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Farm PPP Loan Flowchart | AgWeb

Here are the steps:

1. Have you received formal forgiveness on your first draw PPP loan? If yes, you are unable to get any additional first draw PPP loan and you willjump to step #7. If no, go to step #2.
2. Have you requested loan forgiveness? If yes, you will need to discuss whether your bank will allow you to get an updated loan or not. This assumes the forgiveness is still with the bank. If it is with SBA you may not be able to get an additional first draw PPP loan.
3. Did your 2019 Form 1040 Schedule F show less than $100,000 of net income on line 34? If so, you may qualify to increase your PPP loan amount based on the amount of gross income shown on line 9 or either 2019 or 2020 (if that return has been prepared). If line 9 is greater than $100,000 and you had no employees, you can increase your loan to $20,833. If you had employees, you need to do the calculation as discussed in our Sunday, January 10, 2021 post to determine the increase. |

Continue (8 steps in all).

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Check out this video from Kathy regarding harvest production and acreage reporting.

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• China Imports of U.S. Corn Next Year Could Hit 30 Million Tons
• Washington Week Ahead: Optimism builds around omnibus funding bill
• Deere Increases Forecast for Farm Machinery Sales

• 3 Big Things Today, November 25, 2020
• USDA Agricultural Trade Outlook- FY 2021 U.S. Exports Forecast Up $11.5 Billion
• President-elect Biden’s EPA could bring major ag changes
• Overall Anticipated Boost in Fuel Demand Seen From Vaccines
• Oil Price Spike Supports Corn, Ethanol
• Biofuel, Ag Groups Sue EPA to Restore 500 Million Gallons to Renewable Fuel Standard
• New Visibility for Climate Change as Formal Transition Begins
• COVID-19 reframes how people define sustainable food system
• Virtual tours emerge as selling tool in land market
• Trend toward lower use rate for pesticides continues
• Dow reaches 30,000 for first time; ag markets diverge Tuesday
• Farmers Sound Off On Increasingly Tough Labor Puzzle
• Grain Export Sales Reach Historic Highs in October
• USDA Ups Its Export Forecasts For FY 2021
• Record Farm Income Recovery Now Underway

• 3 Big Things Today, November 24, 2020
• USDA Launches AskUSDA, Improves and Streamlines Customer Experience
• EPA Says It Will Re-Evaluate Dicamba Label Restrictions In Light Of Ag Groups’ Concerns
• Record Farm Income Recovery Now Underway
• Sharing Our Generous Bounty: From U.S. Farms to Foreign Tables
• Crop Progress Report
• USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report Winter Wheat Condition Drops
• Groups Ask Court to Restore RFS Gallons | Biofuel, Ag Groups Sue EPA to Restore 500 Million Gallons to Renewable Fuel Standard
• Biden Set to Formally Introduce His National Security Team
• Morning Market Review for Nov. 24, 2020
• Carbon markets lure farmers, but will benefits be enough to hook them?
• USDA boosts export forecast on demand for soy, corn and wheat

• Leadership Required from the US President
• Customer Support: When China buys grain, who really buys?
• Jerry Gulke: Will Thanksgiving Change the Market Trend?
• Signal to Noise: Will Congress Leave COVID Aid Under the Christmas Tree?
• 7 ag stories you might have missed for the week ending – Nov. 19, 2020
• Chinese Demand, Dry Weather Help Spur Crop Prices
• Why you should prepare for the top in this grain market
• It’s time to do an honest analysis on 2020 profitability
• G20 should boost trade financing for developing countries, back reforms, says WTO official
• ‘Justice’ bill would transfer up to 32 million acres to Black farmers
• Tyson orders investigation of ‘betting on COVID’ allegations
• Russian wheat prices down after two weeks of growth
• Rural communities shrink as farms grow
• Interest and saving – an amicable separation
• USDA: Peanut Price Highlights
• Cleveland On Cotton: Market Is Fighting The Upward Trend
• Weekly Cotton Market Review – USDA
• Soybeans: High Prices Attracting Investment Speculators – DTN
• Potential House Ag Committee Chair Candidates
• Listen to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue as he discusses farm income, government assisted programs, rural broadband and more with Rita Frazer, RFD Radio Network® farm director and NAFB president, during the second day of the NAFB Virtual Convention.

• Texas peanut producers faced tough 2020 season
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• DTN Oil Oil Futures Mostly Flat as COVID Resurgence Erodes Demand
• Aid Funds Went to Fake Farms Report Spotlights Ohio Farms Created on Paper Garnered Millions in SBA Aid
• FSA Changes Payment Rule Agency Reverses Earlier Rule Regarding Active Management for Family Farm Operations
• Ag Policy Blog Hunting, Conservation Groups Advocate for Expanding CRP
• More than Dirt brought to you by Farmland leasebacks: What are they and how do they work?
• Property descriptions critical to drafting enforceable contracts
• Tyson Foods suspends employees after lawsuit alleges managers bet on workers catching COVID-19
• USDA exempts family farms from limit on farm subsidy recipients
• Soybean, wheat export sales hit marketing year lows

• Senate passes grain standards act
• USDA reverses on tighter farm subsidy eligibility
• Ag Lobbyists Eye Future With Biden Ag Companies, Groups Weigh Pros, Cons of Incoming Biden Administration
• The Rising Tide: Investment Capital Favoring Ag Commodities
• Aligning With EU Against China | Senate Report Seeks Closer Ties to Europe While Ag Groups Call for End to EU Tariffs
• GAO: Additional oversight needed on farm payments
• Who will lead Biden’s EPA?
• Ag groups seek removal of retaliatory EU tariffs
• Ag-focused blockchain service debuts
• Unlikely bedfellows unite on ag climate policy
• John Deere boosts its wireless networks with the purchase of 5G licenses
• How to shape the future of your farm
• The future of high-quality grain
• Nation’s best wheat yield tops 200 bushels per acre
• Coronavirus infection ends Grassley’s 27-year voting streak
• Ag Lender Survey: Liquidity, Income and Leverage Are Top Concerns
• Profit Tracker: Cattle Margins Improve, Hogs Decline
• Outlook for ag climate measures brightens with Biden transition, new alliance
• China relishing RCEP trade pact victory
• The Science Of COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates And When Can We Expect Their Availability
• USDA Releases "Season-Average Price Forecasts" Outlook Report

• NEW: At Farmers.gov | Conservation Concerns Tool | Soil, Water, Plants & Animals
• Ag And Food Groups Unveil Climate Policy Platform
• New podcasts compares the 1980s farm crisis with today
• Biden trade approach taking shape
• Speculation for Secretary of Ag heats up
• Ag Groups Offer Climate Ideas | Alliance Recommends Policy Proposals for Agriculture to Reduce Emissions
• Tillage Technology Breaks New Ground | Prescriptive Tillage Boasts Agronomic and Environmental Benefits
• Lenders concerned about liquidity, income and leverage
• President-elect Biden loads up on lawyers to review EPA
• Corn could be the sleeper in 2021 acreage battle
• Coronavirus aid to farmers tops $20 billion
• No firm evidence of food trade spreading coronavirus -FAO
• Will USDA ERS/NIFA remain in Kansas City?
• Senate passes Grain Standards Reauthorization Act
• Biden trade pledge: Include labor, environmentalists
• Opinion: How Biden can build agricultural resilience, for farm and future
• ABA, Farmer Mac Joins Ag Lender Survey Reveals Top Concerns In An Uncertain Year
• USDA Issues "Wheat Outlook" Report

• USDA Introduces Enhanced Coverage Option Crop Insurance Product
• Nov. 16, 2020 | Crop Progress Report | PDF
• USDA Releases "Feed Outlook" Report
• USDA Releases "Oil Crops Outlook" Report
• Speculation for Secretary of Ag heats up
• Cash Market Moves Corn Harvest 2020: What a Difference a Year or Two Makes
• Sold too early? Get control of your crop’s profitability
• Corn and soybean harvest is virtually complete
• Smithfield Foods, subcontractor fined $100,000 for COVID-19 violations in California
• China’s irritated trade partners push back on coronavirus food tests
• Federal Reserve Ag Credit Surveys- 2020 Third Quarter Farm Economy Conditions
• China’s Grain Buying Is “Rocking the Global Market”
• Fate of climate payment plans in hands of researchers
• Daybreak Nov 16: Lame duck heats up as House returns
• DTN Cotton Closing: High Hopes for “Normal”11-16
• Thompson On Cotton: Expect Wide Basis Ranges Based On Quality11-16
• Senate Ag Committee Passes Grain Standards Reauthorization
• USDA: Farm Production Expenses Forecast To Decrease In 2020, Sixth Year In A Row
• China, 14 Other Countries Sign Large Trade Deal (Doesn’t include U.S., Canada, Australia or EU)
• ‘We Have a Pledge from Mr. Biden’ to Stop RFS Exemptions

• Washington Week Ahead: Lawmakers push for lame duck spending deal
• COVID-19 Hitting Rural Areas Hard | Coronavirus Cases Rising Fast as Officials Urge Caution and Health Care Pressured
• Study to assess COVID impact and form solutions for ag and food systems
• Signal to Noise: Post Election Analysis
• How Accurate Are WASDE Reports? It Depends On When You Ask. – DTN
• Six Ethanol Companies File New Anti-Trust Lawsuit Against Archer Daniels Midland
• Grassley: Senate May Move COVID Relief Grassley: Biden Administration Would Want to Get COVID-19 Relief Done
• Here’s why we are witnessing a major shift in demand
• Hemp council gets marketing boost from USDA
• Biotech company working to develop fungal-resistant soybeans
• Precision ag market is growing
• Last week’s active prices eventually escaped the wheat market
• Traders hope for less volatility with China
• Biden USDA transition team leader described as ‘bridge builder’
• NCGA comments on EPA’s Bt proposal
• Multi-state farmer mental health initiative underway
• Soybean export sales hit marketing year low
• China’s Grain Buying Is “Rocking the Global Market”
• Jerry Gulke: Happy Days Are Here Again
• A Farm Background Helps with Farm Taxes
• USDA: Farm Production Expenses Forecast To Decrease In 2020, Sixth Year In A Row
• USDA: Larger Farmers Use More Futures, Options, And Marketing Contracts

• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Nov. 13, 2020
• How government loans can break down land ownership barriers
• Rural America needs members on both sides of aisle
• Why is shopping for seed such a challenge?
• Ag research gets boost in Senate appropriations bill
• Mixed signals for cattle futures
• John Deere acquires farm management software company Harvest Profit
• A healthy price setback Thursday, analysts say
• The tight corn, soybean supply picture could tighten further, analyst says
• Biden review of USDA may have a climate mitigation perspective
• China’s sweeping COVID controls put frozen food importers on ice
• Three Farm Daughters launches new product portfolio powered by GoodWheat
• Anti-hunger advocates expect Biden administration to bolster safety net
• Farm Financial Health Hinges on Accurate Year-End Snapshot
• Leaders look to new political era, hope for immigration reform
• Ag credit improving on rising commodity prices, government payments
• Texas Field Reports: Cotton Prices Rebound, but Supplies High
• Grain Export Sales Reach Historic Highs in October
• Poll Shows Americans’ Unwavering Trust In Farmers And Approval Of Sustainability Practices
• USDA Issues Long-Run Forecasts Of Corn, Soybean And Wheat Prices

• 3 Big Things Today, November 12, 2020
• Possible Ag Secretary Names Emerge
• USDA Issues Long-Run Forecasts Of Corn, Soybean And Wheat Prices
• Farmers Feed America While Critics Say “Let Them Fail”
• High China Demand, Potential Short Production in Argentina Could Pressure US Soybean Ending Stocks
• Rising Ethanol, DDGs Prices Fuel Industry’s Recovery from COVID Shutdown
• View From the Cab | Rewind the Season: Time for Reflection
• Shrinking stocks keep corn market humming
• Oklahoma wheat appears unharmed by freezing rain
• Mail your FSA ballot back by Dec. 7
• Herbicide tolerance comes to sorghum
• Farm income cushion for 2021: Higher commodity prices

• Honoring Veterans Every Day at Farmer Veteran Coalition
• Ag Commodity Prices Surge On USDA’s Reduced Yield Forecasts
• New Field To Market Report Analyzes Concerning Trends In Farm Financial Well-Being
• USDA Reports Review November USDA WASDE Report Propels Bull Markets to New Heights
• Could Unprecedented Cuts in WASDE Set the Stage for Unprecedented Prices?
• USDA Issues Final 2020 Crop Production Forecast
• Election Guide: What The Election Means for Farmers and Ranchers
• Ag a fitting post-military mission for many veterans
• Leadership roles in key committees affecting agriculture up for grabs
• Ag a fitting post-military mission for many veterans
• Texas Field Reports: Cotton Prices Rebound, but Supplies High
• USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
• McDonald’s Readying Launch Of McPlant Line Of Sandwich Patties

