Ag News

01.23.2020

• Chinese Grain Trade Waiting on Official Rules, Guidance on How to Implement Trade Deal
• AFBF members on trade “show me the progress”
• Renewable Diesel Plant Halted P66, REG Discontinue Renewable Diesel Project in Washington
• Farm Bureau Policies Detailed | Delegates Opt to Keep MFP Policy, Seek Changes to USDA Hemp Rules
• Agriculture Confidence Index Farmers’ Optimism Returns Despite Tough Year
• Trump puts European leaders on notice
• Starbucks plans to hold the milk Starbucks has announced plans to make the company more environmentally sustainable, and cutting back on dairy use is on its to-do list
• Good pace continues for soybean export inspections
• Grassley anticipates Trump WOTUS rule shortly
• Farm bill funds rolling out for animal disease protections
• What Planting Mistake in 2019 Cost Farmers $250 Per Acre?
• Cargill’s CEO Is Concerned About U.S. Farmers as Tariffs Persist
• Corn: Record U.S. Production Possible in 2020, Prices to Remain Flat
• Canada Working to Ratify USMCA Trade Deal
• Duvall Re-Elected AFBF President
• China Moves To Approve Planting Of GM Crops
• U Of Illinois Economist On Why Markets Haven’t Jumped Up With Two New Trade Deals

01.22.2020

• Crop Insurance Pointers for 2020
• Last MFP Payment Imminent
• Agriculture Confidence Index Farmers’ Optimism Returns Despite Tough Year
• Investing in the Future of Agriculture
• Could the trade deal work for ag?
• Charts tell farmers that now is not the time to be pessimistic, analyst says
• Good pace continues for soybean export inspections
• Agribusiness connection a key to Ag Education
• Kansas City Fed: Farm Lending Declines For a Second Consecutive Quarter
• Perdue pledges watchful eye on China as ‘phase one’ unfolds
• DTN Cotton Close: Market Collapses on Chinese Trade and Virus
• Feed Grain Outlook: Several Changes to Current, Past Year’s Balance Sheets
• Two Trade Deals and a Price Drop

01.21.2020

• FarmDoc: Expect Negative 2020 Returns Unless Yields Beat Expectation
• Secretary Perdue unsure when third MFP payment will hit mailboxes
• Perdue pledges watchful eye on China as ‘phase one’ unfolds
• Perdue says MFP payments soon; no more expected
• Perdue Defends NASS, But Open to Crop Survey Changes
• Uncertainty Lingers Regarding Chinese Purchases of U.S. Farm Goods
• Risk management: Trust the tools
• Q/A with ag’s new tech specialists
• Accountant says overall, tax reform helped farmers
• NFU expresses concerns with proposed livestock competition rule
• Report: U.S. and India are working on trade agreement
• Trump claims two victories on trade, doubts remain
• How Quickly Can China Open Its $40 Billion Checkbook
• Producers Should Enroll in Ag Risk & Price Loss Coverage Programs
• Roberts Receives American Farm Bureau Federation DSA
• Using Ag to Predict the Super Bowl Winner
• Farm Bureau’s Convention Focuses On Connecting With Consumers, Innovation, Watch Trump, Perdue’s Speeches Here
• Farm Journal Poll Shows 83% Of Ag Producers Support President Trump

01.20.2020

• Watch Trump Speech at AFBF Live
• Trump Thanks Farmers President Points to Trade, Economic, Regulatory Wins in Farm Bureau Speech
• Trump Approval Strongest Yet as He Heads to Farm Bureau Convention
• Wife of AFBF President Duvall Passes as Convention Gets Underway
• Why sell at $4.05 when I think (know) I’ll get $4.17?
• Trump says, "Despite impeachment, the farmers are sticking with Trump"
• Dim ag outlook kicks off 2020 Farm Bureau convention
• USDA payments on corn and wheat more likely with PLC
• What Farmers Read January 10-17
• USDA announces school & summer meals reforms
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- January 2020
• Jerry Gulke: Phase One Equals Volatility and Opportunity
• Is Hemp the New Soybean?
• Rabobank: China Needs to Purchase More Than Grains to Fulfill Trade Deal
• Corn-Soybean Rotations vs. Diverse Cropping for Carbon Storage
• USDA Seeks Input on New Ethanol Sales Infrastructure Incentive Program

01.17.2020

• Secretary Perdue Statement on Senate Passage of USMCA
• Senate Passes USMCA, New North American Trade Pact
• Farm groups react to passage of USMCA
• Senate Passes USMCA, Providing Reassurance and Certainty to Farmers
• Deal Spotlights Another Trade Victory for Trump as Gains Expected for Agriculture
• The China deal: A big, beautiful monster indeed Buy the rumor. Sell the fact
• Lost Connections | Bridging the Gap Between Consumers and Food Producers
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Jan. 17, 2020
• Farm Progress America, January 17, 2020
• U.S. farmers expected to get third tranche of trade aid despite Phase 1 deal -Perdue
• Doubts Remain Over U.S.-China Phase One Trade Agreement
• Kubota Unveils Autonomous X-tractor Concept
• USDA Seeks Input on New Ethanol Sales Infrastructure Incentive Program
• Bank Loans to Farms Lowest in Almost 7 Years

01.16.2020

• 3 Big Things Today, January 16, 2020
• Perdue: Phase I ‘a Bonanza for American Agriculture’
• Trump Signs Phase-One Deal President Boasts US Farmers Will Need Larger Tractors to Meet Demand From China
• China to boost U.S. purchases by $76.7 billion in first year of trade deal
• What’s in the U.S.-China Phase 1 trade deal
• Reaction to phase one trade deal
• Grassley says he will blow the whistle if Chinese backslide on trade deal
• FARM POLICY FACTS: Our View: New Year, Same Tired Criticisms of Farm Policy
• US Ethanol Production Rises to Near-Record High for Week Ended Jan. 10
• Administration Hits Record-Low of New Regulations in 2019
• FSA: Enroll Soon in Risk, Price Loss Coverage Programs
• Rep. Mike Conaway Receives NAWG’s Wheat Leader Award
• Wheat Groups: Phase One Trade Deal Should Restore China’s Demand
• China Trade Deal A "Game Changer" For Beef Producers, NCBA Says