03.18.2020
- 3 Big Things Today, March 18, 2020
- Wineries operating as essential businesses under COVID-19 orders
- USDA Working with Private Sector in Response to COVID-19
- Statement To Industry From USDA’s Food Safety Service
- U Of Illinois Launching Webinars: Coronavirus’ Impact On Agriculture
- As coronavirus spreads, farmers fear market closures and lost income
- Global Stocks Sink on Trump Aid Promise
- Virus’ long-term impact will be mixed for ag, economist says
- Economist says retail prices up with COVID-19, but farmers aren’t benefiting
- COVID-19 outdates new FAPRI ag outlook numbers, triggers potential recession
- Highlights of trade deal passed by Canada
- Syngenta Corn Payments to Hit Mailboxes | After Years of Litigation, Farmers, Ag Businesses to See Payments From Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
- Keeping Food Supply Stable | USDA Stresses Importance of Food Production as Cattlemen’s Group Calls for Direct Aid
- During Outbreak, USDA Ensures Food Safety While Protecting Health of Inspectors
- Federal Actions on COVID-19 | Guest Workers Could Be Affected by Visa Halt as USDA Details Its Services
- Ag Marketing IQ is new go-to source for market intel
- Ethanol prices hit all-time low, unconfirmed reports of plant shutdowns
- Local farmers need federal support, Pingree says
- Cattle and biofuels clamor for aid, as Schumer proposes broader plan
- Higher food demand should equal higher farm markets, analyst says
- New USDA Team Serves Beginning Farmers
03.16.2020
- Washington Insider — Monday Fed Ambushed by Events
- Ag Sec’y Perdue Issues Statement On President’s Declaration Of Emergency
- Make Cancellation Plans Find Creative Ways to Weather the Coronavirus ‘Storm’
- The Coronavirus Refinance Market Turmoil Presents Rare Refinance Opportunity
- NCBA CEO On Coronavirus’ Impact On U.S. Beef Supply Chain
- Ag Marketing IQ brought to you by Getting past market fear to find opportunity
- Black Swan events cause panic, but also provide opportunity
- Canada Suspends Parliament After Ratifying USMCA
- Secretary Perdue Statement on Canada Passing USMCA
- Bipartisan Bill to Help Farmers Experiencing Delayed Planting
- Don’t Fear Eating Fruits, Veggies in COVID-19 Time
- EPA Announces New Method for Pesticide Registration
- 5 Crisis Planning Tips to Combat COVID-19
- As outbreak grips nation, House OKs expanded food assistance
- Report: Bayer reaches draft settlement in Roundup cases
- Year To Date U.S. Tractor Sales Even With 2019, Combines Down 23%
03.13.2020
- 3 Big Things Today, March 13, 2020
- Report confirms lighter Calif. grape crush in 2019
- USDA Announces Continued Progress on Chinese Trade Agreement
- COVID-19: 5 Things Your Farm Should Do Now
- FACTBOX-Latest on the spread of coronavirus around the world
- Labor shortages, SNAP cuts, trade deals: How could coronavirus affect our food supply chain?
- Financial Opportunity: Finding opportunity in the coronavirus fallout
- Record 2020/21 world wheat production
- Online database raises awareness of agricultural injuries
- USDA Paints A Picture Of Plentiful World Grain Stocks…With More To Come – DTN
- NCGA Releases Video with Yield Increasing Tips From Champion Growers
- What farmers are reading this week, March 6-13
- Trump Administration Takes Major Step to Improve Implementation of the Endangered Species Act
- Risk Management Essential for Any Farmer
- Less Than 20% Of Farmers Confident In Their Data Security
- RFS Turmoil Persists as Administration Requests Additional Time to Appeal Ruling
- Outbreak forces dietary advisers online, USDA promises school feeding help
- USDA Allows Meals During School Closures Amid COVID-19
- Ag markets feel pinch as oil prices plunge
- Interest rate cut means it’s time to call your lender
- These charts explain everything | World markets now set prices for U.S. growers.
