• Washington Week Ahead: Biden looks for a deal, top USDA nominee set to advance
• Nebraska rancher wants more information from Biden administration on 30×30
• Jerry Gulke: Will the USDA Report Meet Bullish Expectations?
• Biden-Harris Administration Outlines “America the Beautiful” Initiative
• China Makes Its Fifth Largest Purchase of U.S. Corn, While Brazil Soybean Exports Hit Monthly Record on Chinese Buying
• Death of Chicago’s grain options pits hits traders as crop prices soar
• Bullish Land Price Outlook Ag Land Prices Remain Strong on High Demand, Rising Farm Income
• C Corporations Lose Luster Farmers Convert Out of C Corporations as Tax Benefits Erode
• 7 ag stories you might have missed last week ending May 7, 2021
• Corn, soybean markets close on daily highs | Friday, May 7, 2021
• China buys most corn since January despite pledge to change feed mix
• Net farm income projected lower despite gains in commodity prices
• Farmers share concerns with USDA officials
• Processing problems continue to impact the fed cattle market
• World Food Price Index Highest Since 2014, Few Signs of Higher Prices Curbing Demand
• Cleveland on Cotton: Market Reclaims High Ground, Fundamentals Remain Bullish
• Weekly Cotton Market Review – USDA
• USDA: Peanut Price Highlights
• Analysts Explains How Deere Stock Tripled in Past Year
• Highlights Of Ag Sec’y Vilsack’s Address To Biofuel Leaders At Growth Energy’s Conference

• Corn closed near $7 per bushel, soybeans over $15 | Tuesday, May 4, 2021
• Ag Economy Barometer steady in April 2021
• Feds, Feeders Lower As Beef Soars
• Corn’s Bullish Tone Continues With $7 Contract Highs
• USDA To Hold Listening Session for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
• Biden’s first 100 days for agriculture
• U.S. farmers remain optimistic on prices, concerned about tax proposals, Ag Barometer shows
• Corn Planting Rate Fastest Since 2015
• Ag, conservation alliance issues recommendations for USDA carbon bank
• Purdue/CME Group’s Ag Economy Barometer Remains Strong
• USDA Announces Listening Session On Impacts Of COVID-19 On New Farmers
• Consumers Increasingly Considering Health, Environmental Impacts Of Food Post-COVID-19
• Kelly Blue Book Names Best Family Cars Of 2021
• USDA Reports Planting
• Is Well Ahead Of Normal, 46% Of Corn, 24% Of Soybeans In The Ground
• EPA Asks Court To Vacate Trump Administration’s Last-Minute Refinery Exemptions
• Farm Journal Poll Shows What Farmers Think Of Biden’s Climate Policies
• Crop Progress Report | May 3, 2021 (PDF)
• The corn, soybean markets finished mostly lower | Monday, May 3, 2021
• Cash Market Moves | National Average Corn Basis at a Weekly High Not Seen Since 2013
• Bullish Outlook for Ag CoBank Forecasts Shrinking Supplies, Stronger Demand for Beef
• USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report Corn Planting Progress Jumps 29 Percentage Points, Returns to Ahead-of-Normal Pace
• Biden’s first 100 days for agriculture
• Another farmer PPP fix needed for partnerships
• EPA again must decide on chlorpyrifos pesticide use
• It’s OK to be bullish, but take stock of your finances
• Interest rates on FSA loans expected to be flat in 2021
• Corn, Soybean Price Increases Boost Farm Income- Upend Global Trade Flows, La Nina a Variable
• Signal to Noise: The CRP Discussion Continues
• Growing Drought: USDA Indicates 14 States Have No Topsoil Moisture in Surplus Conditions
• Ag, conservation alliance issues recommendations for USDA carbon bank
• Ag Groups Urge DOT to Address Shipping Container Shortage
• Food & Ag Climate Alliance Recommends USDA Use Pilot Projects To Build Toward A Carbon Bank
• Farm Journal Poll Shows What Farmers Think Of Biden’s Climate Policies
• USDA Issues "Price Spreads From Farm To Consumer" Outlook Report
• Farmers File Another Lawsuit Over Discriminatory Debt Payoff

