Ag News

09.27.2019

• 2019 RMA Crops’ Indemnities Map as of 9/23/2019
• 2019 RMA Crops’ Indemnities Table as of 9/23/2019
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Sept. 27, 2019
• Ethanol Producers Continue to Cut Costs
• Senate Hearing Highlights Issues in Cattle Markets, Advocacy for USMCA
• ARC safety net improves for 2019
• Weekly Export Sales – good news is hard to find
• Why is China Buying US Soybeans?
• USDA Boosts Prevent Plant Payments
• Federal Meat Inspectors Face Work Overload, Burnout
• Growing Portion of Democratic ‘Aggies’ Supports Investigation of Trump
• Will the impeachment inquiry overshadow the USMCA?
• Analysis: Hemp Is Big Risk But Big Return
• Senate clears bill to keep government open, trade aid flowing
• DTN Cotton Close: Lower on Poor Sentiment
• Senators to Trump: Withdraw Proposal to Take Away Food Assistance

09.26.2019

• Press Release: Secretary Perdue Statement on Signing of US-Japan Trade Agreement
• Japan Trade Deal Opens Markets for $7 Billion in U.S. Products – Trump
• Censky calls Japan trade deal “big win” for US agriculture
• Trump, Shinzo Abe sign ‘first stage’ of trade pact
• Senator Warns Democrats Not to Stall USMCA Over Impeachment Inquiry
• The U.S. Corn Harvest Is on a Slow Boat to China
• Increasing demand remains key to the livestock sector
• NCBA President testifies on state of cattle industry
• Iowa Senator Grassley: Farmers Patient With China, Not So With Biofuel Delays
• Texas Field Reports: Cattle Prices Below 5-Year Average, Herd at 8-Year High

09.25.2019

• 3 Big Things Today, September 25
• Consumer Group: Fake Meat is Factory Food
• President on China Trade Talks: "I’m not Looking for a Partial Deal
• Top item on Democrats’ climate agenda faces ag pushback
• Fertilizer Prices Drop for Sixth Week in a Row
• Iran Pres. to Address UN Amid Tensions
• 2020 Corn Vision, Already
• Teen Climate Activist Wins ‘Alt. Nobel’
• US/Japan deal might not be signed this week
• Here’s What’s Holding Up the Japanese Trade Agreement
• Farm Balance Sheet: Debt/Asset Ratio and Interest Expense Ratio9-24
• DTN Grain Close: Spring Wheat Keeps Pushing Higher
• USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
• Spring Wheat Crop Quality Impacted by Weather Conditions
• NRCS Implementing 2018 Farm Bill Programs
• The Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Option in the 2018 Farm Bill

09.24.2019

• Deputy USDA Secretary Touches on Reallocation, Infrastructure, But No Decisions Yet
• Soybean Prices Finish Up 9¢ Monday
• Mixed News for Plant-Based Meat
• 9.23.19 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• The U.S. Corn Harvest Is on a Slow Boat to China
• On Cusp of Trade Pact with Japan, Trump Sees no Hurry on China
• USDA must end NRCS abuses | AFBF calls on Agriculture Secretary to enact much-needed reforms in the agency
• Dicamba injury and insurance | Liability insurance an important tool for business risk management
• Third-party injury and federal crop insurance | Third-party injury to crop yields has become a topic of increasing concern
• Farmers Anxious About Tentative Agreement on Executive Branch Biofuels Blending Rules
• John Phipps: Avoiding Grain Storage Fees is Tricky Business
• Censky optimistic for October calling preliminary China talks ‘positive’
• Ag Industry Asks IRS Not to Change Cash Accounting Method
• Trump Asks Mnuchin Why U.S. Canceled Chinese Farm Visits
• Companies reveal top corn hybrids for 2020
• Continued bearish outlook for old cotton crop
• 2020 wheat forward contract basis fair, price may be low

09.23.2019

• Washington Week Ahead: Bill to keep farm payments flowing nears finish line
• U.S.-China trade talks had possible setback
• Hopes for Trade Breakthrough Fade as China Cancels U.S. Farm Visits
• Ag Industry Asks IRS Not to Change Cash Accounting Method
• Labor Department Finalizes Rule Allowing Online Advertisements for H-2A Visas
• US Ethanol Plant Run Rate at 93.8% YTD
• 7 ag stories you might have missed the week ending – Sept. 20, 2019
• USDA: cattle on feed placements drop 9%
• ASF global outlook continues to worsen
• ARC-CO vs. PLC: Which Won in the 2014 Farm Bill?
• Rural Mainstreet: 4 of 10 Bankers Report Recession Conditions
• Precision Livestock Market at $3 Billion, Growing 9 Percent Annually
• Grain Barge Movements Up 36% Compared to Last Year
• Congress Nasty Fight to Keep CCC Funded, MFT Payments Flowing

09.20.2019

• House Ag leaders lash out over trade aid, Conaway called ‘racist’
• Spending bill advances to fund agency relocations, farm bill programs
• Former ag secretaries join Perdue to push USMCA
• Face-to-face talks resume between China, U.S.
• U.S., Chinese Trade Deputies Face off in Washington Amid Deep Differences
• Trump Administration Rolls Back “Waters of the U.S.” Rule
• Perdue Confirms Chinese Farm Visits During Bipartisan Event on USMCA Ratification
• Ag Interest Rate
• Lawmakers Spar Over CCC Dispute
• House Passes Funding Bill With USDA Funds; Dairy Program Sign-up Extended
• U.S. Biofuel Credits Slump Ahead of Trump Meeting with Senators -Traders
• More money for farmer’s mental health, dairy innovation
• NASS releases agriculture census query option
• Finding farmland: Resources to support land access
• Oklahoma Set to Ban Garbage Feeding
• AGDAILY.com Launches First-of-its-Kind Ag College Guide
• USDA: Rising Wages Point To Tighter Farm Labor Market In The U.S.