• Secretary Vilsack Lays Out Early Agenda Pandemic Aid, Relief and Health in Rural America Remain Top Priorities
• Trade Barriers, Opportunities Discussed | China, USMCA and United Kingdom Come Up Repeatedly in USTR Nominee Hearing
• The 4 things grain farmers should watch for in March
• Export Sales: Corn and wheat disappoint
• The race for profits starts now
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week ending – Feb. 26, 2021
• Vilsack promises timely review of CFAP
• Profit-taking sinks the corn, soybean markets Thursday
• USDA extends CFAP application deadline
• 3 Factors Weigh on the Economic Recovery
• USDA Chief Economist Expects Continued Chinese Demand, Battle Over U.S. Acres
• USTR nominee Tai: Biden administration wants more winners in trade policy
• Crop Insurance Basics: Good Farming Practices
• Vilsack sworn in, USDA updates CFAP plans
• FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
• 35 Ag Groups Urge Congress to Level the PPP Playing Field for Partnerships, LLCs
• Survey: 6 cost-cutting tactics to consider this year
• Save $14 an acre in furrows
• AEM says Right-to-Repair would have unintended consequences
• Ethanol leaders say EPA still has to account for lost gallons
• Lessons learned from the 1980s farm crisis
• Mr. Secretary: An opportunity for change Education, understanding needed to ensure soil health, farm program success
• Do I need workers’ compensation insurance?
• NCBA President Jerry Bohn: Beef Is, And Always Will Be Sustainable
• Crop Insurance: Looking at the Enhanced Coverage Option – DTN
• USDA Releases “Cover Crop Trends, Programs, And Practices In the United States”
• Farmers’ favorite phone apps

• Vilsack Confirmation Hearing Set for Today
• Highlights From USDA Chief Economists 2021 Outlook For U.S.Agriculture Report
• U.S. Lost 4,400 Farms During Past Year
• EPA Changes Policy, Now Sides With Biofuels Industry on SREs
• U.S. Cattle on Feed Totals Continue to Rise
• The 2021 Outlook for U.S. Agriculture From USDA’s Chief Economist
• USDA Projects $4.20 Corn, Chief Economist Explains Why
• Youth adjust National FFA Week activities around pandemic
• A rare chance to produce a good crop and price it right
• To make a good decision, how much data is “enough”?
• Rural Scholars program to help revitalize small communities
• 3 ag tech startups doing cool stuff
• BASF and Salient Predictions agreement pairs long-range weather forecasting with digital farming
• Wage rates for H-2A farmworkers up 4.5% in 2021
• Senate panel sets Thursday hearing to consider Tai for USTR
• USDA Releases “Livestock, Dairy And Poultry Outlook” Report
• National FFA Week

• 3 Big Things Today, February 19, 2021
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week ending Feb. 19, 2021
• COVID-19 Update: USDA, FDA Underscore Current Epidemiologic and Scientific Information Indicating No Transmission of COVID-19 Through Food or Food Packaging
• Economists Analyze Export Sales and Long-Term Chinese Buying Trends
• Unprecedented cold disastrous for farmers
• 4 factors that will influence fall profits
• USDA signals acreage expansions in outlook
• USDA staff to help distribute COVID-19 vaccines
• Ag action picks up on Capitol Hill
• Ready cash sends farmland values higher
• Ag economist says farmers should plant more soybeans this year
• Winter Storms Take Heavy Toll on Agriculture
• Biden immigration bill requires farmworker overtime, offers expedited citizenship
• USDA: Agricultural Exports Projected To Strengthen In Coming Decade
• FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
• What farmers should watch for as the economy recovers
• Crop Insurance Basics: Cost Sharing
• There Is No Cattle Market Without Sale Barns
• Deep freeze snarls ag shipments
• EPA’s evaluation of atrazine threatens future use
• USDA extends evictions and foreclosure moratorium to June 30
• USDA Agricultural Projections to 2030- Focus on Corn, Soybeans
• Senate to Vote on Vilsack’s Secretary of Agriculture Confirmation Next Week
• FCC launches broadband data task force
• Peterson looks to play role in climate role
• Collapse in CRP acreage poses challenge for climate policy

