• Nebraska’s Platte Valley: One of the Premier Row-Crop-Farming Regions in the World
• Ag Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Enrollment Open
• 3 Big Things Today, October 16, 2019
• Harvest Remains Behind Five-Year Pace
• Future of Food and Agriculture
• Farmers and Lawmakers Dismayed Over Details in Proposed EPA Ethanol Formula
• Ag and Ethanol Groups are Unhappy with EPA’s Biofuels Proposal
• EPA Proposal Seen As Bait and Switch to Biofuel Industry
• China confirms Trump’s version of trade deal; Mnuchin comments
• Uncertainty Hovers Over China’s Commitment to U.S. Farm Purchases
• Ag Secretary talks trade and disaster payments
• Trust And Verify: Lender Relationships in 2020
• US ag looks for big biotech and poultry wins with China
• Which Program Paid More Under the 2014 Farm Bill: ARC-CO or PLC? October 15, 2019
• China wants tariff reduction before making ag purchases
• Congress returns with ag work to do
• Corn and Soybeans Move Higher on Supply and Trade
• Taxlink Employee or Independent Contractor?
• U.S. Tractor, Combine Sales Up Double Digits In September
• During Weakened Farm Economy, Leasing Of Machinery Has Doubled
• Op-Ed By Senator Grassley: Farm Communities Need USMCA
• US, China Strike Partial Trade Deal
• U.S. Farmers Cheered by Apparent Trade Truce, Hope Shipments to Follow
• U.S., China Take Initial Step on Trade Deal; China Agrees to Buy $40-$50 Billion in U.S. Farm Goods Amid Rough Details
• Signal to Noise: China Deal, Is There a Devil in the Details?
• Dicamba’s off-target effects continue for third year

• Mapping Out Crop Progress in Nebraska
• U.S.-China relations are ‘tangled mess’
• China Offers Agricultural Purchases as Trade Talks Set to Resume
• Tariffs Hurt The Heartland: Trump’s Trade War Has Cost Americans $34 Billion
• Anticipating Bullish October Estimates
• Cattle Group Challenges USDA on Tagging
• Vice President Pence Demands Passage of USMCA This Year
• Ethanol Plan to ‘Net Out’ at 15 Billion Gallons – EPA’s Wheeler
• Senators call for JBS investigation
• Organic Versus Conventional–Can’t Everyone Just Get Along?
• US exporters struggle to replace China’s soybean market
• Farm Bill Implementation Hearing Announced
• USDA to Survey County Row Crop Acres, Production
• Five Largest Farmland Operators In The U.S. Reported
• President Holds White House Ceremony to Formalize Lower Ag Tariffs
• EIA Projects 1.9% Year-on-Year Decline in 2019 Ethanol Production
• Bullish Market Factors are Stacking Up, Analyst Says
• More Trade Aid to Farmers? ‘We’ll See What Happens,’ says Trump
• USDA sued for hog slaughter line speeds
• World’s First Fully Autonomous Farm by 2025?
• Upcoming WASDE Take Center Stage
• What Do 100 Percent Renewable Energy Goals Mean in Context?
• USDA: Share Of Highly Leveraged Farm Businesses Forecast To Increase
• Trump Signs Japan Deal President Holds White House Ceremony to Formalize Lower Ag Tariffs
• Where the U.S.-Japan Trade Deal Falls Short
• China Makes Large U.S. Wheat Purchase
• NASS Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report Corn 58% Mature, 15% Harvested; Soybeans 72% Dropping Leaves, 14% Harvested
• White House looks to clear path for ‘bioeconomy’
• USDA Invests $152 Million To Improve Broadband Service In 14 States

