TOP AG NEWS
USDA Extends Deadlines, Defers Interest Accrual Due to COVID-19
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced it will authorize Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) to…
Agriculture Groups Temporarily Dodge Transportation Issues With Court Ruling
The Dakota Access pipeline, or DAPL, will remain open following a federal appeals court ruling that a district court overstepped…
Emergency Haying, Grazing of CRP Land in Iowa
USDA’s Farm Service Agency has released Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land for emergency haying and grazing in 25 counties in…
Department of Energy Finishes Recommendation on Retroactive RFS Exemption Requests
Reuters writer Stephanie Kelly reported this week that, “The U.S. Department of Energy has recommended that some of the oil refiners…
U.S., China to Discuss Phase One Trade Deal Later this Month
Lingling Wei and Bob Davis reported in today’s Wall Street Journal that, “The U.S. and China have agreed to high-level talks…
Western Lamb Market Crisis
JBS, the Brazilian meat company, is planning to convert a Colorado lamb processing facility to process beef cuts, further limiting…
Farm Bureau-Mixed News on Farm Bankruptcies Amid Pandemic
Farm bankruptcies increased 8% over a 12-month period, with 580 filings from June 2019 to June 2020. A six-month comparison,…
Measure Bans Some Chemicals
New legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate would ban organophosphate, neonicotinoid and paraquat pesticides, create a…
Feedback from the Field Roundup
Soft and hard red winter wheat harvests in the Midwest and Plains came closer to wrapping up last week, with…
Release of 2021 Illinois Crop Budgets
Planning for the 2021 crop will begin soon with the determination of 2021 cash rents, selection of 2021 seed hybrids…