Ag News

12.09.19

• 3 Big Things Today, December 9, 2019
• Washington Week Ahead: Crunch time for USMCA, China, spending talks
• Conservation Reserve Program Signup Begins Dec. 9
• USDA Reminds Producers Facing Delayed Harvest to Contact Insurance
• Trade Leaders Plead for Congress to Act on Tax Extenders
• US and Mexico reportedly send USMCA proposal to Pelosi
• China Reduces Ag Tariffs Chinese Officials Agree to Waive Tariffs on Soybeans, Pork
• Cheney:Leaving Mideast Benefits Russia
• Bayer agrees to postpone Roundup trials
• EPA rejects ban on poison bombs against cattle predators
• FDA Flexible in Starting Routine Small Farm Inspections
• The 2019 Global Food Security Index Is Released

12.06.2019

• Japan Approves Ag and Digital Trade Deal with U.S.
• Farm Service Agency Opens CRP Enrollment Through Feb. 28, 2020
• Grassley Hopeful Trump Changes RFS Rule | Senator Recalls Conversation With White House About Biofuels Rule
• Basis tightens from lack of farmer selling
• Soybean Market Adds 16¢ in Two Sessions
• Rumors swirl following comment period for supplemental biofuels proposal
• Grain elevators to face revenue pressure in 2020
• Two-Headed Consumer Demands Change from Farmers, Food Companies
• USDA kicking off first CRP general signup in four years
• USDA’s efforts to trace cattle from hoof to plate face more headwinds
• Texas Field Reports: Cotton Belt Experienced Tough 2019
• USDA: Since 1970, Increasing Cattle Weights Have Fueled Growth Of Beef Production As Cattle Numbers Have Decreased
• Joe Outlaw (professor and Extension economist and co-director of the Texas A&M Agriculture Food Policy Center (AFPC) named Wheat Man of the Year

12.05.2019

• U.S. Japan Trade Agreement Ratified
• U.S., China Move Closer to Trade Deal Despite Harsh Rhetoric
• How to Avoid Repeating This Year’s Mistakes Next Year
• Soybean Prices Climb 7¢ Wednesday
• Special CoBank Report: Grain Elevators Facing Tighter Margins, Revenue Pressures In 2020
• Judge Says Iowa Ag-Gag Law Can’t be Enforced – for Now
• Farmers Expect Trade Deal Soon, but Trump Says Maybe Not
• Leasing Program Allows Farmers to Test-Drive Tech
• Administration tightens food stamp work requirements
• Trade War Percolates on Multiple Fronts, But President in No Rush on China Deal
• Japan’s Upper House Approves U.S. Meat Trade Agreement

12.04.2019

• 3 Big Things Today, December 4, 2019
• Trump says he might prefer China deal happening after 2020 election
• Trade War Percolates on Multiple Fronts, But President in No Rush on China Deal
• Sign-up Deadline for Round 2 of MFP, DMC is Approaching
• Is impeachment process impeding USMCA vote?
• Ag Calls for USMCA Certainty | Time Running Out for Congress to Pass Trade Deal in 2019
• Washington Insider –Wednesday
• Farmer Ag Sentiment Better in November
• 5 Steps to Becoming a Qualified Candidate for a Farm Loan
• 10 Signs of a Farmer Suffering Financial Stress
• Trump Slaps Tariffs on Brazil, Argentina metals – and French Champagne
• USDA suspends timeline for transition to electronic ID
• Stock, Trade Uncertainty Impact Corn Optimism in 2020
• 100 Million Acres of Corn in 2020?
• Profit Tracker: Feedyard Profits Rise To Triple Digits

12.03.2019

• 3 Big Things Today, December 3, 2019
• USDA Improves Crop Insurance for Coarse Grains Producers
• Crop Progress Report Dec. 2, 2019 (PDF)
• Farm Income is Highest in Six Years, Due to Trump’s Trade-War Bailout
• USDA: Nearly one-third of 2019 farm earnings due to subsidies, insurance
• Agriculture, U.S. Constitution, Lose in California Court
• 2019 Farm Sector Income Forecast, November
• Trump’s South American tariff threat looms over new Brazil ties
• U Of Illinois Economist: Corn Demand Showing Some Recovery
• USDA Releases " Farm Household Income and Characteristics" Report
• 2020 Ranchers Leasing Workshop dates released
• Steel/Aluminum Tariff Decision Impacts Farmers

12.02.2019

• 3 Big Things Today, December 2, 2019
• How Bankers Evaluate Operating Loans and Unpaid Debt
• Move Over 1980’s, This Ag Economy Is More Like the 1990’s
• Can You Afford Not to Upgrade Information Technology
• Domestic Wholesle Fertilizer Prices Remain Lower on Slow Demand
• Global Stocks Higher Monday
• Washington Insider –Monday | Hong Kong and Trade Fight With China
• Is a Recession Looming?
• China Wants U.S. Tariffs Rolled Back in Phase One Trade Deal
• GRAINS-Wheat near 5-month high on supply woes; soybeans rebound 12/1/2019
• Two States Top $1 Billion in Trump Tariff Payments This Year
• FDA Won’t Endorse CBD as ‘Generally Recognized as Safe’
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- November 2019
• USDA: Nearly one-third of 2019 farm earnings due to subsidies, insurance
• USDA pursues ‘sustainable intensification’ as climate fix
• USDA: Farm Sector Profits Forecast to Increase in 2019
• Veteran GOP members vying for House Ag leadership Pacific