Ag News

04.22.2019

• 3 Big Things Today, April 22
• 8 Reasons Why the Livestock Industry Is on a Roll
• Row Crops Have a Case of the Blues
• Grains Weaker as Planting Progress, Trade Remain Focus
• Can BlockChain Deliver Real Value to Farmers?
• Trump and Pointless Tariff Fatigue
• Rural Bankers: Farm Loans Soar to New Level
• 4 Strategies to Cope With Financial Pain
• Ag Groups Ask President, Congress for Disaster Relief
• Could 2018 Tariff Impact Been Foreseen?
• Sign Up for Updated Conservation Stewardship Program
• Analysis Shows Elite Ag Producers’ Financial Ratios Are Also Weakening
• Rural Mainstreet Index Rises For March: Almost Half Report Negative Flood Impacts
• Canola Council Urges Stronger Measures To Support Rules-Based Trade

04.19.2019

• Ag Policy Blog: Plunging Deeper into Farmers and Property Taxes
• Cattle on Feed Report Summary April 1 Cattle on Feed Up 2%
• Weekly Export Sales: Two scenarios for China
• U.S. Wins WTO Ruling Against China Grain Import Quotas
• 3 Ways to Diversify and Grow Your Bottom Line
• Ag Census: Input Costs Rise, Farm Income Declines Amid Low Commodity Prices
• What’s Your State’s 5 Most Profitable Commodities?
• Make Smart Choices In A Down Market
• Farm Taxes and Vehicle Depreciation – What are the Rules
• Texas Corn: New Lines Released for Use in Commercial Hybrids
• Ag Banks Make Adjustments as Lending Remains Elevated
• Peanut Contracts Pulled (Audio)
• U.S. Wheat Associates Urges China To Comply With WTO Agreements Following Favorable Dispute Ruling
  

04.18.2019

• Agriculture Trucking Relief Act Introduced
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- April 2019
• Lawmakers Seek Answers from Corps About Flood, Reassurance on Rebuilding
• Army Corps Gets Bipartisan Rebuke at EPW Field Hearing
• The Benefits of Commodity Credit Corporation Loans
• Did China Impose Illegal Restrictions on Farm Imports
• 3 Big Things Today, April 18
• Ag Census: Cattle, Dairy, Hog Herd All Jump as Producers Build Inventories
• Demand in Focus Ahead of Long Weekend
• How Do You Compare to Your State’s Average Farm Income?
• Beef Prices Finding a Reason to Hang Tough
• Texas Wheat: 2 New Varieties Offer Good Disease Resistance Packages
• Farm Share of U.S. Food Dollar Continues to Shrink
• USDA Releases "Wheat Outlook: April 2019" Report
• Census Finds Cover Crop Acreage Increases 50% Nationwide
• Here We Go Again: How Many Days Does It Take to Plant the U.S.
  

04.17.2019

• New Ag Census Shows Disparities in Property Taxes by State
• Data Farming Brings Actionable Intelligence to Field, New Management Challenges
• Financial Outlook – Worry index hits home
• 3 Big Things Today, April 17
• Farmers are unnerved by Trump’s enthusiasm for tariffs
• EU’s Exclusion of Ag Disappoints ASA
• Will Funds Keep Selling?
• Texas Field Reports: Mostly Warmer, Variable Precipitation
• Nat’l Corn Growers Assn Files WOTUS Comments

04.16.2019

• Thousands of US Bridges in Poor Condition as Repairs, Funding Lags
• Weekly Grain Movement – Still Waiting on China
• 3 Big Things Today, April 16
• In a Break, Disaster Relief Bills Could Pay Farmers’ Crop Insurance Premiums
• Farmland Values Currently Steady Economic Concerns- But Potential for Declines Exist
• Trump Administration’s 5G Plans Move Ahead, Boosting Rural Internet
• No Home Runs For Ag In 2019, But A Better Outlook Than 2018
• Cover Crop Acreage Surged 50-Percent in Five Years
• Upcoming Changes to the May 2019 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate Report
• The Changing Face of Farms: Women Step In as U.S. Growers Age
• USDA Issues "Season-Average Price Forecasts" Outlook Report
• USDA Issues "Feed Outlook: April 2019" Report
• 5 Changes to USDA FSA Farm Loan Program

04.15.2019

• USDA Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
• States Fight Back on Dicamba State Regulators Ask EPA to Allow State Pesticide Restrictions to Continue
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• U.S. EPA Revives Provision That Could Name Oil Refiners Applying for Biofuel Waivers
• Should the Public Know Who Asks for Biofuel Mandate Exemptions?
• More than individual landowner issue: Study looks at weed control through a cross-boundary lens
• 3 Big Things Today, April 15
• U.S. and Japan to Begin Trade Talks Today
• 2017 Ag Census: More Producers, Less Farms
• Higher Limits Now Available on Farm Loans
• U.S. and Japan to Begin Trad Talks Monday