12.07.2022

• USDA Report Shows Market Shares Of Oranges Vs Tangerines
• Prop 12 enforcement will wait in California for Supreme Court ruling
• Verdant Robotics Raises $46.5 Million To Reduce Ag Chemicals, Improve Farm Profits
• Ag Research and the Next Farm Bill US Falling Behind in Ag Research With Heavy Demands on Science
• New Report Shows Rural Veterinary Shortages Create Risks For U.S. Food System
• CropLife Magazine Lists 100 Largest Ag Retailers, 38% Sales Increase Over 2021
• Cattle Contract Library Rule Finalized Producers Could See More Price Transparency in USDA Cattle Contract Library Pilot Project
• 2023 crop demands your attention
• A future in ancient grains
• USDA releases final rule for Cattle Contract Library
• Farm Bureau evaluates specialty crop limitations in farm bill
• Ag researchers call for funding improvements
• Transportation struggles expected to impact farmer profitability
• Amid “Extraordinary Uncertainty” and “Precarious” Geopolitical Conditions, Commodity Price Moves Are Slow to Translate Into Lower Food Costs
• Why Did EPA Use Old Data on Renewable Diesel Ahead of RFS Announcement?

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11.29.2022

• Thanks California Farmers!
• Napa Valley’s Neal Family Vineyards Achieves Regenerative Organic Certification
• Conversion to Organics Could Increase Food Prices, Shrink Farm Profits
• Claim Your Cash Reward for Employing Through COVID-19 Mandates
• New Nanoparticle-Based Sensors to Measure Residual Herbicides in Food
• 3 Big Things Today, November 29, 2022
• As Rail Strike Looms, Pres. Biden Calls on Congress to Act, While U.S. Threatens Legal Action on Mexico’s Planned Import Ban of U.S. GMO Corn
• President Biden, Business and Ag Groups Call on Congress to Intervene to Stop Rail Strike
• It’s time to set farm goals for 2023
• Rally targets for 2023
• Farmland values gallop higher despite interest rate increases
• Farmers’ Share of Food Dollar Hits Historic Low
• Reflections on 2022, plans for 2023
• USDA Releases Map Showing Where Organically Raised Food Is Produced
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook
• Washington Week Ahead: Lawmakers face budget deadline, grocery merger gets focus
  
• 4 Year-End Tax Tips for Farmers from Paul Neiffer
• Farmer Year-End Review – 1
  
• Expectation vs. Reality – Export Edition
• Turning to autonomy
• Rising Cost of Credit Impacting Farmers
• Deere forecasts strong equipment demand continuing into 2023
• Drones in Agriculture Research Propels Multistate Award
• 5 Eye-Popping Farmland Sales from 5 States
• Mexico’s President Says Country May Allow Imports Of U.S. Yellow Corn For Livestock

admin2022-11-29T16:27:31+00:00November 29th, 2022|

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11.16.2022

• Calif. gearing up for sustainable cannabis study

• California Assembly announces leadership change for 2023
• Bill would impose water tax on exported crops
• USDA Previews Crop And Revenue Loss Assistance For Ag Producers 
• Senate Ag Committee pledges to support rural America in farm bill
• WASDE Recap for November 2022: No News is Just No News
• Steel shortage continues
• A Late Chance at Disaster or Pandemic Aid for Producers Who Fell Through the Cracks
• Biodiesel Pushes for Multi-Year RFS Biomass-Based Diesel Industry Sights on Goal of Producing 6 Billion Gallons
• Congress asked to reaffirm pesticide preemption
• Inflation news quakes grain markets
• Geopolitical turmoil pushes grain prices higher
• CIBO launches impact platform for regenerative agriculture
• Farmers keeping close eye on interest rates
• Climate-smart farming gets financial boost

admin2022-11-16T14:14:06+00:00November 16th, 2022|

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11.10.2022

• November WASDE Report
• Fewer old hands on House ag panel to write new farm bill
• Ag and Election Outcomes If House Flips, Maybe So Do Farm Bill Prospects
• Ag Policy Blog GOP Closer to Winning House, But Senate Control Will Have to Wait
• How cash markets are influencing futures prices
• Changing debt goals
• Ag Lender Survey: Interest Rate Volatility a Top Concern
• Tractors Of The Year Announced At EIMA
• USDA Releases Map Showing SNAP Benefit Uses By State
• Interest Rates in Focus, Ukraine Grain Exports, and Rail Strike Concerns
• Lenders expect farm profitability to decline
• The Next Cliff on Minds of Ag Bankers Five Messages for Farmers and Bankers Going Into Next Year
• Four Ownership Conversations You Need to Have With Heirs
• Farming’s Miraculous Past and Challenging Future
• Legal Battles Over a Farm Store Farmers Fight City Over Right to Operate Farm Store on Their Own Land
• Ag census data collection underway
• U.S. Farm Sector Financial Performance
• Are Rising Energy Costs The End For Vertical Farms?
• NASDA’s Ted McKinney: Mexico Can’t Afford To Ban U.S. GMO Corn
• Three fundamentals to watch now
• Diesel demand drives prices higher
• How do you solve the farm’s toughest problems?
• Midterms are likely to scorch Biden climate agenda for agriculture
• Transportation snags impacting grain movement this fall and it could continue into spring
• As Hearings for the Farm Bill Ratchet Up, You can Do 3 Things to Help Agriculture
• Vilsack heads to climate conference
• Bill Aims to Help Boost Market Access for U.S. Farmers