NEW: PREVENTED PLANTING DISASTER PAYMENTS FAQ

• Nebraska Farmer Snuffed Out Saddam Hussein
• Trump Officials Agree on Plan to Boost Ethanol, Biodiesel
• Weekly Export Sales – uphill battles continue
• Examining USDA 2019 Acreage and Yield Estimates
• Floods, Late Crops, Slow Corn Harvest, and Now a Railroad Bridge Collapse
• US adds tariffs to EU ag goods, EU expected to retaliate
• USDA: China buys U.S. pork, soybeans
• Ethanol, corn leaders say waivers must be addressed
• Race, ethnicity, & gender in the Census of Ag
• Will Shorter Corn Produce Higher Yields?
• Sources: Trump administration’s biofuels deal includes reallocation
• China makes US wheat purchase ahead of trade talks
• Wheat: USDA Confirms High U.S. Yields Offset Reduced Planted Area
• NCBA Exposes Relationship of OCM and HSUS
• Fired-Up Producers Call on Trump Administration to Help Restore Balance in Cattle Markets
• Outcome-Based Pricing Q&A With Bayer on Outcome-Based Pricing
• Retaliatory tariffs, U.S. agriculture, and market outlook
• Herbicide-resistant kochia invading Texas High Plains
• Ag Economy Barometer slips 3 points in September 2019
• Bullish News Needed to Keep Corn, Soybean Rallies Going
• Perdue and Reynolds on upcoming biofuels package
• Quarterly corn, soybean stocks lower than expected
• More Farmers Expect China Trade Dispute to be Settled Soon

Approved Insurance Providers to Issue Payments Starting Mid-October–As announced by the USDA, policyholders currently participating in federal crop insurance who had a 2019 payable prevented planting indemnity related to flooding, excess moisture or causes other than drought will automatically receive a “top-up” payment. We will deliver these payments as part of the Additional Supplement Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act of 2019 (Disaster Relief Act).
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• Map of ARC v. PLC
• Missouri River Flooding Again
• Third Iowa Ethanol Plant Shut Down Over SREs
• Press Release: Secretary Perdue Statement on Signing of US-Japan Trade Agreement
• Japan Trade Deal Opens Markets for $7 Billion in U.S. Products – Trump
• Censky calls Japan trade deal “big win” for US agriculture
• Trump, Shinzo Abe sign ‘first stage’ of trade pact
• Senator Warns Democrats Not to Stall USMCA Over Impeachment Inquiry
• The U.S. Corn Harvest Is on a Slow Boat to China
• Increasing demand remains key to the livestock sector
• NCBA President testifies on state of cattle industry
• Iowa Senator Grassley: Farmers Patient With China, Not So With Biofuel Delays
• Consumer Group: Fake Meat is Factory Food
• President on China Trade Talks: "I’m not Looking for a Partial Deal
• Top item on Democrats’ climate agenda faces ag pushback
• Fertilizer Prices Drop for Sixth Week in a Row
• Iran Pres. to Address UN Amid Tensions
• 2020 Corn Vision, Already
• Teen Climate Activist Wins ‘Alt. Nobel’
• US/Japan deal might not be signed this week
• Here’s What’s Holding Up the Japanese Trade Agreement
• Farm Balance Sheet: Debt/Asset Ratio and Interest Expense Ratio9-24
• DTN Grain Close: Spring Wheat Keeps Pushing Higher
• Spring Wheat Crop Quality Impacted by Weather Conditions
• NRCS Implementing 2018 Farm Bill Programs
• The Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Option in the 2018 Farm Bill
• Deputy USDA Secretary Touches on Reallocation, Infrastructure, But No Decisions Yet
• Soybean Prices Finish Up 9¢ Monday
• Mixed News for Plant-Based Meat
• The U.S. Corn Harvest Is on a Slow Boat to China
• On Cusp of Trade Pact with Japan, Trump Sees no Hurry on China
• USDA must end NRCS abuses | AFBF calls on Agriculture Secretary to enact much-needed reforms in the agency
• Dicamba injury and insurance | Liability insurance an important tool for business risk management
• Third-party injury and federal crop insurance | Third-party injury to crop yields has become a topic of increasing concern
• Farmers Anxious About Tentative Agreement on Executive Branch Biofuels Blending Rules
• John Phipps: Avoiding Grain Storage Fees is Tricky Business
• Censky optimistic for October calling preliminary China talks ‘positive’
• Ag Industry Asks IRS Not to Change Cash Accounting Method
• Trump Asks Mnuchin Why U.S. Canceled Chinese Farm Visits
• Companies reveal top corn hybrids for 2020
• Continued bearish outlook for old cotton crop
• 2020 wheat forward contract basis fair, price may be low

