Ag News

• Jerry Gulke: Markets Lean Bullish Ahead of September USDA Report
• One of the Missing Pieces in the COVID-19 Rebound
• Thank a Farmer This Labor Day
• Driving demand drops: Why energy prices are falling
• Soil Health Institute to develop soil carbon measurement and monitoring system
• Farm income to hit 7-year high, thanks to record-setting federal aid
• The ugly period of agriculture is behind us, analyst says
• China big weekly buyer of several key U.S. ag goods
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- August 2020
• Perdue: Second round of CFAP to be announced next week
• U.S.D.A. Farm Sector Profits Forecast to Rise in 2020
• Government Payments Main Driver of Highest Farm Sector Income in 6 Yearsr
• Call the Market One of the Missing Pieces in the COVID-19 Rebound
• Further-Along Crops, Ample Propane Supply a Favorable Combination for Crop-Drying Needs
• Ag lenders need to get on board with conservation
• Survey: Farmer support for Trump is overwhelming
• The ugly period of agriculture is behind us, analyst says
• China’s looming corn shortage fans food security unease
• USDA: Huge influx of federal aid shores up farm earnings
• Research to Improve Disease Resilience, Control in Food Crops
• Barchart Releases U.S. Corn, Soybean Yield Forecasts
• New To Farming Because Of The Pandemic? USDA Can Help
• Ag Secretary Perdue pleased with China’s recent purchases
• Floods Hurt Basin Croplands | Federal Judge Considers Missouri River Flooding Compensation for Producers
• Farmer sentiment rebounds in August 2020
• Farmers After Hours Series gets frank on mental health
• Trump eyes aquaculture boom, environmentalists dig in
• Changes made to payment limit and eligibility rules
• Administration plans to investigate Mexico’s trade practices
• Deferring Employee FICA May Not Make Sense

• 3 Big Things Today, August 28, 2020
• Ag Trade: USDA Forecasts U.S. Exports Up $5.5 Billion for 2021
• Second Round of Ag Aid Could Come Soon | Additional $14 Billion From Commodity Credit Corp.
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Aug. 28, 2020
• Soybean growers have a new seed option available for the 2021 growing season
• Former Ag secretary breaks with GOP, endorses Biden
• DTN Livestock Closing: Cattle Contracts Lose Ground
• Agencies Want Navigable Waters Lawsuit Dismissed – DTN
• Bayer’s Roundup Settlement Talks Hit New Setback
• USDA/EPA Announce Next Generation Fertilizer Challenges
• ADM Identifies Six Ways Food & Beverage Innovation Is Evolving In The Face Of COVID-19
• Second round of CFAP could come after Labor Day
• USDA tightens eligibility rules for farm subsidies
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Great Inflation Debate Heats Up
• The coming battle over cell-based ‘meat’
• Black farmers seek ban or product warnings for Roundup weedkiller
• USDA Agricultural Trade Outlook- FY 2021 U.S. Agricultural Exports Forecast Up $5.5 Billion
• USDA predicts stronger US ag exports in FY 2021
• U.S. Could Decouple From China, Trump says
• Farmers, Ethanol Producers File Court Brief Defending Year-Round E15
• Federal government is studying air emissions from livestock – again
• Farm Succession: Legacy Assumptions, Management Decisions
• Todd’s Take | What Is Happening in China?
• Rural Mainstreet Index Inches Up In August

