Ag News

01.17.2019

• USDA Will Reopen Some, Not All, FSA Offices to Manage Some, Not All, Duties
• USDA May Call Back Some Employees
• Trump Walks Ag’s High Wire
• Pres. Trump Rejuvenated by Farmer Bureau Audience Enthusiasm – DTN
• EPA’s Acting Administrator Tells Senate E-15 Rule Still on Track Minus Long Shutdown
• Fertilizer Prices Continue to Rise as Nitrogen Price Spikes Taper Off
• Hard Conversations Lead to Better Farm Efficiency
• Precision Planting Unveils FurrowForce and SmartDepth
• Lighthizer Saw No Progress on Key Issues in China Talks, Grassley Says
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- January 2019
• Markets Weighed Down by Lack Of Export Data
• What’s Impacting Farmers Now and Later? 3 Items – Commentary
• More Women Returning to the Farm in Management Roles
• Scientists Developing Methods to Help Plants Adjust to Varying Temperatures

01.16.2019

• Trump Asks Support on Shutdown, Hints at Farmworker Reform
• Lighthizer Saw No Progress on U.S.-China Key Trade Issues – Senator Grassley
• China’s Ageing Corn Stocks to Be Fully Digested in 2019 – Agriculture Ministry
• On the AutoFarm: China Turns to Driverless Tractors, Combines to Overhaul Agriculture
• Click to Buy Farm Inputs Online
• Tariffs Hurt the Heartland Responds to Trump’s Speech
• Government Shutdown Could Delay Price Movement in Cattle Markets
• Plenty of Agriculture Trade Opportunities for U.S. and Europe
• Farmers Under Fire: Trial Lawyers’ Attack on Agriculture
• Farm Bureau Announces Its 2019 Policy Priorities
• Government Shutdown Felt at Beltwide Cotton Conference

01.15.2019

• Trump Sees Receptive Farmer Audience – President Continues Making Case for Border Wall at Farm Bureau Convention
• Trump Defends Tough Trade Policies to Farmers, Vows Fair Deal With China
• Trump Trade War: ‘We’re Going to Hang With Him,’ Says Farm Bureau Chief
• Farm Bureau Gives Agricultural Trade Outlook for 2019
• Soybeans Close Lower on Bearish China Import Data
• Markets Grasping for Info During Shutdown
• Government Shutdown Timing Bad for Ag
• Government Shutdown Highlights Need For Barchart Grain Prices And Assessments
• Rising Interest Rates and Strong Dollar Will Make 2019 Another Tough Year for Farmers
• Duvall Reviews Achievements, Plots Course
• Are Cattle Set for New Highs
• Webinar: Cotton Market Outlook and Policy Update, Jan. 17
• Farmland Markets: Headwinds, Tailwinds, and Long Term Prospects
• No USDA Reports – It’s Not the End of the World – DTN
• Plenty of Agriculture Trade Opportunities for U.S. and Europe
• Ag Economy Barometer Declines in December

01.14.2019

• Secretary Perdue has announced that thw deadline for the Market Facilitation will be extended for a period of time equal to the number of business days @usdafsa offices were closed, once the lapse in federal funding has ended.
• World Shares Sink Monday
• Shutdown Impacting USDA Data and Programs- Market Signals Missing
• Reports: Top U.S. and Chinese Officials to Meet
• What is a ‘Tributary’ Under New Proposed WOTUS Definition
• Groundbreaking Research Answers What U.S. Consumers Eat and Why
• Successful Farming: Secretary of Ag Sonny Perdue Takes a Turn at the Editor’s Desk
• Conflicting Visions of Adapting to a Changing Climate
• Drought Monitor Weekly: Generally Wet for Southeast, Southwest
• USDA: Tariff Compensation Deadline Extended; Jan.11 Crop Reports Delayed – DTN
• Despite Shutdown, Legislator Said Farmers Support Border Wall

01.11.2019

• Farmer Says He’ll Give Trump an Easement to Build the Wall
• Arizona Ranchers Share Experience with Border Security
• EPA Scraps Plans to Change Pesticide Rules
• New Research Reveals How Americans are Eating
• Trump Says U.S. Is Having Tremendous Success With China on Trade
• Grassley: Ditch NAFTA if Democrats Hold Up USMCA
• Immigration Issues: Sorting Out Who’s Supported Walls In The Past – DTN
• USDA Delays Deadline for Aid to Offset Tariffs
• Food Inspections Halted by Goverment Shutdown
• New Congress Shakes Up Key Senate Panels
• Wheat Market: U.S. Export Pace Likely to Pick Up

01.10.2019

• Technically Speaking: 2018 Crop Insurance in Review
• Harvest, Trade Woes Weigh on Attitudes
• World Stocks Slip on Thursday Trade
• Brazil Soy Crop Forecast Cut to 116.9 Million Tonnes Amid Dry Spell
• Trump Nominates Acting EPA Head, an Ex-Coal Lobbyist, to Run Agency
• In Beijing Talks, U.S. Seeks Details on Chinese Goods Purchases, Trade Promises
• Trump to Address Farm Bureau Convention for Second Time
• Farmers See Lack of Data, Loan Access as Another Layer of Uncertainty
• Commentary: Farm Bill Offers Glimmer of Hope for New Year