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Daybreak July 16: Corn growers adopt new climate policy

07/16/20 6:58 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

A major farm group is gearing up for the possibility of a national debate about climate policy after this year’s election.

USDA holds corn and soybean yields steady as Trump casts 'phase two' doubts

07/10/20 1:49 PM By Ben Nuelle

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USDA maintained corn and soybean yields and raised old crop ending stocks in Friday’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report.

US rice waits its turn with China, while other commodities benefit

07/08/20 6:35 AM By Bill Tomson

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U.S. rice farmers are still waiting for China to begin importing U.S. rice, and optimism is strong despite years of disappointments.

Daybreak July 7: Dairy farms among major PPP loan recipients

07/07/20 9:13 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Noah Wicks

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The Trump administration has released data on the businesses, including farms, that received forgivable loans under the Paycheck Protection Program created by Congress in an effort to keep people employed during the COVID-19 crisis.

June acreage report pushes corn, soybean, wheat futures higher

06/30/20 1:16 PM By Ben Nuelle

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Grain markets are rallying after USDA officials estimate 92 million acres of corn are planted for 2020, which is sharply lower than the department’s 97-million-acre prediction in March.

Ag shippers navigate around lock and dam repairs

06/24/20 6:30 AM By Ben Nuelle

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Agricultural shippers who use one of America's inland waterways to move grain, fertilizer, chemicals, and other products through the nation's midsection say they are ready for lock and dam project closures this summer.

Optimism strong on fate of E10 in Mexico

06/17/20 6:28 AM By Bill Tomson

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U.S. corn and ethanol groups are celebrating a recent shipment to Mexico of gasoline with a 10% ethanol blend, but the fate of a more permanent acceptance of E10 in the country isn’t yet solidified as the government works to rewrite regulations to boost the legal blend rate.

June WASDE report on par with trade expectations

06/11/20 3:02 PM By Ben Nuelle

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The Department of Agriculture slightly raised 2020/21 beginning and ending corn stocks in the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report released Thursday, but traders showed little reaction.

New forecast: Farm earnings to plunge without additional aid

06/10/20 6:40 AM By Philip Brasher

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Farm earnings are likely to fall sharply this year despite the $16 billion in COVID-19 assistance payments now being distributed, and farmers’ income is likely to drop again in 2021 without additional government aid, according to a widely followed forecast of the agricultural economy.

Specialty crop farms, dairy farms have highest labor costs

06/10/20 6:05 AM By Noah Wicks

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Specialty crop farms spent more than three times more money on labor costs than other types of operations, according to data from USDA’s 2018 Agricultural Resources Management Survey.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Krysta Harden - U.S. Dairy Export Council

This week's Open Mic guest is Krysta Harden, President and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council. Sales of dairy products in North America and around the globe have seen exponential increases over the past few decades. Harden discusses renewal of the USMCA trade agreement, proposed language in a new farm bill that would improve the outlook for dairy farmers and the International Year of the Women Farmer.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Sen. Peter Welch on farm bill, Mary Boote on Global Farmer sentiment

The Senate is expected to release farm bill text soon. We asked Vermont Sen. Peter Welch what he’d like to see included, and if there will be a push to remove state SNAP cost share provisions enacted in the One Big Beautiful Bill. Welch also discusses concerns about staffing levels at farmer-facing USDA offices.

Plus, Global Farmer Network founder and CEO Mary Boote discusses how farmers around the world have responded to U.S. trade and tariff policies enacted by the Trump administration, as well as technology adoption trends from GFN members in 70+ countries in 6 continents.

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