• Crop Progress Report | 11.09.2020
• Soybeans trade above $11 per bushel Monday
• Hurdles may remain for Brazilian imports of U.S. GMO crops –USDA attache
• The sun is setting on another U.S. harvest season, USDA data shows
• New Vaccine for Cattle Protects Against Fetal Calf Loss From EBA
• Farmers Feed America While Critics Say “Let Them Fail”
• USDA Reports Preview Soybean Supplies Expected to Tighten
• Ag Policy Blog EU Places Tariffs Against U.S. Products
• Do you compare your farm to others?
• Meat, grain industries comment on trade barriers
• Robust U.S. economy, higher commodity prices in 2021, says USDA
• Women dominate list of potential nominees for agriculture secretary
• RFA on working with Biden administration
• China’s Corn Imports Estimated to Hit 22 Million Metric Tons, USDA- FAS
• Two Ag Groups File Suit Against EPA Over Dicamba Registration
• Corporate giants’ climate pledges take root, pressing farmers to go green
• Long-Term Agricultural Baseline Projections
• McDonald’s Readying Launch Of McPlant Line Of Sandwich Patties
• New Study Highlights The Value Of Corn In The Pet Food Industry
• Cotton 2040 Adds Trust Protocol To CottoUP Guide

• Pfizer, BioNTech say late-stage trial data shows Covid vaccine is more than 90% effective in preventing infection
• AP, TV networks call 2020 presidential race for Biden, Harris
• 3 Big Things Today, November 9, 2020
• Ag groups congratulate, pledge to work with Biden
• Biden’s Agenda and Agriculture Policy Shifts Could Be Tempered by GOP Senate, But Moderation Could Return to Compromise
• Harris Pays Tribute to Black Women in 1st Speech as VP-elect
• The dollar and cotton prices
• Biden’s trade policy will take aim at China, embrace allies
• Unresolved biofuel policy issues facing the next U.S. president
• China’s Tianjin to test cold storage food sites after confirmed coronavirus case
• In Trump Country, disappointment, anger mingle with hope for Biden to unite
• USDA Agricultural Projections Show Increased Soybean Acres in 2021

• Elections 2020 Results & Maps| Amarillo Globe News
• Barchart Releases Final 2020 U.S. Production And Yield Forecasts For Corn And Soybeans
• Voters in ag districts elect slate of new House members
• Farmer optimism is record high in a pandemic year of extremes
• CRS Report: Farm Bill Revenue Support, 2014-2020
• A more cautious approach to trade
• Weaker dollar bullish for U.S. ag commodities
• Soybean prices close over the $11.00 mark Thursday
• Once again, rural America votes for Trump
• EPA Asks SCOTUS for Delay in RFS Case | Trump Administration Asks for Time to File Response in Small-Refinery Exemption Case
• China on pace for record corn imports, more possible
• Weekly Export Sales – Corn climbs another 16% higher
• What’s fueling China’s thirst for U.S. corn and soybeans?
• New chairs on the way for Senate and House Agriculture panels
• Taxing Meat: A Fool’s Errand

• Election Changes Ag Leaders | House Ag Chairman Falls, Causing Leadership Shift in Farm Policy
• Rural Voters Reverse 2018 Blue Wave
• 3 Big Things Today, November 5, 2020
• Barchart Releases Final 2020 U.S. Production And Yield Forecasts For Corn And Soybeans
• Trump Backers Converge on Vote Centers in Michigan, Arizona
• Seller’s Market for Land | Analysts, Brokers Seeing Explosion of Interest in Recreational Land Market
• New Dicamba Labels | A Breakdown of Changes to the 2020 Dicamba Labels
• Dicamba label good for Southwest producers
• EPA Okays Five-Year Registration for Two Dicamba Products
• Readers Share More Stories About Vintage Combines
• Cash market pricing tools, part 1
• Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service QuickBooks Desktop Training for Farmers and Ranchers goes live
• Farm patriarch wonders if anyone in the next generation has what it takes to run the operation
• Farmer optimism is record high in a pandemic year of extreme
• CRS Report: Farm Bill Revenue Support, 2014-2020
• EPA Administrator: RFS Waiver Requests to Wait on Court Appeal

• Live Election Analysis from DC Signal to Noise
• USDA attache sees China soy imports falling to 95 million T in 2020/21
• FarmlandFinder launches marketplace for farmland
• Need to Knows of Locking in Inputs for 2021
• CoBank: Changes Afoot For Farm Supply Cooperatives
• FarmlandFinder Launches Offers Platform
• CME’s Ag Economy Barometer Rises to Record High
• Government Of Canada Announces New Mandatory Requirement For Travellers To Canada
• Natl Cattlemen’s Beef Assn Releases Industry Feedyard Audit Tool

• Crop Progress Report | November 2, 2020 | PDF
• Top Senator On Finance Committee Says Mexico, Canada Not Living Up To USMCA Committments
• EPA Sued Over Atrazine Environmental Groups Allege EPA Violated Law in Approving Atrazine Registration
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Farm Futures Opinion: A house divided: It’s time to unify as a nation | Mike Wilson
• U.S. corn harvest jumps up 10% vs. a week ago, USDA says
• Brazil-bound U.S. soybean vessel loading at Gulf Coast terminal- Southport shipping lineup
• 2020’s wrath on farming won’t end
• German Pork “Effectively Trapped in Europe” Due to African Swine Fever, as China Rebuilds Herds
• As Importer’s Need for Corn and Soybeans Seen Rising, Few Countries Currently Competing with U.S. for Export Demand
• EPA Administrator: RFS Waiver Requests to Wait on Court Appeal
• Labor Department finalizes plan to cut H-2A wages
• Secretary Perdue Statement on DOL’s H2A Wage Rule
• Daybreak Nov 2: Wheeler bullish on green pesticide options
• Biden’s cabinet possibilities would include deep roster of ag lawmakers
• DTN Livestock Closing: Cattle Contracts Secure Mild Profits
• DTN Grain Closing: Wheat Ends Higher
• DTN Cotton Closing: Cotton Ends Mixed

• Rural Voters Go for Trump DTN/PF Poll Shows Trump Has Rural Lead, But Many Said Ag Is Worse Off Than Four
• Todd’s Take A Week of Contradictions in Grains
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• Commodity Classic will be virtual in 2021
• Feed buyers have some decisions to make, analyst says
• 2020: The lost year with a lot to gain
• China local authority warns of coronavirus on packaging of imported Brazilian pork
• Presidential campaigns talk ag during final stretch
• USDA announces Peanut Standards Board appointments
• As Importer’s Need for Corn and Soybeans Seen Rising, Few Countries Currently Competing with U.S. for Export Demand
• Signal to Noise: Positives for Ag Either Way the Election Goes
• Jerry Gulke: Is the Bull Market Over or Pausing to Refresh?
• Pulse: In Campaign Home Stretch, Trump Holds Lock on Farm Vote
• COVID-19 Raises Governments’ Food Security Concerns, Demand for U.S. Crops
• EPA narrows protections from pesticide spraying
• NASDA Welcomes Safety Standards And Improved Clarity In EPA’s New AEZ Rule
• Deere Holding Online Benefit Concert to Benefit Farm Rescue
• Trump Administration Invests $26.4 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Oklahoma
• USDA, Farm Credit Administration To Find Ways To Better Support Credit Needs Of Beginning Farmers
• U Of Illinois Researchers Release Results Of Study "Household Food Acquisition Behaviors During COVID-19"
• USDA Releases "Food Price Outlook" Report

• Rural Voters Go for Trump DTN/PF Poll Shows Trump Has Rural Lead, But Many Said Ag Is Worse Off Than Four Years Ago
• Biden’s Tax Plan Details Plan Would Raise Taxes on High-Income Farmers, Complicate Farm Sales and Estate Taxes
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• A deeper dive into EPA’s dicamba re-registration
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• Scientists propose tax on meat and livestock to help avert future pandemics
• Rural COVID rate exceeds rural share of U.S. population | Roughly 70% of rural counties are currently “red zone” counties: the rate of new infections in a week is higher than 100 per 100,000 people
• Former World Board Chair: USDA’s China Corn Import Numbers Don’t Add Up
• Court blocks USDA from killing survey used for H-2A wages
• Mexico inks record U.S. corn purchase after Mexican farmers warn of crop shortfall
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• Ag industry praises dicamba decision
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• Vilsack: Trump wrong on wind, just like ethanol, say Iowa Democrats
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• Biden’s cabinet possibilities would include deep roster of ag lawmakers
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• FCC establishes 5G fund with $1B going toward precision ag
• COVID Causes Spike in Food at Home Spending in 2020
• U Of Illinois Economists: Revised 2021 Crop Budgets Lead To Higher 2021 Return Projections

• EPA Registers Dicamba Again | EPA Approves Three Dicamba Herbicides With Federal Cutoff Dates
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• USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
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• Oct. 26, 2020 | Crop Progress Report | PDF
• USTR and USDA Release Report on Agricultural Trade between the United States and China
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• Is this a perfect storm for U.S. corn exports?
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• More than $7 billion paid to farmers for second round of CFAP
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• Charts signal higher farm markets, analyst says
• Major cattle on feed categories up on year
• Perdue says CFAP2 stands as is despite call out by Democrats
• USTR releases China export figures so far under Phase One Trade deal
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• Record U.S. Soy Sales Become Record Shipments, But Corn Hangs Back -Braun
• EQIP final rule updates soil health, nutrient management plan requirements
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• US Ethanol Stocks Fall EIA: Ethanol Stocks Down 1.5%; Output Slides 2.6% Last Week
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• Corn sales look profitable
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• NCBA releases plan to increase price discovery
• USDA crop progress: Corn harvest reaches 60%
• U.S. corn, soybean harvest paces tower over averages, USDA reports
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• Dozens Of Bt Corn, Cotton Varieties Proposed To Be Phased Out By EPA
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• EPA decision on dicamba expected this month
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• China says corn output to grow, after fears of shortfall drive prices
• Lawsuit says Trump administration tries to cut farm wages
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• 5 Things to Consider Before You Add Solar Modules to Your Farm
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• USDA to distribute $1.68B in CRP payments

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• Drought Center climatologist says lingering dry pattern is a concern
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• World corn supplies shrink
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• Learning from large variations within a field
• Cotton Gains for Third Day on Hurricane Delta Induced Crop Damage
• USDA sets Oct. 30 signup deadline for disaster aid

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• USDA head cited for breaking law by backing Trump reelection
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• Trump Administration to invest up to $100 million to increase biofuel sales
• USDA approves hemp production plans Plans approved for IL, OK, Comanche Nation, San Carlos Apache Tribe of AZ, Seminole Nation of OK
• Recent FAS Reports Highlight Soybean, Meat, and Corn Export Variables
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• USDA announces school meals will be free through end of year
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• Ag Media Summit To Host Virtual Career Fair, For Students And Professionals
• Texas Farm Bureau Radio Network Launches Podcast
• Amarillo Farm & Ranch Show Canceled for 2020

• Crop Insurance Vital to Long-Term Success of Agriculture
• Climate change emerges as major 2020 election platform
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Oct. 9, 2020
• Cotton fiber development: ‘cotton is a complex crop
• Thursday’s markets close lower, investors take profits
• Trump Administration to invest up to $100 million to increase biofuel sales
• Ag Committee leadership presses Perdue on diversity trainings at USDA
• CoBank: Economic Recovery Sputtering as COVID Persists
• Trump Administration Invests Up To $100 Million To Increase American Biofuel Sales

• 2020 USDA Land Values Summary Report released | Tiffany Dowell Lashmet discusses the summary in her latest Texas Agricultural Law Blog
• Ag Weather Forum | Two Potent Features
• Republicans See ‘Grim’ Senate Map and Edge Away From Trump
• Rabobank: Farm Input Chain Changing Farm Input Supply Chain Seeing Age of Transition
• Farm employee compensation during a pandemic
• Morning Market Review for Oct. 8, 2020
• Cotton fiber development: ‘cotton is a complex crop’
• 3 Big Things Today, October 8, 2020
• Is Selling Corn A Year In Advance A Good Idea?
• Pence and Harris clash over China trade war
• US ag exports to China rising fast, but still slow for ‘phase one’
• Near record levels of farm and ranch land on the market
• Bipartisan Bill Aimes to Improve Ag Education
• Trump Administration Invests $72 Million in Distance Learning and Telemedicine Infrastructure in 40 States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands | In Texas, the Epic Charter School is receiving a $969,327 grant to link urban schools in Oklahoma and Texas with rural schools, students and community partners in both states.

