Ag News

07.31.2019

• Farmers Should Report Acreage Before Applying for MFP
• Conference Reveals Farmer Conflict Over Organics
• Sign Up for MFP 2.0 is Now Open
• GOP Faces Vote on Trump Backed Budget Bill
• Conaway Won’t Seek Reelection
• Trump’s assault on WTO may be close to victory
• 3 Big Things Today, July 31
• President Trump Warns China Not to Wait For 2020 U.S. Election to Make Trade Deal
• Bayer Cancels Plans to Offer NemaStrike Over Safety Concerns
• Bayer CEO’s Investor Call, Will Settle Roundup Lawsuit Financial Responsibly
• Farming: An opportunity to slow climate change
• Exclusive: Ag Trade Negotiator Talks China Negotiations
• Texas, Wyoming Report New Cases of VSV
• Texas Field Reports: Alternative Crop Outlook a Mixed Bag
• USDA Crop Insurance Cycle

07.30.2019

• 3 Big Things Today, July 30
• How Did USDA Calculate MFP 2.0 Payments for 2019
• July 29, 2019 Crop Progress Report Download PDF
• Proposed Legislation Extends Clean Water Act Liability
• China, U.S. negotiators meet amid low expectations
• Hemp Production and the 2018 Farm Bill
• Farming: An opportunity to slow climate change
• New Trump farm aid may be distributed more fairly
• European Union approves Syngenta’s Duracade for imports
• China’s U.S. Soybean Purchases Slump to 15 Year Low
• Cannabis Production Expected to Advance 23% Annually

07.29.2019

• 3 Big Things Today, July 29
• MFP-2 sign-up starts 7/29/19
• Washington Week Ahead: Trump looks to make progress with China, Japan
• New trade aid: Where and what you farm matters
• US Cotton: White, Fluffy and Cheap
• China Says Stepping up U.S. Soy Imports
• AFBF: Family Farmer Relief Act to Help Farmers Stay in Business

07.26.2019

• MFP Payment Details Market Facilitation Program Payments Will Range From $15 to $150 Per Acre
• The EPA After Pruitt
• First Round of Trump Tariff Payments Could Top $4 Billion
• USDA/FSA Payment Rates by County
• Weekly Export Sales – Holding on to hope
• National Crop Insurance Services Launches New Website: Crop Insurance 101
• Ag Markets Close Mostly Lower Thursday
• Farm Income Will Surge 4% if China Ends Soy Tariffs, Say Analysts
• Gardner testifies at hearing on cannabis challenges
• EPA favors oil refiners over corn farmers
• While Large Banks Exit Ag Lending, Rabobank Plans To Increase Its Ag Loans
• Nat’l Cotton Council: Trade Package Will Provide Timely Assistance
• Natl Assn Of Wheat Growers Responds To USDA’s MFP Payments

Just Released Today 07.25.19

Market Facilitation Program 2019 County Per Acre Payment Rate
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07.25.2019

• MFP Details to Be Released This Week, Likely Today
• 3 Big Things Today, July 25
• Crop Insurance Protects America’s Heartland by Farm Policy Facts
• Roberts, Stabenow Announce Grain Standards Hearing
• Bill Boosts Ag Import Security | Bipartisan Legislation Increases Ag and Food Inspectors at Ports of Entry
• Chinese government approves soybean purchase Chinese government approves soybean purchase
• Farmers earn more from YouTube than farming
• Farm Related Stress: Look for Warning Signs – DTN
• U.S. and China to Restart Trade Talks on July 30 in Shanghai
• Oklahoma Sorghum: Management Considerations for Sugarcane Aphids
• Cover Crops, 2017 US Census of Agriculture