA grants five-year re-registration for dicamba in dicamba-tolerant crops
• A rural political issue Democrats have so far ignored — ag consolidation
• Vilsack: Trump wrong on wind, just like ethanol, say Iowa Democrats
• Does SBA Understand Farming
• Tyson Foods Workers to Replace Some Federal Inspectors At U.S. Beef Plant
• Biden’s cabinet possibilities would include deep roster of ag lawmakers
• Farm states, rural House districts loom large in battle for Congress
• FCC establishes 5G fund with $1B going toward precision ag
• COVID Causes Spike in Food at Home Spending in 2020
• U Of Illinois Economists: Revised 2021 Crop Budgets Lead To Higher 2021 Return Projections

• Court blocks injunction request over Calif. animal housing law
• USDA Seeks Comments On Establishing A Pecan Promotion, Research And Information Order
• Federal Court Upholds California’s Prop 12
• Will Agriculture Sway The Presidential Election?
• USDA Report Shows The Many Ways Agricultural Exports Affect U.S. Economy
• Kub’s Den ESG: Another Acronym for Ag to Know
• Bayer launches Roundup PowerMAX 3 herbicide
• US and China will debate tariff ruling at WTO meeting
• Jerry Gulke: Not Your Father’s Markets
• NCBA lays out plan for voluntary cattle market price discovery
• Whole Foods Market Forecasts Top 10 Food Trends For 2021