• 3 Big Things Today, October 7, 2020
• Trump shuts down coronavirus aid talks
• How high could farm subsidies go? $40 billion this year
• The Winner of the 2020 Presidential Election won’t be Decided on Nov. 3
• Global economy’s recovery from pandemic seen extending past 2021
• Soybean Bullishness: Be Fearful When Others Are Greedy
• Washington Insider– Wednesday A Surprising China Defender
• Ag Economy Barometer rises in September 2020
• Did someone say farmland discount?
• U.S. farmers like the way the ag economy is going, survey says
• In a Biden administration, navigable waters rule is likely target
• The decline of ag? Newsom’s diesel ban brings a new level of uncertainty to growers and truckers
• Despite COVID, this USDA agency is having a near-record year helping rural areas
• US ag exports to China rising fast, but still slow for ‘phase one’
• Barchart Releases U.S. Production & Yield Forecasts for Corn, Soybeans

• 3 Big Things Today, October 6, 2020
• Get ready for the October 9 USDA report
• U.S. soybean harvest speeds ahead, USDA data shows
• U.S. farm landscapes could be reshaped by changing climate – research
• TPPA Conference to address hot topics for producers
• Oct. 5, 2020 Crop Progress Report
• Pandemic, Drought, and Derecho Among Factors Impacting the Farm Economy
• How to Face and Overcome Financial Stress
• Near record levels of farm and ranch land on the market
• Daybreak Oct 1: USDA killing wage survey, raising questions about H-2A rates
• Evaluating New Ventures and Enterprises

• U.S. agriculture secretary says unsure if China will meet Phase 1 farm commitment
• FAS Report- Biggest Challenge For U.S. Ag Trade With China: Strong Competition, Especially From Brazil
• Signup for CFAP expansion now in effect
• It is National 4-H Week | October 4 – 10, 2020
• Jerry Gulke: Did the Stocks Report Set the Stage for Higher Prices?
• Sell the fact, buy the potential, grain market analyst says
• Virus Spreads on Panel Handling Supreme Court Nomination
• Last Week in review: Most grains finish volatile week in the red
• Todd’s Take The Case for Monthly USDA Grain Stocks Reports
• Virtual format set for 2021 Beltwide Cotton Conferences
• Cash Cattle Rally $2 to $3 In Active Trade
• How Does the October Covid Surprise Change Things?
• Paul NeifferThe Farm CPA Blogger Is it Schedule F or Net of Packing
• Walmart Expands Partnership with Plant-based Beyond Meat
• USDA Launches New, Streamlined Process for Private Lenders to Invest in Rural America
• American Agri-Women Applaud Signing Of Executive Order To Protect Critical Minerals
• China Continues To Up Its Purchases Of U.S. Soybeans

• President Trump and First Lady Test Positive for COVID-19
• 3 Big Things Today, October 2, 2020
• Election 2020: Who Should Ag Choose?
• NRCS hiring on ‘positive trajectory,’ acting chief says
• Corn set for weekly gains of over 3% on upbeat global demand
• President Signs Funding Bill Senate Approves Measure and Avoids a Government Shutdown, Funds CCC Programs
• Who doesn’t love a bullish surprise?!
• Virtual format set for 2021 Beltwide Cotton Conferences
• Walmart Expands Partnership with Plant-based Beyond Meat
• USDA Launches New, Streamlined Process for Private Lenders to Invest in Rural America
• USDA: Corn Ending Stocks Down 10% From September 2019 – Soybeans Down 42%

• USDA Reports Review Bullish USDA Report Sends Corn, Wheat and Soy Futures Soaring
• USDA: Corn Ending Stocks Down 10% From September 2019 – Soybeans Down 42%
• U.S. corn, soybean piles get smaller, USDA says
• Judge Dismisses Packer Antitrust Lawsuit
• A rarity: USDA report sparks broad rallies
• Young farmer combines technologies to boost yields, lower costs
• EU leaders to tell China to meet 2019-2020 trade deadlines
• Economic recovery depends on ‘the path of the virus’ — Fed official
• 2020 ag income outlook higher than expected
• Rounds says labeling foreign beef made in USA must stop
• Time to export soybeans to China is ‘now’
• Is it Schedule F or Net of Packing
• DTN Cotton Closing: Cotton Higher
• Bayer Shares Plunge on Prospect of Write-Downs
• NASA Technology To Reveal Crop Health Insights For Agriculture Industry

• 3 Big Things Today, September 30, 2020
• What’s In Latest Covid-Aid Proposal for Ag?
• U.S. cattle futures climb on beef demand, cash market optimism
• The corn market has too many bushels
• Texas sunflower harvest begins; seeds hauled to North Dakota
• Economic recovery depends on ‘the path of the virus’ — Fed official
• 2020 ag income outlook higher than expected
• Analysts Could Be Headed for a U.S. Corn, Soy Stocks Miss -Braun
• EPA shooting for mid-October for dicamba decisions
• Texas Field Reports: Peanut Acres Up, Yields Likely Down
• Ag Trade: China’s Imports Up From Last Year
• Ethanol Group Argues EPA Failed to Reallocate Gallons Lost to 2019 RFS Waivers
• USDA’s: Farmers To Families Food Box Program Surpasses 100 Million Boxes Delivered

• 3 Big Things Today, September 29, 2020
• House Stopgap Bill Includes Ag Funding
• Trump Leads 2020 DTN/Progressive Farmer Zogby Analytics Pulse of Rural America poll
• Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• Grain marketer’s dilemma: Sell now or store?
• Opinion Farm Futures: Final Democrat platform does not improve with age
• Weekly Grain Movement – Corn firms, soybeans slide lower
• As Germany Battles African Swine Fever, Inventory of U.S. Hogs Reaches Record for September
• China’s Agricultural Imports Up From Last Year
• XtendFlex Soybeans Approved, Bayer Offers Guarantee on Dicamba Beans
• Doud optimistic on strong ag deal with UK
• KC Fed Reserve President Says Economic Recovery Is Much Faster Than Expected

• Washington Week Ahead: Make-or-break time for coronavirus aid deal
• Confounding Economics | The Farm Income Mirage and How to Prepare for the Future
• Signal to Noise: Oil and Biofuels Must Work Together
• China’s Agricultural Imports Up From Last Year
• 7 Ag Stories You May Have Missed Last Week
• Todd’s Take HRW Wheat Ignores the Bearish Talk
  
• Top crop traders eyeing export profits
• Brazil soy prices near 2012 high
• Covid-19 resurgence concerns could kill corn market rally, analyst says
• Weekly export sales decline for pork, cotton, and rice
• Small Business Administration, USDA tour PPP sites
• United Sorghum Checkoff Program Board appointments
• Ag groups appeal for PPE, testing
• Survey Reports 90% Of Impossible Burger Buyers Also Purchase Meat
• USDA Releases Annual Report Showing Acres Planted To GMO Crops

• Washington Insider– Thursday House Passes Stop Gap Funding Bill
• Ag groups recognize need for WTO
• Ethanol backers prod administration to ‘finish the job’
• NCBA responds to Cattle Market Transparency Act NCBA: "Sen. Fischer’s bill explores many avenues to improve transparency in the cattle markets"
• Potential COVID-19 Vaccine Powered By Agriculture
• New Report Examines Cattle Market Issues, Solutions
• Agri-Pulse, AEM To Host Webinar "Intersection Of Rural America & Manufacturing"
• Harvest pressure sinks soybeans double-digits Thursday
• Unlocking Farm Profitability with Data, Tech & Traceability
• Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today: Chinese Buying, Crops in India & More
• Bayer Resolves More Roundup Cases, Judge Keeps Pause On Litigation

• After Resolving a Fight Over Farm Payments, House Passes Continuing Resolution
• A Farm Policy Dilemma: Base Acres, Planted Acres, and Ad Hoc Payments
• CCC Funds Secured in House Vote House Passes Short-Term Funding Bill After Debate Over Ag Funds and Nutrition Aid
• Ethanol, Ag Urge Trump Biofuels Action Ag, Ethanol Groups: Trump Rejection of Gap-Year RFS Waivers Just Beginning
• Should you buy calls or puts?
• Soybean market continues to trim gains Wednesday
• Soybean technicals suggest a market correction ahead, analyst says
• Very large farms collect one-fifth of USDA’s coronavirus payments According to EWG, the largest 1% of farms received an average payment of $352,432
• RFA says plan to pay refiners out of USDA funds “insane”
• Joint statement on the lawsuit challenging Oklahoma law Oklahoma Cattlemen and Oklahoma Pork Council
• Value–added Angus feeder cattle capture extra bid on sale block
• Perdue signals end to food boxes, return to normal in USDA hunger efforts
• Bipartisan contingent offers support for more, smaller meat packers
• U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Launches Nationwide Grower Recruitment Campaign
• NCBA Responds To Cattle Market Transparency Act

• White House, Democrats reach deal to fund farm payments
• EPA: Insecticide Risk on Diet, Handling Agency Set to Publish Risk Assessment, Proposed Decision in October
• RFA says plan to pay refiners out of USDA funds “insane”
• Nebraska Senator Introduces Cattle Plan Sen. Fischer’s Bill Would Allow USDA to Establish a Regional Minimum Cash Trade for Cattle
• Through Tough Years and Unexpected Hardships, Crop Insurance Helps Farmers Stay in Business
• Amarillo Globe: Strong system of crop insurance needed now more than ever
• 9/22 Soybean market closes in the red
• Federal funding barrier: Billions more for farmers The government is paying a record amount of subsidies to farmers this year.
• Trump’s trade and coronavirus aid to agriculture could hit $50 billion The $14 billion for CFAP2 follows $16 billion that was earmarked for agriculture in the original CFAP
• House and Senate spar over ag funding in CR
• Summary of House Spending Bill
• Farmers have long history with Election Day It’s not held on a Tuesday for no reason
• One-year extension of hemp pilot is on congressional agenda
• China’s Ban of German Pork Could Impact U.S. Pork Exports
• Jerry Gulke: Is the 800-lb. Gorilla Back?
• Highlights from the September 2020 Farm Income Forecast Farm Sector Profits Forecast to Increase in 2020
• U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Launches Nationwide Grower Recruitment Campaign
• USDA Reports 8% Of Corn, 6% Of Soybeans Have Been Harvested

• It’s National Farm Safety and Health Week
• AskFSA Transitioning To Ask USDA
• USDA Seeks Public Comments On Recommendations For Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Rainfall Index Crop Insurance
• Politics of CCC Fund Flare Up GOP Demand CCC Fund Replenished as Democrats Describe a ‘Political Slush Fund’
• Crop Progress Report
• House stopgap bill doesn’t include farm aid
• Profit-taking drops Monday’s ag markets
• How agriculture adapts in the digital age
• Perdue says ‘no plans’ to use CCC funds to help oil refiners
• Perdue defends MFP payments after GAO report
• DTN Cotton Closing: Cotton Lower
• Groups Urge Congress to Address Ag Inspector Funding Shortfall
• Conaway Rebukes House Democrats For Blocking USDA Funding For Farmers

• Washington Week Ahead: Court fight looms, as lawmakers seek to fund CCC
• New Aid Package Broadens Out for More Producers, Crops and Payment Options
• Anticipating Soybeans’ Next High
• Combines find their price floor
• Deputy Ag Secretary Censky to return to ASA
• EPA’s Wheeler announces interim approval of corn herbicide atrazine
• New Round of Farm Aid for COVID Losses Announced, and Causes Snag in Congressional Spending Bill September 20, 2020
• Jerry Gulke: How High is High Enough for Grain Prices?
• NAWG Applauds USDA’s Decision To Include All Classes Of Wheat Into CFAP
• Plant-Based Protein Food Companies Sue Oklahoma Over New Labeling Law
• Texas port of entry project to speed up produce imports

• 3 Big Things Today, September 18, 2020
• Nebraska Ag News Headlines Rural Mainstreet Index Climbs for September
• U of Illinois Issues Report "Trade and COVID-19 Ad Hoc Payments by Commodity"
• President to Announce New Aid Package for Farmers as Spotlight on CCC Fund
• Would Trump use $300m from USDA for oil refiners?
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Sept. 18, 2020
• When it comes to climate change, farmers must be storytellers
• $10 soybeans! How high can this market go?
• Trump to announce $13 billion in farm aid on Thursday
• Ag groups urge immediate funding of CCC
• Direct and indirect impacts to agriculture in post-COVID “new normal”
• Black Farmers’ Boycott Against John Deere Will Continue, NBFA President John Boyd Announces
• U.S. Farmers & Ranchers In Action Releases Report "Agriculture’s Role In Reaching UN Sustainability Goals"

• USDA Announces Whole-Farm Revenue Protection Program Improvements
• CORRECTED Livestock Risk Protection for Feeder Cattle, Fed Cattle, and Swine Revisions Effective for the 2021 and Succeeding Crop Years
• Daybreak Sept 16: Farm groups: USDA short cash for farm payments
• What’s next for ethanol exports, refinery waivers?
• Brazil’s soy frontier to grow at fastest pace in four years
• Trump administration considering at least $300 million cash aid to refiners
• Corteva confident of Enlist Duo amid plaintiff appeal
• WTO rules against Trump China tariffs
• China: Corn Crop Impacted by Adverse Weather, as U.S. Wheat and Soybean Exports Increase
• The Biggest Threat to Farming is …Tesla?
• While wildfires burn, lawmakers struggle to find consensus
• US Ambassador Branstad to resign from China post
• Texas Field Reports: Grain Market Improves Amid Reduced Crop Estimate
• RMA Announces Whole-Farm Revenue Protection Changes
• Trade and COIVD-19 Ad Hoc Payments by Commodity