• 2021 is an economic game changer for farmers
• USDA Releases "Highlights From The February 2021 Farm Income Forecast" Report
• Are You Ready for Capital Gains Tax at Death?
• Will China’s Record Purchases Set Sail? Here’s Why Economists Think Shipments Will Happen
• House Agriculture Committee Passes Ag Portion of FY21 Budget Reconciliation Bill
• We are in the beginnings of a commodity super cycle, says Global AgriTrends CEO
• Cotton outlook remains friendly
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Feb. 12, 2021
• House Ag Committee starts out with partisanship
• What’s the best way to transfer farm equipment to next generation?
• Export sales: Back to ‘normal’?
• Step-up in basis rules: Are changes coming?
• A return to higher for Thursday’s corn, soybean markets
• Crop input prices sharply up, with frequent changes
• Presidents Biden and Xi Hold First Phone Call Amid Tense U.S.-China Relations
• Daybreak Feb 11: House Ag Dems hold together to advance stimulus
• KC Fed: Farm Economy Rebounds Sharply
• U.S. Custom Harvesters: Administration’s Travel Ban Affects Foreign H-2A Workers For Agriculture
• February 2021 WASDE Report (PDF)
• 2021 Farm Sector Income Forecast, February
• Already book your fertilizer? If not, sit down before you read this
• USDA Reports Review WASDE Sees Corn Stocks Decline; Beans Rally on Tightening Supplies
• Analyst: USDA Waiting for Corn Shipments to China
• Upside for 2021 Beef Market at 5% or More
• Michael Connealy Receives Crop Insurance Lifetime Achievement Award
• FAO Food Price Index Climbs on Strength of Grain Prices, as Chinese Demand Persists
• EPA urged to reject RFS compliance deadline extensions
• Step-up in basis rules: Are changes coming?
• Historic $1.9T stimulus plan targets minority farmers as well as supply chain
• Farm states brace for loss of clout as House redistricting nears
• New innovations could save dilapidated rural bridges
• We are in the beginnings of a commodity super cycle, says Global AgriTrends CEO
• USDA Forecasts $111 Billion In 2021 Net Farm Income, Down $10 Billion From 2020
• Lawmaker wants SBA, states to fix PPP tax issue for farmers
• Corn, soybean prices close double digits higher Monday
• Chief economist says the Heartland could see net farm income rise in 2021
• The 2021 ARC-PLC Decision
• Rewarding Farmers for Right Practices as Biden Seeks Climate Solutions in Agriculture
• Ag Policy Blog USDA Official: Carbon is a Commodity, Justifies CCC Use
• USDA predicts robust farm income in 2021, aided by market rally
• U.S. Court Upholds Trump’s Steel Import Tariffs

Michael Connealy, Hudson Crop Insurance, was the recipient of the 2021 Crop Insurance Industry Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition for his many years of leadership and contributions to the crop insurance industry. The award was presented during the 2021 Crop Insurance Industry Annual Convention, which was held virtually on February 9. Continue reading.