- If it’s not one thing it’s another for farm markets
- Ethanol makers see demand surge on hand sanitizer stockpiling
- Perdue Defends Brazilian Beef Import Decision
- 3 tax provisions you shouldn’t overlook
- USDA Releases “Land Use, Land Value & Tenure” Outlook Report
- Farmers National Co: Short-Term Uncertainties Lend Strength To The Farmland Market
03.05.2020
- 3 Big Things Today, March 5, 2020
- Amendments to CA Olive Marketing Order proposed
- Conaway: MFP3 May Be Needed Perdue: Third MFP Not Planned, Although Will Happen If Necessary
- Ag Committee’s Conaway Releases Statement On Ag Sec’y Perdue’s Testimony
- Perdue: Chance of more trade aid is ‘less than 10%’
- Perdue expects China to buy U.S. beans spring/summer
- Treasury Plans to Fix Co-op Tax Co-ops Encouraged by Treasury Secretary’s Commitment to Fixing ‘Grain Glitch’
- Top 3 watch list items for grain trade this month
- Farmer Sentiment in Ag Economy Barometer Rises to All-Time High.
- Bernhardt touts Trump’s backing for land conservation fund
- NFU adopts policy calling for development of permanent disaster program
- EPA Expects Decision on Biofuel Waiver Court Decision Soon
- Bipartisan Bill Protecting Food, Ag Industry Signed into Law
- House Democrats in swing districts enthused by Biden’s boost
- Washington Insider — ANTI-VIRUS EFFORTS AND IMPACTS | Wednesday 3/4/2020
- Ag Economy Barometer hits all-time high
- China rolls out cash support to domestic, foreign carriers amid coronavirus outbreak
- Coronavirus disrupting U.S. ag supply chain
- A Closer Look at Phase 1 Commitments, as Coronavirus “Has Scrambled” the Outlook
- Signal to Noise: Coronavirus Impacting MFP 3.0, Phase 1, Inputs & More
- CME Reports Record Monthly Average Daily Volume
- GAO Reports USDA Made $6.7 Billion In Improper Payments
- Impossible Food Cuts Its Prices 15%
02.28.2020
- California Almonds: Bloom Starts, Moves Fast…Really Fast
- AgFaxWarm, dry February diminishes California’s snowpack
- 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Feb. 28, 2020
- Farmers Waiting for Market Clues for MFP 3.0
- When Traders Panic
- Vicious cycle of the trade war
- USDA relaxes some hemp requirements
- EPA reportedly backing down on refinery waivers
- White House Looks to Pare Biofuel Waivers for Refineries on Court Ruling
- Wheeler says response to court’s RFS exemption ruling coming ‘shortly’
- Lawmakers and farmers show split on Trump’s China trade strategy
- The impact of panic in today’s marketplace
- Farmers Edge Unveils Next Gen Digital Platform, New Solution for Equipment Monitoring
- More than 2,000 farmers are expected to file dicamba-damage lawsuits, says law firm
- USDA school meal changes may mean less fruit, shift in veggies
- Roberts Announces Ag Committee Staff Changes, Hires
- Tillable’s CEO Shares His View Of Climate Breakup
- Precision Ag Reviews Provides Farmer Ratings Of Precision Products
- USDA, Farm Bureau Chief Economists Discuss Signs That Ag Is Improving
Updated 02.21.2020
- Growers see Trump’s water delivery order as a promise kept
- Citrus group reports disastrous impacts from trade war
- CA Farm Bureau opposes split-roll tax initiative
- Global wine leaders highlight trade opportunities
- California Almonds: Almonds Blooming But Taking Their Time – AgFax
- California: Urgent Help Needed—A Call To Action!