• Farmers Business Network aims to make its offerings available to all farmers, with no annual fee
• Farm Show Corn Head, Equipment Demos Put Spotlight on Harvesting Down, Lodged Corn
• Cash Rents in 2020 and 2021 Projections
• WTO: U.S. tariffs violate international regulations Sep 15, 2020
• U.S. presidential candidate Biden rips Trump’s record on ethanol
• Selling $10 Beans Feels Great
• Profit Tracker: Margins Reflect Spring Feeder Cattle Prices
• USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
• 100,000 Restaurants Have Closed Six Months Into Pandemic
• American Agri-Women Support Affordable And Nutritious Food For Families
• Opening day for a virtual farm show

• EPA Denies All Gap-Year RFS Waivers Trump Administration Rejects Retroactive Small-Refinery Exemption Requests
• Early 2021 Ag Events Canceled Stock Show, World Ag Expo Canceled Due to ‘Health and Safety Restrictions’
• Sept. 14, 2020 Crop Progress Report
• Soybeans top $10/bushel on Chinese demand, smaller U.S. crop
• Trump trade aid payments benefited large, Southern farms -watchdog report
• Executive Branch Highlights Ethanol in Waiver Denials and E15 Promise
• Evil Grain: The Wild Tale of History’s Biggest Crop Insurance Scam
• New Acosta Report Details How COVID-19 Is Reinventing How America Eats
• GAO Breaks Down MFP Payments | Democratic Senators Point to Payment Disparities for Southerners, Cotton Growers
• USDA Boss’s Home State Got Most Trade Aid Per Farmer, GAO Finds

• 3 Big Things Today, September 14, 2020
• U.S. Wheat Associates Introduces Interactive Wheat Export Supply System Map
• New Farmer.gov Feature Allows Entities To Conduct Online Business With USDA
• USDA Issues Report Showing Net Returns For Corn, Soybeans, And Wheat In Recent Years
• Signal to Noise: Will CFAP2 Be Revenue Based?
• GOP pared down coronavirus relief bill fails
• China raises corn import forecasts on large U.S. cargoes, lowers output
• USDA Reports Review Bull Run Continues Following USDA Reports
• OSHA Cites Smithfield on COVID Response
• Trump Makes Twitter Announcement to Allow E15 to be Sold in Existing Infrastructure
• USDA Reports Summary USDA Lowers Corn Production Friday
• September 2020 WASDE Report
• Agriculture identified as the top-rated industry in Gallup poll
• Washington Week Ahead: NEPA reforms take effect; stimulus deal remains elusive

• 3 Big Things Today, September 11, 2020
• Trump and Biden: What solutions do they bring to ag?
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Sept. 11, 2020
• USDA Reports Preview USDA Takes Aim at Row Crop Estimates
• Will WASDE data be a blessing or a curse?
• The RAV4 of tractors?
• Bayer CEO wins term extension, makes progress on Roundup settlement
• ‘Miracle’ calf survives California wildfire
• GOP pared down coronavirus relief bill fails
• U.S. & China review Phase One trade progress
• China Could Become Largest Corn Importer, While Soybean Variables Come Into Focus
• John Phipps: Is Agriculture Feeding a Growing or Declining Population?
• Dual-Purpose Drones For Agriculture
• Pro Farmer Analysis: Traders Expect Confirmation of Smaller Corn Crop
• Vilsack hints that Biden might use CCC, too
• Texas Field Reports: Corn Crop Up Despite Fewer Acres, Spotty Rain
• USDA Seeks Input On Technologies And Practices For Agriculture Innovation Agenda

• 3 Big Things Today, September 10, 2020
• USDA Implements Immediate Measures to Help Rural Residents, Businesses and Communities Affected by COVID-19
• Trump Tells Farmers He Plan to Scrap Biofuel Waivers
• September 2020 WASDE Preview
• Is Joe Biden’s plan good for rural America?
• September 2020 WASDE Preview
• Vilsack highlights Biden’s support of ethanol
• Ethanol industry awaits confirmation of Trump SRE directive
• New Senate GOP bill includes more direct aid for farmers
• Trump, Biden outline agricultural priorities
• President Trump Instructs EPA to Deny Retroactive (“Gap-Year”) SRE (Small-Refinery Exemption) Waiver Requests
• Ag banks, regulators need to assess climate risks, CFTC panel says
• It’s complicated: Why ASA’s board booted CEO Ryan Findlay after only 28 months on the job
• Election outcome could shift focus of US farm support
• AFBF survey highlights Biden, Trump policy differences
• Election outcome could shift focus of US farm support
• PepsiCo, USAid Launch Partnership to Empower Women in Agriculture
• Corn vs. Soybean Storage at the US Market Level, 1974-2017

• 3 Big Things Today, September 9, 2020
• Sept. 8, 2020 Crop Progress Report
• Presidential Candidates Respond to Questions From Farm Bureau
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Is Joe Biden’s plan good for rural America?
• U.S. corn, soybean crops stumble to the finishline, USDA report shows
• U.S. to Block Cotton, Tomato Imports from Xinjiang Over Forced Labor
• Texas: Ag Pesticide Waste Collection, Lubbock, Oct. 21
• USDA – Update Safety-Net Program Crop Yields by Sept. 30
• Top 10 U.S. Agricultural Exports to Mexico

• What’s in CFAP 2?
• CFAP Dashboard
• Washington Week Ahead: GOP struggles with aid bill, USDA readies CFAP-2
• What’s the relationship status between farmers and USDA?
• Perdue: China Trade Still Falls Short
• Food Banks: USDA Program Helped But Better Ways to Meet Need
• China August soybean imports fall from July as Brazilian cargoes slow
• Amazon.com bans foreign sales of seeds in U.S. amid mystery packages
• Perdue: No farmer wants to work for a government check
• USDA approves hemp production plans
• Research to advance crop resilience
• China: High Demand for Farm Commodities Expected, as Food Inflation and Security Jitters Persist
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- August 2020
• White House Asks U.S. Agencies to Detail all China-Related Funding
• USDA CFAP applications due by Sept. 11
• D.C.-area lawmakers raise concerns about USDA reopening

• 3 Big Things Today, September 4, 2020
• U.S. Senators ask USDA for More Assistance for Wheat Growers
• NAWG applauds Senate COVID-19 wheat letter to USDA
• Yield Prospects, Profitability and Planning
• One of the Missing Pieces in the COVID-19 Rebound
• Thank a Farmer This Labor Day
• Driving demand drops: Why energy prices are falling
• COTTON SPIN: No such thing as ‘prices should’ | Questionable U.S. crop size still won’t save price outlook
• 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 Years
• 3 Big Things Today, September 3, 2020
• 2020 Farm Sector Income Forecast, September
• 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

• 3 Big Things Today, September 2, 2020
• 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
• China’s looming corn shortage fans food security unease
• August takes the sheen off of U.S. corn and soybean crops
• 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
• House Ag Chair Peterson faces tough GOP challenger, Trump onslaught
• Farmer Sentiment Rebounds As Commodity Prices Rally And Agriculture Trade Prospects Improve

• Ag Secretary Perdue Talks About Disasters, CFAP, Trade With State Ag Directors
• Crop Progress Report
• Ag negotiator Gregg Doud offers update on China trade deal and USMCA
• Behind the scenes at a virtual show | A key to the Farm Progress Virtual Experience is that all field demonstrations occur at the sites for the Farm Progress Show and Husker Harvest Days
• Brazil drops zero-tariff ethanol import quota enjoyed by U.S. producers
• Ag markets trim gains Monday
• Producers make less, pay more in July
• USDA-FSA creates online option for applications
• USDA updates provisions for highly erodible land, wetlands
• Conservation compliance final rule falls short
• Since April, China Has “Stepped Up” U.S. Ag Purchases, as Taiwan Eases Limits on U.S. Beef and Pork
• Signal to Noise: Did the Conventions Change Anything?
• Ag & Food Policy Summit goes virtual with outstanding speakers
• Payment Limitations: New Regs For An Old Problem – Gaming The System
• EU Trade Commissioner Resigns
• USDA Implements the OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative; Encourages Private Investment in Rural Communities
• Deadline Approaching for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
• Peanuts Remain Top Consumed Nut in America
• USDA Releases "Food Price Outlook" Report
• USDA: Food Spending in June 2020 Was $12 Billion Less Than in June 2019

• 3 Big Things Today, August 31, 2020
• Reviewing USDA Revisions to the Payment Limitation and Eligibility Rules
• Using Preliminary FSA Data to Project Final Planted Acreage for Corn and Soybeans
• House Ag chair backs Biden on killing Trump tariffs
• Taiwan agrees to ease restrictions on US beef and pork
• Cash Rents Face Pressure Weather, Government Aid May Dictate Whether Rents Hold Steady or Decline
• Fall 2020 Propane Outlook Further-Along Crops, Ample Propane Supply a Favorable Combination for Crop-Drying Needs
• China grain purchases drive prices, create cash flow opportunities
• Drought is creeping across the Corn Belt
• Producers make less, pay more in July
• Biden hits Trump over Renewable Fuel Standard delays, waivers
• Sorghum roots may hold key to frost-resistant varieties

• 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
• Picture perfect cotton shouldn’t determine defoliation timing
• 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
• Sorghum roots may hold key to frost-resistant varieties
• 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
• Crop Risk From Hurricane Laura | Rain and Wind Threaten Cotton Ahead of Harvest
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Great Inflation Debate Heats Up
• Midweek Markets: Why corn prices climbed 8% higher in August
• The coming battle over cell-based ‘meat’
• 3 Big Things Today, August 27, 2020
• 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
• OPINION: Farmer in Wall, Texas, says crop insurance critical to nation’s food security
• U.S. Farm-Export Forecasts Cast Doubts Over Trump’s China Deal

• U.S., China signal progress on trade deal
• USDA: Soybean-to-Corn Price Ration Signals Higher Profitability
• Petrochemical Group Claims E15 Not Substantially Similar to E10
• Exclusive storage analysis: Do your bins earn their keep?
• Federal government is studying air emissions from livestock – again
• Biden says supports ethanol, hits Trump on handling of U.S. biofuel laws
• Demand, weaker ratings push up corn, soybean prices Tuesday
• Biden says supports ethanol, hits Trump on handling of U.S. biofuel laws
• Perdue says he needs congressional authority to help biofuel producers
• Livestock Technology: Low-Cost Producers Always Win
• China buys more corn and soy as USTR praises ‘phase one’ cooperation
• Farm Succession: Legacy Assumptions, Management Decisions – DTN8-25
• Grain Markets: Chinese Food Shortages – An Unexpected Bright Spot? – DTN8-25
• Shurley on Cotton: A Run We’ve Waited For
• DTN Cotton Closing: Cotton Finishes Timidly
• USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices

• Todd’s Take | What Is Happening in China?
• Washington Insider | Tuesday New Asian Trade Alliance Considered
• Crop Progress Report | August 24, 2020 (PDF)
• Four factors that could impact commodity markets
• Prepping for harvest during pandemic
• Prevent plastic contamination in cotton. New report stresses importance
• 3 Big Things Today, August 25, 2020
• Trump says he will add $1 billion to food for families program
• Investors push the ag markets slightly higher Monday
• Cattle placements jump 11%
• Chinese official indicates trade talks with U.S. could resume “in the coming days”
• NFU urges Trump, EPA to reject gap year waiver requests
• Trump expects bipartisan support over trade
• USDA: Soybean-to-Corn Price Ration Signals Higher Profitability
• MGEX Announces Top-25 Daily Total Volume Record
• USDA: Soybean-To-Corn Price Ration Signals Increasing Soybean Profitability
• USDA Reports Corn, Soybean Conditions Continue To Decline
• Rural Mainstreet Index Inches Up In August

• Republicans take their turn, looking to keep farm country in their corner
• USDA tightens farm program eligibility rules
• Cattle Rally Completes 7th Week, COF Up 2%
• Sneak Peek: How To Navigate Farm Journal Field Days
• Todd’s Take What Is Happening in China?
• Trump’s Vision of American Greatness at Center Of Convention
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Week Ending Aug. 21, 2020
• Grain markets finish past week mostly higher Derecho, export sales influence grain markets this week
• U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer Lighthizer lays out his vision for WTO overhaul
• Deere says equipment demand remains resilient
• Trump says could ‘decouple’ and not do business with China
• Corn rises for 2nd session on expectations of lower U.S. output
• “Fragile” Farm Economic Conditions Persist, as Ethanol Waiver Concerns Remain
• Dicamba Ban – 12 Crop Consultants Outline Potential “Plan B” Strategies For 2021
• Economist Reviews Shocks to Beef Industry and Implications
• Pro Farmer Estimates Corn And Soybean Yields Below USDA Forecasts
• U Of Illinois To Hold Series Of Webinars "Coronavirus And Agriculture: Looking Ahead To 2021"

