Ag News

07.25.2018

• Trump’s Farm ‘Welfare’ Puts Capitol Hill Republicans in a Tough Spot
• Trump Administration Details One-Time Aid Programs to Help Farmers Facing Tariff Pains
• Soybean Market Carries the Day Tuesday
• Hope Surfaces About Trade Deal with Mexico; Pork, Corn Could Benefit
• Trump’s Visit to Kansas City Brings Ag News and Protest
• House Vote on Guest Worker Bill in Doubt
• Kansas State Study Reports Eliminating Use Of Antibiotics Would Cost Cattlemen $1.8 Billion
• Texas Field Reports: Record High Temps Further Stress Crops
• Alternatives for ARC-CO and PLC in 2018 Farm Bill Negotiations: The Case of Corn
• USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
• DTN Cotton Close: Lower in a Choppy Session
• Cotton Market Roundtable Teleconference, July 27
• Senate Ag Chairman Roberts’ Statement on USDA Trade Assistance
• Nat’l Cotton Council’s Statement On Trade Assistance Package
• Nat’l Corn Growers Assn’s Statement On USDA Trade Aid
• Wheat Organizations Continue To Support An End To Trade War As Administration Offers Help For Farmers
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn’s Statement On Trade Aid

07.24.2018

• Crop Progress Report: July 23, 2018–PDF
• Despite Tighter Rules, Dicamba Damages 1.1 Million Acres of Soybeans
• Brazil May Import More Pork, Other Foodstuff to Boost Farm Trade -Minister
• Mexico Pushes for NAFTA Deal by End of Summer
• Senate to Hold Trade Hearing This Week
• DTN Livestock Close: Futures Open Trading Week With Forward Progress7-23
• Shurley on Cotton: It’s Not 90 Cents, But It’s Darn Close
• Wheat Market: Exportable Excess is Slimmer Than You Think – DTN
• Farmer Working Capital Falls to Lowest Level in a Decade
• Pakistan Purchases 360,000 Tons of Soybeans
• Total Number of Cattle in U.S. Growing
• Weekly Outlook: Cattle Up; Tariff Impact Hangs Over Markets
• KC Fed: Large Loans for Livestock Drive Uptick in Farm Lending
• Republicans Introduce New Immigration Bill in House
• USDA Issures: "Cotton and Wool Outlook" Report

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