01.16.2020

• California Almond Community Announces 5-Point Pollinator Protection Plan
• California Food & Farming Network releases scorecard
• California Almonds: Shelling Continues So Crop May Exceed Projections
• 3 Big Things Today, January 16, 2020
• Perdue: Phase I ‘a Bonanza for American Agriculture’
• Trump Signs Phase-One Deal President Boasts US Farmers Will Need Larger Tractors to Meet Demand From China
• China to boost U.S. purchases by $76.7 billion in first year of trade deal
• What’s in the U.S.-China Phase 1 trade deal
• Reaction to phase one trade deal
• Grassley says he will blow the whistle if Chinese backslide on trade deal
• FARM POLICY FACTS: Our View: New Year, Same Tired Criticisms of Farm Policy
• US Ethanol Production Rises to Near-Record High for Week Ended Jan. 10
• Administration Hits Record-Low of New Regulations in 2019
• FSA: Enroll Soon in Risk, Price Loss Coverage Programs

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01.10.2020

• A Promising Start to the Year for California’s Snowpack
• Avocado growers expect big crop in 2020
• New crop of ag leaders up to the challenge Commentary: California Agriculture Leadership Program inspires optimism
• Newsom administration releases long-awaited Water Resilience Portfolio
• Judge temporarily exempts truckers from AB5
• 3 Big Things Today, January 10, 2020
• The Farm Bill 2018 programs Info, analysis about the farm and conservation programs
• Website for biotechnology regulation launched
• USDA Reports Preview Time for US Row-Crop Estimates
• Five Phases of Succession Planning
• Trump Proposal Said to Speed up Approval on Grazing Permits, Other Areas
• Pre-USDA Report Thoughts are Bullish, Analysts say
• China’s Vice Premier Liu to Sign U.S. Trade Deal in Washington Next Week
• Economists Lay Out Critical Issues Facing Farmers
• China reportedly suspends nationwide E10 mandate
• Why I’m ‘Freaking Out’ Over Fake Meat
• Plant-based ‘pork’ launches at tech showcase
• 2020 Mega Trends: Digital Livestock
• ADM Reportedly Close To Exiting Biofuels Business
• Ranchers Praise Announcement Of New National Environmental Policy Act Rules
• Biggest Risk to Commodity Markets in 2020? Politics
• EPA, Corps of Engineers Face Third Lawsuit on WOTUS Rule
• Outlook for 2020 and beyond
• What to watch for in commodities in 2020
• USDA invites input on conservation easement rule
• FCC rolls out $20.4B fund to provide rural broadband
• Boom Times Never Last – 3 Prime Examples
• Farm Bill Decisions: 2019 ARC-IC Payment Calculator Available
• Farmers Optimistic About Future Even as Current Conditions Drop

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01.03.20

• Trump Announces Signing Date for Deal with China
• U Of Illinois Economists Release Report “2019 Farm Income Projections, 2020 Outlook”
• Could the U.S. Land a Quick Trade Deal With the U.K.?
• Ag Workforce Coalition Urges Senate Action on Ag Labor Crisis
• Tax exemption connects new farmers with preserved land
• How To Thrive On the Edge of Chaos: A Guide for Farmers
• NAWG will be moving on January 4, 2020; complete details will be forthcoming
• Precipitation outlook for 2020
• Suspicious Night Drones Raise Concerns in Colorado, Nebraska
• Analyzing 2019’s Wild Weather Year: Could Technology Have Helped?
• Ag Tech Expert Encourages Ag Industry To Upgrade To Apple iPhone 11
• Study Forecasts Precision Ag Market To Be $5.66 Billion In 2014
• China deal offers no immediate breakthrough for U.S. fruit exports
• California Regulators Ease Restrictions On Tree Thinning
• Agri Marketing’s Stock Index Fails To Keep Pace With General Markets

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Updated: 01.03.20

• California Regulators Ease Restrictions On Tree Thinning
• 3 Big Things Today, January 2, 2020
• Three Agriculture Goals for 2020
• 20 Lessons to Take into 2020
• Review of Farm Programs Helping Producers During Challenges
• Study Shows Eating Meat Helped Humans Evolve Into What We Are Today
• Best And Worst Performing Commodities In 2019
• Agri-Pulse year in review: Trade, MFP dominate 2019 ag news
• China Gives Green Light to Two U.S. GMOs
• Trumps Says Phase One agreement Will be Signed Jan. 15
• Ten questions with Ambassador Gregg Doud
• USDA economist says 80-billion in ag sales to China possible
• Annual Review a Bit of Deja Vu
• New Decade Brings New Demand Risk for Farmers
• China–U.S. Trade Deal Signing Expected this Week
• Income Tax Management
• Several Ag-Related Companies In “50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy” List
• How Do You Start a Farm Succession Plan When All Previous Attempts Have Failed?
• U Of Illinois Economists Release Report “2019 Farm Income Projections, 2020 Outlook”