• Ag Chair Says No Hold on CCC Funds | Democrats Won’t Delay CCC Renewal in Continuing Resolution After Aggies Push Back
• Trade aid payments held hostage
• Ag Secretary: Deal With China Must Go Beyond Agricultural Purchases
• China’s trade olive branches: Goodwill gesture or self-serving failsafe?
• Lasting compromise on biofuels eludes Trump
• Investors Want To Hear Yield Reports, Analyst Says
• Senate vs. House Confrontation Looms Over Relocating ERS and NIFA
• Soybean prices might’ve bottomed out
• AFBF seeks NRCS appeals reform in wake of court decision
• NASS Releases 2017 Census Of Agriculture Zip Code Tabulations
• Farm Bureau: USDA Must End Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Abuses
• USDA Opens Enrollment for Ag Risk Coverage, Price Loss Programs
• Weekly Farm Economics: The Agricultural Risk Coverage — County Level (ARC-CO) Option in the 2018 Farm Bill
• Recent Trade Developments Could Bring Good News to America’s Heartland
• Japan Trade Agreement Would Be Boon For U.S. Animal Food Industry
• Traders Await Next Catalyst
• China business leader tells U.S. ag to hang in there
• Trump tells Congress he’s ready to sign deal with Japan
• Trump May Reallocate Waived RFS Gallons
• Will storage hedge work again this fall?
• Farm Credit hears ag economy update-Slower economic growth in key U.S. agricultural export markets is a growing concern
• U.S. Worker, Food-Safety Advocates Sound Alarm Over New Hog Slaughter Rules
• USDA Modernizes Swine Slaughter Inspection for the First Time in Over 50 Years
• Watch for Addiction, Suicide Warning Signs
• World food prices dip in August
• Progress on a Tentative Agreement on Biofuels Blending
• Campaign Asks Ranchers To @realDonaldTrump
• DTN Livestock Close: Volatile Action Across All Contracts

• EPA Ends 2015 WOTUS Rule | After Years of Legal Battles, Farm Groups Declare Victory Over Obama-Era Regulation
• Secretary Perdue Statement on EPA WOTUS Announcement
• Oil Futures Drop on Oversupply Concerns
• U.S., China exchange gesture of goodwill
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Sept. 13, 2019
• USDA, WASDE Reports Rallies The Soybean Market 29¢
• WASDE Report (PDF) September 12, 2019
• Farmers praise Trump’s plan to revoke water rule
• House Dems to volley USMCA proposals back at USTR
• USDA Releases Updated Crop Production Report for September
• FCA Receives Report On Conditions In Agriculture And The Farm Credit System
• Report Analyzes Farm Bill’s Impact On Soil Health
• Farmdoc 20 Year Retrospective on Agricultural Trade (In Chart Form): 20th Anniversary of the farmdoc Project
• Trump Delays Next Round of Tariffs on China
• New Data Shows Tariffs Cost U.S. Taxpayers $30 Billion
• China to Remove Tariffs on Some U.S. Products, Exempting Soybeans
• USDA Reports Preview | More Bearish News From USDA?
• Uncertainty Continues Ahead of USDA Updates
• Ethanol, Ag Interests Not in White House RFS Meeting
• EIA: Ethanol Stocks Drop | Ethanol Stocks Fall Despite Demand Loss, Output Gain
• SCOTUS OKs Trump Asylum Rule
• Yesterday: Ag Markets Fade Ahead of USDA Report
• Of Interest: Sexual Harassment Prevention Discussion for Farms: New Regulations Begin October 9th in New York
• EPA, Corps scrap 2015 WOTUS with repeal rule
• Aug. Ag Equipment Sales Rose Over Last Year
• USDA Sign-up Will Start for 2018, 2019 Disaster Declarations–Wednesday, September 11, 2019
• ARC/PLC Enrollment Is Open, Farmers Urged to Wait
• Crop Progres Report (PDF) September 9, 2019
• Future of Ethanol Exports
• Perdue: farmers will be pleased with disaster relief
• Mnuchin hopes China talks can pick up, says no impact to U.S. economy yet
• AccuWeather: 2019 Corn Yields Lowest Since 2012
• Court Backs Lawmakers in Conservation Fight
• Perdue/CME on Current Financial Challenges for Farmers
• U.S. Exports of Live Animals and Red Meats Accelerating
• USDA: Potential Effects of Climate Change on Ag Productivity to Vary by Region

ARC/PLC Enrollment Is Open, Farmers Urged to Wait

USDA Sign-up Will Start for 2018, 2019 Disaster Declarations–Wednesday, September 11, 2019