Ag News

02.13.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, February 13, 2020
• Traditional Time for Pre-Harvest Hedging Starts Now
• Soybean price trends beyond the February USDA report
• Trump again proposes large cuts in crop insurance
• Limited initial impact on U.S. ag exports from China deal
• Drink a Beer, Save a Farmer? It’s Not Quite That Simple
• Farm Credit regulator says it’s too soon to tell whether 2020 MFP needed
• Texas Cotton: Mobile App to Aid Crop Irrigation Management
• Texas Wheat: Guidelines for 2,4-D Use
• Trump’s Next Trade Deal May be With India

02.12.2020

• February WASDE Provides Little New Input
• China Showing Up in Feb. WASDE, Both Phase 1 and Coronavirus
• Eliminate Risk: Protect Your Equipment
• Strategies for Using ARC-IC
• Maryland Bill Would Limit What Foods May Be Labeled ‘Meat’
• Traders shrug off favorable WASDE soybean data
• John Deere makes 4 announcements ahead of 2020 National Farm Machinery Show
• Lawyer: EPA Faces Decision on Waivers Tenth Circuit Court Ruling Affects About One-Third of Small-Refinery Capacity
• USDA tightens U.S. soybean stockpiles
• Widespread negative attitude offers market opportunity, analyst says
• Steep cuts to crop insurance in 2021 budget
• Who am I if I am not a farmer anymore?
• Perdue on President Trump’s budget proposal
• Cattle Producers to Court: RFID Mandate Not Resolved
• Hemp Prices Crash, Economist Explains Why
• CanolaWatch Releases 2019 Variety Performance Trial Online

02.11.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, February 11, 2020
• Steep cuts to crop insurance in 2021 budget
• Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Budget Proposal
• Crop Insurers: Proposed OMB Budget Undermines Farm Safety Net
• Nat’l Assn Of Wheat Growers Voices Concern About President’s 2021 Budget Proposal
• Washington Insider — Tuesday Infrastructure Investment Discussed Again
• February’s Focus Shifts to Export Estimates
• Proposed Cuts for USDA White House Budget Again Seeks Cuts in USDA Programs
• For farmland values, cash is king
• NCBA Survey Reveals Widespread Confusion Among Consumers About Plant-Based Fake Meat
• US/China trade deal will have little impact on USDA’s next supply and demand report
• 2020 Farm Sector Income Forecast, February
• Former USDA Secretary Vilsack Hits the Jackpot, Literally
• Farmer Refuses to Roll, Rips Lid Off IRS Behavior
• Texas Growing Season Begins Despite Dry Weather Conditions
• Bipartisan Bill Protecting Domestic Food Supply to be Signed

02.10.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, February 10, 2020
• Washington Week Ahead: Trump proposing rural infrastructure boost in FY21 budget
• Texas: Hemp Production Webinar Series Offered in Feb., March
• USDA monitoring trade impacts from Coronavirus in China
• Despite Tariffs, U.S. Ag Exports Down Only 2%
• Coronavirus uncertainty hovers over U.S. export picture
• China Reassures U.S. on Phase One Trade Purchase Goals
• 3 Ag Retail Leaders Weigh In On Changing Business Models
• The Silver Lining of 2019: Progessive Farmer Editiorial
• Trump $4.8B Budget Revisits Cuts
• Taxlink: Big Changes for Retirement
• Taking a look at the bigger market picture
• News and notes from the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention
• Renewable Fuel Credits Double Since Refinery Court Decision

02.07.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, February 7, 2020
  7 ag stories you might have missed this week ending Feb. 7, 2020
• Cattlemen’s CEO says focus turns to regulatory issues
• China to cut tariffs despite coronavirus concerns
• China to Cut Tariffs on Some U.S. Imports as Coronavirus Worries Linger
• Corteva Quits Chlorpyrifos: Company Will Begin Phaseout of Chlorpyrifos in 2020
• USDA Offers Insurance Options for Hemp, But Will Stick With Testing Requirements
• U.S. heads for highest farm income in seven years
• USDA casts vision for scientific initiatives through 2025
• U.S. Soybean Export Sales to China Fall to Lowest Since Sept.

02.06.2020

• USDA Sees Higher Net Farm Income in 2020 Despite Less Government Aid
• Net cash farm income forecast to drop 9% in 2020
• Reskilling: Filling in the skill gaps on your farm team
• Trump to limit regulators
• Trump backs high-speed internet access, ‘especially’ in rural America
• Dust Bowl coming in 2025? Climatologist sees trends with 1930s
• Trump cites USMCA as best gain for ag
• NFU: Rural US hasn’t felt the "great American comeback"
• NCBA Unveils Top Policy Priorities For 2020
• Gore, Stabenow call for accelerating farm carbon credits
• Climate adaptation key to USDA science blueprint
• Trump touts ‘Great American Comeback,’ says tariff strategy ‘worked’