Ag News

12.21.2018

• Ag Secretary Perdue Comments on Farm Bill Signing
• Farm Bill Done, But President Focused on Funding Battle
• New Farm Bill with Strong Crop Insurance Becomes Law
• China Poised to Buy More U.S. Soybeans Soon -Sources
• USDA Releases Rule for Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods
• USDA to Restore Original Intent of SNAP
• Farm Bill Signed, SNAP Proposal Released, and Trade Aid Payments Approved
• FSA To Start Processing MFP Payments as Shutdown Deadline Looms
• The Run Continues: December 2018 Cattle on Feed Up 2% Over Year Prior

BREAKING NEWS: 12.20.2018

President Trump Has Signed the Farm Bill Click here to watch the signing ceremony.

12.20.18

• • Grassley Sees Farm Bill Pros and Cons
  • China Buys Big U.S. Soybean Order, Market Slow to React
  • Trump Approval Sky High in Ag
  • Traders Grow Impatient Over Disappointing Export Sales
  • USDA to Restore Original Intent of SNAP: A Second Chance, Not A Way of Life
  • Texas Cotton: Briscoe County Pre-Plant Meeting, Silverton, Jan. 18
  • Peanuts that Do More with Less Water

12.19.2018

• Trump Hints He’ll Sign Farm Bill This Week
• Peterson Says it Took a Miracle to Get Farm Bill Done
• MFP Checks Expected Before Year’s End, Not Before Shutdown Deadline
• Corn Growers “Disappointed” with Second MFP Payment
• Three Big Things Today
• Farm Bill Raises FSA Loan Guarantee Limit
• China Renews U.S. Soy Purchases as Trade Tensions Ease
• Growers Asked if 2nd Round of Payments Will Make Them Whole

12.18.2018

• President Trump Expected to Sign Farm Bill this Thursday
• BREAKING: President Authorizes Second MFP Payment
• If Approved, Aid Payments Could Be Delayed By Shutdown
• Does New Aid Payment Mean Lower Export Sales?
• Three Big Things Today, December 18
• 15 Questions and Answers on the USDA Trade Retaliation Mitigation Payments
• Texas Wheat: New Computer Model Helps Predict Forage Success

12.17.2018

• Brown, Thune Secure Improvements to Ag Risk Coverage
• Perdue Expects More Farm Aid Payouts, Despite Chinese Soy Purchase
• Washington Week Ahead: Biotech, SNAP Rules Expected Amid Shutdown Threat
• America’s Farmers and Ranchers Applaud Farm Bill Passage by "Farm Policy Facts"
• Ag Secretary Launches $600 Million Broadband Connectivity Program
• 3 Big Things Today, December 17
• USDA Pushes for Second Round of Trade Aid Payments
• Farmers Cautious as China Buys Soybeans Again
• Household Income for Largest Farms Fell in 2017
• Economic Recession Expected by End of 2020