AG NEWS

06.26.2020

• US Sweet Cherry Production Down 6 Percent (California Increases)
• New Study Links Dietary Flavonols in Grapes with Reduced Risk of Alzheimer Dementia
• The Almond Alliance is Major Advocate For the Entire Almond Industry
• NPPC, AFBF File California Proposition 12 Appeal
• California Almonds: Bigger Crop, Longer Harvest — Prime Scenario For Ant Damage
• USDA Adds Digital Options for Farmers and Ranchers to Apply for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
• You Can Now Apply Online for CFAP | Visit Site Now
• Business Groups to Fight Visa Limits
• Climate discussions offer ways to diversify income
• Grain marketing decision-time: Price or roll?
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – June 26, 2020
• Senate bill would help farmers get into carbon markets, say backers
• Making the investment in regenerative ag
• Farmobile launches Services+ for ag retail fleet
• Consider these 4 factors when applying for farm loan
• Bitter House race pits Trump against farm groups
• Roberts, Stabenow Announce Passage of Grain Standards Reauthorization
• Committee hears perspectives on the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020
• Paul Neiffer: Your Options for PPP Forgiveness
• Senate Ag Committee Hearing: Monetizing Voluntary Conservation Practices
• USDA, FDA release statement on food export restrictions
• US rebukes China’s COVID-19 concerns over imported food
• America’s Farmers Remain Open to Feed America
• Call the Market: Variables as Volatile as Uranium
• Next Global Grain Shock: Locusts
• 5 things you should know about the Bayer settlements
• Is the in-person iron auction dead?

admin2020-06-26T15:27:32+00:00June 26th, 2020|

Read More

06.18.2020

• Next Global Grain Shock: Locusts
• Ag Interest Rate: Snapshot
• Grower coalition files amicus brief in dicamba case
• EPA appoints new members to agricultural committee
• Lighthizer says China will meet commitments this year
• Congresswomen optimistic about US-China trade
• China Purchasing U.S. Soybeans as Brazilian Stock Dwindles
• USDA trade mitigation purchases surpass $2B
• USTR Lighthizer Defends Phase One Trade Deal, Expects China to Fulfill Its Promise
• Bolton accuses Trump of asking China for election help with ag purchases
• Landmark lands bill easily passes Senate
• GOP’s farm-state Senate seats increasingly at risk with majority at stake
• 23-State Coalition Lawsuit to Block Changes to New WOTUS Rule
• Let’s get our hands dirty, together
• California – Almonds – First Hull Splits Just Around The Corner – AgFax

admin2020-06-18T12:18:07+00:00June 18th, 2020|

Read More

06.11.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, June 11, 2020
• California: Nut Industry Helps Hire 4 UC Research Associates
• Almonds – California – First Hull Split Sprays Fast Approaching
• Huge federal payments will make up 36% of farm income this year
• Lawmakers highlight CFAP concerns in letter to USDA
• House Ag Committee Expresses CFAP Concerns
• Farm Bureau makes appeal to Senate for next aid package
• What to Watch for in the June WASDE Report
• The peril of holding grain too long
• Dicamba ruling shows lack of good (federal court) judgement
• 6 Factors EPA Considered In Dicamba’s Cancellation, Stock Provisions
• House Ag Committee Ranking Member Conaway Issues Statement On Dicamba Ruling: Thoroughly Disappointed
• Agriculture Groups Speak Out on Racism – DTN
• Corn: Analysis Projects $89 per Acre Losses for 2020 Due to COVID-19
• USDA Expands Farmers.gov Features to Help Manage Activities
• Farm Equipment Study Reports Farmers Becoming Less Brand Loyal
• RMA Changes Livestock Risk Protection Insurance
• Legislation to Improve PPP Loans for Farmers
• EPA cancels dicamba registration, allows use of the weed killer until July 31
• Pump up your pasture management to make more money
• 48 groups voice opposition to Great American Outdoors Act
• NCBA applauds introduction of emergency grazing legislation
• FAPRI: Baseline Update for U.S. Agricultural Markets
• Next generation of House aggies coming into focus
• AccuWeather’s Crop Production Predictions Foresee a Record
• USDA Issues Crop Conditions Report, 97% Of Corn, 86% Of Soybeans Planted
• Farm, Biofuel Leaders Demand Answers On Retroactive EPA Exemptions

