Ag News

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

12.14.2018

• RMA Announces New Crop Insurance Coverage Option
• The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018: Initial Review
• 2nd MFP Payment Now in Question
  
• Ag Sec’y Perdue Predicts More Farm Aid Payouts Despite China Soy Purchases
• Beans Lower Despite China Buy
• Legislation Ensures Some Certainty and Stability for Commodity Producers
• Three Big Things Today, December 14
• The Future of Drough-Tolerant Wheat is Near
• 2019 Crops Market Outlook Roundup
• Top Producer Summit: Why Leaders Fail and 7 Prescriptions for Success
• 9 Reasons To Attend The Executive Women in Agriculture Conference
• USDA Raises Standard for Rural Broadband Projects
• Date Change Announced for National Ag Day

12.13.18

• Farm Bill Heads to President’s Desk
• House Passes Farm Bill, 369-47
• Ranking Member Peterson’s Floor Statement on Consideration of the Farm Bill Conference Report
• China Reportedly Buys 18.4 MB of US Soy; Timing, Amount of Further Purchases Unclear
• Stabenow Pleased With Strong Senate Farm Bill Vote
• Reactions to the Farm Bill Conference Report
• Gas Prices Drop Below Last Year’s Levels, Diesel Still a Quarter Higher
• DTN Cotton Close: Fractionally Lower, Awaits Exports and Trade Talks
• EPA Proposes New WOTUS Definition

12.12.2018

• Crop Insurers Comment on Farm Bill Conference Report
• Likely Only 3 Increases in Reference Price
• Senate Passes Farm Bill: Bill Now Awaits House Vote Before Heading to President Trump’s Desk
• White House Delays New Farm Aid Payments on China Trade Deal Hopes -Sources
• White House Slow-Walking Second Round of Farmer Trade Aid
• As Holiday Trade Looms Traders Look to China Purchases

12.11.2018

• Ag Sec’y Perdue Issues Statement On Farm Bill’s Release
• Farm Bill Filed, Expect House Vote This Thursday
• House And Senate Ag Committee Leaders Comment On Release Of Farm Bill
• December WASDE Typically Quiet
• Farm Bill Makes Some Commodity, Conservation Changes as Congress Pushes for Final Passage
• USMEF CEO: There’s An Urgency With US-Japan Trade Negotiations
• New ‘Easy-To-Understand’ WOTUS Rule To Be Released
• Biodiesel Board Asks Congress For Extension of Tax Incentive
• Lawmakers Question U.S. Position on Antibiotic Use in Livestock