Ag News

08.20.2018

• Tough Negotiations Ahead for 2019 Cash Rents
• 7 Ag Stories You Might Have Missed This Week – Aug. 17, 2018
• Big Crops and Tariff Troubles
• WOTUS Woes Hit Farmers in 26 States
• Judge Orders Trump to Reinstate Waters of the US Rule
• Pressure Mounts on Trump to Deliver for Iowa Ahead of Elections
• Scientist Crack Wheat Genome Code
• Expert Witness Expects Monsanto Case to Have Limited Herbicide Industry Impact
• RFS Hardship–Hogwash!
• Biofuel Groups Call on EPA to Ensure 15 Billion Gallons of Blending
• Alliance to Pursue Expanded Use of U.S. Biofuels
• Farm Bill Perspective: SNAP and Conservation
• DC Signal to Noise: China is Back in Play
• Trade War: Is The U.S. Positioned To Win?
• Agricultural Debt Continues to Increase

08.17.2018

• Judge Rules EPA Violated Law in Suspending 2015 Water Regulation
• Weekly Export Sales: Wheat Surges, Corn Steadies, Soybeans Slip
• Wheat Surges on Export Hopes
• Are the USDA’s ‘Wild Yield Hikes’ Realistic?
• U.S. China Will Resume Trade Talks Later This Month
• Farmers Await Details on USDA Trade Assistance
• Soybeans Climb as U.S., China Plan for Fresh Trade Talks
• No, Journalists Aren’t Enemies of the People
• WOTUS is Back for 26 States
• Trump Says Farmers Are Starting to Do Well. The Data Says Otherwise
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn: "Zombie WOTUS" Threatens Farmers And Ranchers

08.16.2018

• Farmers Await Details on USDA Trade Assistance
• When Crop Conditions and Insurance Options Collide
• Grain Producers’ Ambivalence About Inflation
• Stocks Tumble Due to Growth Worries
• Lower-Than-Expected Plant Output Boosts Ethanol Prices
• Grassley Says EPA No Longer Considering Export RINs
• Deep Dive #7: Volatility
• Hometown USA: Tough Times Don’t Last, Tough Communities Do
• Demand Keeps Cash Rents Steady
• Wheat, Soy Futures Fall on Firmer Dollar, U.S. Rains
• 120 Livestock Groups Send Letter to Senate for Disease Program Funding
• Cattle Rustlers Busted in Oklahoma Sting Operation
• Former USDA Secretaries: Farm Bill Should Focus on Nutrition
• USDA Staffers React to Planned NIFA, ERS Moves

08.15.2018

• Economist Says Soybean Tariff Aid Will Be Paid on Per Bushel Basis
• Farmers Helped Elect Trump, But Trade Wars Erode Their Support
• Mexico vs. Canada in Trade Talks
• What You Should Know About the Chlorpyrifos Ruling
• EPA Chief Fails to Alleviate Iowans’ E15 and RFS Concerns
• Drought Takes Toll on EU and Australian Wheat Production
• Checkoff Legal Battle May Expand to 13 New States
• Bayer Takes the Hit After Monsanto Loses Roundup Cancer Trial
• NMPF to EPA: WOTUS Must Be Permanently Repealed and Rewritten
• Weekly Outlook: Large Yield Forecasts Hurt Price Prospects
• USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
• Global Markets: Cotton – Highest U.S. Exports in Over a Decade
• Biofuel Leaders Disappointed In EPA Administrator Wheeler’s Comments
• U.S. Ambassador And Former Iowa Governor Branstad Supports Pres Trump’s Trade Position
• USDA Adds New Tools, Resources to Farmers.gov to Aid Producers

08.14.2018

• Crop Progress, 08.13.2018 (PDF)
• Proposed Relief Package Could Cause More Trade Problems
• Recent Livestock ELD Waiver Passed By Senate Causes Mixed Reactions
• Mexico vs. Canada in Trade Talks
• Bayer Shares Plunge After Roundup Ruling
• Futures Lose More to Start Week
• Corn, Soybean Ratings Drop in USDA Crop Progress Report
• 80 Years in Agriculture–Two Brothers Spill the Dirt
• New Buyers Elusive, U.S. Builds a Mountain of Soybeans
• Drought Takes Toll on EU Wheat Production
• Farmers Win Battle Against Army Corps of Engineers, Fight Not Over
• $266M Trust Set Up for Native American Farmers/Ranchers
• Sorghum Producers Issue Statement on Chlorpyrifos Ruling
• U.S. Tractor Sales Up 13% In July, Combine Sales Up 37%

08.13.2018

• USDA to Realign ERS With Chief Economist
• Friday: Soybeans, Grains Plunge After USDA Raises Production Forecasts
• August 10 WASDE Report (PDF)
• Federal Reserve Reports Show Farmland Values Remain Relatively Steady
• Farmer Can Aggregate Income from Multiple Entities to Maximize Deduction
• EPA Listens to Dicamba Discussion
• Monsanto Fined $289 Million in Roundup Suit
• EPA Must Ban Chlopyrifos, Court Rules
• China Expects its U.S. Agricultural Imports to Fall Sharply
• Trade Tensions Hit Farm Prices and Profits
• Abundant Supply, Lower Prices and Trade Issues- Focus on Soybeans
• 7 Ag Stories You Might Have Missed Week Ending Aug. 10, 2018
• The World’s First ‘Intelligent Sprayer’
• Farm Futures Magazine Survey Shows Farmers’ Support For Pres Trump Slipping
• Highest U.S. Cotton Exports in Over a Decade
• Peanut Estimate Down from Last Year