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NE & IA Ag News: 05.01.2023

• Washington Week Ahead: Lawmakers keep focus on farm bill
• EPA Grants E15 Summer Waiver, Citing Supply Issues, Price Concerns
• 13 ways to have better conversations about ag
• USDA launches $3.1 billion climate-smart initiative
• Ag leaders lobby for better risk management programs at U.S. House farm bill hearing
• A Sharp Perspective: Is the Farm Bill Really Like a Good Farm Truck?
• Fertilizer Prices Mixed, as Anhydrous Drops Below $1,000; Diesel Prices in Focus
• After an Ugly Week are the Grain Markets Signaling a Major Price Reset Similar to 2013?
• World Bank projects decline in commodity prices through 2024
• Beginning Farmers, Ranchers Increase As Total Farm Numbers Decrease
• 5 skills you gain from judging livestock
• Cause Of Fire In Massive Texas Dairy Released, 18,000 Cows Perished
• John Deere Planning To Have All-Electric Tractor In 2026
• World Bank Forecasts Lower Fertilizer And Food Prices
• Report provides rangeland carbon market insight
• Cattle Market | 7 Month Consecutive Price Increase
• Still Time To Be Counted in Census of Agriculture

NE & IA Ag News: 05.01.2023admin2023-05-01T11:38:56+00:00

Connealy Insurance NE & IA Ag News: 04.24.2023

• Top 5 Things to Watch Cold Slows Crop, Markets Look for Direction, Economic Reports Weigh In
• What will it take to shake off the bears?
• 7 ag stories you can’t miss – April 21, 2023
• New ag satellites to offer enhanced imagery
• Pull the plug on planting green?
• Meteorologist Explains How El Nino Will Impact Crop Yields This Summer
• Farmers Business Network Release Demonstration Of Its AI-based Ag Advisor
• U Of Illinois Release Report Showing Cost Of Corn And Soybean Production
• USDA Highlights Critical Role Of Agricultural R&D At G20 Meeting
• Kansas City Fed Reports Interest Rates Rise And Farm Lending Softens
• Cattle prices in record territory
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- April 2023
• Sen. Warnock discusses precision ag as work begins on farm bill
• Farmers Borrow Less as Average Interest Rate on Operating Loans Exceed 7.5%
• Focus is now on how many acres get planted
• The truth about soil’s ability to sequester carbon
• EPA Administrator says he’s committed to biofuels
• Study: Rising Temps, Drought Likely to Increase Incidence of Aflatoxin in Corn
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- April 2023

Connealy Insurance NE & IA Ag News: 04.24.2023admin2023-04-24T11:14:54+00:00

NE & IA Ag News: 04.18.2023

• 3 Big Things Today, April 18, 2023
• USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report USDA Crop Progress: US Corn Planting Reaches 8%
• April 17, 2023 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• mRNA Controversy Puts Ag on Defensive Separating Science From Myth: mRNA Animal Vaccination Tech Holds Promise
• Supporting Our Communities April 17, 2023 | Crop insurance is about more than just crops. Crop Insurance in America Commentary
• Overseas inaction keeps grain prices firm
• 3 tips to keep business priorities aligned this spring
• Rally risk rises
• Rancher says WOTUS injunction is good news but doesn’t provide enough clarity for ag
• More money needed for a new farm bill
• McCarthy wants SNAP work requirements in debt ceiling deal
• Stamp Out Entitlement: Develop Ownership Criteria For Your Farm
• Ag Retailers Assn Lists Its Top 5 Priorities For The Farm Bill
• USDA Releases Feed Price Outlook:
• USDA Releases Wheat Prices Outlook:
• Black Sea woes pump up wheat prices
• Washington Week Ahead: House Ag grills EPA chief, WOTUS gets vote
• Growers frustrated with EPA’s proposed vehicle emission standards
• Rancher says WOTUS injunction is good news but doesn’t provide enough clarity for ag
• Livestock Electronic ID Proposal Raises Questions
• Concerns Over Black Sea Grain Initiative Persist, as Poland, Hungary Block Ukrainian Ag Imports
• 6 Factors Drive Food-Consumption Trends
• What happens if Russia abandons UN-backed grain corridor?
• Third Human Infected With Avian Flu Found, Dies
• Women In Ag Tech To Launch With First Official Meeting At Tech Hub LIVE 2023

NE & IA Ag News: 04.18.2023admin2023-04-18T12:47:52+00:00

NE & IA Ag News: 04.10.203

• Top 5 Things to Watch WASDE, Warm Weather and Road Warriors
• How is your farm’s financial performance? Use this scorecard to find out
• The Future of Food – 2 Ukraine War Impact on Agriculture
• 7 can’t miss ag stories from last week | Farm Progress
• Americans like crop subsidy limits where they are, survey finds
• Fertilizer Prices Continued to Fall in March
• Jerry Gulke: Markets Enter Planting Season On A Negative Note
• Ag exports caught up in California port closures
• Biden vetoes WOTUS disapproval resolution
• Resilient Labor Market Delays Inevitable U.S. Economic Slowdown
• Leading Academics On How The U.S.-Mexico Corn Dispute Will End Up
• USDA Releases Report Showing Manure’s Use By Crop
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook:
• House Ag Committee Chair: President Biden Has Once Again Turned His Back On Rural America

