Ag News

10.26.2018

• Perdue: Farmers Shouldn’t Expect Trade Aid in 2019
• Wheat Futures Rebound Overnight on Bargain Hunting
• Ag Secretary Perdue Hears Concerns Over E15 Timeline During South Dakota Visit
• Renewable Fuels Association President Wants EPA E15 Rule Release Prior to February
• Rules, Risks of Adjusting Crop Insurance Yields for Soybean Damage
• Judge Finds Roundup Caused Groundkeeper’s Cancer
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- October 2018
• Renewable Fuels Group Pushes Back Against E15 Opponents
• USDA Announces Agricultural Outlook Forum
• PLC Payments Being Distributed
• Kim Anderson Says Price of Wheat has Slipped, But Producers Should be Ready to Sell in February

10.25.2018

• Insurance Pitfalls of Damage Rules, Risks of Adjusting Crop Insurance Yields for Soybean Damage
• Washington Insider — Wednesday Companies Log Tariff Complaints
• Economics Prove Cover Crops Pay
• U.S. Seed Costs Drop, Remain Historically High
• Soybeans, Wheat Markets Dip the Most Wednesday
• Perdue on Board With Finding 5% Budget Cuts
• Trump Signs ‘Landmark’ Legislation to Battle Opioid Abuse
• Trump, China, To Talk Trade at G20
• Former OSU Economist Jayson Lusk Appointed by Sec. Perdue to USDA’s NAREEE Advisory Board
• Cattlemen’s Groups Voice Concerns with Lab-grown Meat to USDA, FDA

10.24.2018

• Paralyzed by Information Overload
• Finance First: Should We Merge Family Operations?
• Iowa Lawmaker Urges EPA to Speed Up Rule Expanding Ethanol Sales
• Monsanto to Appeal Glyphosate Verdicts That’s Been Upheld
• Perdue: Hopeful Remaining Canada/Mexico Trade Issues Resolved Soon
• U.S. Enjoying Positive Trade Buzz at Export Exchange
• The Soybean Market’s Ongoing Saga
• Texas Field Reports: Rains Delay Harvests, Planting Schedules
• President Trump to Speak at National FFA Convention
• USDA Issues Wheat Outlook Report
• A Tale of Two Economies
• National FFA Convention Begins Today

10.23.2018

• Matching Data to Crop Insurance: Farmers Edge and Global Ag Risk Solutions Partner, With an Aim to Change Crop Insurance
• USDA-NASS October Row Crop estimates mixed bag for Texas-Oklahoma
• Crop Progress Report 10.22.18 (PDF)
• U.S. Corn, Soybean Harvest Explodes by Double Digits, USDA Says
• Farmers Business Network Is Disrupting How Seed Is Labeled and Sold
• Kansas City Fed Update: Ag Lending, Farmland Values, and Farm Income
• Huge Crops Will Likely Keep Prices in Tight Range
• Texas: Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show, Nov. 27
• Ag Trade: Trade War May Be More Than “Short-Term Hiccup”
• EPA Will Issue Higher Ethanol Blends in February
• U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 5 Percent
• USDA to Survey County Row Crops Acreage
• NOAA Forecasts Mild Winter For Much Of The U.S.
• Trump Administration Clears Way For Added Water Supply For Agriculture
• New Crop Canola Acreage in OK Comparable to Last Year – Specialist Josh Lofton Offers This Advice

10.22.2018

• Ag Sec’y Perdue: "USMCA A Trade Deal For The 21st Century"
• Rural Mainstreet Index Expands, Bankers Expect Farmland Prices To Continue Decline
• Pushing Back at Critics, Cotton Growers Say Federal Support Has Fallen
• Trade War May Be More Than “a Short-Term Hiccup” for Agriculture
• Chinese Broaden Propaganda Drive in Heartland: China Daily Takes out 4-Parge Advertising Section in the Des Moines Register
• HRW Wheat Winding Down
• Texas Court Asked to Vacate 2015 WOTUS
• Spike in Big U.S. Farm Loans May Add Risk to Ag Banks -KC Fed
• Is Now the Time to Make Sales or Hold?
• Bullish Cattle on Feed Report Lightens Supply for 2019
• USDA Reports Lower Cattle Placements
• EPA Will Issue Higher Ethanol Blends in February
• U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 5 Percent
• KC Fed: Farm Loan Volume Up 30%

10.19.2018

• Stocks Sink on Weak Industrial Earnings
• Trade Off: China Soybean Imports Set for Biggest Drop in 12 Years Amid Tariff Conflict
• USDA To Maintain Offensive Stance With Trade Agreements
• Trade Talks: U.S. Pushing for Agreements with Japan, EU, UK
• Kudlow Suggest Trade Talks With China Aren’t Progressing
• Weekly Export Sales: Corn, Soybeans Disappoint
• Cotton Not Just for T-shirts Anymore
• EPA Chief Says Agency Can Expand Ethanol Sales Without Congress
• ARC-CO Payments Underway: Expect Few for ’18
• After Updated KORUS and USMCA, U.S. Trade Agenda Continues
• Farmers Say Rural Communities Need More Help From USDA
• Texas Field Reports: Tough Year for Grain Growers
• Cotton: Texas A&M’s Edible Cottonseed Passes Major Regulatory Hurdle
• Wheat Market: U.S. Exports Unchanged, Decreasing Global Production
• Drought Almost Gone Across Oklahoma
• Kim Anderson Says US Will See Wheat Prices Rise When Russia Runs Out of Wheat, on SUNUP!