Ag News

12.03.2019

• 3 Big Things Today, December 3, 2019
• USDA Improves Crop Insurance for Coarse Grains Producers
• Crop Progress Report Dec. 2, 2019 (PDF)
• Farm Income is Highest in Six Years, Due to Trump’s Trade-War Bailout
• USDA: Nearly one-third of 2019 farm earnings due to subsidies, insurance
• Agriculture, U.S. Constitution, Lose in California Court
• 2019 Farm Sector Income Forecast, November
• Trump’s South American tariff threat looms over new Brazil ties
• U Of Illinois Economist: Corn Demand Showing Some Recovery
• USDA Releases " Farm Household Income and Characteristics" Report
• 2020 Ranchers Leasing Workshop dates released
• Steel/Aluminum Tariff Decision Impacts Farmers

12.02.2019

• 3 Big Things Today, December 2, 2019
• How Bankers Evaluate Operating Loans and Unpaid Debt
• Move Over 1980’s, This Ag Economy Is More Like the 1990’s
• Can You Afford Not to Upgrade Information Technology
• Domestic Wholesle Fertilizer Prices Remain Lower on Slow Demand
• Global Stocks Higher Monday
• Washington Insider –Monday | Hong Kong and Trade Fight With China
• Is a Recession Looming?
• China Wants U.S. Tariffs Rolled Back in Phase One Trade Deal
• GRAINS-Wheat near 5-month high on supply woes; soybeans rebound 12/1/2019
• Two States Top $1 Billion in Trump Tariff Payments This Year
• FDA Won’t Endorse CBD as ‘Generally Recognized as Safe’
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- November 2019
• USDA: Nearly one-third of 2019 farm earnings due to subsidies, insurance
• USDA pursues ‘sustainable intensification’ as climate fix
• USDA: Farm Sector Profits Forecast to Increase in 2019
• Veteran GOP members vying for House Ag leadership Pacific

11.27.2019

• Our Thanksgiving Bounty: Brought to you by America’s Farmers
• EPA Comment Period Winds Down President Told RFS Proposal Doesn’t Match Sept. 12 Agreement
• USDA export prospects for 2020 up from August
• Weekly Outlook: Acreage in 2020
• New Bill Will Help Preserve Family Farms
• Farmers, Researchers Discuss Ways Farms Can Adapt to a Changing Climate
• Stronger-Than-Expected Sales to China Buoy U.S. Ag Exports
• Why Do Ag Prices Keep Going Down, Analyst Asks
• The Corn Belt’s Propane Situation Is Heating Up
• White House Asks Grassley for Input on Biofuels Policy
• Brazil 2019 Corn Exports Set to Soar 80%
• Rental Agreement Best Practices
• Origin of Livestock Proposed Rule Comment Period Open
• An Interesting Read/Opinion Article: The Strange Economics of Crop Insurance

11.26.2019

• Trump Tweets That USMCA is "Dead in the Water"
• USDA Agricultural Trade Outlook- FY20 Export Forecast Increased
• Ag Economy Finds New Plateau Move Over 1980s, This Ag Economy Is More Like the 1990s
• Taxlink Tax | Primer 2020
• November 25, 2019 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• Electronic Logging Device Challenged as Final Compliance Date Nears
• Counting Trade Sustainability Ag Exporters Need to Be Early Actors | Counting Environmental Footprints for World Trade
• Weekly Grain Movement: China anchors strong soybean turnout
• Unfinished Corn Harvest, the Fourth Slowest in History
• NFU: Biofuel rule betrays promise to rural America
• USDA clarifies livestock export sales reporting

11.25.2019

• 3 Big Things, November 25, 2019
• USDA To Hold Farm Income & Financial Forecasts Webinar This Wednesday
• USDA Issues Report On Number Of Farm Workers, Wages Issued
• NCBA Supports New Legislation Aimed At Preserving Family Farms
• Pelosi May Not Bring USMCA to a Vote During 2019
• Japan agreement sets poor precedent
• U.S., China trade negotiators try to bridge differences
• Chinese Importers Scoop Up Brazilian Soybeans Amid U.S. Trade Uncertainty
• Jerry Gulke: Market Uncertainty and Deterioration Continues
• Bill seeks FDA access to animal operations during outbreaks
• Vilsack endorses Biden for president
• Analysis Of Where Trade Aid To Farmers Is Released
• Rural Mainstreet Index Climbs Again

11.22.2019

• 3 Big Things Today, November 22, 2019
• 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Nov. 22, 2019
• Deputy Ag Secretary: It Would Be Unfortunate if Speaker Pelosi Delayed Trade Pact Vote
• Outcome of SCOTUS Case Could Lead to Federal Jurisdiction of Groundwater
• Digital Technology Changing How Ag Produces Products, Conducts Business
• Half of the Trump administration’s latest trade-war bailout went to just a tenth of recipients
• Reimagining Rural America: How Can Small Towns Survive?
• Farms could face mandatory E-Verify, but current users say it’s flawed
• USDA Survey Reports When Consumers Go To The Grocery Store