admin2020-06-11T13:09:19+00:00June 11th, 2020|

Read More

06.08.2020

• Almond Board of California 2020 Election Results
• USDA Issues First Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Payments
• Pistachio Importer Offers Insights on how to Better Reach the Indian Market
• Signal to Noise: The Story Behind Trump’s Proposed Cattle Import Ban
• Todd’s Take This Is What a Recovery Looks Like
• Post-COVID-19 pandemic: What’s it mean for agriculture?
• How to ignore the naysayers in agriculture
• Weather, politics keep markets roiling
• 7 ag stories you might have missed the week of- June 5, 2020
• Confusion is apparent with court’s dicamba ban
• Economic stimulus may arrive as prepaid debit card
• Spearheading U.S. peanut’s reputation for 80 years
• Washington Week Ahead: EPA under pressure to act on dicamba ruling
• Innovative Virus Research May Save Wheat and Other Crops

admin2020-06-08T13:10:10+00:00June 8th, 2020|

Read More

06.01.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, June 1, 2020
• China asks state firms to halt purchases of U.S. soybeans, pork, say sources
• USDA Allows Insurance Deadline Extensions, Interest Deferrals
• 7 ag stories you might have missed week ending May 29, 2020
• China Halts Some U.S. Farm Imports, Threatening Trade Deal
• Washington Insider– Monday Fed Goes All Out, Approaches Red Lines
• Washington Week Ahead: Senate under pressure to deliver COVID-19 aid, PPP fix
• Trump provokes new uncertainty on Hong Kong ag trade
• President to Withdraw From WHO, Sanction China but Keep US in Phase-One Trade Deal
• Phase One Purchases Behind Schedule, as U.S., China Relations Remain Cloudy
• Jerry Gulke: Letting Time Pass May Pay Dividends
• U.S.-China Trade Tensions Escalate
• USDA Updates ASF Response Plan
• April U.S. Farm Wages Up 2 Percent to $15.07 Per Hour
• Lawsuits Against China Not the Way Forward, Expert Says
• Mid-America Business Index Remains in Recession
• Companies With Ag Operations In The Fortune 500, Those Which Should Be
• Rural Bankers Expecting Small Increase in Farm Bankruptcies
• Women In Agribusiness Summit Now Has Virtual Option

admin2020-06-01T13:55:53+00:00June 1st, 2020|

Read More

05.20.2020

• CFAP Payment Rates: Scroll to bottom of this linked page
• USDA PRESS RELEASE 05.19.2020: USDA Announces Details of Direct Assistance to Farmers through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
• CFAP applications to open May 26
• CFAP Sign-up Details Released President Trump Announces Aid Package Sign-up for Farmers, Livestock Producers
• Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) FAQ
• CFAP Payment Breakdown USDA Spells Out Payment Details and Formula for Coronavirus Aid
• What you should know before you cash in equity
• Deep dive: Can technical analysis predict futures prices?
• Startup aims to slash farm costs by sidestepping distributors
• Meat production to rebound sharply after coronavirus slowdown – USDA
• Congressman calls on Perdue to look into processing discrimination
• 10 tips for navigating your farm through coronavirus
• House votes to double coronavirus payments to agriculture
• Farm Journal Live: CFAP Details with Jim Wiesemeyer
• Economist Says COVID Aid Will ‘Help Avert Disaster’
• AgriTalk: R-CALF CEO Discusses Cattle Industry During Pandemic
• Trump suggests ‘terminating’ deals that bring cattle into US

admin2020-05-20T10:53:32+00:00May 20th, 2020|

Read More

05.14.2020

• California almond growers project 3 billion pound crop
• California: USDA-NASS Predicts Third Straight Record-Breaking Almond Crop
• Court issues limited injunction against biological opinions
• MFP Made Farmers Whole Study: MFP Payments Larger Than Short-Term Price Impact of Trade War
• China likely to speed up buying of U.S. farm goods – COFCO exec
• Crop Insurance Backs Farmers During Unprecedented Uncertainty
• Russia sent 25,000 tonnes of wheat to North Korea
• The Straight and Narrow Path Won’t Be the Road Cattle Take
• Senate bill would require 50% cash cattle sales
• Packers, NCBA Oppose Cattle Bill | North American Meat Institute Argues Packers Have Acted Fairly During Pandemic
• How WASDE wobbled grain prices
• Coronavirus could pare meat consumption by 10 pounds per American
• COVID-19 Roils Ag Markets- Income, Food Prices, Production Impacted as Legislators Weigh In
• FOCUS-Truckers hit by coronavirus pandemic face rocky road to recovery
• USDA lowers meat production estimate but sees 2021 bounce back
• ADM Optimistic China’s U.S. Ag Products Buying Will Hit Phase 1 Target
• Paycheck Protection Program loans may increase tax burden
• Farm Journal’s Trust In Food Project Releases Research "U.S. Farmers’ Perspectives On Water"
• USDA Releases "Resource Requirements Of Food Demand In The United States" Report
• California Almonds: May-Spray And Mite Decisions As Big Crop Shapes Up – AgFax
• Blue Diamond Growers Encouraged By Formal Start Of U.S., UK Trade Negotiations

