Ag News

09.26.2018

• Texas Wins Again for Farmers, Landowners
• USDA Data to Be Price Damper Friday, Economist Says
• Brazil to Import 1 Million Tonnes of Soy from U.S., Says Trader
• USDA Sets Goals for Cattle Traceability System
• Some Farmers Worry Tariff Aid Won’t be Enough
• U.S., South Korea Sign Off On Free Trade Agreement
• Trump Administration Appeals Court Order to Ban Chlorpyrifos
• NASS to Collect Additional Harvested Acreage Information
• USDA Announces Its Cattle Traceability Goals
• Fertilizer Prices Higher for 2019 Crop
• Preparing to Move Forward on NAFTA

09.25.2018

• Texas Farmers on Edge as $430 Billion Farm Bill Runs Up Against Deadline
• Ag Sec’y Perdue’s Statement On Signing Of New KORUS Trade Agreement
• China Says No Trade Talks Until Trump Stops Threats
• China Runs Four Page Ad In Des Moines (IA) Register Criticizing U.S. Ag Trade Policies
• U.S. South Korea Sign Off on Free Trade Agreement
• 7 Ag Tech Start-Ups to Watch in 2018
• Crop Progress Report September 24, 2018 (PDF)
• Trump Targets Food Corruption in Venezuela
• Farmers Worry Bailout Won’t Be Enough
• Tariff Impacts on Soybean Trade by Keith Good
• Rural Mainstreet Index Sinks for September
• U.S. Is Now Supplying Half Of EU’s Soybean Imports
• Relocating Two USDA Agencies Remains Controversial
• Secretary Perdue Statement on DOJ Filing in 9th Circuit Chlorpyrifos Ruling
• Escalating Trade War with China Will Increase Damage to American Soybean Farmers

09.24.2018

• New Tariffs Implemented Today
• Washington Week Ahead: Farm Bill, Budget Deadlines Face Lawmakers
• 7 Ag Stories You May Have Missed from Last Week
• For Bold Chinese Buyers of Soybeans, Bargain U.S. Prices Trump Trade War
• USDA: Cattle Placements Jump 7%
• Farm Aid Galvanizes Farmers, Farm Advocates
• Farmers Worry Bailout Won’t Be Enough
• Currency Depreciation Squeezes Cotton Producers
• Cash and Tax Planning for 2018

09.21.2018

• Ag Sec’y Perdue Points TO TPP As Possible Bargaining Chip With China
• Ethanol Groups Continue to Call for More on RFS Exemptions
• EPA Details Broad Expansion of Biofuel Waiver Program
• EPA Unveils New Website to Track RIN Prices
• Soybean Prices Close 20 Cents Higher Thursday
• Negotiations Continue Between the U.S. and Canada
• Protect Yourself: Lessons from Grain Elevator Fraud
• 110+ Videos on Ag YouTube Channel Promote Farm Safety
• Univ Of Illinois: Bleak Outlook for 2019 Crop Budgets
• Wheat Industry says Latest Tariffs “Shouldn’t Add Further Pain”

09.20.2018

• California Court Asked to Throw Out $289M Judgement Against Monsanto
• The Trade War is on: A Timeline
• China Says It Won’t Weaken Currency to Boost Exports, as U.S. Tariffs Mount
• China Announces Additional Tariffs On U.S. Imports, Expands List Of Ag Products
• Court Exempts Iowa from WOTUS Rule
• FAPRI Update: U.S. Net Farm Income Projected to Decline
• Plan For a Steady Increase in Input Prices
• USDA Partners to Improve Electric Infrastructure Across 13 States
• USDA to Invest $102.7 Million in Specialty Crop Markets
• Bayer Ups Its Efforts To Defend Glyphosate, Stock Price Falls
• U Of Illinois Economist: 2019 Crop Budgets Suggest Dismal Corn And Soybean Returns
• U.S. Hay Market over the Last 100 Years
• OSU Launches Four New Wheat Varieties: Showdown, Green Hammer, Baker’s Ann and Skydance

09.19.2018

• Business Groups Criticize Strategy to Keep Upping the Tariff Ante Between US, China
• New Tariffs Set Stage for Drawn-Out Trade Battle
• Tariff Tuesday Sends Corn, Soybeans Lower
• U.S., China Trade Dispute Ratchets Higher; USDA Releases September Soybean Estimates
• Farmers Gain Up To $100 Per Acre With Data Technology
• Canada to Resume NAFTA Talks as Republicans Lose Patience
• Grain Space Might Run Tight, Talk With Elevators Now
• Court Wrangling Continues on Waters of United States Rule
• Florence Leaves Carolina Farmers With Crops in Field and Over 1,000 Roads Closed
• Canada’s Freeland’s Coming Back to DC; Grassley Says Farmers Still Support Trump
• Texas Field Reports: Battling Armyworms