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• USDA reports biggest week on record for corn exports
• New Fact Sheet: Beginning Farmer & Rancher Benefits for Crop Insurance
• Bayer’s $2 Billion Roundup Settlement Will Cover Future Claims
• Are you unsure where to start the transfer of your family farm?
• Livestock: Risk management tool: Recognizing parturition stages
• How regenerative ag and strip grazing improves soil health
• Impact to agriculture with a $15 minimum wage
• EPA Nominee Michael Regan Draws Bipartisan Support, Says RFS is a Priority
• Will 5G, StarLink and Private Networks Narrow the Digital Divide?
• Senate Ag adds five members spanning the ideological spectrum
• Agri-Pulse Announces Webinar "Top Rural Issues In The New Congress"
• Rural Mainstreet Economy Stabilizes In Growth Range: Concerns Over Loan Defaults Drop Significantly
• EPA Nominee Intends to Review Implementation of RFS as Head of Agency
• Artificial intelligence moves into pesticide industry
• 10 things you didn’t know about China
• Is $6 corn possible?
• The cost to grow soybeans: Brazil vs. USA
• Farmers sue over COVID-19 rules for migrant workers
• EPA nominee Regan offers water, biofuels pledges at confirmation hearing
• Vilsack Sails Through Senate Committee Hearing as Next Ag Secretary
• Purdue/CME Group’s Ag Barometer Drifts Lower
• Rural Mainstreet Economy Stabilizes In Growth Range: Concerns Over Loan Defaults Drop Significantly
• Could the Robinhood Retail Revolution Come for Ag Commodities?
• New Study Highlights Crop Insurance’s Role in Maintaining Healthy Soil
• Vilsack discusses climate actions, biofuels in nomination hearing
• House committee to investigate meatpacking plant outbreaks
• Economist concerned, even with fewer farm bankruptcies
• Vilsack pledges focus on racial justice, climate change
• Vilsack Says He’s Open To COOL
• Vilsack: Agriculture Poised for First and Best Wins on Climate
• Agri-Pulse releases ‘Agriculture’s sustainable future: Feeding more while using less’ eBook
• Agri-Pulse Announces Webinar "Top Rural Issues In The New Congress"

• President Includes Plans for ‘Climate-Smart’ Ag Practices and Carbon Sequestration Opportunities
• Vilsack hearing set
• Exclusive: U.S. Oil Industry seeks Unusual Alliance with Farm Belt to Fight Biden Electric Vehicle Agenda
• Federal Court Rules Corps Violated Law on Pipeline Easement
• Sen. Stabenow Supports CFAP Freeze and Review
• Stabenow Stresses Fair Payments, Climate Change Mitigation and USDA Confirmations
• Stabenow identifies Senate Ag Committee priorities
• Stabenow aims to use climate package to boost ag spending
• Six killed in liquid nitrogen leak at Georgia poultry plant
• How do you set farm heirs up to lead if they lack respect from the team?
• Corn, soybean price action turns mixed Thursday
• Big Buys Turn Historic as China Sales Shatter Export Records
• Unrelenting Chinese Demand Boosts Corn Prices
• First 100 days: It’s Biden’s EPA now. What does that mean for the agrochemical industry?
• Positive changes in 2021 PPP
• Ag organizations react to Biden administration’s climate actions
• Retirement plans for farmers
• Cattle Producers To Demonstrate Cattle Production Is A Solution to Climate Concerns
• Farm Bureau: CFAP Provides Lifeline To Farmers And Ranchers
• Farm Bureau: Farm Labor Must Be Exempt From South Africa Travel Ban
• USDA Freezes $2.3 Billion Supplemental CFAP
• USDA Temporarily Suspends Debt Collections, Foreclosures and Other Activities on Farm Loans for Several Thousand Distressed Borrowers Due to Coronavirus
• Op-Ed: Made In America Must Prioritize American Farmers And Ranchers

• Biden Administration Announces Foreclosure Moratorium and Mortgage Forbearance Deadline Extension That Will Bring Relief to Rural Residents
• U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments
• Stimulus Bill: What Changes Will Affect Farmers?
• Phillip Brasher | Farmers getting new crop insurance options for 2021
• Biden Quick With 17 Executive Actions New President Looks to Unify Country, But Also Dial Back Actions by Trump
• Marketers are preparing for 2021 crops – are you ready?
• Why market corrections are healthy – including the corn market
• Biden administration: Labor issues offer pros and cons
• Ag trade advisers named for next five years
• Soybeans take 65¢ haircut in two sessions
• The markets look vulnerable to correction, analyst says
• Agriculture is ready for climate mitigation, says Vilsack
• First 100 days: Advocates say Biden should act quickly to boost workplace safety
• Former Sec. Glickman: USDA Needs to Be Assertive on Climate
• Tyson Settles Anti-trust Case For $221.5 Million
• Biden White House announces regulatory ‘freeze’
• Biden’s EPA pick talks WOTUS, biofuels, environmental justice, importance of ag, and more
• Pilot Phase of Sustainability Grown Soybeans Launched

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. |

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