Ag News

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?

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