Ag News

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

04.10.2019

• 3 Big Things Today, April 10
• USDA Announces NAP Buy-Up Coverage, New Fees
• WASDE Bearish as Expected on Corn and Wheat, Neutral on Soybeans
• WASDE Report April 9 PDF
• Global Shares Mixed on Wednesday
• Farm Profile: Using Data to Find New Revenue Streams
• New Program to Innovate How Farmers, Retailers Interact
• USDA Blasts Washington Post
• Disaster Aid Issues
• Perdue
  Signals Flexibility on SNAP, Defends Agency Moves
• Texas Field Reports: Wheat Looks Good for Grazing, Grain, Forage
• Ag Sec’y Conce
  

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