• USDA Releases “Season-Average Price Forecasts” Report
• Phase One Talks Delayed, While Recent USDA Reports Provide Perspective on U.S. Farm Exports to China
• No new meeting scheduled between US and China
• CFAP applications can be amended for new commodities
• How much did the derecho damage Iowa agriculture?
• Ethanol Inventory Rises
• Senator Ernst urges Trump to intervene, deny gap ethanol waivers
• Court denies rehearing of dicamba case
• Senate GOP mulls skinny aid package without ag funding
• Farmer Leaders Build a Better Future for Ag Through Training
• Nat’l FFA Hits Record Membership For 2020 Of More Than 760,000
• USDA Announces Improvements To Prevented Planting Coverage
• Nat’l Hemp Assn, New Holland Announce Member Benefit Program
• Homebuyers Shift Searches From Cities To Rural Areas And Suburbs
• 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Summit Announced, Will Be Virtual
• Trump says he postponed trade talks with China
• Trump Farmer Base Strong Heading into Election Home Stretch
• China, facing high corn prices, buys more from U.S.
• Farm Sales Will Look Different This Fall, Requiring More Work From Potential Buyers
• Feds’ jargon-filled memo won’t help farmers looking to manage wetlands
• Farmobile wins appeal in ongoing battle with Farmers Edge
• Federal Reserve Ag Credit Surveys- 2020 Second Quarter Farm Economy Conditions
• Democrats use roll call of states to put focus on ag, rural issues
• Are Export-Oriented Farm Policies Part Of The Problem? – Commentary
• August 17, 2020 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• China buys corn and soybeans ‘to keep me happy,’ says Trump
• DTN Livestock Closing: Cattle Contracts Close Lower
• Vice President Pence Addresses Farmers
• USDA “Feed Outlook Report”
• Vice President Pence Addresses Farmers
• Fauci to Brief AVMA Convention on COVID Human-Animal Links
• Why grain market volatility could work in your favor
• How to manage your 2021 farmland rent agreement
• Chinn says CFAP limits frustrate cattle producers
• Jerry Gulke: Did USDA Report Print Pre-Harvest Lows?
• Democrats: President’s plan for letter in food boxes inappropriate
• Convention tests Democrats’ appeal to rural Midwest battlegrounds
• USDA: Farm Real Estate Value by State (PDF)
• USDA: Cropland Value by State (PDF)
• USDA: Average Pasture Value by Year (PDF)
• Market economist expects farmers to store grain “as best they can” this fall
• Convention tests Democrats’ appeal to rural Midwest battlegrounds
• U.S. Tractor Sales Up 34% In July, Combine Sales Up 34%
• Top Administrative Official Says China Trade Deal Is “Fine,” Moving Ahead

• Midwest Sees Major Damage From Derecho Winds
• Monday storm impacts 10 million acres of Iowa farmland
• August 12, 2020 WASDE
• How COVID-19 Changed America’s Eating Habits
• Progressive Farmer: Kub’s Den What Will Your Life Look Like One Year From Today?
• Do Seasonal Trends Matter in 2020 Cattle Markets
• Would you sell the farm?
• USDA sees record-high 2020 U.S. corn, soybean yields
• Successful Farming Opinion: Farmland proves itself once again | COVID-19 had all the makings of the final straw for farmland values. It wasn’t.
• As U.S., Chinese Negotiators Plan Phase One Meeting, Trade Remains a Rare Area of Cooperation
• Farm Bankruptcies, Drought, Derecho, and Land Values: Recent Ag Econ Variables in Focus
• Analysis: Skyrocketing US subsidies may far exceed WTO limits
• Harris, Biden’s VP pick, opposed USMCA, backed farm bill
• Daybreak Aug. 12: Environmentalists welcome Biden pick

• 3 Big Things Today, August 7, 2020
• New USDA numbers show US ag exports to China lagging
• Farm Bureau economist explains stand-out numbers in CFAP data
• USDA Offers Loan Deferrals for Farm Storage Facilities
• China, U.S. to Review Trade Deal, Air Other Grievances Aug 15 -Sources
• 4 Options for a Farm Operation Without a Successor
• Biden says he would remove tariffs on China
• Ethanol Awaits Fate on Waivers, Aid RFA’s Cooper: EPA Decision to Issue Waivers Would Equate to ‘Locking in Blend Wall’
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Aug. 7, 2020
• Trump Bans Dealings With Chinese Owners of TikTok, WeChat
• U.S. farm state senators in a beef over livestock bill
• USDA proposes rule to strengthen enforcement of organic standards
• Could China’s Massive Rainstorms Be A “Black Swan” for Markets?
• Analyst Digs Through Data to Find Historical August Lows
• USDA extends deadlines, defers interest accrual due to COVID-19
• Peterson working to make sure HEROES Act ag provisions make it in final bill
• AFBF: Mixed News on Farm Bankruptcies Amid Pandemic
• COVID-19 Weighs on Ag Economy | Reports Outline Series of Economic Struggles Continue in Agriculture
• Farm Futures survey: Farmers forecast 15 billion bushel corn crop
• Ag Economy Barometer stable in July 2020
• Big crops are getting bigger, analyst says
• Sweeping U.S. pesticide reform bill introduced, banning some chemical agents
• Perdue says EU’s Farm to Fork strategy leaves farmers behind
• Censky: China needs to buy more US ag goods
• Department of Energy Finishes Recommendation on Retroactive RFS Exemption Requests
• China, U.S. to Review Trade Deal, Air Other Grievances Aug 15 -Sources
• Farm, nutrition provisions remain in play as talks on aid bill drag
• USDA prepared to roll over unused CFAP
• USDA Identifies Mystery Seeds
• Farmland Ownership Passing into the Hands of Big Investors
• Midwest Region Farm Expenses Contribute Most to U.S. Increase
• Mid-America Business Index Highest Since March 2019

