Ag News

07.09.2018

• Trade War Begins, as U.S. Soybean Exports Surged in the Second Quarter
• Tariffs, Resignation, and Prices Light Up Holiday Week Headlines
• Unsurprised by Tariff Action, Farmers Urge Quick Resolution
• The Trade War is On: Timeline of How We Got Here
• Op-Ed By Ag Retailer Assn CEO: Trade Fracas Will Disproportionately Harm U.S. Ag Exports
• How to Determine If You’re a Farmer for Tax Purposes
• USTR Sets 90–Day Deadling for China Tariff Exclusion Requests
• Senate Leader Touts Hemp Legalization in Farm Bill
• Trade War Begins, as U.S. Soybean Exports Surged in the Second Quarter
• Negotiate Ahead of Interest Rate Hikes
• Cash Fed Cattle Rally $4 to $6 Per Cwt
• Canadian Tariffs on U.S. Goods Began July 9, 2018 (Sunday)
• International Benchmarks for Wheat Production

07.06.2018

• Pruitt’s Resignation Comes After Growing RFS Anger
• US, China Appear Set to Impose Tariffs Friday
• Trump’s Tariffs on China Will Hurt China, U.S. and Rest of World
• China Warns U.S. is ‘Opening Fire’ on the World With Tariff Threats
• China’s Ethanol Push in Doubt as U.S. Trade Dispute Widens
• Looming U.S.- China Trade Battle: Soybean Trade Flows and Substitutes
• CoBank Outlook Report Shows Impact of Trade War
• Perdue Hopeful for NAFTA Agreement Quickly as Possible
• Administration Proposes Rule Allowing Associations to Offer Non-ACA Compliant Health Plans
• AFBF Analyzing Supplemental Notice on 2015 WOTUS Repeal
• Working to Expand Markets for Peanuts
• This Week on SUNUP – Kim Anderson Says Markets Need Russian Wheat to Fail Before Prices Rise
• The Federal Food Safety Agency: A Proposal to Move FDA Food Safety Responsibilities to the USDA

07.05.2018

• Producers Express Concern in the Midst of Price Turmoil, While ERS Looks at Farm Sector Financial Health
• CoBank Outlook Report Shows Impact of Trade War
• Net Cash Farm Income Forecast Expected to Fall Below Average
• Commodities Broadly Mixed Ahead of New Tariffs
• Ag Economy Barometer: Producer Sentiment Inches Up
• Nestle, Hershey at Odds With Farmers Over U.S. GMO Labeling
• This Really is Disheartening
• Policy Expert Says Conservation Stewardship Program Needed in Final Farm Bill
• PETA Proposes Billboard Comparing Dairy Calves to Migrant Children
• Battle Brewing Over Lab-Grown Meat as Public Meeting Approaches
• Texas Field Reports: Growers Facing Long, Hot Summer
• Final Harvest Report from the Oklahoma Wheat Commission for 2018 Shows Only the Panhandle and North Central Have Wheat to Combine

07.03.2018

• Crop Progress Report
• Soybeans Tumble Near 10-Year Low
• US Crop Acreage Largest Since 2014 – Where Did it Come From? – DTN
• Who’s The Bigger Cyber Threat to Ag–Russia or China?
• Grains Dive Lower as Investors Shun Markets
• China Shuns U.S. Crops Ahead of Deadline
• Trump Threatens Action on WTO After Reports He Wants to Withdraw
• Ag Economy: Land Values and Farm Income Considerations
• Final Countdown For The 2017 Census Of Agriculture
• USDA highlights benefits of Tax Cuts & Jobs Act
• Ag Economy: Land Values and Farm Income Considerations
• Rest of the Story: Demand Destruction vs Production Reduction: By Jerry Gulke
• USDA Lending Rates Unchanged in June
• DTN Cotton Close: Trade Worries Keep Investors Away
• Cotton Production Issues May Cloud Market Outlook
• AFBF Analyzing Supplemental Notice on 2015 WOTUS Repeal
• More Ag Tariffs In Place This Week
• Three Ways USDA Could Provide Assistance to Farmers Impacted by Trade War

07.02.2018

• Bipartisan Farm Bill Sails Through Senate After Crop Insurance, Cuba Drama
• NCC: Senate’s Farm Legislation Raises Serious Concerns for Cotton
• Canada Announces Tariffs on $12.6 Billion of American Goods in Steel Dispute
• USDA Numbers Set the Stage for Summer Rally
• Final Countdown: Last U.S. Soybean Cargo Heads for China Before Tariff Jump
• Soybeans Are King in Acreage Competition With Corn
• US Crop Acreage Largest Since 2014
• Interest Rates on the Rise for Farmers
• Center for Disease Control Retracts Study on Farmers’/Ranchers’ Suicide Rate
• USDA Highlights Benefits of Tax Cuts & Jobs Act
• Senate Approved Reauthorization of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act
• Signal to Noise: SCOTUS, Trump, Grassley, Ethanol, Oh My
• Cattle Markets Continue March Lower
• Amendment to Challenge Commodity Checkoff Programs Defeated
• America’s Farmers Need Washington to Address an Overvalued Dollar
• Help Wanted: Is the Answer Outside U.S. Borders?
• U.S. Peanut Acreage is Down Twenty Percent
• U.S. Cotton Acreage is Up Seven Percent

06.29.2018

• Farm Policy News: Excellent Overview – Farm Bill Passes Senate
• ***VIDEO: Secretary Perdue: President Trump Will Protect Farmers From China
• Estimated Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Farms and Farm Households
• Senate Farm Bill Passes Easily
• Farm Futures: Senate passes Farm Bill 86-11
• Are Friday’s USDA Reports Too Late?
• Understanding Budget Implications of Cover Crops
• Can USDA Stretch Corn, Soybean Farmers’ Safety Net With Tariff Relief?
• Ag Markets Take Part In Sell-off Thursday
• Amendment to Tighten SNAP Requirements Goes Nowhere in Senate
• AFBF Leader Says Down Farm Economy Plays Major Role in Trade Talks
• Amendment to Challenge Commodity Checkoff Programs Defeated
• USDA Report Highlights Benefits of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for Farmers
• USDA Report to Aid Growers in Seed Cotton Program Decisions