Ag News

02.28.19

• At House Ag Committee, Secretary Perdue Addresses the State of the Rural Economy
• House Ag Chair Conaway’s Opening Statement On "State Of The Rural Economy" Hearing
• Perdue Sets Farm Bill Dates, Says Broad Immigration Proposal in Works
• Brown, Thune Want Commodity, Conservation Programs Prioritized
• U.S. Farm Debt Soars to Levels Seen During 1980s Farm Crisis -Perdue
• Lighthizer Sees Bigger China Ag Trade US Trade: Representative Stresses Need to Keep Tariffs on Table to Hold China to Trade
• Perdue: EPA May Miss E15 Deadline: Despite October Promise From President, E15 Approval May Be Delayed
• Asia Shares Down After Trump-Kim Talks
• Traders Wait for Export Sales Confirmations
• Texas Livestock: Can Drones Aid Sick Cattle?
• NCGA Lays Out the Bottom-Line Benefits of Sustainability
• March is National Peanut Month

02.27.2019

• Texas survey indicates strong public support for eminent domain reform
• Trump Will Try Again to Cut USDA, Says Perdue
• U.S. Asked China for Lower Ethanol Tariffs, Says Perdue
• TRADE UPDATE: President Trump Predicts “Signing Summit” With China
• Grains Slide Lower, Favorable Weather Down South
• Is new North American trade deal good for U.S. agriculture?
• Does Trump’s WTO policy put farmers in crosshairs?
• FDA to Modernize Oversight of Imported Food
• USDA Has Allocated $8 Billion to Offset Tariff Losses
• Discussing Peanut Numbers
• New USDA Cattle on Feed Report
• Ag Sec’y Perdue Calls For Removal Of Steel Tariffs To Pass USMCA

02.26.2019

• Farm Bill Listening Session | USDA | Washington, DC | 8:00 a.m. Central: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l80xpmMmyA
• Soybeans Close Slightly Higher, Wheat Down 19¢ Monday
• What Is Going On With Wheat Prices?
• Censky: Trump Expects China to Buy Broad Range of Ag Products
• Ag Outlook Highlights Challenges to Rural Broadband, Ag Transportation
• World Shares Fall on Tuesday
• New North American Trade Deal Good for U.S. Agriculture
• U.S. ‘Will Not Be Bought Off’ by China Soy Deal in Trade Talks -Perdue
• Median Income Doesn’t Reflect Farm Economy Economist Says
• Anti-Tariff Campaign Encouraged By Trump’s China Tariff Decision
• ASA: China purchases continue, but so do tariffs
• Soy Growers Disappointed in Tariff Progress
• Is the world more reliant on ag trade?
• Trump Extends China Tariff Deadline

02.25.2019

• Groups Warn of Another Effort to Cut Crop Insurance
• Washington Week Ahead: Perdue Heads to Hill Amid Farm Bill, Trade Questions
• Morning Market Review for Feb. 25, 2019
• USDA Sees a Larger Corn Crop and Smaller Soybean, Wheat Crops for Next Year
• What if Trade Talks Succeed?
• Another Record Year for Meat Production Forecast for 2019
• Jan. 1 Cattle on Feed Up 2%
• Tariffs Hurt The Heartland Releases Statement On Tariff Deadline Extension
• China Commits to Buy 10 Million Tonnes U.S. Soy in White House Meeting -Perdue
• Almost Two-Thirds of Banks Raise Farm Loan Collateral Rules
• 2019 Acreage a Moving Target
• USDA Has Paid $7.7 Billion to Farmers Impacted by Tariffs
• Deere Releases Video of Futuristic Farm Equipment, Technology
• Anticipating USDA’s 2019 Net Farm Income Forecast

02.22.2019

• 2018 Farm Bill Reference Price Escalator for 2019 Market Year
• Metal Tariffs Still Dog USMCA: Ratifying New Trade Deal Depends on US Lifting Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
• China Reported to Begin Reforming its Ag Sector
• USDA Issue Its Crop, Livestock Forecasts
• USDA Predicts Low Prices, Trade War Will Weigh on Ag Economy in 2019
• Farmdoc Analysis: Number of Base Acres to PLC Likely to Increase
• When Will Farm Income Improve
• Texas Land Trends Report shows Value of Conservation Easements
• Ag Lenders Say Farmers Depend on Off-Farm Income
• Strong Carry-Forward of Peanuts
• Top Priorities for Peanut Industry

02.21.2019

• USDA to Host 2018 Farm Bill Implementation Listening Session
• Farm Groups Defend Crop Insurance Budget
• Groups warn of another effort to cut crop insurance
• Congress Urged to Keep Crop Insurance: Ag, Other Interest Groups Unite Behind Need to Maintain Safety Net
• Farm Families Face Another Brutal Year
• China Reported to Begin Reforming its Ag Sector
• Ag Outlook Comes Into Focus: As USDA Details Forecasts, Federal Reserve Reports Highlight Shaky Farm Economy
• Tariffs Slow Export Projections: Farm Bureau: Lenders Say Farmers Dependent on Off-Farm Income
• DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends Most Retail Fertilizer Prices Continue to Move Higher
• U.S.-China Trade War Rattles Agribusinesses, Especially Bunge
• How to Fix a Troubled Farm Loan
• Farmers Business Network Report Finds Slight Advantage to Traited Seed in Rotated Crops
• Wheat Continues Decline on Concerns About Global Demand
• DTN Cotton Close: Lower in Dismal Trade
• Lawmakers Pushing Biodiesel Tax Credit
• Ag Groups Stress Importance of USMCA
• Ag PAC dollars on the rise in 2018 election cycle
• Could Stored Soybeans Spoil Before Trade Conflict Ends?