Ag News

02.20.2019

• 3 Big Things Today, February 20
• House Ag Committee Chair Colin Peterson Speaks about Farm Bill: Audio
• RMA Administrator: No Hemp Coverage Currently, New Enterprise Coverage Coming
• Washington Insider — Wednesday: Soybeans, Trade, FDA and More
• Outlook: Ag job growth and HR trends
• Will China keep promises to stop bad behavior?
• Weather Or Trade Headlines: What’s the Biggest Driver For Grain Price?
• AgriPulse: What will tomorrow’s ag workers and farmers look like?
• Texas Land Trends Report – The Value of Conservation Easements
• Farmland Values Lower; Interest Rates Rising – Federal Reserve
• Farm Income Down 20-Straight Quarters
• Another Tariff Battle is Possible
• USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
• Chinese Soybean Imports Fell 13 in January
• Senate Reauthorizes Pesticide Registration Improvement Act
• Agricultural Economic Insights: Is The World More Reliant On Ag Trade?

02.19.2019

• Crop Insurance Sets Record, Saves Money, Protects America’s Heartland in 2018
• Trump: China Trade Talks Were Productive
• What to Do When You’re Not Passionate About Farming Anymore
• 3 Big Things Today, February 19
• U.S. Disputes India’s Market Price Support
• Federal Reserve Ag Credit Surveys- 2018 Fourth Quarter Farm Economy Conditions
• Signal to Noise: The Metal Tariffs That Won’t Go Away
• State Of Illinois Passes Bill Doubling Minimum Wage, Devastating To Ag
• Weekly Outlook: Corn Acreage in 2019
• Texas Cotton Quality Reports for Lubbock, Lamesa, Abilene

02.18.2019

• 3 Big Things Today, February 18
• USDA to Survey Farmers’ 2019 Planting Intentions
• Roberts, Stabenow Announce Farm Bill Implementation Hearing
• U.S., China Trade Talks in Washington this Week
• Perdue Happy With Funding But Not With Lack of Disaster Aid
• Scientists Illuminate the Causes of Volatility and Off-Target Dicamba Injury at WSSA
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Net Farm Income to Rebound in 2019 as Farmers Pare Expenses
• Wheat Growers Leave Their Mark on Capitol Hill
• Secretary of Agriculture Blayne Arthur (Oklahoma) will embark on a series of tours & public events
• Texas Cotton Quality Reports for Lubbock, Lamesa, Abilene
• FFA Members Celebrate Ag, Leadership During FFA Week
• Green New Deal Would Destroy Ranchers, Dictate Diet

02.15.2019

• Trump will sign bill to avoid shutdown, then declare national emergency to free billions for border wall, official says
• USDA’s Censky Raises Possibility EPA Could Use Discretion on E15 Enforcement
• World Stocks Recover,Trade Talks Go On
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Feb. 15, 2019
• Tech ideas farmers might like: Beyond drones and robots, that big Vegas CES 2019 had some other interesting exhibits to check out
• What’s Your Used Farm Equipment Worth?
• Perdue on Broadband Initiative Milestones Report
• Farm Income, and Global Commodity Trade- USDA Projections to 2028
• Republican-Controlled Senate to Vote on Democrats’ Green New Deal
• St. Louis Fed Shows 20 Consecutive Quarters of Farm Income Declines
• Trump Considers 60-Day Extension for China Tariff Deadline
• Senate Passes Bipartisan PRIA Reauthorization
• Mike Tate to Lead the National Cotton Council in 2019
• U.S.-China Trade Gap Narrows

02.14.2019

• President Trump May Delay Tariffs On Chinese Imports While Negotiations Continue
• USDA Reminds Producers of Feb. 14 MFP Deadline
• 3 Big Things Today, February 14
• Grains Quiet as Markets Await Trade Talk Outcome
• Molchanov: China, Other Countries Will Need US Ethanol
• Biofuel debate threatens Wheeler’s EPA nomination
• Wheat Outlook – Wheat market on verge of giving up
• Feed Will Carry African Swine Fever
• Trump might extend China deadline if a trade deal is close
• Coors Light is Having a #ToastToFarmers to Thank Crop Growers
• US China Trade Talks Start with Positive News
• New App Helps Farmers Track Profitability In Real-Time
• Will Cattle Be Profitable Throughout 2019?
• FFA Members to Celebrate National FFA Week
• Roberts, Stabenow, Udall Introduce PRIA
• Ag Officials from Canada, Mexico, to Attend USDA Outlook Forum
• Ag Sec’y Perdue’s Statement On The American Broadband Initiative Milestones Report

02.13.2019

• Texas Field Reports: Wet Conditions, Low Supplies Could Mean Good Year for Corn Growers
• Texas: Grain Demand to Remain Strong in 2019
• UPDATE: President Thinks Government Shutdown Will Be Unlikely
• USDA to host Farm Bill listening session
• USDA: 2018 Farm Act Maintains Conservation Spending
• Farm Bill- Conservation Title, Update from USDA’s Economic Research Service
• How Are U.S. Ag Exports Looking Right Now?
• A Problem Estimating World Grain Stocks
• Ethanol Industry Looks Back on Difficult 2018, Counts Victories
• Global Shares Mostly Higher
• Beginning Farmers Identify Three Barriers
• 6 Questions and Answers About Precision Planting’s SmartFirmer
• Soybeans Surge Tuesday on U.S.-China Trade Optimism
• Mnuchin says trade talks in China are "so far, so good"
• Producers urged to sign up before Thursday MFP deadline
• Cattlemen React to Senate Passage of Public Lands Package
• Flooding Kills Estimated 300,000-plus Cattle in Australia
• Cover Crop Seed: The Ins and Outs of Growing and Selling It
• Senate Introduces Legislation to Lift Cuba Trade Embargo
• Farm Bankruptcies Continue to Soar