Ag News

03.08.2019

• Farmers Helped Protect Crop Insurance During 2018 Farm Bill Debate
• Fordyce says Farm Bill is FSA priority #1
• China Makes Biggest U.S. Sorghum Purchase Since Trade War Began
• China Is Said to Return to U.S. Soy With 2 Million-Ton Buy
• Farm Income Below $70 Billion — A New Average for U.S. Agriculture?
• Farm Sector Profits Forecast to Increase in 2019
• Will Friday’s WASDE be Frozen in Time?
• EPA Changed Course on Small-Refinery Waivers Without Public Input
• Old-Crop/New-Crop Canola Spread Signals Growing Weakness
• Is China Holding Out for Trade Deal
• Farm groups pushing back against nuisance lawsuits
• USDA, FDA to Oversee Production of Cell-Cultured Food or "Fake Meat"
• Cotton Spin: Cotton prices hang in the balance
• Factors Impacting Feeding Cost of Gain and Cattle Finishing Net Returns

03.07.2019

• Texas: Proposed Bill Would Allow Farmers to Grow Hemp
• Climate Plan Proposed by Democrats Has Quickly Become Toxic in Rural America
• 2019 Farm Sector Income Forecast, March
• Net Farm Income Will Rise for Crops and Livestock, But Won’t Make Up for 2018 Decline
• State Regulators Brace for Another Year of Dicamba Injury
• EIA: Ethanol Inventories at 1-Year High
• EPA’s E15 Rulemaking Moves Forward
• Crop Prices Tumble on Low Volume
• Crop Insurance Vital to America’s Family Farms | Updated Statistics
• New Market Planned to Pay Farmers for Soil Carbon, Water Quality
• Soybeans Close 12¢ Lower Wednesday
• Texas Ag Forum March 18 in Austin
• China Will Buy More Than Just Soybeans
• Do You Know Your Deferred Tax Number?
• USDA: Farm earnings to rise 10 percent in 2019

03.06.2019

• Stabenow: Farm Bill Implementation Is Critical
• US–China Deal Promises Big Wins for AG, But Needs Enforcement
• U.S., China Trade: Progress Reported as Secretary Pompeo Visits Iowa
• Negotiators Close to a Deal, But U.S. China Trade War Not Over
• 3 Big Things Today, March 6
• The 2019 U.S. Corn Crop Has Emerged in Texas
• U.S. Farmers Lose Confidence In Ag Economy, Ag Barometer Shows
• How This Oklahoma Farmer Grew 112-Bushel Wheat
• EPA’s E15 Rulemaking Moves Forward
• The Climate Corp, NAU Country Insurance Co. Announce Partnership
• Cotton Spin: Cotton prices hang in the balance
• China Thwarts Attempt To Smuggle Wagyu Semen From Japan

03.05.2019

• Secretary of State Listens to Iowa Farmers’ Concerns and Expresses Confidence in China Talks
• Perdue Explains Why Corn Growers Only Received 1-cent Per Bushel in Trade Aid
• US Trade Policy Flux Hurting Farmers: Purdue Economists Say Agriculture Still Benefits if US Re-enters TPP
• Tax Credits to Consider: Solar, Fuel, WOTC
• Sign-Up for ARC and PLC May Begin September 1
• General Mills Aims to Drive Regenerative Agriculture on 1 Million Acres by 2030
• EPA Sends Proposed Rule for Higher Ethanol-Blend Gasoline to White House
• It Is All About China, When It Comes to Commodity Prices This Year
• U.S. and China Could Reach Trade Deal Soon
• Farmers Union President Expects Farm Bill & Supply Management Discussions at Convention
• Perdue’s #1 Wish
• Bud Light Pays for Super Bowl in Lost Sales, Miller Lite Gains Ground
• Ocasio-Cortez Seeks Ag Data on Green New Deal
• Mississippi Lawmakers Have Fears About ‘Fake Meat’
• Weekly Outlook: Corn at the Halfway Point
• Increase in Peanut Consumption
• Rising Interest Rates and Volatile Trade Discussed by Purdue Ag Economists in Orlando

03.04.2019

• Washington Week Ahead: Negotiators Struggle Over Details of China Deal
• Crop Insurance Decisions for 2019
• Farm Program Enrollment Dates Announced
• Trump Asks China to Lift Tariffs on U.S. Farm Products
• It is All About China When It Comes to Commodity Prices This Year
• Ag Secretary Says Trump-Xi Meeting Could be Success or Detriment to Farmers
• This Pest Costs Soybean Farmers $1 Billion Annually
• Farmers Union President expects farm bill & supply management discussions at convention
• FSA Administrator comments on implementing new farm bill
• Peterson Questions Secretary Perdue About AFS
• Analysts Say Oil, Corn and Gold Are Markets To Watch
• Perdue: EPA Will Approve Year-Round E15 by June 1 Deadline
• Farmers Leave Classic with Many Issues Still Unresolved

03.01.2019

• Congressman Peterson Applauds IRS Decision on Filing Deadline Waiver for Farmers
• Peterson Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue
• Sen. Pat Roberts Applauds Andrew Wheeler Confirmation To EPA Administrator
• Perdue Reiterates Need to Restore Original Intent of SNAP: A Second Chance, Not A Way of Life
• Senate Ag Committee Hearing with Secretary Perdue
• U.S. Farm Debt Soars to Levels Seen During 1980s Farm Crisis -Perdue
• Brown, Thune Want Commodity, Conservation Programs Prioritized
• Farm Markets Ignore Strong Export Sales Thursday
• Lighthizer Says Much Remains to be Done to Get Trade Deal With China
• Win for US Wheat, Rice Farmers Over China Could Get Bogged Down in Trump’s WTO Dispute
• Perdue: EPA May Miss E15 Deadline
• Lines Drawn on Proposed WOTUS Rule
• Economists Don’t See Farm Crisis Bankruptcies, Loan Delinquency Rates Don’t Reflect Ag Economy in Distress
• Weekly Export Sales: China purchases continue to roll in
• USDA Will Proceed Slowly on Industrial Hemp
• Texas Livestock: Can Drones Aid Sick Cattle?
• USDA Announces Investments to Improve Rural Electric Infrastructure and Finance Smart Grid Technologies
• Trump Budget Proposal to Include USDA Cuts
• Senate Passes Pesticide Registration Act, Moves On For President’s Signing