• Texas Farmer Hopes for Rain, Counts on Crop Insurance
• Chinese official indicates trade talks with U.S. could resume “in the coming days”
• Farmers likely to spend CFAP payments on long-term debt: Farm Futures survey
• Weekly Export Sales – New crop soybean sales soar
• Trump says he’ll change tires on the ‘The Beast’
• Four Strategies to Keep Your Crop at the Top
• Agriculture Confidence Index Farmers Look to Future
• Mountain Moving, Car Crushing Tractor
• Q&A: Ranveer Chandra, Microsoft | As Microsoft works to bring robust data analytics to agriculture, this computer scientist shares why the tech giant is growing its presence in the sector
• Thousands of chicks arrive dead to farmers amid USPS turmoil
• Phase One Talks Delayed, While Recent USDA Reports Provide Perspective on U.S. Farm Exports to China
• Texas Researcher to Examine Mysteries of Armyworms
• Weekly Ethanol Output Stabilizes at 30% Below COVID Outbreak

• Texas: Wheeler County Designated Natural Disaster Area to Drought
• Texas Field Reports: 100+ Temps and Mostly Dry
• DTN Cotton Closing: Cotton Edges Higher
• USDA Releases "Wheat Outlook" Report
• USDA Releases "Season-Average Price Forecasts" Report
• OPINION: Farmer in Wall, Texas, says crop insurance critical to nation’s food security
• 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
• Ethanol Inventory Rises
• Midweek Markets: Where are grain prices headed next?
• At the close, farm markets remain mostly higher Wednesday 08/19/2020
• How much did the derecho damage Iowa agriculture?
• 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
• Tuesday’s wheat market shaves off a dime
• Federal Reserve Ag Credit Surveys- 2020 Second Quarter Farm Economy Conditions
• Democrats use roll call of states to put focus on ag, rural issues
• Sorghum: Researchers Aim to Develop Fall Armyworm Resistant Varieties
• Are Export-Oriented Farm Policies Part Of The Problem? – Commentary

• August 17, 2020 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• Ninth Circuit Court Denies Companies’ Petition to Rehear Dicamba Case
• China is Missing Phase One Ag Targets
• $9.00 soybeans are back Monday
• China buys corn and soybeans ‘to keep me happy,’ says Trump
• DTN Livestock Closing: Cattle Contracts Close Lower
• DTN Cotton Closing: Cotton Higher | 8-17
• Vice President Pence Addresses Farmers
• USDA “Feed Outlook Report”
• USDA “Cotton and Wool Outlook” Report
• New Officers Elected At The Cotton Board

• 3 Big Things Today, August 17, 2020
• 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
• Reports: U.S.-China trade talks have been postponed
• 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
• Vice President Pence Addresses Farmers
• 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
• New Officers Elected At The Cotton Board
• U.S. Tractor Sales Up 34% In July, Combine Sales Up 34%
• Top Administrative Official Says China Trade Deal Is “Fine,” Moving Ahead

• 3 Big Things Today, August 14, 2020
• Adjusted world price (AWP) for upland cotton announced
• VP Pence speech to farmers falls flat
• Pence goes after Biden-Harris ticket on meat, regulations
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Aug. 14, 2020
• How to manage your 2021 farmland rent agreement
• Tractor vs. freight train
• As U.S., Chinese Negotiators Plan Phase One Meeting, Trade Remains a Rare Area of Cooperation
• Unprecedented Damage Could Change National Yield in a ‘Big Way’
• China Continues Ramping Up U.S. Soy Purchases
• U.S. Tractor Sales Up 34% In July, Combine Sales Up 34%

• 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
• Cotton Board Recommends $80 Million Cotton Incorporated Budget to Ag Secretary

• USDA Announces More Eligible Commodities for CFAP
• USDA Reports Preview Bracing for Another Bearish WASDE Report
• 5 things to know about CARES Act tax implications
• 3 Big Things Today, August 12, 2020
• EPA’s Wheeler says he has questions about SRE gap waiver applications
• Farm Bankruptcies, Drought, Derecho, and Land Values: Recent Ag Econ Variables in Focus
• Naked Farmer Smashes Convention, Pockets $670,000 Savings
• Biden Taps California Senator Kamala Harris for VP
• Harris, Biden’s VP pick, opposed USMCA, backed farm bill
• U Of Illinois Economist: Corn Bottoming Or Taking A Breather?
• Field To Market Announces Committee And Plans To Advance Racial Justice In Agriculture
• Agri-Pulse To Host Webinar On Rural Broadband

• Crop Progress Report
• Government Cameras Hidden on Private Property? Welcome to Open Fields
• Four ways to manage a potentially bearish USDA Report
• USDA exports – China, unknown buy soybeans
• 5 things to know about CARES Act tax implications | Aug 11, 2020
• U.S. farmers leave fields fallow as COVID-19 wrecks crop prospects
• Ag groups ask USDA to extend CFAP deadline
• Farmers need more time to access aid | Letter sent to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue requests deadline be pushed beyond August 28, 2020
• 3 Lessons Drones Will Teach Us About the 2020 Crop
• Senators Urge U.S. to Remove Tariffs on EU Foods, Beverages
• Rebuilding livestock herd driving China soy-buying binge
• Executive orders add new twist to COVID-19 aid fight
• USDA Announces Annual Survey Of Farmers, Ranchers To Measure Areas For Improvement

• Farm groups urge USDA to extend CFAP deadline, ease rules
• Signal to Noise: If Congress Fails to Act on Aid, USDA Still Has Money
• Todd’s Take Bullish Exceptions in 2020
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• 7 ag stories you might have missed the week ending- Aug. 7, 2020
• USDA expected to print big corn, soybean yields on Wednesday, August 12, 2020
• ‘Like gold’: Canadian canola prices spike as shippers find back door to China
• Expectations for an early harvest grow, analyst says
• Senators urge U.S. to remove tariffs on EU foods, beverages
• China crushers to crank up U.S. soy purchases in fourth quarter – traders
• Jerry Gulke: Will USDA Report Cause Pre-Harvest Lows?
• Texas Wheat: AgriLife Extension Releases Annual ‘Picks List’
• FSA Offers Joint Financing Option on Direct Farm Ownership Loans
• Ag Groups: Farmers Need More Time to Access Aid
• Packing Plants and COVID-19 Nebraska Legislature Hears Stories From Front Lines of Essential Workers

• 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
• Trump Administration Invests More Than $29 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Oklahoma

• 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
• Corn, wheat markets diverge from soybeans Wednesday
• 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
• Texas Field Reports: Hurricane Hanna Damage Estimates
• 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

• 3 Big Things Today, August 5, 2020
• USDA Identifies Mystery Seeds
• AFBF: Mixed News on Farm Bankruptcies Amid Pandemic
• Ag Economy Barometer stable in July 2020
• Measure Bans Some Chemicals Legislation Introduced by Sen. Udall, Rep. Neguse Targets Neonics, Other Chemicals
• Big Data to Calculate Carbon | New Ag Tech Programs Stress Reducing Environmental Footprint While Boosting Profitability
• Sens. Grassley, Ernst Ask DOE Nominee for Transparency on Biofuels Waivers
• Grassley: Grassroots Uprising Needed to Get Senate Action on Cattle Markets Bill
• Is USDA concerned about potential plant pathogen pandemic?
• U.S. Energy Dept recommends granting partial retroactive waivers to refiners
• Glitches in aid program obscure need for more relief during pandemic, say ag leaders
• Wells Fargo Economist: Biggest Threat to Farming Is Tesla
• Farmers Detail Seed Decisions
• Agripulse Opinion: Don’t make America’s farmers pawns in game of crony capitalism
• USDA Announces CCC Lending Rates for August

• UDSA Releases "COVID-19 Economic Implications For Agriculture, Food And Rural America" Report
• Big Data to Calculate Carbon New Ag Tech Programs Stress Reducing Environmental Footprint While Boosting Profitability
• Can farms ever be truly prepared for the unexpected?
• August 3, 2020 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
  
• Soybean crop rating moves up, corn remains unchanged, USDA says
• U.S. farm income may suffer due to coronavirus impact on livestock
• CFAP payments slowing; 43% paid so far
• Trump signs rural healthcare and prescription drug executive orders
• Pelosi says food assistance top of mind
• Ag Trade: China Makes (Another) Record U.S. Corn Purchase in July
• DTN Cotton Closing: Cotton Booms Into August
• U.S. Total Farm Production Expenditures for 2019 Were Up
• Studies Show Use Of Precision Agriculture Technologies Boosts Land’s Value
• 5 questions about the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol’s work in sustainability

• 3 Big Things Today, August 3, 2020
• Washington Week Ahead: Coronavirus relief talks slip into August
• U.S. Total Farm Production Expenditures for 2019 Were Up
• China Makes (Another) Record U.S. Corn Purchase in July, But Achieving Phase One Targets May Still be a Stretch
• Two new Republicans on House Agriculture
• Is Blockchain the Answer to Price Discovery in Cattle Markets?
• Biofuels Industry Waits for Financial Relief, RFS Volumes Amid Uncertainty
• Top three items to monitor for grain futures in August
• Extreme drought conditions possible into August
• After record corn sale to China, Perdue expects ‘a big shipping season this fall’
• Sen. Michael Bergstrom honored by Oklahoma Cattlemen
• NCBA passes policy to increase cash trade levels
• NASDA: food and ag sectors need long-term solutions in covid-19 relief
• Signal to Noise: Coronavirus Ag Aid Package Likely to Favor House
• Jerry Gulke: Have Prices Finally Reached A Bottom?
• K-State Unveils Wheat Variety Disease and Insect Ratings
• 2020 Agrifood Investment To Date Shatters Records
• Studies Show Use Of Precision Agriculture Technologies Boosts Land’s Value

• 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

• China asks US to return mysterious seeds
• China objects to US retaliation over grain subsidies
• USDA has released the long-awaited beef market report. Now what?
• Senate Releases Draft COVID Relief Measure (HEALS Act), a Follow-Up to CARES Act, but Different From House Passed HEROES Act
• Free online course helps combat rural stress | Rural Resilience: Farm Stress Training
• Additions to Dem platform target farm chemical use
• Wheat Growers Count on Crop Insurance
• Lock Closures: The Basis Apocalypse That Wasn’t
• Brazilian farmers can lock in 25% operating margins
• Senate’s HEALS Act vs. House’s HEROES Act
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• Senate bill would block faster line speeds at meat plants during pandemic
• Pace of coronavirus payments to farmers slows, reasons unclear
• New Lighting System Helps Deer Avoid Vehicles at Night
• Agriculture Weather Insights From DTN Now Available In Microsoft FarmBeats
• USDA Shows Shift In Destinations Of Ag Exports

• Hijacked Market | Divisions Deepen in the Cattle Industry Over Price Discovery
• GOP Bill Provides $20 Billion for Agriculture, But No Language for Ethanol Aid
• Crop chemical court decision is big victory for agriculture
• How concerned are we over unsolicited seed shipments
• Perdue gets $20 billion blank check for ag aid in GOP coronavirus plan
• Lawsuit goes after USDA ‘bioengineered’ food disclosure rule
• NASDA Issues Statement on Chinese Mystery Seeds
• Study Shows Entire Wheat Crop Could Be Grown In Vertical Farms, Yield/Acre Up 600%
• Ag Sec’y Perdue Confirms Participation In Farm Journal Field Days
• USDA: Retail Prices For Food Categories Up In June 2020 Compared To June 2019
• Rural America 2020 Launched To Advocate Against Administration’s Ag Policies

• Senate Releases New Stimulus Bill
• House Passes FY2021 Ag Spending Bill
• New Bill Offers Farmers More PPP Flexibility
• USDA Not on Track to Hit $16 Billion in CFAP Payments
• New Bill Offers Farmers More PPP Flexibility
• China Requires Covid-19 Tests on Meats and Calls for Mass Testing of Brazilian Meatpackers
• The curious case of unsolicited seeds
• Report Mystery Seeds Public Asked to Report Unsolicited Seed Deliveries
• Dicamba Resistant Palmer Amaranth Confirmed
• Crop Progress Report July 27, 2020 (PDF)
• USDA crop progress: Corn, soybean quality jump unexpectedly higher
• Measuring soil health, autonomous weeder among innovations at World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit
• Harder introduces Protecting Fairs During Coronavirus Act
• China Picks Up Pace of U.S. Soybean Imports Despite Rising Tensions