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12.31.19

• 3 Big Things Today, December 31, 2019
• AgriMarketing Releases List of Its Most Read News Items in 2019
• Ag Economic Insights’ Reviews The 2010 Decade, Biggest Events
• Prominent U Of Illinois Economist Reviews 2019 Crop Prices, Outlook
• To Grow Beyond a Small Farm, Operators Must Think Like Entrepreneurs
• New decade brings new demand risk for farmers
• How to move forward confidently in 2020
• What’s ahead for agriculture? 4 predictions for 2020
• China Approves Two New GM Crops From U.S. for Import, Renews 10 Others
• What Farmers Were Reading In 2019
• How Do You Start a Farm Succession Plan When All Previous Attempts Have Failed?
• US-China could sign phase one agreement this week
• Hemp seed questions
• USDA Administrator expects no major change in crop insurance costs
• CoBank: 2019 Puts Squeeze on Grain Elevators
• Progress on Multiple Trade Deals Brings Optimism for 2020
• Review of Farm Programs Helping Producers During Challenges

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12.24.19

• Almond Growers Concern About Trade Issues
• UC unveils grape varieties resistant to Pierce’s Disease
• CEO And Co-Founder Of Farmers Edge Issues 2020 Predictions Impacting Agriculture
• Rural Mainstreet Index Rises Above Growth Neutral
• Senate Ag Committee Leaders Mark Anniversary of Farm Bill
• China cuts import tariffs on 859 types of products
• Distress on the Farm
• Global Stocks Mixed in Quiet Trade
• EPA Backs Roundup
• EPA Approves Continued Use of Atrazine
• Brazil Says Trump Changed his Mind on Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
• Trump has ‘very good talk’ with Xi
• $40 Billion of U.S. Farm Purchases Viable, According to JCI
• Lessons Learned in 2019: Planting Dates Don’t Matter
• Spending Bill Includes Funding for Feed Ingredient Inspections
• Iowa Senator Ernst Says EPA Administrator Should Be Replaced
• Farmers Hoping for A More Prosperous New Year
• Roberts, Stabenow Announce Committee Passes Bills
• Committee passes bio and agro-defense legislation
• Will China Buy U.S. Ethanol?
• Farm Support for Trump is Highest Ever Ahead of Impeachment
• This U.S., China Trade Agreement Has a Lot of Teeth, Analyst Says
• How Farmers Can Rule the World With Technology
• USDA Breaks Down What December Survey Could Do To Stocks, Production
• Is Mexico Content with U.S. Labor Provisions in USMCA?
• H-2A wage rates to jump 6% nationally in 2020
• China Expected to Purchase Another $32 Billion in U.S. Farm Goods
• Ag Economic Insight: The 2019 Agricultural Year In Review
• USDA Releases “Season Average Price Forecasts” Report

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12.19.19

• New cost studies released for mechanical winegrape production
• Farmers Hoping for A More Prosperous New Year
• Roberts, Stabenow Announce Committee Passes Bills
• Updated USDA data provides fresh insights on corn, soybeans and other row crops
• Committee passes bio and agro-defense legislation
• Will China Buy U.S. Ethanol?
• Farm Support for Trump is Highest Ever Ahead of Impeachment
• Lots of Red for Wednesday’s Grain Markets
• This U.S., China Trade Agreement Has a Lot of Teeth, Analyst Says
• How Farmers Can Rule the World With Technology
• USDA Breaks Down What December Survey Could Do To Stocks, Production
• Is Mexico Content with U.S. Labor Provisions in USMCA?
• H-2A wage rates to jump 6% nationally in 2020
• China Expected to Purchase Another $32 Billion in U.S. Farm Goods
• 3 Big Things Today, December 18, 2019
• Ag Economic Insight: The 2019 Agricultural Year In Review
• Tax Credit Extension, Disaster Aid, Rural Broadband Added to Year-End Bill
• Unknowns cloud U.S.-China trade deal
• 9 Thoughts for Farmers from Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell
• Government Funding Bill Has $1.5 billion For Ag Disaster Relief
• This U.S., China Trade Agreement Has a Lot of Teeth, Analyst Says
• USDA Breaks Down What December Survey Could Do To Stocks, Production
• Sustainability Focus Continues To Grow At Nat’l Corn Growers Assn
• USDA Releases “Wheat Outlook” Report
• USDA Releases “Feed Outlook” Report
• Ag Funding Bill Includes $1.5 Billion In Additional Disaster Aid
• USMCA dispute is apparently resolved
• U.S., China Trade Deal Sparks Early Santa Claus Grain Rally
• U.S., China Trade War Seen as Biggest 2019 Story, Economists Say
• Booker Introduces Bill That Would Reshape Livestock Farming
• Grower Sets New World Record with Corn Yield of 616.2 BPA
• Decisions being made on China-U.S. trade agreement
• Ethanol: A Rollercoaster Year in Review
• Sino-U.S. Trade Deal: Big Numbers, Few Details, Many Questions For Ag
• How China Tariffs on U.S. Commodities, Energy Stand After ‘Phase One’ Trade Deal
• Wheat Market Rises on Trade Agreement Coattails
• Crash shines light on immigrants in Christmas tree workforce | November 29th crash shined a light on Oregon’s immigrant farm workers
• Hopeful Signs for Biodiesel Tax Incentive
• Ag Economic Insight: The 2019 Agricultural Year In Review
• USDA Releases “Cotton And Wool Outlook” Report
• USDA Releases “Season Average Price Forecasts” Report