admin2022-11-10T11:21:33+00:00November 10th, 2022|

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10.26.22

• California Walnut Board Federal Marketing Order referendum next steps
• Fresno-Area Women in Ag to Receive Support, Learning Circle & Resource Fair Nov. 2
• Ag Mediation: When Disagreements Happen on the Farm
• Walnut Bargaining Association Recommends Minimum Grower Price
• New UC Study Helps Growers Estimate Cover Crop Costs and Potential Benefits
• Report: Farmers plowed up 1.8 million acres of grasslands in 2020
• Robots, fruit picking topic of OSU talk
• Tools of the Year 2021: Shop Essentials
• What does the 2023 Farm Bill need?
• Grassley says Congress is ready to step in to avoid rail strike
• USDA Report Shows Conservation Tillage Increases Over Last Two Decades
• U.S. Diesel Crisis Lingers As Europe Prepares For Russian Oil Ban
• USDA: Red Meat, Poultry In Cold Storage Sharply Higher
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Crop Progress Report
• Shape your legacy with these 3 questions
• Are your employees problem solvers?
• Using math to resolve family conflicts
• Contraction continues in the cattle herd
• New Crops Enterprise Budget Tool available

admin2022-10-27T11:21:02+00:00October 26th, 2022|

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10.18.2022

• CDFA Announces Awards for $5 Million for the Beginning Farmer and Farmworker Training and Workforce Development Grant Program
• Walnut Bargaining Association Recommends Minimum Grower Price
• Crop Progress Report Oct. 17, 2022
• Sort and Cull | Is the Cattle Market Ready to Trade Higher?
• Celebrating America’s Farmers & the Policies that Protect Them
• Futures could rally if…
• What size operation do you need to own a spreader?
• Growing number of farms shift to land rollers
• Harvest yields trial data for next season
• Op-Ed: In-Depth Analysis Of FTC Suing Corteva And Syngenta, The Implications
• Farm Equipment Magazine Lists The 10 Companies Paving The Way For Precision Ag
• World’s Largest Crop Protection Companies Ranked
• Todd’s Take | Keep Raising Interest Rates? The Problems With the Volcker Cure in 2022
• DTN Virtual Ag Summit to Focus on Strategies to Conquer the Chaos, Build Endurance
• Are you ready to respond to post-drought cattle market?
• AFBF unveils 2023 Farm Bill priorities
• “The most successful thing we’ve done in agriculture”
• Food Costs Up 11.2% Over Past Year, While Mississippi Water Level Worries Persist, and Russia Concerned About Black Sea Export Deal

admin2022-10-18T12:32:34+00:00October 18th, 2022|

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10.11.2022

• Prop 12 backers defend case ahead of SCOTUS arguments
• How Prop 12 Could Impact Crop And Livestock Producers
• 8 Things To Know About The FTC Suing Syngenta And Corteva
• Mexico’s Threatened Ban on GM Corn Might Temper Feed Prices, but at a Heavy Cost
• Expert: ADM Manipulated Ethanol Market | Archer Daniels Midland Fights to Exclude Expert Testimony in Ethanol Market Manipulation Case
• FarmFutures | What’s your definition of a successful farm?
• Jerry Gulke: What We Don’t Want to See in Wednesday’s USDA Report
• U.S. Farm Sector Balance Sheet Markedly Improved Over 2020
• Drought Monitor Weekly
• Rail Labor Union: Strike Option Still on Table

admin2022-10-11T12:25:02+00:00October 11th, 2022|

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10.04.2022

• Congressman Valadao Introduces California Water Legislation
• Stories of Real California Nut Growers
• IFPA Applauds White House for Putting Fresh Fruit and Vegetables at Core of National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
• EPA, Sacketts Wage Fight on Significant Nexus for Wetlands Before Supreme Court
• Ag Weather Forum The Wells Dried Up This Year
• Five Ways to Reduce Operation Risk
• How to move forward when uncertainty runs high
• State agriculture officials broaden recommendations for the 2023 farm bill
• SCOTUS grapples with wetlands, WOTUS at oral arguments
• USDA Issues Report On How H-2A Seasonal Worker Program Has Expanded
• USDA Proposes Rule On Buying, Selling Livestock
• New video addresses mental health in the agricultural community
• Five Ways to Reduce Operation Risk Plan for Ranch Risks, Communicate, Mitigate
• Inside the Market Intelligence Gro-ing on Yield Estimates
• USDA Reports Summary | USDA Quarterly Grain Stocks Report Shows Lower-Than-Expected Corn Number
• Smaller crops shift storage debate
• FTC, state attorneys general sue Syngenta and Corteva
• Duties of an executor or trustee | To avoid frustration and confusion at a trying time, know what to expect and prepare for responsibilities.
• Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act introduced in U.S. House
• U.S. Supreme Court begins new term with wetlands and animal welfare cases
• Episodes on farm safety, cover crops, fiber digestibility
• One of the Strongest Storms to Ever Hit the U.S., Hurricane Ian Causes Damage and Destruction
• Agroterrorism: Webinar Explores Multiple Threats to U.S. Food and Ag Supply Chain
• NOAA Drought Outlook Monthly – October
• Ag Policy: How Have Farm Bills Addressed Climate Change?
• Supreme Court to Hear WOTUS Case on Monday
• USDA Proposes Rule On Buying, Selling Livestock

