Ag News

09.16.2019

• 3 Big Things Today, September 16
• Trade Tensions Simmer; China Purchases U.S. Farm Goods as African Swine Fever Impacts Pork Market
• U.S. Biofuel Credits Rise 10% on Report of Tentative Biofuel Reform Deal -Traders
• Trump Trade-War Aid Sows Frustration in Farm Country
• NPPC optimistic about tariff-lifting reports from China
• Signal to Noise: Could Dems Stop MFP Payments?
• Washington Week Ahead: Democrats risk trade aid fight as shutdown looms
• National Farm Safety and Health Week is September 15-21
• Glimpsing the future of precision agriculture

09.13.2019

• EPA Ends 2015 WOTUS Rule | After Years of Legal Battles, Farm Groups Declare Victory Over Obama-Era Regulation
• Secretary Perdue Statement on EPA WOTUS Announcement
• Oil Futures Drop on Oversupply Concerns
• U.S., China exchange gesture of goodwill
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Sept. 13, 2019
• USDA, WASDE Reports Rallies The Soybean Market 29¢
• WASDE Report (PDF) September 12, 2019
• Farmers praise Trump’s plan to revoke water rule
• House Dems to volley USMCA proposals back at USTR
• USDA Releases Updated Crop Production Report for September
• FCA Receives Report On Conditions In Agriculture And The Farm Credit System Report

09.12.2019

• 3 Big Things Today, September 12
• Farmdoc 20 Year Retrospective on Agricultural Trade (In Chart Form): 20th Anniversary of the farmdoc Project
• Trump Delays Next Round of Tariffs on China
• New Data Shows Tariffs Cost U.S. Taxpayers $30 Billion
• China to Remove Tariffs on Some U.S. Products, Exempting Soybeans
• USDA Reports Preview | More Bearish News From USDA?
• Uncertainty Continues Ahead of USDA Updates
• Ethanol, Ag Interests Not in White House RFS Meeting
• EIA: Ethanol Stocks Drop | Ethanol Stocks Fall Despite Demand Loss, Output Gain
• SCOTUS OKs Trump Asylum Rule
• Yesterday: Ag Markets Fade Ahead of USDA Report
• Of Interest: Sexual Harassment Prevention Discussion for Farms: New Regulations Begin October 9th in New York
• EPA, Corps scrap 2015 WOTUS with repeal rule
• Aug. Ag Equipment Sales Rose Over Last Year
• Texas Field Reports: Peanuts Look Good a Month from Harvest
• DTN Cotton Close: Treads Water Ahead of WASDE

09.11.2019

• 3 Big Things Today, September 11
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- August 2019
• USDA, Doubling Pay Limit, Offers Growers up to $500,000 in Disaster Aid
• White House Adviser Urges Patience in U.S.-China Trade Talks
• Republicans, Ag Groups, Businesses Call on House Democrats to Vote on Trade Pact
• Proposal Could Stop All New Livestock Operations In Nebraska
• Descent into Hell: Farmer Escapes Corn Tomb Death
• RFS Policy Change Negotiations Ongoing | Sen. Grassley: ‘Very Much Involved’ in Negotiations With White House
• Cropland Irrigation Becomes Riskier
• Top Item on Democrats’ Climate Agenda Faces Ag Pushback

09.10.2019

• USDA Sign-up Will Start for 2018, 2019 Disaster Declarations–Wednesday, September 11, 2019
• ARC/PLC Enrollment Is Open, Farmers Urged to Wait
• Crop Progres Report (PDF) September 9, 2019
• Wheat Finished Up Double Digits Monday Corn, soybean markets closed near where they started
• Future of Ethanol Exports
• Perdue: farmers will be pleased with disaster relief
• Mnuchin hopes China talks can pick up, says no impact to U.S. economy yet
• AccuWeather: 2019 Corn Yields Lowest Since 2012
• Court Backs Lawmakers in Conservation Fight
• Perdue/CME on Current Financial Challenges for Farmers
• U.S. Exports of Live Animals and Red Meats Accelerating
• USDA: Potential Effects of Climate Change on Ag Productivity to Vary by Region

09.09.2019

• Disaster Aid Details to Be Released Soon, Possibly Next Week
• Washington Week Ahead: USMCA, budget deadline loom as Congress returns
• Wheat Finds A New Low
• Traders Preparing for Monthly USDA Crop Update
• Appeals Court Sides With Environmentalists on Legal Claims Over RFS Volumes
• Executive Branch Biofuels Draft Plan Falls Short of Expectations
• Weekly Export Sales – turning the page
• 7 points from USDA computer usage report
• China August Soybean Imports Jump Nearly 10%
• U.S. Corn Exports Likely to Fall Short of Target
• Buying a Call Option Makes $ense, Analyst Says
• "No Way" Trump Can Please Both Sides in RFS Debate
• Trump’s 2020 Reality Check
• Jerry Gulke: Weather Premium Vanishes, Markets Deteriorate
• Anheuser-Busch Ordered to Remove ‘No Corn Syrup’ Label
• Texas forage producers: beware of fall armyworms