Ag News

07.23.2018

• Senate To Hold Hearing On Foreign Trade, President Trump Threatens More Tariffs
• Trump: U.S. May Have Separate Trade Deal With Mexico
• Navarro Discounts Trade War Impact on Ag
• Farm Bureau Response to Navarro’s ‘Rounding Error’ Statement
• Farmers Express Frustration Over Trump Trade Tactic
• Farmers See Trade War as a 2-Edged Sword
• U.S. Cattle on Feed Hits 22 Year High
• KC Fed: Large Loans for Livestock Drive Uptick in Farm Lending
• Over 3 of 5 Bankers Report Negatives From Trade Skirmishes
• Tariffs and Commodity Prices: Impacts and Reactions
• Wheat’s Subtle Bullish Change
• 7 Ag Stories You Might Have Missed this Week – July 20, 2018
• Pain of Trade War Goes Beyond Commodities
• Farmers’ Patience “Is Running Out”
• Global Crop Harvesting Robots to Grow 20 Percent in 4 Years
• USDA: Most U.S. Corn And Cotton Acreage In 2018 Used GE Seeds With Stacked Traits
• Cash Is King – Revisited
• PETA Reaches ‘a New Low’ Trying to Capitalize on Trade War with China
• Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller Elected Head Of Southern U.S. Trade Promotion Organization
• GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Mick Cornett and Kevin Stitt Talk Agriculture and Rural Oklahoma at 66th Annual Convention of the OCA

07.20.2018

• Perdue: Tariffs not the Ultimate Answer
• Farmers Frustrated By Trump Trade Tactics
• Judge Dismisses Climate Change Lawsuit
• Corn, Wheat Markets Pull Soybeans Higher Thursday
• Tile Is One Way to Add Value to Farmland
• Farmers’ Patience "Is Running Out"
• Lawmakers Threaten Action on Trump’s Tariffs
• Trade War Endangers Farmers, AFBF Tells Congress
• Farmers Fret and Wait as Trade War Escalates
• July 19 Drought Monitor
• Fed Reserve Beige Book: Commodity Prices Down, Expect Lower Farm Profits
• As Farmers Grow Drone Use, Privacy Issues Top List of Concerns
• Texas Cotton: Managing Volunteer Corn in No-Till Rotations
• Farmers National Company Releases Farmland Price Trend Report
• New Tax Law Creates Chaleenges for Farmers, Tax Experts
• Atop the RON Rural Soapbox – Former Secretary John Block

07.19.2018

• House Sends Farm Bill to Conference
• Senate Ag Leaders Issue Statement On House’ Vote
• Lawmaker Taking Steps to Remove Trump Tariffs
• U.S. Farmers in Poor Position for Trade War, Markets Expert Says
• ‘It’s Really up to China,’ Says Perdue in Assessing Course of Trade War
• Trump Says U.S. May Pursue Separate Trade Deal With Mexico
• Farmers, Ethanol Interests Plead With EPA to Reallocate Lost Biofuel Gallons
• Who Wins Trade Wars: Farm Futures Commentary
• Determining Trade Damage “Will Be Hard”
• Cotton: China’s Potential Tariffs and U.S. Exports – Lessons from History
• Wheat Outlook: Record Spring Wheat Yields; All Exports Boosted
• Japan, EU, Sign Trade Agreement
• Turf War Between FDA and USDA Over ‘Fake Meat’ Heats Up
• Remain Vigilant for Palmer Amaranth

07.18.2018

• Perdue: Farmers Can’t Pay Bills on Patriotism
• Will Soybean Crop Insurance Payments in 2018 Offset Low Prices?
• Farm Bill Leaders Still Working on Starting Conference Talks
• Farmers Continue to Support Trump Despite Falling Incomes
• Chinese Tariffs Take Toll on Soybean Markets
• Press Release: U.S. Wheat Associates Launches New Website
• U.S. Wheat Associates Website
• Ag Secretary Says Technology Offers a Level Playing Field, Yet Rural Internet is Terrible
• Congressional Delegation Asks New EPA Head to Reconsider Waivers Program
• Mexico, Canada Want NAFTA Talks Finished by Year End
• Farm Foundation President: Tariffs Hit Ag at Worst Time
• USDA Disaster Recovery Assistance Applications Now Open
• COFCO Says China Can Replace U.S. Soy Imports With Alternatives – State Media
• Determining Trade Damage "Will Be Hard"
• Perdue Applauds USDA Undersecretary Selection
• USDA Names Leaders at National Peanut Board
• Stuff Animal Rights Activists Say: 2018 Edition
• Marketing Options for Old Crop are Limited
• Last Call for Responses as NASS Winds Down the Data Collection Phase of the 2017 Ag Census

07.17.2018

• Agri-Pulse Releases ‘Export or Bust’ Ebook on Trade: Click for Ebook
• Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• DTN Grain Close: Soybeans Higher, Wheat Lower on Quiet Day
• Determining Trade Damage Will ‘Be Hard’
• DTN Closing Grain Comments 07/16/18
• EU Pushes China on Trade, Saying It Could Open Up if It Wanted
• U.S. Launches Five WTO Challenges to Retaliatory Tariffs
• New Test Can Determine Nitrogen Levels in Soil
• Tractor Prices on the Rise, Industry Faces Double Whammy with Tariffs
• Europe’s Heatwave Is Ruining This Year’s Harvest
• Despite Trade Tensions, Trump Still Favored In Farm Country
• Syngenta Settlement Nears Payout
• USDA Announces Almost $2 Billion in Hurricane, Wildfire Disaster
• DTN Livestock Close: Cattle Launch Week Sharply Higher
• DTN Cotton Close: Dec. Contract Finishes Lower
• Soybean and Corn Export Outlook
• Ag Shippers: NAFTA Trade War Costly
• USDA: Using Futures Prices to Forecast the Season-Average Price and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Payment Rate for Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat

07.16.2018

• U.S. Corn, Soybean, Wheat Exports and USSR Grain Embargo: Contemporary Implications
• Washington Week Ahead: House Readies Farm Bill Talks
• Why Aren’t Corn Prices Higher
• Funds Dump Corn
• Brazil Soy Area to Hit Record Next Season – Safras & Mercado
• Japan Will Allow U.S. Sheep and Goat Exports into the Country for the First Time in 14 Years
• Chinese Trade Surplus with U.S. Hits High Amid Tariff Concerns
• Chinese Tariffs Take Toll on Soybean Markets
• A New Paradigm Shift in the Grain Markets?
• Prices Dive, Look For Opportunities, Maintain Ownership
• Trump and UK Prime Minister Affirm Plans for Trade Pact
• Farm Credit Administration Submits Rule Prohibiting Borrowers from Being on FCS Boards
• House Committee Directs FCC To Create Task Force On Precision Agriculture
• A Plan to Reallocate Waived Biofuels