USDA Extends Deadlines, Defers Interest Accrual Due to COVID-19

WASHINGTON, August 5, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced it will authorize Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) to extend deadlines for premium and administrative fee payments, defer the resulting interest accrual and allow other flexibilities to help farmers, ranchers, and insurance providers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading.

• View From the Cab The Search for Farm-Life Balance
• Ag Sec’y Perdue Critical Of EU’s Plan To Cut Use Of Crop Inputs
• Weekly Export Sales – New crop soybean sales soar
• Cattle futures look for price direction
• U.S. sells record amount of corn to China as tensions rise
• Pace of coronavirus payments to farmers slows, reasons unclear
• NCBA passes policy to increase cash trade levels
• Senate Releases Draft COVID Relief Measure (HEALS Act), a Follow-Up to CARES Act, but Different From House Passed HEROES Act
• The Beginning of the End to the China Deal
• Drought Monitor Weekly: Very Hot, Mostly Dry
• Peanut Usage Still Up But Sees a Slide
• Farm Progress Commentary | Why am I a farmer? To pass on my knowledge and passion
• Investment In AgTech On Pace To Set Record For The Sector
• Soil Health Institute Begins To Identify True Cost: Benefits Of Soil Health
• Lely Develops Robot To Mow, Feed Hay

• Senate GOP’s $1T aid plan authorizes expanded ag assistance
• Senate to Match House on Size of Ag Coronavirus Aid Package
• Here’s how grain prices could strengthen in 2021
• China’s H1 grain imports spike, on path to use up annual quotas
• Majority say masks have COVID response role
• Why COVID-19 Relief Should Include America’s Agricultural Fairs
• Midweek Markets: China, China, China
• Boston Market Sues Chicken Companies for Millions in Broiler Overcharges
• Tyson Fire, Pandemic Market Report Released By USDA
• USDA recommends beef market changes, but leaves unanswered questions about probe
• U.S.-China tensions ratchet higher, but analyst expects ag purchases to continue
• EIA: US Propane and Propylene Stocks Up
• Appeals court slashes award in Roundup case
• U.S. court allows sales of Corteva weed killer, adding to edge over Bayer
• New Program Pays Farmers For Carbon Sequestration
• Ag Taxes: Limits on Deducting Farm Losses
• The US Safety Net, Crop Profitability, and a Floor on Cost of Production
• 2021 Budgeting Using $3.40 Corn and $8.50 Soybean Prices
• Cash Market Moves | The White Combine: A Farmer’s Worst Nightmare
• Artificial intelligence spurs real-time scouting, say Taranis officials
• Farm Progress launches virtual show
• Bayer mostly loses appeal in Johnson Roundup case
• Bayer appeal denied but damages reduced
• Kansas City Fed: Agricultural Financing Activity Slowed in Second Quarter
• Science Magazine Study on Illegal Deforestation Causes a Strong Reaction From the Brazilian Government
• Farm State Lawmakers: Ethanol a Priority in Senate COVID Relief Package
• R-CALF: 40% Cash Volume More Depressing Than $33/Head
• USDA Releases "Feed Outlook" Report (PDF)