Ag News

12.27.2018

• FSA County Offices Remain Open Through Friday
• Ag Markets Pullback as Equity Markets Surge
• Falling Ethanol Prices, Rising Health Insurance Costs and Continuing Dicamba Drama
• 3 Big Things Today, December 27
• Collin Peterson Favorite to Chair the Agriculture Committee
• 7 Ag Tech Advancements From 2018
• Some USDA Services to Continue During Shutdown
• Perdue Details USDA Functions During Government Shutdown
• Ag Sec’y Perdue Lists USDA’s 2018 Accomplishments
• New WOTUS Rule is ‘Relief’ to Corn Producers
• 2019 Farmland Outlook: Values Stay Resilient
• DTN Cotton Close: Market Moves Higher With Dow
• U of Illinois Economist: Plan for $4 corn and $9 Soybeans are the Numbers to Calculate with this Marketing
• Ag Sec’y Perdue Announces ERS, NIFA Agency Site Selection Criteria
• 2018 in Pictures: Texas Tours to Celebration Cotton to Roadside Beauty
• Japanese Wagyu Ranch Partners with Lab-Grown Meat Company

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