Ag News

• Washington Week Ahead: Farm Bill Negotiators Meet as Deadline Looms
• Ag Sec’y Perdue’s Comments At The Farm Progress Show
• White House Offers Intent to Move Forward on NAFTA
• Trump Threatens to Add $200 Billion in More Tariffs
• Canada-U.S. Trade Talks Set To Resume Amid NAFTA Impasse
• Fifteen States Want Supreme Court to Rule on State Livestock Standard Laws
• FSA Administrator Highlights Market Facilitation Program; Chinese Ag Imports Projected to Decrease
• USDA Releases Its 2018 Farm Income Forecast, Falling Again
• USDA Launches Webpage Highlighting Resources to Help Rural Communities Bridge the Broadband e-Connectivity Infrastructure Gap
• Lawsuit Filed Over Oil Refinery Waivers
• Agriculture Trade Surplus to Shrink
• Agri View: Agriculture Feeling the Pain
• USDA to Make Food Purchases
• EPA Intends to Focus on Increased Compliance
• UPDATED- Tropical Storm Gordon Might Pay Oklahoma a Visit by Friday

• 15 Questions and Answers on the USDA Trade Retaliation Mitigation Payments
• China Leaves U.S. Soy Exporters’ Conference Without Purchasing
• Net Cash Farm Income To Reach 9-Year Low, USDA says
• Trump Threatens $200 Billion in Tariffs
• Trump Threatens to Withdraw U.S. From World Trade Organization
• Farmers Typically Sell Soybeans at Harvest, But May Have to Scramble to Store Them
• Canadian, U.S. and Mexican flag U.S. and Canada work to reach a deal on NAFTA
• Net Farm Income Forecast to Decline
• Court Ruling Revives WOTUS in 26 States
• Canada Worried About Trump Trade Threats
• Farm Income: USDA Forecast for 2018 and First Estimates for 2017
• Texas: Swisher County Corn and Sorghum Tour, Tulia, Sept. 11
• USDA: Peanut Price Highlights Posted on August 30, 2018
• Texas Rep. Says Farm Bill Must Meet Objectives
• Have Wheat Prices Bottomed? Kim Anderson Says We Won’t Know Until Southern Harvest is Done

• The Documents You’ll Need To Get A Tariff Payment
• After the Bell: Growers Hit By Disaster Left Out of Tariff Relief
• FarmDocDaily: Dispatches from the Trade Wars
• Perdue: President Wants E15 Done – Ag Secretary Shows Support for RFS While Defending Trade Aid at Farm Show
• Trump Wants Year-Round E15 Approval Next Week, Says Perdue
• Are Farmland Values on Shaky Ground?
• High Dollar Farmland: Can You Really Afford It?
• Chinese Soy Buyers Tour U.S. Farm as Trade War Drags On
• Senate Confirmation of USDA, CFTC Posts
• USDA Webpage to Help Rural Communities with Broadband
• Groups Support Moratorium on Ag Mergers Bill
• NCC on Support for Cotton Growers
• Oklahoma Growers Prepare to Plant Wheat, Make Up for Lost Forage in 2017

The following statements have been released in repsonse to the USDA’s short-term relief strategy to protect agricultural producers from tariffs. The recently announced programs aim to assist agricultural producers to meet the costs of disrupted markets.

• U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry
• National Farmers Union
• American Farm Bureau Federation
• American Soybean Association
• National Corn Growers Association
• National Association of Wheat Growers

• Chairman Roberts’ Statements on Administration’s Trade-Related Announcements
• New Series Documents Crop Insurance’s Importance as Congress Hammers Out Farm Bill
• Trump’s Farmer Bailout: Half Now, the Rest Later – Maybe
• Grassley Says He is Encouraged by NAFTA Breakthrough With Mexico
• Bilateral Is Good, Trilateral Is Better in NAFTA Talks, Say Farm Groups
• Clock is Ticking on NAFTA Deal
• Corn Growers Disappointed: USDA’s Trade Aid Package is a Disappointment to Corn Farmers
• 3 Big Things Today, August 29
• John Deere Unveils 9000 Series Self-Propelled Forage Harvesters

• Farmer Trade Aid Detailed: USDA Plan Draws Some Criticism From Commodity Groups as Soybean Payments Dominate
• Farm Futures: USDA Unveils Plans to Assist Farmers Impacted by Retaliatory Tariffs: Signup begins Sept. 4, 2018.
• How Much Will Your Tariff Payment Be?
• Trump to Cut Soybean Farmers a Check for Up to $1.65 per Bushel
• US, Mexico Reach Trade Deal President Trump Says Farmers Who Have Stuck by Him Will be Pleased With Deal
• Perdue on U.S. – Mexico Trade Agreement
• U.S. – Mexico Trade Deal Has Zero Ag Tariffs
• Trump Says He’s ‘Terminating’ NAFTA, Anounces New Trade Agreement With Mexico
• U.S., Mexico Reach NAFTA Deal. Is Canada Next?
• 3 Big Things Today, August 28
• Farm Policy News: USDA Outlines Trade Assistance; While President Trump Touts U.S., Mexico Trade Agreement
• DTN Early Word Grains Wheat Stages Recovery, Row Crops Chop
• Crop Progress Report: Aug. 27, 2018 (PDF)
• China Struggles to Curb Reliance on U.S. Market
• Which 10 States Have the Highest Cash Rent?
• COOL 2.0: Comment Period Extended for “Product of U.S.A.” Labeling
• Nat’l Assn Of Wheat Growers: USDA’s Aid Package Fails To Consider All Commodities
• Iowa Soybean Assn Issues Statement On Trade Aid Proposal
• Cattle on Feed Report
• Primary Runoff Elections Set as Oklahoma Voters Make Their Choices
• Basis Levels Not Considered in USDA Aid

• U.S., Mexico Said Poised to Reach Nafta Deal Soon as Monday
• Trade Aid for Farmers Announcement Delayed Until Today, Other Comments by Ag Sec’y Perdue
• Trump Administration Details One-Time Aid Programs to Help Farmers Facing Tariff Pains
• Russia to Offer Sale of 2.5 Million Acres to Raise Soybeans for China
• U.S., China Trade Conflict Could Escalate as Talks Floundered; While USDA Sets to Release Trade Aid Details
• Futures Drop as Harvest Looms
• Cattle on Feed Report Summary
• Bumper Crops and Ecopolitical Events Pressure Markets
• Bayer CEO Defends Glyphosate in Wake of Trial Verdict
• 7 Ag Stories You May Have Missed Week Ending Aug. 24, 2018
• Texas: Free Farm Bill Workshop, Lubbock, Aug. 28-29
• Texas A&M 2018 Wheat Picks List Released
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