Ag News

04.11.2018

• First Farm Bill Markup Expected Next Week
• April 10 WASDE Report (PDF)
• Lobbyists See a Rough Path to a Farm Bill
• To Offset Tariffs, USDA May Buy Farm Products
• Congress Cool to Aid Payments Aggies in Congress Critical of USDA Using Authority to Create New Trade Aid for Farmers
• Washington DC 100: Farmers and Ranchers Rely on Trade and Cannot Afford to Lose Out
• U.S. Crop Stocks Fall, Prices React Positively
• Trump to Put Biofuel Reform Push on Ice, For Now
• Rebel Farmers Create New Food Label
• Perdue Commits to One Federal Decision
• CEO: Farmers Will Survive With Storytellers
• Texas Field Reports: Drought Conditions Affecting Herd Stocking Rates
• Ag Sec’y Comments On President Trump’s Executive Order On Reducing Poverty
• Arrington Praises President for Calling Out China on Trade
• Oklahoma: Wheat Condition Declines in Latest Crop Report, with Recent Freeze Damage Still Unaccounted For

04.10.2018

• Trump to Farmers: ‘We’ll Make it Up to You’
• Farm Bill Could be Used to Shield Farmers From Trade Spat
• US Department of Justice Said to Approve Bayer-Monsanto Deal
• Afternoon Market Recap for April 9
• RFS Wrangling Continues
• USDA Announces Near-Record Year for Farm Loans
• 2017 Peanut Year Praised as “Really Good;” Growers Concerned About Future
• U.S. Lawmakers Skeptical of Promises to Shield Farmers from Trade Dispute
• Soybeans, Wheat Close Double-Digits Higher, Corn Hits $4.00
• U.S. Winter Wheat Rating Hits Lowest Mark on Record for Early April
• Tariffs Impact Price and Supply & Demand, Ag Economists Say
• How Long Will Game of Chicken with China Last
• Farm Bill: SNAP Issues Persist
• Successful Farming Suggests Three Ways AgVocates Can Reach Non-Ag Audiences
• USDA Announces A Near-Record Year For Farm Loans
• Oklahoma: Wheat Condition Declines in Latest Crop Report, with Recent Freeze Damage Still Unaccounted For
• Cleveland on Cotton: Exports Linked to Price; U.S. Consumption Up

04.09.2018

• Oklahoma and Texas Wheat Disease Update
• Farm Bill Could be Used to Shield Farmers From Trade Spat
• Trade Rift Could Squeeze Growth, Hurt Consumers
• U.S. Lawmakers Skeptical of Promises to Shield Farmers From Trade Dispute
• Why China’s Soybean Tariff Matters
• Trump Threatens More China Tariffs, Beijing Ready to Hit Back
• Wheat Market Finds A Way To Rally
• Trump to Mull U.S. Biofuels Policy Options in Cabinet Meeting Today
• Trump Trade Moves Rattle Rural Voters
• U.S.-China Ratchet Up Tariff Threats- Trump Instructs Perdue to Implement Plan to Protect Farmers
• Former USDA Secretary Running for Senate Seat
• Withdrawal of USDA’s Organic Rule Now Complete
• How Does Senate Bill 1086 Impact Oklahoma Farmers and Ranchers? Shannon Ferrell Offers This Analysis

04.06.2018

• President Proposes $100 Billion in New Tariffs
• Could Trade Fight Erode Trump Support in Rural America?
• Perdue Vows to Protect Ag from Trade War
• Perdue: Tariffs May Impact Farm Bill
• Texas: Chinese Tariffs Would Hit Cotton, Sorghum Hardest, Says Economist
• Cotton Inc. Releases Results Of 2017 Global Environment Survey
• Three Big Things Today April 6
• Markets Absorb Trade Bombshell
• A Recap of Tariff Warnings
• The Winners and Losers of Tariff Spat
• Dicamba Decision Appealed
• New Tariff Threat Batters Market Again
• Is a NAFTA Deal Possible Soon?
• Oklahoma Ag Day Events Rescheduled for May 9, Activities to be Held at Two Locations

04.05.2018

• USDA: Tariffs Proposed by China Would Hit $16.5B in US Ag Exports
• USDA Working to Devise Emergency Aid to Counter Chinese Tariffs
• USDA, SBA Join Forces to Help Businesses in Rural America
• Sen. Grassley Presses EPA on Refiner Exemption
• Republicans Tout Crop Insurance During D.C. Forum
• Wheat Groups: China’s Response To New U.S. Tariffs Will Hurt U.S. Farmers
• DTN Cotton Close: Skids on U.S.-China Trade Dispute
• In Ongoing Trade Dispute, China Targets U.S. Soybeans
• Soybeans Plummet on China Tariff
• Bullish Story With Corn Developing, $4.50 Possible With Hiccup
• U.S. Meat Groups Fear China Beef Tariff Hike Risks Market Growth
• U.S. Ethanol Groups Bristle as EPA Frees Refiners From Biofuels Law
• Young Farmers Coalition Launches Finding Farmland Calculator
• Why They Can’t All Be Trade Surpluses

04.04.2018

• Chinese Tariffs Go Into Effect
• CoBank: Possible Trade War Negatively Impacts Rural U.S.
• Webinar: Writing the Next Farm Bill and Ongoing Trade Issues​, April 12
• US vs. China: ‘Slap-fight’ or trade war?
• Farm Economy: Land Values, Ag Credit, Lending, and Income
• Soybeans End Off Daily Highs, Wheat Up 11¢ Tuesday
• DTN Livestock Close: Futures Continue Lower
• DTN Ag Confidence Survey: U.S. Farmers and Agribusiness Response Surprising
• DTN Cotton Close: Largest Daily Gain in 9 Sessions
• Cotton LEADS – showcasing U.S. cotton’s gold standard