• USDA: 100 Days Update
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – April 30, 2021
• Biden Makes Case for Big Spending Plans
• Ag organizations react to President Biden’s joint address to Congress
• Crop Insurance 101
• 5 things to watch now as corn market explodes
• U.S. live cattle gain on grain market uncertainty
• Farmers Union likes Biden’s hunger plan, questions tax change details
• Grassley ready to throw his weight around in support of biofuels in SCOTUS case
• Understanding challenges and opportunities facing ag
• Farm tax specialist says Biden tax proposals would help young farmers
• USDA improves livestock crop insurance policies with new options
• More Driving Assists Ethanol Demand, While Higher Corn Prices Impact Wheat Use
• How the American Families Plan Might Impact Your Operation
• What Do Biden’s Climate Policies Mean for Agriculture?
• Court says EPA must revoke or modify chlorpyrifos tolerances
• Top Producer Launches New Podcast Series “The Farm CPA”

• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – April 23, 2021
• Corn closes limit up, soybeans 25¢ higher | Thursday, April 22, 2021
• Goal to Halve Emissions Before End of 2030 Pledged as Ag Climate Bill Advances
• EPA Administrator Says Agency Wants to Hear From Ag Community on Water Rule
• Export Sales: More so-so results last week
• Survey finds non-operator landowners critical in land management
• Vilsack summarizes recent conservation and climate announcements
• Will current grain sellers be heroes at harvest, analyst asks
• The wheat market is overbought, analyst says
• USDA hopes investments spark farmer adoption of climate opportunities
• Broadband infrastructure investment a must
• Ag organizations react to Growing Climate Solutions Act
• Corn, Soybean Prices Climb, While Record Chinese Corn Imports Expected
• Vilsack: Biden’s 30×30 Goal is ‘Not a Land Grab’
• USDA deputy secretary nominee gets warm reception from Senate Ag
• Senate Ag moves Stabenow-Braun climate bill
• How technology is changing the ag workforce
• Study Reports 1,000 Acre Farmer Can Lose $103k Annual From Irrigation Issues
• USDA Raising CRP Rates to Spur Acres Tying to Climate Goals, Ag Secretary Raises Incentives for CRP Acres
• Get paid for climate-friendly farm practices? Not so fast
• How to cut your taxes on farmland purchase?
• Former ag trade negotiator to share China insights at summit
• Max Armstrong | Farm Progress | April 22, 2021 (Audio)
• Senators reintroduce bipartisan ag-focused climate bill
• USDA comment period on food system supply chains now open
• Will current grain sellers be heroes at harvest, analyst asks
• PepsiCo announces 2030 goal to scale regenerative farming practices across 7 million acres
• Growing Climate Solutions Act reintroduced
• FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
• USDA Seeks Comments on Food System Supply Chains in Response to President Biden’s Executive Order to Support Resilient, Diverse, Secure Supply Chains
• Natl Cotton Council: Climate Solutions Legislation Is Timely
• American Agri-Women Celebrate Earth Day Every Day
• USDA Releases “Cotton And Wool Outlook” Report