• Washington Week Ahead: Senate GOP set to unveil pandemic aid plan
• Trump says China trade deal means “much less” to him now
• Crop farmer says trade policies have done nothing
• House Passes FY2021 Ag Spending Bill
• 100 Days: Trump Faces Headwinds as Election Day Draws Near
• Senators Say Package Commits $20 Billion in Additional Support for Agriculture
• Todd’s Take Will Corn’s Harvest Low Come Early in 2020?
• Is the corn market finding a bottom, analyst asks
• New Bill Offers Farmers More PPP Flexibility
• PPP Forgiveness of Debt
• 7 ag stories you might have missed the week ending – July 24, 2020
• COVID-19 creates opportunity to broaden support for ag tech
• China’s soybean imports from Brazil rise to record in June
• On Feed report signals ongoing declines in beef-cow numbers
• Appeals Court declines to block sale of Corteva Enlist
• Perspective on U.S., China Trade
• USDA: Peanut Price Highlights
• Weekly Cotton Market Review – USDA

• 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
• Texas LRGV Cotton: Heavy Whiteflies, Late Season Thrips
• Drought Monitor Weekly: Hot, Dry for Southern U.S
• DTN Cotton Closing: Cotton Skids Lower Thursday

• 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
• USDA releases report on boxed beef and fed cattle price investigation
• 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
• USDA Releases “Wheat Outlook” Report

• 2021 Budgeting Using $3.40 Corn and $8.50 Soybean Prices
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• 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)
• USDA Releases "Cotton and Wool Outlook" Report (PDF)

• USDA Announces Changes To Livestock Gross Margin Insurance Program
• Bayer mostly loses appeal in Johnson Roundup case
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• Farm, anti-hunger groups try to squeeze into $1-trillion pandemic bill
• China’s rapeseed oil rally drives widening spread with other edible oils
• Wheat Futures Close Down Double Digits in Monday Trading
• Voice for hemp appointed to USDA/USTR committee
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• Ag Exports to China Expected to Increase This Year
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• New U.N. Report Identifies 27 Countries Heading For COVID-19 Driven Food Crises
• USDA Releases "Oil Crops Outlook" Report
• USDA Releases "Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook" Report

• Washington Week Ahead: Senate readies coronavirus aid package
• Texas peanut producers talk candidly about struggles during the 2020 season
• Signal to Noise: Cotton’s Take on Trade and COVID-19 Aid
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• Bipartisan effort seeks cotton and textile COVID-19 relief
• Oklahoma State Fair canceled; 4-H projects still yield valuable lessons
• Brands, retailers can now join U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol
• Study quantifies value of red meat exports to U.S. corn, soybeans
• Analyst is bullish soybeans, bearish corn
• World wheat prices move higher
• Farm State Lawmakers: Ethanol a Priority in Senate COVID Relief Package
• China eyeing US sorghum harvest
• Biden’s $2T environmental plan offers farm assistance, pledges farmworker protections
• Stakes are high for ag as Senate crafts pandemic relief bill
• Daybreak July 17: China maintains swift pace of ag purchases
• Study Quantifies Red Meat Export Values to Corn, Soybeans
• NSAC Updates Immigration and Agriculture Principles
• USDA and Texas Sign Historic Agreement to Improve Health of Public and Private Lands
• Paulsen, Ogden Publications Release Results of Their Study of Rural Lifestyle Audiences
• KC Fed Reports Agricultural Lending Is Consistently Slower

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• Weekly Export Sales – Wheat charts new marketing-year high
• More Signals for COVID-19 Aid | Farm Loans Fell During Lockdown as Business Makes Case for Senate to Pass New Aid Package
• Ag Groups Praise NEPA Change | New Rule Limits Environmental Review of Federal Infrastructure Projects
• Here’s why some farmers get Uncle Sam’s help while others go without
• A fifth of EU soy imports from Brazil could be tainted by deforestation, study says
• China reportedly to stick with Phase 1 deal
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• KC Fed Reports Agricultural Lending is Consistently Slower
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• Stakes are high for ag as Senate crafts pandemic relief bill
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• USDA And Texas Sign Historic Agreement To Improve Health Of Public And Private Lands
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• China vows retaliation for Hong Kong sanctions
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• Ethanol leader wants Trump’s “one federal decision” policy expanded
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• USDA Posts the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s Final Report
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• Legislation introduced to spur price discovery in cattle market
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• USDA Improves Crop Insurance Policies with New Options
• Moving America Forward Act: Another Attempt at Funding US Infrastructure
• USDA Releases Trends In GE Crops, Over 90% Of Major Crops Utilizing The Technology
• Crop Progress and Conditions by Crop | Texas
• Crop Progress and Conditins by Crop | Oklahoma
• Corn, soybean ratings drop, USDA says
• $9.00 soybeans is the highlight of Monday’s markets
• Does Your Lender Feel Like They are in the Dark
• More than $4.8 billion paid to producers
• Perdue Says More COVID-19 Aid Needed for Farmers
• Drones’ Use in Ag Soaring
• Watching the Peanut Market
• Hemp hoopla
• Pandemic rages, but USDA’s food box program may end in eight weeks
• Ag Fund boasts 100% success rate in primary elections | Oklahoma Farm Bureau Ag Fund’s 26 candidates advanced out of primary elections
• Nematode Has Potential to reduce Cotton Yields by 50%
• Forced to Quit Farming, South Dakota Man Receives the Ultimate Gift
• DTN Cotton Closing: Cotton Higher in Slow Trade (7-6-2020)
• Production Challenges, Economic Headwinds Slow Red Meat Exports
• Senators Introduce Flexible Financing for Rural America Act
• U Of Illinois Ag Economist Issues Report Comparing Returns From Conventional Vs. Organic Crops

• Washington Week Ahead: Senators craft covid relief; FY21 spending bills move
• Senators Introduce Flexible Financing for Rural America Act
• Changes in Planted Acres 2020 compared to 2019
• Congress Passes PPP Extension
• Corn acreage reduction truly unprecedented
• America’s Proud Tradition of Strong Farm Policy Featured on Latest Groundwork Podcast – Farm Policy Facts
• Financially Challenged Before COVID-19, Rural Hospitals Face Uncertain Future
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• 7 ag stories you might have missed week ending: July 3, 2020
• One of these tractors sold every 36 minutes
• $20 million-plus sale led by combines
• Ethanol: Issues Over EPA SRE (Small-Refinery Exemption) Requests Persist
• China Imports Still Not on Pace to Meet Phase One Targets
• Agriculture’s Role in U.S. House Climate Change Plan
• Texas LRGV Cotton: Pests Largely Quiet
• Weekly Cotton Market Review – USDA 7-2

***FINAL Harvest Price Announcement
Barley = $2.68
Canola = $0.157
Wheat = $4.44

• Secretary Perdue: President Trump delivers USMCA, a huge win for U.S. agriculture
• Midweek Markets: The case of the missing 5 million corn acres
• Will future farm shows become a virtual experience?
• How an independent seed company cut out the middleman
• China Imports Still Not on Pace to Meet Phase One Targets
• Wheeler points to ‘a number of issues’ with gap year SREs
• USDA Lending Rates Unchanged from June
• Peanut Crop Update
• Land Retirement – Part II: US Role in World Crop Markets and Effectiveness of Retiring US Land

• 3 Big Things Today, July 1, 2020
• USMCA takes effect July 1
• USMCA Goes Into Effect Deal Could Lead to Greater Market Access to Canada and Mexico, But Trade Disputes Remain
• Lower than expected corn and soybean acres stun market
• COTTON SPIN: Cotton market tug of war
• Farmers dial back crop plantings as COVID uncertainty rocks markets
• World farm subsidies hit $2 billion a day
• Coronavirus adds stress to agricultural finances
• Will the Corn Acreage Estimate Resuscitate Prices?
• Democrats’ climate plan seeks ‘dramatic’ boost in land conservation, allows for biofuels
• Oklahoma Wheat: Harvest Nearly Complete
• Texas High Plains Cotton: More High Winds and Hail, Still Dry
• USDA Releases "Commodity Costs And Returns" Report

• Tuesday’s USDA Reports Lacking Bullish Hope
  
• New S&P Analysis: Agriculture Loan Delinquencies Hit 8-Year High As Farmers Grapple With COVID-19
• USDA Weekly Progress Report 6.29.2020
• Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Protect Integrity of US Grain Inspections
• Should you begin marketing grain earlier?
• China study warns of possible new ‘pandemic virus’ from pigs
• Unlock relief payments with CFAP application tool
• Ag markets move higher, ahead of a lot of USDA data | Investors are keeping an eye on the surge of coronavirus cases.
• 2020 Farm Progress Show and Husker Harvest Days canceled
• Key lawmaker calls for new farm bill
• CME Group Fines The Andersons for Wheat Trading Violations
• "United We Steak" Campaign Celebrates America’s Love of Grilling
• NPPC Alarmed About Ag Inspection Funding Shortfall

• Washington Week Ahead: House set to pass partisan infrastructure plan
• No Reversal on Dicamba Judges Deny BASF’s Motion, Dicamba Registrations Remain Vacated
• Ryan Findlay no longer CEO of the American Soybean Association
• China’s Restrictions on Food Imports Meet Resistance from Exporters
• USCHA chair says lack of trust and respect on both sides
• FFA convention will be virtual in 2020
• Looking ahead to the next USDA report
• $20 million dealer sale online only
• World soybean production to rise by 8%, says grains council
• Jerry Gulke: USDA Report Needs to Shock the Market
• Cotton Outlook: Global Stocks Projected at 6 Year High
• Consider these 4 factors when applying for farm loan
• Production Controls & Set Aside Acres, Part 1: Reviewing History

• USDA Adds Digital Options for Farmers and Ranchers to Apply for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
• You Can Now Apply Online for CFAP | Visit Site Now
• Todd’s Take A Bullish Change in Corn
• Business Groups to Fight Visa Limits
• Climate discussions offer ways to diversify income
• Grain marketing decision-time: Price or roll?
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – June 26, 2020
• Senate bill would help farmers get into carbon markets, say backers
• Short Soybeans
• Making the investment in regenerative ag
• Farmobile launches Services+ for ag retail fleet
• Consider these 4 factors when applying for farm loan

• 3 Big Things Today, June 25, 2020
• Bitter House race pits Trump against farm groups
• Roberts, Stabenow Announce Passage of Grain Standards Reauthorization
• Wheat Industry Applauds Bipartisanship Around The Grain Standards Reauthorization Act
• Agricultural perspectives given on climate legislation | Senate c
• ommittee hears perspectives on the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020
• Paul Neiffer: Your Options for PPP Forgiveness
• Senate Ag Committee Hearing: Monetizing Voluntary Conservation Practices
• USDA, FDA release statement on food export restrictions
• US rebukes China’s COVID-19 concerns over imported food
• America’s Farmers Remain Open to Feed America
• Call the Market: Variables as Volatile as Uranium
• Next Global Grain Shock: Locusts
• 5 things you should know about the Bayer settlements
• Is the in-person iron auction dead?
• Expected Harvest Prices for Corn in 2020

• Alta Seeds launches herbicide tolerant sorghum lineup
• New IFR on Forgiveness
• Senate Hearing Will Examine Policies to Get Farmers Certified for Carbon Sequestration
• TAM 114 Replaces Top Wheat VarietyPlanted in 2020
• Long-time opponent of farm subsidies flags Trump’s latest programs
• COVID-19 Ag Related Losses Mount, as China Seeks Virus Documentation on Soybeans
• Weekly Outlook: Anticipating June 1 Corn Stocks
• Warmer Temperatures Affecting Peanut Plants
• Cattle Harvest Reported To Be Back To Near Normal Levels
• USDA Releases "Wheat Outlook" Report

• White House adviser Navarro walks back on comments China trade deal ‘over’
• June 22, 2020 Crop Progress Report (2020)
• More Farm Households Reporting Off-Farm Income
• Farmers win big with dicamba ruling
• China soy buyers ask exporters to guarantee coronavirus-free cargoes
• Judge concludes cancer warning label on Roundup unjustified
• Appellate court backs EPA on dicamba phase-out
• A Closer Look at U.S. Meat Production from USDA’s Economic Research Service
• Signal to Noise: Could Trump Walk Away from China?
• Judge Refuses to Block New Water Rule
• Trump Administration Invests $1.6 Billion in Rural Electric Infrastructure in 21 States
• USDA Releases "Cotton And Wool Outlook" Report

• 3 Big Things Today, June 22, 2020
• Washington Week Ahead: Senate panel to mull ag carbon bill, act on grain standards
• Dicamba Use to Continue Ninth Circuit Denies Petition to Halt Dicamba Use
• China to Accelerate U.S. Farm Purchases, as Trade Partners Raise Concerns Over U.S. Farm Assistance
• Chinese Purchases Likely to Pick Up Steam in 4th Quarter as It Tries to Fulfill Trade Commitments
• Where real estate and farming meet
• Bayer Crop Science pulls out of farm shows and other large events for rest of 2020
• USDA approves hemp production plans
• Additional Commodities for COVID Food Assistance Program
• Survey Shows Americans Support Aid to Farmers
• 2019 and 2015 through 2019 – Characteristics of Higher Profit Farms