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12.13.19

• 3 Big Things Today, December 13, 2019
• Ag Secretary Perdue Highlights Potential ‘Bonanza’ for Ag Sales if China Follows Through
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Dec. 13, 2019
• Ag immigration bill advances out of House
• Perdue says ‘enforceability’ is key to U.S.-China agreement
• NFU, AFBF on Farm Workforce Modernization Act
• Trump Agrees to Limited Trade Deal With China, New Tariffs on China Delayed
• Income Taxes – Year-End Planning Checklist for Ag Producers
• USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility
• CropLife Lists The 100 Largest Crop Input Retailers In The U.S.
• Mapping the Market Facilitation Program
• House passes farm labor bill; industry shifts focus to Senate
• Ag Groups Partner to Address Stress in Rural America
• A Deal On USMCA, But Final Approval Will Wait Until 2020
• US Ethanol Stocks Build as Demand Nosedives, Output Gains
• Last Week’s Enormous Cattle Slaughter and 2020
• Chinese skeptical of America’s fake meat
• Deadline Looms for 20% of Farmers Without Health Insurance
• Analysis: Finding A “Game Plan” for 2020
• How Will USDA Account for Bushels Still In The Field?
• Farms.com Acquires USAgNet’s ‘State’ Ag Connection Network
• National Wheat Growers Assn to Move Offices, Will Stay on Capitol Hill

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12.06.19

• • Wine groups seek applicants for Green Medal awards
  • First state water allocation set at 10 percent
  • California Almonds: Pruning Wound Protection – Reducing Impact of Canker Diseases
  • Japan Approves Ag and Digital Trade Deal with U.S.
  • Farm Service Agency Opens CRP Enrollment Through Feb. 28, 2020
  • Grassley Hopeful Trump Changes RFS Rule | Senator Recalls Conversation With White House About Biofuels Rule
  • Basis tightens from lack of farmer selling
  • Rumors swirl following comment period for supplemental biofuels proposal
  • Two-Headed Consumer Demands Change from Farmers, Food Companies
  • USDA kicking off first CRP general signup in four years
  • USDA’s efforts to trace cattle from hoof to plate face more headwinds
  • USDA: Since 1970, Increasing Cattle Weights Have Fueled Growth Of Beef Production As Cattle Numbers Have Decreased
  • U.S. Japan Trade Agreement Ratified
  • U.S., China Move Closer to Trade Deal Despite Harsh Rhetoric
  • How to Avoid Repeating This Year’s Mistakes Next Year
  • Leasing Program Allows Farmers to Test-Drive Tech
  • Administration tightens food stamp work requirements
  • Trade War Percolates on Multiple Fronts, But President in No Rush on China Deal
  • Japan’s Upper House Approves U.S. Meat Trade Agreement
  • Trump says he might prefer China deal happening after 2020 election
  • Sign-up Deadline for Round 2 of MFP, DMC is Approaching
  • Is impeachment process impeding USMCA vote?
  • Farmer Ag Sentiment Better in November
  • 5 Steps to Becoming a Qualified Candidate for a Farm Loan
  • 10 Signs of a Farmer Suffering Financial Stress
  • Trump Slaps Tariffs on Brazil, Argentina metals – and French Champagne
  • USDA suspends timeline for transition to electronic ID
  • 100 Million Acres of Corn in 2020?
  • Profit Tracker: Feedyard Profits Rise To Triple Digits

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11.27.19

• Our Thanksgiving Bounty: Brought to you by America’s Farmers
• CA to sue over federal rules governing water
• EPA Comment Period Winds Down President Told RFS Proposal Doesn’t Match Sept. 12 Agreement
• USDA export prospects for 2020 up from August
• Weekly Outlook: Acreage in 2020
• New Bill Will Help Preserve Family Farms
• Farmers, Researchers Discuss Ways Farms Can Adapt to a Changing Climate
• Stronger-Than-Expected Sales to China Buoy U.S. Ag Exports
• Why Do Ag Prices Keep Going Down, Analyst Asks
• The Corn Belt’s Propane Situation Is Heating Up
• White House Asks Grassley for Input on Biofuels Policy
• Brazil 2019 Corn Exports Set to Soar 80%
• Rental Agreement Best Practices
• Origin of Livestock Proposed Rule Comment Period Open
• An Interesting Read/Opinion Article: The Strange Economics of Crop Insurance
• Trump Tweets That USMCA is "Dead in the Water"
• USDA Agricultural Trade Outlook- FY20 Export Forecast Increased
• Ag Economy Finds New Plateau Move Over 1980s, This Ag Economy Is More Like the 1990s
• Taxlink Tax | Primer 2020

admin2019-11-27T12:15:20+00:00November 27th, 2019|

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