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• Oct. 21: House Ag moving series of bills
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• Ag Committee Members Weigh in on Gene-Edited Animals

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• Vilsack plans large-scale climate projects, announces $3B for ag, school aid
• Washington Week Ahead: USTR talks China policy, Biden agenda in doubt
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• Whew … Deere strike averted … for now
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• Biden signs bill providing $10B to cover wide range of ag disasters
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• Vilsack uses CCC funds to pour $3B more into ag sector
• Intervention needed on ag carbon markets
• Export Sales: Soybeans stay strong, corn crumbles
• COVID lessons offer hope for ASF vaccine sooner
• Class action lawsuit against beef processors proceeds
• Survey: Iowa farmland values up 18.8% since March
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• Democratic Lawmakers Call On Biden Administration to Halt Plan to Cut Biofuel Blending Volumes
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• Biden Administration Considers Biofuel Blending Cuts, According to Reports
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• Lawmakers press concerns on fairness, need for carbon markets
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• Vilsack warns ag companies to solidify cybersecurity as harvest begins
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• US Grains Council expects record Chinese corn purchases to continue
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• Trade remains a priority for state departments of ag
• Tariffs, barriers on ag products remain a mixed bag
• U.S. Beef Exports Increase, Reflecting Large Shipments to China
• Grassley Comments on Reported RFS Cuts, Vilsack Defends Administration’s ‘Stable’ Approach to Blending Targets
• Electric vehicle tax credits take preference over biofuels in Democratic spending package
• By creating crops that sequester more carbon, scientists hope agriculture will help mitigate climate change

• Fire shuts down Nebraska JBS beef plant
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• Farmers relieved stepped-up basis preserved
• FAPRI Sees Lower 2022 Farm Income With Loss in Pandemic Aid, Net Farm Income Will Fall Sharply From Higher 2021 Totals
• US Ethanol Inventory Falls Again | EIA: Ethanol Output Again Up, Demand Falls to Over 4-Month Low
• Charts give hope for profitable fall sales
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• Big drop in farm income forecast as pandemic aid ends
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• CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-China cuts forecast for feed use of corn in 2021/22 as pig prices remain low
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• Antitrust lawsuit involving “Big 4” meatpackers will proceed
• House Committee Nixes Transfer Tax Proposal, Farm CPA Bumps Grade From ‘F’ to ‘B-‘
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• Farm groups not backing down on stepped-up basis
• House panel approves $66 billion ag bill; change in ‘stepped-up basis’ is abandoned
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• White House Takes On ‘Big Meat,’ Says Inflation Isn’t the Source of Swelling Retail Protein Prices
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• Biden plan to mandate vaccines/testing at large packing plants
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• Analyst suggests bearish sentiment ahead of USDA report could set stage for a bump
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• Vilsack: Biofuels $700M Still on Way Secretary of Agriculture Says USDA Biofuels Aid in Hands of OMB
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• Thune and Tester sponsor mandatory COOL bill for beef
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• Democrats propose major boosts in ag research, rural energy funding
• Airlines boost biofuel pledge as White House announces development plan
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• Duvall urges House not to hasten budget package
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