Ag News

04.09.2019

• April 8, 2019 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• Next deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program applications is May 10
• Ambassador Says Canada Readying a New Tariff List Against US, Including Ag Products
• Winter Wheat Condition Improves; Spring Wheat Planting Behind Average Pace
• Row Crops Firmer, Wheat Weaker Ahead of April WASDE
• Oil Futures Spike on Supply, Libya
• 10 Common Questions About Hemp Farming
• Banned pesticides found in Europe’s rivers
• FAPRI Baseline: Pressure on Farm Finances Likely to Continue
• Floods Impacting Ethanol Industry, Pushing Gas to 5-Year Highs
• Flood Damage Estimate Soars to $12 Billion
• Small Operations Still Represent 1/4 of Total Farm Production
• USDA’s FSIS Condemns The Washington Post For False Reporting On A Critical Public Health Issue

04.08.2019

• Farm Policy Facts View: Trade Can Kickstart Ailing Farm Economy
• 3 Big Things Today, April 8
• Ag Economy Barometer Declines 3 Points in March
• USDA Details Enrollment Period for CSP
• Morning Market Review for April 8, 2019
• Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller calls to eliminate back up at the border
• Cattlemen applaud eminent domain legislation
• Texas Senate passes eminent domain reform bill
• U.S.-China Trade Talks: “Great Progress,” Yet “Some Way to Go"
• FJ Pulse: More than 40% of Soybean Producers Plan to Apply Dicamba
• Washington Week Ahead: Long-Awaited Ag Census Set for Release
• Texas LRGV Cotton, Sorghum: Aphids Attracting Ladybugs
• Flood Damage Estimate Soars to $12 Billion
• Number Of Farm Bankruptcies Climbing
• USDA: Small Farms Represented 1/4 Of Total Production In 2017; Share Varied By Commodity

04.05.2019

• Trump Walks Back Threat to Shut Mexican Border
• 3 Big Things Today, April 5
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – April 5, 2019
• Morning Market Review for April 5, 2019
• Trump Says China Trade Talks Going Well, Will Only Accept ‘Great’ Deal
• Trump and Liu He (China) to meet today at White House: Draft agreements would give Beijing until 2025 to meet commitments on commodity purchases.
• Texas AG Pushes for WOTUS Injunction
• Grains Weaker as Early Week Gains Fade Ahead of April WASDE
• U.S. and China deal isn’t ready, Trump say
• The American Farm TV Series to Tell ‘Great, Untold’ Story of Farmers
• CoBank Report Predicts Slow Growth, Challenges in Ag Economy
• How Bad Could the April WASDE be for Corn?
• Trump EPA Weighs Reviving Massive Mississippi Flood Project
• USDA to Release Agriculture Census Data Next Week
• Bill Gates On Five Innovations Which Would Change Agriculture

04.04.2019

• 3 Big Things Today, April 4
• Ag Barometer Drops Lower For March
• Battle Over Funds for Puerto Rico Remains Roadblock to Disaster Aid
• As Congress Hears About Ag Labor Issues, USDA Offers Tools to Navigate H-2A Program
• Winter Wheats Higher, Soybeans Lower in Quiet Trade
• DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends Fertilizer Prices Mostly Lower Now
• Trump Takes to Twitter to Warn ‘If No Action, Border . . . Will close’
• Trump: Security More Important Than Trade
• Farmers Expect to Win Sino-U.S. Trade War
• Farmland Values Are Stable Despite Income and Trade Turmoil
• House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture Hearing on the Rural Economy
• Democrats Look to Farmers, Workers for Compromise on H-2A Reforms
• USDA sued for weakening school sodium, whole grain requirements
• Expert Discusses Tax Law Changes as Deadline Approaches
• USDA Launches New Farmers.gov Features to Help with H2A Applications, Managing Loans
• RaboResearch Report Details Risks Of U.S. Hemp Industry

04.03.2019

• Senate Fails to Pass Disaster Aid Bill
• Purdue/CME Group’s Ag Barometer Drifts Lower On Concerns About The Future
• Perdue Says Progress is Being Made in U.S. – China Trade Talks
• Disaster Bill Sidetracked in Senate in Fight Over Puerto Rico Aid
• Lenders Tell Lawmakers They’re Doing What They Can to Help Farmers Affected by Disasters
• Soybean Outlook – Can China Save the Soybean Market?
• Disaster Aid in Limbo
• 3 Big Things Today, April 3
• Disaster Aid Won’t Cover Crops Drowned by Midwest Floods
• Debt Level vs. Interest Rate
• House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture Hearing on the Rural Economy
• How Long Will Trump Keep U.S. Steel and Aluminum Tariffs in Place?
• Peanut Market Update

04.02.2019

• Morning Market Review
• 3 Big Things Today, April 2
• First Crop Progress Report of Season Shows Highest Winter Wheat Conditions in Three Years
• April 1: Crop Progress Report
• USDA: Farmers Will Plant 4% More Corn This Year
• China Books Fresh Deal for 828,000 Tonnes of U.S. Soybeans
• U.S. Soybean Exports to China Increased in February; Trade Negotiations Return to Washington, D.C.
• Farmers Are Assuming Plenty of Prevented Planting
• U.S. Crop Production Unlikely to Suffer Much From Floods
• Farm Groups Push for Year-Round E-15
• Closing the Border is Preposterous, But What If
• Ag Groups to Trump: Don’t Shut Down Trade With Mexico
• U.S. Wheat and Barley are Losing Japanese Market Share Fast
• Peanut Growers Challenged to Set, Stick to Yield Goal
• Interest Rates Headed Down as Fed Confronts Global Slowdown