- A Brand New Sun-Maid: Investing in the Future
- Crop insurance industry urged to take on threats
- China to grant tariff exemptions on 696 U.S. goods to support purchases
- Federal Reserve Ag Credit Surveys- 2019 Fourth Quarter Farm Economy Conditions
- Court Grants 75-Day Stay in WOTUS Case Legal | Pursuit on WOTUS Repeal Rule Put on Hold by Federal Court
- China takes steps to make good on trade deal
- Do we ever get in our own way as farm leaders?
- Farm management apps for your virtual toolbox
- China Considering U.S. Farm Purchases by March as Coronavirus Impacts Persist
- Farmer Feedback Leads to Climate Cancelling Data Deal with Tillable
- President Trump Announces New EPA Deputy Administrator Nominee
- U.S. imports of both fruits and vegetables up in 2019, USDA reports
- Missouri Farm Awarded Millions in Dicamba Suit
- Sen. Roberts Receives Crop Insurance Achievement Award
- Students Celebrate Agriculture and Leadership Around U.S.
- Ag Economic Insights: Farm Debt And Working Capital Continue to Deteriorate
02.12.2020
- Will Extra Water Storage Ever Become Reality?
- February WASDE Provides Little New Input
- China Showing Up in Feb. WASDE, Both Phase 1 and Coronavirus
- Eliminate Risk: Protect Your Equipment
- Strategies for Using ARC-IC
- John Deere makes 4 announcements ahead of 2020 National Farm Machinery Show
- Lawyer: EPA Faces Decision on Waivers Tenth Circuit Court Ruling Affects About One-Third of Small-Refinery Capacity
- Widespread negative attitude offers market opportunity, analyst says
- Steep cuts to crop insurance in 2021 budget
- Who am I if I am not a farmer anymore?
- Perdue on President Trump’s budget proposal
- Cattle Producers to Court: RFID Mandate Not Resolved
- Hemp Prices Crash, Economist Explains Why
- Steep cuts to crop insurance in 2021 budget
- Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Budget Proposal
- Crop Insurers: Proposed OMB Budget Undermines Farm Safety Net
- Nat’l Assn Of Wheat Growers Voices Concern About President’s 2021 Budget Proposal
- Washington Insider — Tuesday Infrastructure Investment Discussed Again
- February’s Focus Shifts to Export Estimates
- Proposed Cuts for USDA White House Budget Again Seeks Cuts in USDA Programs
- For farmland values, cash is king
- NCBA Survey Reveals Widespread Confusion Among Consumers About Plant-Based Fake Meat
- US/China trade deal will have little impact on USDA’s next supply and demand report
- 2020 Farm Sector Income Forecast, February
- Former USDA Secretary Vilsack Hits the Jackpot, Literally
- Farmer Refuses to Roll, Rips Lid Off IRS Behavior
- Bipartisan Bill Protecting Domestic Food Supply to be Signed
02.05.2020
- California Almonds: Heightened Concerns Over Aggressive Wood Fungus
- California Almonds: Bloom Is In “Preview” Mode – AgFax
- California Cotton: Growers Left Defenseless in War on Bugs – Commentary
- Almond Board Announces 2020 Almond Leadership Program
- Secretary Sonny Perdue Press Release: USDA Issues Third Tranche of 2019 MFP Payments
- Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s State of the Union Address
- Purdue/CME Index: Expectations for Improved Trade Sends Farmer Sentiment Soaring
- Rural Mainstreet Index Begins 2020 On Strong Footing
- Trump Sees American Comeback Stressing Economy, Trump Says Nation is Thriving Under His Leadership
- Farmers are more optimistic due to Trump’s trade deal, Ag Barometer shows
- Why restructuring your farm business can be difficult
- U.S. food exporters suffer from China’s virus clampdown
- Motto of the best farm leaders: Never stop learning
- An oversold grain market discovers buyers Tuesday
- Shortage of truck drivers means opportunities for farmers
- Trade progress boosts producer sentiment in latest ag economy barometer
- “Export Boom” From Phase One Deal Potentially Delayed by Coronavirus
- Your bottom may be showing: Ag Web Commentary
- Farmers National Co. On Farmland Value Trends In 2020