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• Nebraskans Worry About Toxic Seed Piles As Ethanol Plant’s Pollution Problems Stack Up, Owners Look to Transfer Feedyard Permit
• Nebraska farmer almost ‘off to the races’ with planting
• Nebraska lawmakers looking at carbon sequestration
• Nebraska Ethanol Plant Turns into Environmental, Legal Disaster – DTN
• Biden Budget Proposal Includes 16% USDA Funding Increase- Sec. Vilsack Testifies at House Appropriations Committee
• Daybreak April 15: Vilsack: We’ll talk to Treasury about stepped-up basis
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – April 16, 2021
• Ambassador Puts Climate on Trade Agenda US Trade Representative Tai to Stress USDA Climate Strategy as ‘New Global Standard’
• Crop Insurance Basics: Moral Hazard
• $6 corn is here! Now what?
• Yes you can buy farmland with your IRA
• Farm Futures Summit returns with in-person meetings
• Farm state senators defend meat on government menus
• Experts come together to study weeds
• Vilsack outlines ag priorities before appropriators
• Ag markets closed mixed | Thursday, April 15, 2021
• EPA seeks oil, corn sectors’ input on next phase of U.S. biofuel policy -sources
• Bold action to put climate at center of trade policy
• USDA to review quarterly U.S. grain stocks report methodology
• Vilsack: Creating revenue streams key to farmer friendly climate solutions
• Barometer: farmers discuss potential payment rates for carbon sequestration
• House committee asks USDA secretary about unused broadband funds
• Farm automation to place premium on IT knowledge
• House, Senate comment on USDA COVID-19 assistance
• Drought Watch: 12 States Have Majority of Topsoil in Short to Very Short Moisture Conditions
• USTR: Environmental protection to play a bigger role in US trade policy
• U.S. Tractor Sales Up 81% In March, Combines Up 7%
• KC Fed Reports As Ag Income Rebounds Lending Is "Muted"
• Farm Bureau Issues Statement On Abrupt Cancellation Of Important Food Program

• April 2021 WASDE Report – PDF
• News of the Day Study Reports Food/Ag Industry Contributes $7 Trillion To U.S. Economy
• Corn Gives Up Gains, Wheat Finishes Strong Following April WASDE
• USDA pushes out bullish corn, bearish soybean data Friday
• Wheat Outlook: Wheat comes out strong in 2021 acreage battle
• USDA’s WASDE report confirms corn stocks are shrinking
• After COVID’s chill, a hot recovery is at hand
• Climate change will bring floods, drought, and supercharged ragweed
• Farmer losing rented ground to solar industry
• FDA launches Closer to Zero, a plan to improve baby food
• U.S. economy gathers momentum
• Global food prices rise for 10th month in a row
• Ag Economy Barometer Shows Farmer Optimism Climbed to Levels Not Seen Since October
• Washington Week Ahead: Biden, Vilsack look to sell lawmakers on spending priorities
• White House issuing budget proposal
• Biden budget boosts USDA climate work, clean energy transition
• Ag Sec’y Vilsack Issues Statement On The President’s FY22 Discretionary Funding Request

• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – April 2, 2021
• Soybeans close 34¢ lower | Thursday, April 1, 2021
• A Year After COVID-19 Struck Packing Plants, Recovery Seen for Industry, Producers and Workers
• 8 States Join RFS Fight at SCOTUS States Make Case Small-Refinery Exemptions Hurt Their Economies
• USDA offers bullish surprises for corn, soybeans
• Competition, recruiting, retention remain top ag workforce challenges
• Sticker shock: fertilizer costs are up, but the price tag’s been higher
• Traders surprised USDA didn’t “find back” corn bushels in Wednesday’s stocks report
• Where Did the Acres Go? A State-by-State Breakdown of USDA’s Prospective Planting Results
• USDA wants feedback on creation of rural renewable energy pilot program
• Opinion: Biden needs to focus on agriculture next – here’s how | By Heidi Heitkamp
• Opinion: Use existing USDA programs to build a climate smart agriculture economy | By Lloyd Ritter
• A ‘right-to-repair’ conversation with a John Deere exec
• Survey Reports How Ag Producers Will Change Their Crop Mix Follwing USDA Estimate
• March 31, 2021 Prospective Planting | NASS (PDF)
• March 31, 2021 Grain Stocks Report (PDF)
• Where Did the Acres Go? A State-by-State Breakdown of USDA’s Prospective Planting Results
• Farmer skeptical of USDA’s Prospective Plantings report
• Biden’s Infrastructure Plan For Ag, Rebuilding Roads and Bridges Tied to Energy and Climate Proposals
• Corn, soybeans look profitable no matter what USDA says
• Competition, recruiting, retention remain top ag workforce challenges
• 7 key provisions of USDA’s hemp final rule now in effect
• Top 5 watch list for April Here are the top 5 watch list items for the month of April
• Congressman calls Biden’s 5B relief for farmers of color discriminatory
• USDA Chief Economist Explains Surprises in March Acreage Report
• Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the President’s American Jobs Plan
• FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
• USDA: Farm Share Of Food Dollar Increased In 2019 After Seven Years Of Decline
• USDA Issues "Food Price Outlook" Report