• 3 Big Things Today, June 19, 2020
• EPA considering 52 new RFS waivers dating to 2011
• NBB appalled by EPA’s consideration of 52 gap waivers
• ASA president blindsided by dicamba court ruling
• Senate advances not-so-great Great American Outdoors Act
• Ranchers Criticize Senate For Passage Of Great American Outdoors Act
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – June 19, 2020
• Syngenta Group is launched
• Lighthizer counts on wave of purchases to lift China to ag goal
• GOP’s farm-state Senate seats increasingly at risk with majority at stake
• Survey Shows Americans Support Aid to Farmers
• Peanut Market Update

• China bought about $1 billion of U.S. cotton: Lighthizer
• Next Global Grain Shock: Locusts
• Ag Interest Rate: Snapshot
• Grower coalition files amicus brief in dicamba case
• EPA appoints new members to agricultural committee
• Texas Crop and Weather Report – June 16, 2020
• Fire danger increasing in North, Central Texas
• Best practices for grazing government ground
• Lighthizer says China will meet commitments this year
• Congresswomen optimistic about US-China trade
• China Purchasing U.S. Soybeans as Brazilian Stock Dwindles
• USDA trade mitigation purchases surpass $2B
• USTR Lighthizer Defends Phase One Trade Deal, Expects China to Fulfill Its Promise
• Bolton accuses Trump of asking China for election help with ag purchases
• Landmark lands bill easily passes Senate
• GOP’s farm-state Senate seats increasingly at risk with majority at stake
• DTN Cotton Closing: Prices Higher After Tensions In India and China
• 23-State Coalition Lawsuit to Block Changes to New WOTUS Rule
• Let’s get our hands dirty, together

• EPA Defends Its Order Allowing Continued Dicamba Use
  Agribusinesses, Groups Ask President Trump to Keep Pressing China to Meet Commitments
• Taxlink | CARES Act Changes
• A ray of hope for farm profits
• Farm income, stressed this year, may drop sharply in 2021
• China allows landmark WTO dispute to lapse
• 2020 trade with China well below pre-trade war levels
• Farm groups urge Trump to preserve China trade deal
• Which decisions are keeping you up at night?
• Bayer scraps U.S. plans to produce crop chemical blocked by court
• What’s it like to apply for CFAP?
• USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
• DTN Cotton Closing: cotton Ends Higher Despit Fed Volatility
• Bill Aims to Increase Farmer Access to Mental Health Services
• USDA Clarifies CFAP Livestock Payment Calculations
• 192 Groups Send Letter To President Trump: U.S./China Phase One Agreement Vital To U.S. Agriculture
• New Virtual Offering Announced For Women In Agribusiness Event Series
• Expected Harvest Prices for Corn in 2020

• June 15, 2020 Crop Progress Report PDF
• China Continues to Buy American Soybeans
• U.S. soybean condition steady on the week, but good to excellent corn drops 4%
• U.S. corn crop’s condition dips, USDA says
• Harvest to dictate wheat prices, analyst says
• Dicamba plaintiffs ask for immediate cutoff of weedkiller
• America’s meat titans under review
• Paycheck Protection Program changes offer more flexibility
• Obstacles continue to plague Texas High Plains cotton crop
• U Of Illinois Researchers Adapt Robots To Fight Against COVID-19 Among Farm Workers
• Farmers Business Network Opens Access To Online Chemical Prices, Launches Massive Summer Sale
• A Look at the Third Week of CFAP Sign-Up

• USDA Clarifies CFAP Livestock Payment Calculations
• Washington Week Ahead: Lands bill set to pass, USTR heads to Hill
• COVID-19 projected to rob $89/acre from 2020 corn crop
• Cause for Concern? Government Programs Increasingly Important Part of Farm Income
• RMA adjusts programs to provide flexibility during COVID-19 pandemic
• Secretary Perdue Statement on Dicamba Plaintiffs’ Attack on EPA Order
• Plaintiffs Ask Federal Court to Halt Dicamba Spraying, Hold EPA in Contempt
• Federal Case Alleges EPA Didn’t Complete Due Diligence in Writing Rule
• What’s the upside potential in the weeks ahead? (Audio)
• BASF, Corteva file motions to intervene in federal court case that vacated dicamba registrations
• June 30 is the last day to complete enrollment for ARC, PLC
• Jerry Gulke: As Wheat Goes, Will So Go Corn?
• Oklahoma Wheat: Harvest Rolling from Border to Border
• Texas High Plains Cotton: Hail Knocks Back Some Fields – Podcast
• June WASDE Good for Soybeans
• U.S. Tractor Sales Up 15% In May, Combine Sales Decline Slightly

• June 11, 2020 WASDE Report
• Dicamba’s Future is Shaky—Is Enlist Next on the Chopping Block?
• USDA Confirms Big Soybean Sales to China as Buying Flurry Continues
• Post-COVID-19 Corn Outlook: Could See $3.00/bu. if Stocks Increase
• Is Fungicide Worth It? Check These Three Factors First
• Daybreak June 11: Path ahead for ag carbon measure
• June 30 Last Day to Complete ARC, PLC Enrollments
• House Ag Committee Expresses CFAP Concerns
• Increase in Peanut Exports
• Forecasting in an era of unknowns
• Grassley wants update on price fixing investigation

• 3 Big Things Today, June 11, 2020
• Huge federal payments will make up 36% of farm income this year
• Lawmakers highlight CFAP concerns in letter to USDA
• House Ag Committee Expresses CFAP Concerns
• Farm Bureau makes appeal to Senate for next aid package
• What to Watch for in the June WASDE Report
• The peril of holding grain too long
• Dicamba ruling shows lack of good (federal court) judgement
• Corn, Soybean ending stocks seen mostly rising in Thursday’s USDA report
• 6 Factors EPA Considered In Dicamba’s Cancellation, Stock Provisions
• House Ag Committee Ranking Member Conaway Issues Statement On Dicamba Ruling: Thoroughly Disappointed
• Agriculture Groups Speak Out on Racism – DTN
• Corn: Analysis Projects $89 per Acre Losses for 2020 Due to COVID-19
• USDA Expands Farmers.gov Features to Help Manage Activities
• Farm Equipment Study Reports Farmers Becoming Less Brand Loyal

• 3 Big Things Today, June 10, 2020
• RMA Changes Livestock Risk Protection Insurance
• Legislation to Improve PPP Loans for Farmers
• Texas High Plains: Cotton Development and Insect Pest Scouting – Video
• EPA cancels dicamba registration, allows use of the weed killer until July 31
• Pump up your pasture management to make more money
• 48 groups voice opposition to Great American Outdoors Act
• NCBA applauds introduction of emergency grazing legislation
• FAPRI: Baseline Update for U.S. Agricultural Markets
• Next generation of House aggies coming into focus
• Meatpacking Facilities Operating Back at 95% Capacity
• Spring Wheat Emergence Mostly on Schedule
• AccuWeather’s Crop Production Predictions Foresee a Record
• USDA Issues Crop Conditions Report, 97% Of Corn, 86% Of Soybeans Planted
• Farm, Biofuel Leaders Demand Answers On Retroactive EPA Exemptions

• 3 Big Things Today, June 9, 2020
• Ag Economic Insights: Direct Farm Payments to Soar in 2020
• Cash Market Moves Out With the Old, in With the New: A New Crop Year Begins for Winter Wheat
• AccuWeather’s Crop Production Predictions Foresee a Record
• June 8, 2020 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• Watch these crop reports this month
• How to tackle deep-rooted problems on the farm
• EPA issues a key order for farmers in dicamba case
• EPA Offers Clarity to Farmers in Light of Dicamba Court Ruling
• The progression of COVID-19 impacts continue
• Ag law attorney says follow state guidance on dicamba ruling

• Signal to Noise: The Story Behind Trump’s Proposed Cattle Import Ban
• Jerry Gulke: Is the Soybean Price Breakout For Real?
• Todd’s Take This Is What a Recovery Looks Like
• Post-COVID-19 pandemic: What’s it mean for agriculture?
• How to ignore the naysayers in agriculture
• Weather, politics keep markets roiling
• 7 ag stories you might have missed the week of- June 5, 2020
• Confusion is apparent with court’s dicamba ban
• Economic stimulus may arrive as prepaid debit card
• Spearheading U.S. peanut’s reputation for 80 years
• Washington Week Ahead: EPA under pressure to act on dicamba ruling
• Texas LRGV IPM: Whiteflies, Fleahoppers, and Sugarcane Aphids on the Rise
• Texas High Plains Cotton: Hot and Dry, Thrips Still Increasing – Podcast

• 3 Big Things Today, June 5, 2020
• Federal Court Blocks Sales of Bayer’s Dicamba Herbicide
• Secretary Perdue Statement on Ninth Circuit Dicamba Decision
• USDA Issues First Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Payments
• Non-Dicamba Options for Dicamba-Tolerant Soybeans
• Bipartisan bill aims to jump-start ag carbon markets
• Calls for More CFAP Aid FSA Chief Addresses Concerns as Groups Seek Poultry, Wheat Aid in Program
• Talking Social Justice in Ag Farmers Union, Other Groups Step Out to Denounce Racism in Midst of Unrest
• Court blocks Bayer dicamba sales
• Farmland market is facing opposing factors in coming months
• USDA wants EPA to allow the use of already-purchased dicamba
• Phase One Trade Deal Progress: USTR Feels “Very Good”
• Daybreak June 4: Major ag climate measure set to drop
• AgCareers Releases Gender Roles And Equality In Agribusiness Survey Results

• Senate clears bill easing PPP loan rules
• American Farmland Trust Releases Report On Conversion Of Ag Land To Residential, Commercial
• Daybreak June 3: Stabenow now looks to shape next aid package
• Could phase one trade deal unravel over Hong Kong dispute?
• U.S. indicts four chicken executives, alleges price fixing
• Quick updates on financial assistance for farmers
• Dicamba use for 2020 in question due to federal court ruling
• USDA giveth to corn farmers, the IRS taketh away
• Post-COVID-19 pandemic: What’s it mean for agriculture?
• Prospect of spring rally fading fast
• COVID-19 impacts introduce more consumers to local farm store
• BREAKING: Court Removes Three Out of Four Dicamba Registrations
• Ag Economy Barometer Shows Slight Improvement During May
• FSA Expands Set-Aside Loan Provision for COVID Impact

• FSA Expands Set-Aside Loan Provision for COVID Impact
• FY 2020 U.S. Agricultural Exports Forecast Lowered
• Quick updates on financial assistance for farmers
• FDA Pulls Back on Sanitizer Restriction Temporary Guidance Allows Higher Levels of Some Chemicals in Hand Sanitizer
• Webinar Highlights Impact of COVID-19 on Global Logistics
• The progression of COVID-19 impact on business
• Ag Economy Barometer rises in May 2020
• Survey Highlights Farmers’ Concerns About Live Events
• Survey Reports Farmers’ Concerns About Live Events
• USDA Releases "Outlook For U.S. Agricultural Trade" Report

• 3 Big Things Today, June 2, 2020
• Management considerations as wheat harvest approaches
• China to Halt U.S. Ag Purchases
• China shuns US soy and pork, but actions seen as temporary
• Weekly Outlook: Seasonal Price Rally in Soybeans
• Successful Farming launches new Alexa Skill and Google Action to check on commodity prices or local cash prices.
• Webinar Highlights Impact of COVID-19 on Global Logistics
• Farmer Prevails in Wetlands Case USDA’s National Appeal Division Sides With Farmer
• Crop Progress Report
• Does the government’s definition for ‘ditch’ provide legal clarity
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- May 2020
• USDA Clarifies Cattle Categories in CFAP Program
• Texas LRGV Cotton: Limited Insect Pressure Except Along River
• USDA Releases "Farmland Value" Outlook Report

• 3 Big Things Today, June 1, 2020
• China asks state firms to halt purchases of U.S. soybeans, pork, say sources
• USDA Allows Insurance Deadline Extensions, Interest Deferrals
• 7 ag stories you might have missed week ending May 29, 2020
• China Halts Some U.S. Farm Imports, Threatening Trade Deal
• Washington Insider– Monday Fed Goes All Out, Approaches Red Lines
• Washington Week Ahead: Senate under pressure to deliver COVID-19 aid, PPP fix
• Trump provokes new uncertainty on Hong Kong ag trade
• President to Withdraw From WHO, Sanction China but Keep US in Phase-One Trade Deal
• Phase One Purchases Behind Schedule, as U.S., China Relations Remain Cloudy
• Jerry Gulke: Letting Time Pass May Pay Dividends
• U.S.-China Trade Tensions Escalate
• USDA Updates ASF Response Plan
• April U.S. Farm Wages Up 2 Percent to $15.07 Per Hour
• Lawsuits Against China Not the Way Forward, Expert Says
• Mid-America Business Index Remains in Recession
• Companies With Ag Operations In The Fortune 500, Those Which Should Be
• Rural Bankers Expecting Small Increase in Farm Bankruptcies
• Women In Agribusiness Summit Now Has Virtual Option