NE & IA Ag News: 04.10.203admin2023-04-10T10:42:38+00:00

NE & IA Ag News | 04.03.2023

• Top 5 Things to Watch Start of Crop Progress Reports, Recovery From Spring Storms
  
• USDA News Release: Prospective Planting | US Farmers Expect to Plant More Corn and Soybean Acreage
• March 31, 2023 Prospective Plantings (PDF)
• USDA Reports Review | Soybean Futures Soar on Lower Stocks and Prospective Plantings
• Fixing reference prices key to Boozman’s farm bill vote
• Across the Southern Plains, Winter Wheat Suffers Without Rain
• REAP Funding Boost Announced USDA Releases $1 Billion to Incentivize Rural Renewable Energy Grants
• USDA Reports Summary USDA Sees Corn Plantings Up 4% From Last Year
• Be prepared for tornadoes on the farm
• Top 16 entries from Shop Hack: Stock the Shop Contest
• House spending leader says USDA’s wings should be clipped
• Quick Take: Farmland Values “Could Level Off”
• Fed Cattle Charge To New Spring Highs
• Cotton Incorporated Shares the Features of Cotton in Honor of National Wear Pajamas to Work Day
• DTN Reports Fertilizer Prices Continue To Fall
• USDA Release Map Showing Rail Networks Facilitating U.S. Wheat Exports

NE & IA Ag News | 04.03.2023admin2023-04-03T12:11:40+00:00

Ag News: 03. 28.2023

• PODCAST: NCBA Update, New WOTUS Rule Takes Effect
• CoBank Reports On Three Emerging Risks On The Horizon For Ag Retailers
• 2023 Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week
• 2022/23 U.S. Sorghum Crop: Highest Quality, According to New USGC Report
• A Sharp Perspective: The Farm Bill Salary Cap Will Be Key
• Farm Futures Survey Forecasts Reduced Corn, More Soybean, Same Wheat Acres
• Farm Bankruptcies Down 39% In 2022, Lowest Level Since 2005
• December Corn and November Soybean Futures Ratio Favoring Corn Plantings
• Tariff Reducing Negotiations Absent, Biden Administration Looks at Supply Chain Initiatives Instead of Free-Trade Talks
• “A Flurry of Chinese Purchases of U.S. Corn,” as Brazil Seeks Further Ag Trade Opening with China
• Attorneys General Call on Congress to Pass Right-to-Repair Legislation
• Best and Worst County Corn Yield Averages in 2022
• USDA’s Big Precision Tech Study Shows High Adoption Rates Among Largest Farms
• A Deeper Dive Into AgFunder’s Report Shows Investment In Ag Tech Rose In 2022
• What’s the value of learning on the farm?
• Farmland values may peak in 2023
• Warren Buffett’s 6 Pieces of Advice for Business CEOs
• USDA Announces Additional Assistance for Distressed Farmers Facing Financial Risk
• Best Agricultural Universities In The World Ranked, See Where Your School Ranks
• U Of Illinois Professor Releases Report Showing Trends In Agricultural-Related Degree And Certification
• Farm Bankruptcies Down 39% In 2022, Lowest Level Since 2005
• Senators Reintroduce Next Generation Fuels Act
• USTR confirms tariff cutting not on the Biden trade agenda
• The Debt Ceiling: Reviewing Federal Budget Data
• A Sharp Perspective: The Farm Bill Salary Cap Will Be Key | What will be the biggest factor to shape the next version of the farm bill? The budget.
• Top 5 Things to Watch Reports, Reports and Weather Reports
• 6 week grain outlook explained
• 2023 corn acres take a backseat to drought, soybean expansion | Plus – more farmer insights from our March 2023 Farm Futures grower survey
• FBN finds as much as 283% price variation between farmers buying same ag chem
• Sustainability is here to stay, says industry expert
• Next Generation Fuels Act reintroduced in U.S. Senate
• Womack Ag Outlook Conference Offers Domestic, Global Perspectives
• Tackling counterfeit seeds with “unclonable” labels
• Ag, Food Industries Contribute $8.6 Trillion to U.S. Economy
• Livestock Groups Support Bill To Expand Options For Packing Capacity

Ag News: 03. 28.2023admin2023-03-28T11:22:40+00:00

Ag News: 03.23.2023

• Fischer outlines several priorities for the 2023 Farm Bill
• What Iowans expect to pay for custom farming in 2023
• Bipartisan Group Pushes for Stepped-Up Basis Tax Rule Protections
• Fed Delivers Small Rate Hike, Remains Vague on Future Moves
• How Important is U.S. Ag and Food to the Economy?
• U.S. Beef Exports Hit Record High In 2022
• Five Major Fertilizer Prices Decrease Significantly
• Regan says EPA ‘threaded needle’ with WOTUS rule
• ERS: “U.S. Export Competitiveness in Select Crop Markets,” Focus on Corn, Soybeans and Wheat
• Ag Research Spending and the Farm Bill
• Bearish sentiment keeps most grain prices down
• Argentina’s loss may be U.S. farmer’s gain
• Short corn could improve management and increase yields
• Supreme Court to decide Clean Water Act enforcement case
• Pesticide list update | Additional pesticides can now be used on cannabis
• Can the $20-Billion Inflation Reduction Act Get Rolled Out Quickly Enough?
• Senators Reintroduce Next Generation Fuels Act