admin2022-10-04T12:32:36+00:00October 4th, 2022|

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09.27.2022 | Updated 9.29

• World Agricultural Robotics Expo to Launch Oct. 18 in Fresno
• Since 1993, Farming Has Suffered in Central Valley
• Group’s grape research sparks interest, innovation
• Crop Progress Report 09.26.2022
• USDA Announces Major Actions To Spur Competition, Protect Producers And Reduce Costs
• View From the Cab | Farmers Prepare for Harvest, Wheat Planting as Fed Raises Rates
• Align everyday operations with the future
• Farm economy holding strong, but near-term risks remain high
• Weekly Grain Movement: Corn and soybeans miss the mark
• Farmers fight Fed headlines
• 2 new ways to think about next-gen farmers
• White House actions target livestock concentration
• Time ticking for EPA to rule on seed treatment approvals
• EPA withdraws interim registration, but glyphosate remains in use
• Trump-era Endangered Species Act regulations reinstated
• Corn and soybean Harvest Behind Five-Year Average
• Corn and soybeans close at two-week low | Monday, September 26, 2022
• Economist sees direct and indirect farmer impacts following rate hike
• Cattle placements slightly above year ago levels
• Farm economy holding strong, but near-term risks remain high
• Ag Trade: Russia Wheat Harvest Could Reach Record, but Exports Stymied; Ukraine Begins Corn Harvest
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook
• USDA Releases Report Showing Insured Acreages For Fruit And Nut Spec
• USDA:. Farm Sector Profits Forecast To Reach Near-Record Highs In 2022
• Mann: Strengthening crop insurance is vital to the farm safety net
• Ag Consultant Lists Top Five Risks To Farming Operations
• EPA Withdraws From Roundup Court Battle
• The Where and When of Drought During 2022’s Growing Season
• Is $8 corn high enough for you to sell?
• Top 5 farm safety tips revealed
• Last Week in Agribusiness
• Scientists fight powdery mildew with genetics
• Seven More Crop-Laden Ships Leave Ukrainian Ports on Sunday
• Soaring input costs are accelerating ag tech adoption, McKinsey survey finds
• Cattle placements slightly above year ago levels
• Economist sees direct and indirect farmer impacts following rate hike
• Supply chain slowly returning to balance
• Washington Week Ahead: White House set to unveil national food strategy
• Weekly Cotton Market Review – USDA
• Global Markets: Wheat – EU Exports Expand but Constrained by Strong Competition
• Crop Insurance: The Case for a New Product – Yield Protection with Harvest Price Option

admin2022-09-29T09:21:46+00:00September 27th, 2022|

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09.21.2022

• Survey Suggests Much Higher California Mandarin Crop Yield this Season
• California Navel Orange Production Forecast Up 19%
• Harnessing the Power of Natural Volatile Compounds in Grapevines that Thwart Sharpshooters
• Black Sea woes push wheat higher
• Ethanol Diesel Nudges Closer to Market
• Tweaks to farm bill conservation programs requested
• Increasingly, ‘farm’ and ‘rural’ are not synonymous
• Ag reps testify on value of conservation programs
• CoBank, University of Missouri Report: “The Importance of Off-Farm Income to the Agricultural Economy”
• Big Brother: Secret Government Surveillance Camera Deepens Private Property Lawsuit
• Webinar: A Farmer’s Guide to Carbon Contracts – Sept. 28
• The Export Sales Data Snafu – How Did It Affect Markets?
• Putin Threatens to Pull Out of Ukrainian Grain Shipping Agreement
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn Extremely Disappointed With White House Biotechnology Executive Order
• USDA Reports Labor Required By Crop And Livestock Operations
• New Report From Field To Market Signals Growth In Climate Action Across Agriculture Value Chain
• USDA Issues Feed Outlook Report:
• Crop Progress Report .09.20.2022 (PDF)
• This USDA report sparked more questions than answers
• Fewer youth farm injuries, death rate same
• Technology will preserve irrigated acreage
• Time is now to close ag connectivity gap
• House GOP members look to shield ag from SEC rule
• The Export Sales Data Snafu – How Did It Affect Markets?
• Rural Mainstreet Economic Index Falls Below Growth Neutral
• USDA Issues Report Showing: Food Insecurity Rates By State

admin2022-09-21T10:19:54+00:00September 21st, 2022|

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