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Ag & Crop Insurance News for NE & IA: 05.30.2023

• County fairs reflect best of rural Nebraska life | Here is a listing of all of the county fairs in every corner of Nebraska.
• Debt limit deal offers wins for both parties on SNAP work rules
• Biden, McCarthy reach debt deal that modifies SNAP work rules
• Some States Enact Two-Person Crew Law for Trains but Still Lack Federal Regulation
• Top 5 Things to Watch | Progressive Farmer
• 7 ag stories you can’t miss
• Our Rural Roots When Everything Seems Possible | Progressive Farmer
• Expect volatility to increase, analyst says
• Heat going into June will increase soil moisture troubles
• Dry weather complicating herbicide decisions
• Supreme Court ruling provides clarity for landowners
• Study shows how farms and businesses survived COVID
• Three key factors important in future ag lending
• USMEF Conference Details Farm Bill Challenges
• China Trade Issues in Focus
• Drought Area Continues To Spread In Grain Belt
• Farmers Business Network Releases “Resources & Guides” Library

Ag & Crop Insurance News for NE & IA: 05.30.2023admin2023-05-30T12:21:58+00:00

NE & IA Ag & Crop Insurance News: 05.23.2023

• Crop Progress Report 05.22.2023
• Bargain buyers lift corn, soybeans
• Kansas farmers abandon wheat fields after extreme drought
• Drought Plagues Kansas Winter Wheat Farmers, but “Global Wheat Market Seems to be Well-Supplied”
• John Deere expands line of compact wheel loaders
• Appropriations bill would significantly cut USDA budget, restrict use of climate-related funding
• Livestock economist says he continues to watch beef cow slaughter numbers
• Sudden Slowdown? Farmland Expert Sees Fewer Buyers, More No Sales And a Plateau in Prices
• Just How Bad Can a Farm Transition Go? 4 Lessons Learned
• Bill Incentivizes Use of Cover Crops
• U.S. News & World Report Lists Best Agricultural Engineering Programs
• Busch Lite To Re-Launch Its Corn Can Campaign
• USDA Releases Feed Outlook
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook
• Washington Week Ahead: House panel debates USDA spending cuts as debt talks crawl
• Agri-Pulse Daybreak May 19: Scoop: Prop 12 and the farm bill * RECs look to save IRA funding
• DTN Summit Event Tuesday, Dicamba Deadlines Loom
• An Urban’s Rural View | COVID Is Over – Sort of
• 3 scenarios to turn this bear market around
• Appropriations bill would significantly cut USDA budget, restrict use of climate-related funding
• New disaster relief program coming soon
• Lack of Affordable Child Care Is Hurting Young Farm Families
• Fertilizer Prices Mixed- Urea Climbs, Anhydrous Lower
• Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel in Focus This Week
• The U.S. Now Has a Nearly 90% Chance of Seeing El Niño This Summer
• Cash Cattle Steady to $2 Higher; COF Down 3%
• Why Do Corn and Soybean Prices Continue to Plummet?
• Deere bullish on US farm profitability into 2024
• Farming Can Feel Isolating – Three Tips to Protect Mental Health
• Want to Grow Your Farm? Ask These 10 Questions First
• Are We Reliving The 1980s? Maybe. Survival Advice For Young Farmers
• Nat’l Assn Of Wheat Growers Responds To USDA’s Announcement Of Disaster Aid Implementation
• ADM Releases Its 2022 Sustainability Report
• USDA: Beef, Pork Export Sales Up On Week

NE & IA Ag & Crop Insurance News: 05.23.2023admin2023-05-23T11:57:18+00:00

Ag & Crop Insurance News for NE & IA: 05.15.2023

• Farmers Testify: In Congress That Crop Insurance Works
• May WASDE Report (PDF)
• Why USDA is Making Major Assumptions About New Crop Supply and Demand in May WASDE Report
• Jerry Gulke: May WASDE a Real Game Changer for Corn and Soybeans
• Biden, congressional leaders search for debt ceiling deal as deadline looms
• CBO raises estimated cost of farm bill programs
• Boozman: President Biden backs an on-time farm bill
• Farmers Testify: Crop Insurance Works
• Export sales: More lackluster results
• U.S. Supreme Court preserves California humane pig confinement law
• Semi Truck values soften as new inventory increases
• USDA streamlines Conservation Easement Program
• Carbon’s Next Chapter On The Farm
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn Calls On To Producers To Fight The Animal Rights Groups Infiltrating Our Industry
• House Ag Committee Issues Report On Its Meeting With President Biden

Ag & Crop Insurance News for NE & IA: 05.15.2023admin2023-05-15T11:34:43+00:00

Connealy Insurance NE & IA Ag News: 05.09.2023

• Crop Progress Report | 05.09.2023 (PDF)
• USDA Reports 49% Of Corn, 35% Of Soybeans Are Planted, Well Ahead Of 5-Year Average
• These Four Challenges Will Shape the Next Farm Bill – And How the U.S. Eats
• 2022 U.S. Ag Exports Highest on Record, Focus on Corn, Soybeans and Wheat
• USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report | Progressive Farmer
• Russia blocks Ukrainian grain, sends wheat higher
• Look beyond your backyard for market direction clues | Ag Marketing IQ: Winter wheat suffers but what will crop tools say about corn and soybeans?
• EPA administrator Regan comments on E15 waiver
• Black Sea Grain Export Deal “Effectively Stopped,” Ukraine Says
• USDA Hiring Soil Conservationists Across U.S.
• New AI Institute Focuses On Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry
• Farm Journal Foundation Holds Forum To Discuss Farm Bill Opportunities For Ag Innovation
• Market Analyst Warns China Is Making Ag Product From Others, Not The U.S.
• USDA:: Farm Sector Real Estate Debt Hits Record High
• USDA Releases Commodity Costs Report
• 2022 U.S. Ag Exports Highest on Record

Connealy Insurance NE & IA Ag News: 05.09.2023admin2023-05-09T11:48:03+00:00

NE & IA Ag News: 05.01.2023

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

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

Connealy Insurance NE & IA Ag News: 04.24.2023

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

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

NE & IA Ag News: 04.18.2023

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

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

NE & IA Ag News: 04.10.203

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

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

NE & IA Ag News | 04.03.2023

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

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

Ag News: 03. 28.2023

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

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