Ag News: 03.23.2023admin2023-03-23T10:28:41+00:00

Ag News: 03.20.2023

• Nebraska farmland values jump 14%
• Washington Week Ahead: WOTUS takes effect, EPA faces questions
• Privately Developed Crop Insurance Products and the Next Farm Bill
• The 2023 acreage battle heats up What to expect as markets brace for the March 31 Prospective Plantings report.
• Urban Ag and the Farm Bill Small, Young and Urban Farmers Don’t Know Where to Turn at USDA
• Top 5 Things to Watch This Week | Celebrations, Frosted Wheat and Bank Dramas
• Our Rural Roots Time To Cultivate New Memories
• Corn and wheat finish Friday’s session with solid gains
• Ukraine Black Sea grain deal extended for at least 60 days
• Senator warns of farm-size conflict in farm bill negotiations
• Input costs are down, but may not stay that way
• February cattle placements drop 7% on year
• Regulation of autonomous farm machinery remains grey
• As bird flu continues to spread, what’s the risk that it could start a human pandemic?
• Black Sea Grain Initiative Extended- “Uncertainty Surrounds The Duration”
• Visionary Farmer Shatters Agriculture’s Conventional Rules, Forges Chain of Success
• Did Old Crop Corn Finally Hit A Floor Price?
• AgriFood Investments Drop 44% In 2022
• USDA Issues Food Price Forecast For 2023

Ag News: 03.20.2023admin2023-03-21T09:50:25+00:00

Ag News: 03.14.2023

• USDA’s outlook for 2023 | The projections for 2023 highlight some challenges for agriculture in the year ahead
• Grains turn in mixed Monday performance
• Policy Talk at Commodity Classic Commodity Groups Detail Farm Bill Priorities
• What Does the Failure of Silicon Valley Bank Mean to Ag Markets?
• Will the La Nina demise help crops?
• Combine sales up, tractor sales falling back to pre-pandemic levels in February
• USDA climate funding targeted in debt-limit fight
• Farm finances are strong, but rise in land values slows
• House GOP bill extends SNAP work rules to more adults
• Failed bank a player in ag innovations, wineries
• Overview of the Production Capacity of U.S. Renewable Diesel Plants through December 2022
• USDA’s Cover Crop Program Would be Made Permanent through Biden’s Budget
• USDA Announces New Storage Rate Policy
• February U.S. Tractor Sales Up 55%; Combine Sales Up 165%
• Cash Fed Cattle Steady, Feeder Cattle and Calves Post Significant Gains
• Ten Considerations Before Signing a Carbon Contract on Your Ranch
• Washington Week Ahead: Vilsack heads to Hill amid farm bill uncertainty
• How Can The Farm Bill Better Reflect Farmers? House Ag Committee Released A Road Map
• Update On USDA’s $3 Billion Climate Smart Ag Initiative, Programs Now Being Funded
• The Suburbs and Rural America Part Company Politically
• Fertilizer and Diesel Prices Continue To Decline
• Master Farmer builds work ethic for those around him
• When bullish fundamentals fail to create higher prices
• Russia says it has not taken part in grain deal renewal talks
• More money needed for farm bill, says panel, eyeing climate funds
• Concerns about production costs and weather loom
• Kansas City Fed: “Signs of Softening” in Farmland Values, as Interest Rates Climb
• Now Canada Requests Talks With Mexico On Biotech Corn Imports
• How Can The Farm Bill Better Reflect Farmers? House Ag Committee Released A Road Map
• NCBA Hails House Passage Of Resolution To Stop WOTUS Rule

Ag News: 03.14.2023admin2023-03-14T11:26:55+00:00

Ag News: 03.06.2023

• Top Things to Watch this Week
• Washington Week Ahead: Biden proposing tax hikes, House debates WOTUS
• 2022 Is the Third-Costliest Weather Disaster Year On Record, $21 Billion In Crop Losses
• Millennial Farmer Reaches 1 Million Followers on YouTube by Showcasing Life on Family Farm
• 7 ag stories you may have missed last week
• Changing climate, fewer field days
• EPA ‘forever chemicals’ regs could cost communities billions, experts say
• Export sales for soybeans hit marketing-year low
• Agronomist touts effectiveness of early season dicamba
• USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack joins 2023 Commodity Classic as keynote speaker
• Chip Flory: The Acreage Baseline is Set for 2023
• Farmers in the Plains Can’t Escape Growing Financial Scars From the Drought
• Finstad looks to offer ‘hand up, not a hand out’ in farm bill nutrition title
• House Ag Committee Chair Thompson Comments On Hearing On The Challenges Facing American Agriculture
• U.N.’s Global Food Price Index Drops For The 11th Straight Month

Ag News: 03.06.2023admin2023-03-06T11:52:29+00:00