Ag News

10.18.2018

• 3 Big Things Today, October 18
• Trump Administration Seeks Trade Agreements With Japan, Europe and UK
• Financial Outlook – Wall Street Faces More Angst
• USDA’s Soybean Yield Estimate a Miss?
• Ethanol Production Dips, Supplies Rise
• McConnell Says New NAFTA Won’t Happen This Year
• New WOTUS Rule Projected for September 2019
• EPA Expects New E15 Rule to be Drafted by May
• Taiwan to Increase Soybean Imports From U.S. by 30%
• FDA Studying Approval of Edible Cottonseed
• Roberts Comments on Pending Trade Negotiations
• Update On Dicamba Approval Decision

10.17.2018

• 3 Big Things Today, October 17
• Group Warns Food Supply Won’t Meet Future Demand Without Productivity Gains
• U.S. Wheat Exports to Rise in Second Half of Season -USDA Official
• Lighthizer Tells Congress He’s Seeking Separate Trade Deals With EU, Japan, And the UK
• Two Ships With U.S. Soybeans Head to China With Trade War Lingering
• Trump Announces Plan for Trade Deals With Japan, EU and UK
• Texas Field Reports: Tough Year for Grain Growers
• USDA Begins Issuing Farm, Conservation Payments
• CoBank Economic Outlook: Rising Output Compressing Ag Margins
• Ships Filled With U.S. Soybeans Heading For China
• Farmers National Co.: 2019 To Be A Pivotal Year In Ag
• Trudeau Says USMCA Keeps China Trade Door Open
• Where Artificial Intelligence Could Take Agriculture
• Monica Miller Introduces the Oklahoma Rural Association – A Collective Voice for Rural Oklahomans

10.16.2018

• Secretary Sonny Perdue Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments in Excess of $4.8 Billion
• Conaway Determined to Complete Farm Bill This Year, But Acknowledges Several Issues Remain
• Crop Progress, 10.15.2018 [pdf]
• 3 Big Things Today, October 16
• Expiration of the 2014 Farm Bill, CRS Report
• Texas: CRP Risk Management Decision Aid Available
• Damages To Ag Industry From Hurricane Michael Estimated At $1.3 Billion
• Nat’l Assn Of Wheat Growers Welcomes ARC And PLC Farm Payment Relief

10.15.2018

• USDA Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments
• USDA Begins Issuing $4.8 Billion In Farm Safety Net, Conservation Payments
• A Benign WASDE Surrounded By Turmoil
• Washington Insider — Monday Emerging Markets Rattled
• How Will African Swine Fever Affect World Supplies and Prices?
• U.S. and China Plan Talks in November, While Soybean Trade Flows Adjust
• Data Drives Customized Crop Insurance Plans
• Pres. Trump Dims Hopes Of Resolving China Trade War
• CoBank Economic Outlook: Rising Output Compressing Agricultural Margins
• On Nat’l Farmers Day Wrangler Announces Cover Crop Educational Program
• More On Judge’s Re-Considering Roundup Lawsuit Case
• Value of US Production of Farm Commodities amid Tariff Conflict

10.12.2018

• USDA Trims Size of Corn and Soybean Production
• Secretary Perdue Comments on USMCA
• Cropland Values to be Tested by Rising Interest Rates
• Dept Of Homeland Security Issues Report "Hacker Threats To Precision Agriculture"
• New Data Shows A 45% Spike In Tariffs Being Paid By American Businesses And Consumers
• Bayer Stocks Surge After Judge Favors Slashing Damages in Roundup Case
• Hurricane Michael Devastates Southern Crops
• North Carolina Ag Losses From Florence Soar to $2.4 Billion
• Chinese Espionage Includes Agriculture
• Texas: Fall Cover Cropping – Is It for You? What You Should Know.
• Mark Hodges Reviews Oklahoma’s Wheat Crop Past and Present and What’s in Store for the Future

10.11.2018

• All Eyes on October Crop Estimates
• President Trump Opens Door to Increased Ethanol Use
• Feeder Steers Trade Mostly 2.00-3.00 Lower, Heifers Sell 5.00-8.00 Lower Wednesday at OKC West
• Dow Sinks 831 Points
• Bayer Gets New Trial on Punitive Damages in $289 Million Weed-Killer Case
• ‘It Has Been A Horrible Harvest, So Far,’ Analyst Says
• Texas Field Reports: Cattle Prices Rise Amid Improving Hay, Forage Conditions
• Texas: Soil Health – 5 Common Misconceptions
• Texas: Fall Cover Cropping – Is It for You? What You Should Know
• Texas: Seed Cotton Farm Bill Training, Lubbock, Oct. 16
• USDA Reports 34% Of Corn Harvested, 32% Of Soybeans, Both Ahead