• USDA Releases “Farm Income And Wealth Statistics” Outlook Report
• Weekly USDA wheat ratings improve in Kansas; decline in Oklahoma, Texas
• How to prepare for this week’s USDA Grain Stocks and Acreage Reports
• Ever Given container ship freed
• Operators Plowing Profits, Stimulus Funds Into Planter Upgrades
• What to do when uncertainty runs high
• Autonomous tractors may come sooner than you think
• Protectionist measures in Russia raise questions
• Senate bill calls for half of slaughter cattle to be sold on cash market
• Vilsack wants more transparent, competitive markets
• Biofuels coalition files brief in Supreme Court case
• Senate hearing covers child health, hunger crisis
• Stagnant funding for ag research threatens food systems
• Observers Watching ASF in China, Herd Size a Variable Impacting Demand for Feed and Pork
• Prospective Plantings Preview: Seed Sales Point to 90 to 92 Million Acres of Corn in 2021
• US ag exports suffer as USTR suspends a key trade tie with Burma during unrest
• Administration’s Infrastructure, Climate Plan to be Announced
• Biden-Harris Administration Extends Moratorium on Residential Evictions in USDA Multifamily Housing Communities in Accordance with CDC Guidance
• Farm Journal Survey Reports Technology Investments Producers Want To Make

• Nebraska Firm To Build New Packing Plant
• Grassley Reintroduces ’50-14′ Bill, Cattlemen React
• Analyst sees no major ag impacts from blocked Suez Canal yet
• Senate Extends PPP Loan Deadline; Only 3% of Ag Community Taking Advantage of Program to Date
• Lawmakers Agree to Extend PPP Loan Deadline, Seek to Change Partnership Rules
• Ag Secretary Vilsack calls for equity in ag aid payments
• Following the money on CFAP COVID relief
• How farmers should manage fertilizer prices
• Large ag exports to China create risk for U.S., says FCA chief
• Surge in commodity prices easing farm debt
• U.S. must enforce trade agreements with Mexico
• Hearing addresses challenges facing Black farmers
• House to Take Up Second Bill to Revise H-2A Worker Program
• Critics of Biden’s $3T Infrastructure Plan Says It’s Too Costly, Not Enough Focus on Infrastructure
• U.S. Ag Groups Concerned with Relationship with Mexico
• Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Rail Deal Boosting Grain Sales
• Opening Statement of Thomas J. Vilsack Before the House Committee on Agriculture – Remarks as Prepared | 3.25.2021
• U Of Illinois Economist Issues Report “Basic Facts About Food Price Inflation In The U.S.”
• U Of Illinois Launches Virtual Reality Training For Ag Safety Education
• FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
• USDA Announces CFAP Changes, with Additional Payments Starting in April
• Per-Acre Payments for Crops, More Aid to Livestock Producers, Funds for Industries Such as Biofuels
• Farm Futures survey projects 93.6M acres corn, 88.5M acres soybeans
• A USDA Report About a Report About Reports
• How next week’s USDA report could impact grain prices
• How to transfer assets to your farming heir
• USDA will distribute $12 billion in COVID relief
• Equipment manufacturers optimistic about 2021
• The Dangers of Schedule F
• EPA extends compliance deadline for RFS
• USDA hits ‘pause’ on cattle tracking proposal
• Justices seem ready to rule against unions in farm case
• Critics of Biden’s $3T Infrastructure Plan Says It’s Too Costly, Not Enough Focus on Infrastructure
• USDA Releases “Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook” Report