AgFax Weekend: Biden Nominees Advance Through Senate February 5, 2021February 5, 2021 AgFax Staff ShareTweetShareEmail U.S. Capitol building - Washington D.C. Photo: Licensed image. Ernst Undesser, Web Editor EDITOR’S PICKS Vilsack Nomination Moves to Full Senate – DTN 2-5 EPA Nominee Michael Regan Draws Bipartisan Support, Says RFS Is a Priority 2-4 USDA Extends General Signup for Conservation Reserve Program 2-5 Details Behind the Quality Loss Adjustment Program 2-5 DTN Fertilizer Trends: Prices Climb Higher 2-5 South African H-2A Guest Workers Given Exemption from Travel Ban – DTN 2-1 Senate Ag Committee Advances Ag Secretary Nominee Tom Vilsack 2-3 Cleveland on Cotton: 90 Cents Is Within Striking Distance 2-5 Senate Ag Committee Wants to Get to Work – DTN 2-3 Farmers Concerned About Future Despite Strong Economic Conditions – Ag Barometer 2-2 Dakota Access Pipeline to Stay Open – DTN 2-1 Kansas City Fed: “Pullback” in New Farm Loans Continues 2-2 Biofuels: ADM Motions to Dismiss Ethanol Case – DTN 2-4 Biofuels: Court Fails to Immediately Restore 500Mln RFS Gallons – DTN 2-1 Martin Oberman Designated Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board – DTN 2-4 Ag Taxes: Involuntary Property Conversions – What Are They, How Do They Work? – DTN 2-3 USDA Lending Rates for February 2-1 WEATHER Drought Monitor Weekly: Strong Storm Provides Plentiful Precipitation Out West 2-5 NOAA Drought Outlook Monthly – February 2-3 THE WEST California Almonds: Q&A Session with Phytech Technology 2-1 MARKETS | MONEY | TRADE Weekly Cotton Market Review – USDA 2-5 USDA: Peanut Price Highlights 2-5 Grain Markets: How Has Trade Concentrated, Diversified? 2-5 Moving Grain: Mississippi River Locks 27 and Arkansas River Lock 1 Close for Repair 2-5 Rice Market Update: Trade Waits on News from Iraq 2-5 Wheat Market: Fundamental, Technical Factors Lift U.S. Futures Prices 2-4 USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices 2-2 Ag Trade: China Set to be World’s Top Corn Importer, Biden Reviews Phase One Deal 2-1 OTHER NEWS Alabama Cotton: Ron Smith – Looking Back on 50 Years of IPM 2-4 Georgia Peanut Commission Reelects Morris as 2021 Chairman 2-4 Meatpackers Face Close COVID Scrutiny – DTN 2-4 Fuel Report: Propane Stocks Continue Lower, Prices Climb 2-3 IN THE FIELD Texas: Key Considerations about Phosphate Applications 2-1 Corn | Soybeans Georgia Corn: Will Your Planting Equipment Cost You Yield? 2-5 Illinois: Cover Crop Decision Support Tool Update 2-5 Corn: 10 Steps to Weatherproof Your Crop – DTN 2-5 Minnesota Extension Requests Volunteers to Participate in Insect Trapping Networks 2-1 Mississippi Corn: Avoid Fertilizer Damage in Starter Applications 2-1 Cotton | Sorghum Cotton: Americot Releases 3 New NexGen Varieties for 2021 2-5 Texas: Grain Sorghum Pricing for 2021 & Managing Your Crop 2-1 Mississippi Grain Sorghum: 2021 Hybrid Suggestions 2-1 Hemp Texas: 2020 Hemp Variety Testing Wrap-Up & 2021 Trials 2-1 Pecans Georgia Pecans: Time to Scout for Ambrosia Beetles 2-3 Rice Louisiana Rice: Insecticidal Seed Treatment Considerations 2-5 Louisiana Rice: Changes in Available Fungicides 2-5 Louisiana Rice: Big Changes in Varieties On-Tap for 2021 2-5 Sweetpotatoes Louisiana: Sweet Potato Meeting Held to Discuss Research, Updates 2-1 Tobacco Tobacco: Burley Expectations Continue to Drop 2-1 Wheat Texas Blacklands Wheat: Crops Look Good, Keep Watch for Pests 2-5 EVENTS UPDATE Click here for a complete list of upcoming events. AgFax Weekend is published by AgFax Media LLC. Mailing address: 142 Westlake Drive, Brandon, MS 39047. Office: 601-992-9488. ©2020 AgFax Media LLC