admin2020-05-14T12:55:53+00:00May 14th, 2020|

Read More

05.06.2020

• California Agriculture Shows Strains Under Virus Shutdown
• Will USDA right a sinking ship?
• Ag Economy Barometer hits 3-year low
• Nine of 10 Rural Bank CEOs Expect Recession
• COVID-19 Packer Crisis Leaves Fed Cattle Unsold as Producers Seek Cash Trade Solutions
• Washington Insider– Tuesday Fulfilling the US, China Trade Deal
• Beyond Meat plans U.S. discounts, hopes to replace beef on summer grills
• Winter wheat crop is in tough shape, growers say
• Closed meat plants = empty meat cases in coming months
• Tyson Foods to resume limited production at largest U.S. pork plant
• Ag Barometer index drops below 100 as coronavirus disrupts agriculture
• As meat plants reopen, Iowa, South Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Nebraska are coronavirus leaders
• USDA announces $100 million in competitive grants for biofuels infrastructure
• Farm group concerned over movement restrictions on H-2A workers
• Proposed ‘Fed Cattle Set-Aside Program’ Surfaces
• Pandemic Employment Trends in U.S. Agriculture
• USDA Announces Commodity Purchasing Plans

admin2020-05-06T12:55:05+00:00May 6th, 2020|

Read More

04.30.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, April 30, 2020
• Pandemic fuels new farm concerns, appeals for more aid: ‘What’s going on is unacceptable’
• EU and Mexico conclude negotiations for new trade agreement
• JBS reopens U.S. pork plant to put down pigs, dispose of carcasses, not produce meat
• China May Miss ‘Phase One’ Target for U.S. Farm Purchases
• Supply Chain Woes Persist After Trump Executive Order, as COVID-19 Impacts Endure
• Farmers Focus on People, Risk Management During COVID-19
• Ag industry tries to digest meatpacking order
• Trump Orders Meatpacking Plants to Remain Open
• Biden campaign ramping up rural effort with key advisers
• NRCS hiring 1,000-plus employees to bolster field offices
• COVID-19 Makes Corn, Soybean Marketing Year Average Prices Nosedive
• USDA to offer 30-year CRP contracts beginning this summer
• Virus-related food shortages will be temporary in U.S., experts say
• There’s a reason meat is cheaper in U.S. than other countries
• Ethanol Production Drops 48% From Last Year
• Study Shows 34% Of Small Businesses Can’t Cover Their May Rent
• Real GDP Contracts Nearly 5 Percent in First Quarter
• CME Reports First-Quarter 2020 Financial Results
• U.S. Consumer Confidence, Exports Sink Amid Disruptions
• Lawsuit Alleges Water Rule Exposes Ag | Cattle Group Says New Water Rule Regulates Non-Navigable Waters
• Call the Market | This Isn’t Where the Road Ends
• View From the Cab | Still Nuts About Farming
• Conaway addresses aid for ag producers, food supply chain
• Freeze-injured Texas wheat likely to recover
• Tool helps ranchers predict grassland productivity

admin2020-04-30T13:18:12+00:00April 30th, 2020|

Read More

04.24.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, April 24, 2020
• California Almond Acreage Keeps Going Up, Nonpareil is Top Variety Choice
• California Almonds: A Large Potential Crop Continues To Shape Up – AgFax Tree Crops
• Herbicide Drift: PPO Herbicides | Almonds
• House passes $500 billion coronavirus bill and oversight panel
• Farmers, Lawmakers Seek Solutions to Food Supply Chain Problems
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – April 24, 2020
• Congressman, Union Call on White House Task Force to Respond to Meat Industry Challenges
• Still, Some SBA Loan Confusion Farmers Wanting to Apply for Next Round of Funds Need to Act Now
• COVID-19 aid payment limits raise flags for livestock groups
• Who is keeping China accountable for trade pact?
• CDFA surveying growers about PPE needs
• Could sustainability focus earn a premium for growers?
• More than 5,000 U.S. meat, food-processing workers exposed to coronavirus -union
• Two more ethanol plants idled amid coronavirus pandemic
• Record red meat, pork, beef production in March
• Global Economies Want Lockdown Escape
• Trump Administration Publishes Final WOTUS Waters Rules
• SCOTUS: Pollutants that travel through groundwater may require permit
• COVID-19 Could Almost Double Global Acute Hunger, Says UN
• Study: ASF Could Cost United States $50 Billion
• USDA Reviews 41 States’ Rural Broadband Pilot Program Apps

admin2020-04-24T12:15:05+00:00April 24th, 2020|

Read More