• 4 factors influencing the market in June
• House acts to ease PPP loan requirements
• Traders Await Trumps Response to China
• FJ Live: Northey Says Coronavirus Impact 3-4 Times CFAP Funds
• Getting Started With Data: How To Make The Digital Dive
• Bottom Falling Out of U.S. – China Relations
• Fertilizer & Economic Outlook: An opportunity to build forward momentum
• Thinking about replanting corn? Think hard.
• Corn is oversold; watch for short covering to provide price spark, analyst says
• Breaking the stigma of farmer suicides After the death of their son, the Hennemans are teaching about the warning signs and how to respond.
• Animal rights group targeting Iowa pig farmers depopulating herds
• Cattle Backlog May Not Be As Large As Feared
• Decision Affirms NRCS Must Obey Its Own Rules
• The Andersons Being Investigated for False Security Claims
• Texas Field Reports: COVID-19, Recession Cut Cotton Demand
• Texas Cotton: Time to Increase Defense Against Thrips

• Finding the Hole in the Upcoming Feeder Cattle Market
• Phillip Brasher: Help on the way, but more needed into 2021, economists say
• Planning for profit Combining MPCI, hedging, PLC and additional government support yields more than $1,000 per acre
• Ag markets finish mostly higher Wednesday
• Corn is oversold; watch for short covering to provide price spark, analyst says
• China buys more; will it be enough for Phase One?
• U.S., China trade tensions could bubble over
• U.S. Ground Beef Sales Up $1 Billion In 2020
• Preserving the Value of Your Farm
• Opinion: Resilient Food Systems Post Covid—We Must Build Back Better
• Interactive Map of State Fair Cancellations
• Senate Dems seek $8B for food supply chain improvements, commodity distribution
• COVID-19 brings new challenges, awareness to rural mental health crisis
• Texas: Time to Increase Defense Against Thrips
• Texas Livestock: Cattle Fever Tick Numbers on the Rise

• May 26, 2020 Crop Progress Report
• USDA: $1 Billion in Loans for Rural Businesses, Producers
• Rural Main Street Index Turns Up Following Record Low In April
• House to Vote Soon on PPP Overhaul
• 3 Big Things Today, May 27, 2020
• 88% of the U.S. corn crop is seeded, below expectations, USDA reports
• COVID-19 Impacts on Livestock Markets Persist, While Fed Says Ag Sector “Under Severe Stress”
• Help on the way, but more needed into 2021, economists say
• COVID-19 brings new challenges, awareness to rural mental health crisis
• DTN: Dicamba Cutoffs Coming Too Soon for Some Farmers
• Peanuts: Better, Faster, Breeding with Biophysics
• April U.S. Cattle Marketings Lowest Since 1996
• Op-Ed By Farm Foundation CEO: Beginning Farmers And Ranchers Need More Support
• USDA: H-2A Worker Positions Increased Fivefold Between Fiscal 2005 And 2019
• USDA Releases "Food Price Outlook" Report

• ***DOWNLOAD CORONAVIRUS FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CFAP) APPLICATION***
• Coronavirus Assitance Program Website
• House to Vote Soon on PPP Overhaul
• Rural Areas Struggle With Lack of Broadband During Pandemic
• China is Buying More Farm Products, But Not Enough to Reach Phase-One Goals
• Taking Interest in Interest Rate Effects on Ag Prices
• Farmers subject to new paid sick leave provisions in coronavirus package
• Cattle placements, marketings down sharply
• China Reiterates Pledge to Implement Phase One Agreement
• Oklahoma Wheat: Crops Mostly Passed Disease Concern
• Oklahoma Cotton: Weekly Scouting for Thrips a Priority
• Rural Main Street Index Turns Up Following Record Low In April

• USDA to Provide $1 Billion in Loan Guarantees for Rural Businesses and Ag Producers
• 3 Big Things Today, May 22, 2020
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – May 22, 2020
• Robotic Planting Stirs Curiosity and Debate
• Ethanol COVID-19 Relief Gains Momentum
• More U.S. ag products eligible for export to China
• Groups react to Trump’s suggestion that cattle imports be ‘terminated’
• National FFA develops program to help chapters during COVID-19
• China Reiterates Pledge to Implement Phase One Agreement
• USDA to Provide $1 Billion in Loan Guarantees for Rural Businesses and Ag Producers
• Rural Mainstreet: 3 of 4 Banks Restructuring Farm Loans
• NAFB Releases Farmer Survey Results Regarding COVID-19

• Which is Better – CFAP or MFP
• USDA pledges fast delivery of COVID-19 aid while it considers expanding coverage
• Branstad still hopeful for more ag purchases under ‘phase one’ deal with China
• Trump launches coronavirus aid to agriculture, with a $750,000 top payment
• Soybeans marketed before January 15th not eligible for CFAP payments
• Taking Interest in Interest Rate Effects on Ag Prices
• Eligible bushels for coronavirus payment remain unclear, economists say
• Ethanol COVID-19 Relief Gains Momentum | House, Senate Bills Would Provide Financial Assistance to Biofuel Producers
• Trump says U.S. should halt cattle imports
• 50-State survey: Liability for pesticide drift
• ‘Owning Your Piece of Texas’ workshops rescheduled Workshops focus on Texas landowner laws
• Lawyer at grain briefing foresees workplace COVID litigation
• Michigan farmers impacted by flood damage
• Biden rips Trump over handling of food supply disruptions
• Report Predicts Summer National Fuel Prices Down 35 Percent
• Protecting American Wheat Fields
• FFA Launches Crises Relief Program To Assist Chapters During Pandemic
• USDA Releases "Season-Average Price Forecasts" Report
• USDA Releases "Oil Crops Outlook" Report
• NAWG: Necessary CFAP Assistance Provided For Some Wheat Growers, Leaves Others Behind

• CFAP Payment Rates: Scroll to bottom of this linked page
• USDA PRESS RELEASE 05.19.2020: USDA Announces Details of Direct Assistance to Farmers through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
• CFAP applications to open May 26
• CFAP Sign-up Details Released President Trump Announces Aid Package Sign-up for Farmers, Livestock Producers
• Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) FAQ
• CFAP Payment Breakdown USDA Spells Out Payment Details and Formula for Coronavirus Aid
• What you should know before you cash in equity
• Deep dive: Can technical analysis predict futures prices?
• Startup aims to slash farm costs by sidestepping distributors
• Meat production to rebound sharply after coronavirus slowdown – USDA
• Congressman calls on Perdue to look into processing discrimination
• 10 tips for navigating your farm through coronavirus
• House votes to double coronavirus payments to agriculture
• Farm Journal Live: CFAP Details with Jim Wiesemeyer
• Economist Says COVID Aid Will ‘Help Avert Disaster’
• AgriTalk: R-CALF CEO Discusses Cattle Industry During Pandemic
• Trump suggests ‘terminating’ deals that bring cattle into US
• USDA ISSUES "WHEAT OUTLOOK" REPORT

USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the Coronavirus Food Assistance program on April 17, 2020. CFAP will use funding and authorities provided in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, and other USDA existing authorities. https://www.farmers.gov/cfap

• House votes to double coronavirus payments to agriculture
• Virtual ‘Boots on the Ground’ for 2020 Winter Wheat Tours
• Crop Progress Report Texas
• Crop Progress Report Oklahoma
• Worst may be over, says ethanol leader
• Coalition calls for ‘corporate’ meat boycott to improve working conditions
• NCBA: More price discovery is needed, but not through government mandate
• Amid Phase One Frustration, China Asks Food Companies To Boost Commodity Supplies as COVID-19 Fears Linger
• NASS Surveys are online! Convenient, Fast, and Secure. Respond from your desktop or mobile device.
• FCC to finalize $16B rural broadband auction guidelines next month
• USDA nears release of coronavirus relief payments
• China Approves Protocol Allowing Access For U.S. Barley
• Another USDA Inspector Dies of COVID-19 at Meat Plant
• USDA Releases "Cotton And Wool Outlook"
• USDA Releases "Feed Outlook" Report

• USDA officials: Prepare paperwork for CFAP No word on when direct payments will begin, but farmers will have to apply with their local FSA office
• Washington Week Ahead: White House clears way for coronavirus payments
• US Feeders Have to Increase Efficiency to Avoid Collapse
• FDA Guidance Still Complicating Ethanol Alcohol for Sanitizer During Pandemic
• KC Wheat Turns Bearish Early in 2020
• House Passes Biofuels Relief Measures, AGs Want RFS Waiver
• U.S.-China edge closer to confrontation
• Amid Phase One Frustration, China Asks Food Companies To Boost Commodity Supplies as COVID-19 Fears Linger
• The internet (for agriculture) was born 25 years ago
• 7 ag stories you might have missed the week ending- May 15, 2020
• What was happening in ag machinery 25 years ago?
• Jerry Gulke: Time is Running Out for Patience
• Texas LGRV Cotton: Heavy Whitefly, Aphid Populations
• USDA: New Biotech Rule Paves Way for Agriculture Innovation
• Plant-Based Protein Foods Receive Record Level Of Investment So Far This Year

• 3 Big Things Today, May 15, 2020
• Perdue Says Aid Coming ‘Very Soon’ as Groups Highlight Struggles for Industries Such as Ethanol
• USDA Short on CFAP Details | Sign-Up Date Still Not Set, but USDA Wants Producer Paperwork Prepared
• Pelosi, GOP Exchange Barbs Over New Economic Relief Package
• USDA to Deregulate Certain Genetically Engineered Crops
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – May 15, 2020
• Bottlenecks in the supply chain will have lasting effects on producers
• Depressed ethanol consumption to last through 2021
• Federal Reserve Ag Credit Surveys- 2020 First Quarter Farm Economy Conditions
• U.S., China Trade Issues: Meeting Phase One Targets a “‘Herculean Task”
• You May Be in a Better Financial Position than You Think
• Texas Field Reports: Alternative Crop Acreage Up, Market Conditions a Mixed Bag
• May WASDE Better Than Expected for Corn
• Kansas City Fed: Agriculture In The Tenth District Feels Initial Effects Of Pandemic

• MFP Made Farmers Whole Study: MFP Payments Larger Than Short-Term Price Impact of Trade War
• China likely to speed up buying of U.S. farm goods – COFCO exec
• Crop Insurance Backs Farmers During Unprecedented Uncertainty
• Russia sent 25,000 tonnes of wheat to North Korea
• US soybean exports feed rising Chinese demand
• The Straight and Narrow Path Won’t Be the Road Cattle Take
• Senate bill would require 50% cash cattle sales
• Packers, NCBA Oppose Cattle Bill | North American Meat Institute Argues Packers Have Acted Fairly During Pandemic
• How WASDE wobbled grain prices
• Coronavirus could pare meat consumption by 10 pounds per American
• COVID-19 Roils Ag Markets- Income, Food Prices, Production Impacted as Legislators Weigh In
• FOCUS-Truckers hit by coronavirus pandemic face rocky road to recovery
• Newest House coronavirus aid proposal includes biofuels and livestock producers
• USDA lowers meat production estimate but sees 2021 bounce back
• ADM Optimistic China’s U.S. Ag Products Buying Will Hit Phase 1 Target
• New Website Connects Livestock Producers to Carbon for Composting
• $2.60 December Corn Futures are Possible, Not Inevitable. Here’s Why
• Paycheck Protection Program loans may increase tax burden
• Farm Journal’s Trust In Food Project Releases Research “U.S. Farmers’ Perspectives On Water”
• USDA Releases “Resource Requirements Of Food Demand In The United States” Report

• USDA Hosting COVID-19 Payment Webinar Thursday
• House Democrats propose billions in additional farm relief
• Legislation for Cash Cattle Citing Market Concentration, Senators Seek Greater Negotiated Cash Trade
• Farmland Sales Report Farmland Values Steady Amid Shift to Online Auctions
• AGs: Mandate COVID-19 Safety at Plants | Attorneys General Ask Trump for More Enforcement of COVID-19 Guidelines
• Biofuel Groups Ask Congress for Relief With More Than 70 Ethanol Plants Idled, Ag, Biofuel Groups Plead to Lawmakers
• Domestic corn, soybean stockpiles swell amid pandemic | Wheat prices tumble on larger than expected U.S., global stockpiles
• STCGA surveys gins to identify plastic contamination issues
• China, U.S. make nice on trade
• Even a bearish corn report can’t make things worse, analyst says
• U.S. lawmakers include biofuels aid in latest proposed relief bill
• Senate bill aims to increase transparency in cattle pricing
• Senate Judiciary Committee holds employer liability hearing
• Hawley signs letter urging DOJ investigation
• Final 2019 Cotton Crop Numbers
• NCGA Releases Its Latest "World Of Corn" Publication