Ag News

08.26.2019

• 3 Big Things Today, August 26
• Trump Confirms Japan Ag Trade Deal
• Secretary Perdue Statement on Japan Agreement
• Wheat Industry Welcomes U.S. – Japan Trade Deal
• USDA details trade damage estimate calculations | Report details how estimated damage from trade disruptions was calculated
• Trump welcomes China’s call for "calm" trade talks, wants same in Hong Kong
• FACTBOX-China’s tariffs on U.S. commodities and energy
• USDA Official: Chinese Purchases of U.S. Soybeans Fell Short of Pledge
• As U.S, China Trade War Escalates, American Farm Goods are Targeted Again
• GRAINS-Soybeans rebound from near 3-week low, U.S.-China trade war weighs
• Cattle on Feed Hits Record-High August Inventory
• Report Shows Which Companies Have the Most Exposure in China
• Women on the Farm | TransFARMation: It’s Okay to Say ‘No’

08.23.2019

• Federal Judge Finds WOTUS Violated Clean Water Act
• Sanders’ Green New Deal looks to reshape US Agriculture
• China Issues New Warning on Tariff Retaliation
• Changing the Rules: Reviewing Agency Authority to Rewrite Regulations, Part 1
• Biodiesel Industry in Shutdown Mode
• White House Weighs Moves to Blunt Farmer Fallout on Biofuel
• Weekly Export Sales – An encouraging trend?
• Corn, Wheat Markets Settle Slightly Higher Thursday
• Market Bulls, Bears Battle Over Crop Condition, Tour Results
• Farm policy proposals more politics than practical
• Impacts of Unprecedented Spring Weather Linger as Yield Assessments Unfold
• Nalivka: Influence Of The Tyson Fire On Cattle Markets

08.22.2019

• 3 Big Things Today, August 22
• Former Ag Sec’y Op-Ed: Next 30 Years Will Be Most Important In Ag’s History
• Agriculture Officials Pulled From Crop Tour After Farmer Threat
• Veterinarians Urge Anthrax Vigilance
• DTN’s Harvest Forecast Parts Ways With NOAA on Fall Temperatures
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Trump Flip-Flops on Tax Cuts
• The U.S. Becomes the World’s Largest Oil and Natural Gas Producer
• POET is Cutting Production Due to Government Bailouts
• Anger over RFS waivers is not going away
• US reaches trade deal with Mexican tomato growers
• Texas AgriLife Sorghum Breeding Program Finds New West Texas Home
• What Lenders Are Thinking, Seeing In Today’s Ag Economy

08.21.19

• 3 Big Things Today, August 21
• Farm Service Agency Expands Payment Options
• Trump Holds Emergency Meeting to Discuss Anger from Farm State Lawmakers
• Trump Administration Mulls Policy Options After Biofuels Waiver Backlash
• Trump Suggests Rescinding Ethanol Waivers
• USDA Releases "Feed Outlook: August 2019" Report
• One of Nation’s Largest Ethanol Companies Announces Job Cuts Coming
• USDA: Use Of Herbicide-Tolerant Seeds Increased Quickly, Now Plateaued
• Corn recovers from 3-mth low as crop tour forecasts weaker yields
• Texas Field Reports: Weather Swings from Extreme to Extreme
• New Peanut and Peanut Butter Export Numbers

08.20.19

• 3 Big Things Today, August 20
• Crop Progress Report: August 19, 2019
• Bayer stops sale of NemaStrike for 2020
• Can You Defer RP Crop Insurance Proceeds?
• Wheat Outlook – Wheat faces seasonal test
• U.S. Corn, Soybean Crops Are Still Going Backward, USDA Says
• China to Rely on South American Soybean Imports During 4Q
• USDA Invests in Energy Efficiency Improvements to Help Farmers, Rural Businesses and Ag Producers Lower Energy Costs
• New Study Reveals Majority of Students Have Misconceptions About Careers in Agriculture
• NCBA President on White House Signing – ceremony that established a duty-free quota for high-quality U.S. beef in the European Union
• Canada’s Market Share Of China’s Wheat Imports Doubles To 60%
• USDA Releases "Season-Average Price Forecasts" Outlook Report
• USDA Releases "Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook: August 2019" Report
• 2 Texans get USDA appointments

08.19.2019

• 3 Big Things Today, August 19
• Fordyce says MFP2 on track
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Aug. 16, 2019
• Republican Iowa Senator Says Trump EPA ‘Screwed Us’ With Biofuel Waivers
  
• Report: Trump Ordered RFS Waivers Ongoing Court Challenges–May Be Only Avenue Left for Biofuels
• Washington Insider — Monday Ongoing Fight over USAID Spending
• Tyson Foods Slaughterhouse Fire Ignites U.S. Beef Prices
• Bayer Unveils its 2020 Pricing Incentive Program
• Tofurky asks court to halt meat-labeling law
• Jerry Gulke: Will Pro Farmer Crop Tour Validate or Invalidate USDA?
• China threatens new retaliation for latest US tariff threat
• Texas LRGV Cotton: Good Yields, Whiteflies Moving into Defoliated Fields
• Kraft, Mondelez Fined $16 Million for Wheat Price Manipulation
• Farmers Reel After Sonny Perdue Mocks Them As ‘Whiners’ Amid Trade War Bankruptcies
• USDA Reports 25% Of Farms Don’t Have Internet Access