Ag News

04.16.2018

• Wildfires Turn Deadly in Oklahoma, Burns 300,000 Acres-plus
• Friday’s Ag Markets Fade
• Cotton Outlook: World Stocks To Rise Slightly in 2017/18
• Cleveland on Cotton: World Demand Brings Higher Prices; Drought Watch – DTN
• Resources Available to Aid Producers in Cotton Program Decisions
• Wheat Outlook: U.S. Planted Area Projected to Rise in 2018
• Oklahoma Wheat: Powdery Mildew Continues to Spread
• Texas: Cotton Pests Moving; Early Sugarcane Aphid Sightings
• What You Need to Know About the House Farm Bill
• CRP Likely to Expand by 5 Million Acres in New Farm Bill
• Projected Corn and Soybean Breakeven Prices
• Bill Would Create an Exemption for Farmers Protection their Crops and Livestock
• Strong Comments from Conaway on House Farm Bill Proposal
• Secretary Perdue on release of 2018 Farm Bill
• Senate Ag Leaders Commit to Bipartisan Farm Bill
• Ag Groups React to House Farm Bill Release
• SNAP Provisions Central in House Farm Bill Draft- Markup Wednesday
• 2018 Farm Bill Draft: Maybe Not as Bad as You Expected – DTN
• Washington Week Ahead: Partisan Showdown Looms as GOP Moves Farm Bill

04.13.2018

• Oklahoma Wheat Farmer Jimmie Musick Says US Wheat Growers Glad to See Movement on 2018 Farm Bill by House Ag Committee Chair Mike Conaway
• House Debuts Farm Bill Calling for Big Changes to Food Stamps
• Senate Ag Leaders Commit to Bipartisan Farm Bill
• Secretary Perdue on Release of 2018 Farm Bill
• Conaway Unveils Farm Bill
• New Farm Bill Tweaks Commodity Title, Overhauls Conservation
• CRP Likely to Expand by 5 Million Acres in New Farm Bill
• Reviewing the CBO Baseline for 2018 Farm Bill Debate
• Trump Reconsiders TPP Pacific Deal, E15 Among Key Topics President Highlights in Ag and Trade Meeting
• Trump: Move to 15% Ethanol President Champions Year-Round E15 Sales as Perdue Tells Committee EPA Actions Hurt Farmers
• Agriculture Confidence Index
• What Satellites Can’t See: USDA says satellite images can’t be relied upon to predict annual corn, wheat or soybean harvests
• Soybean Market Ends 13¢ Higher Thursday! Booyah!
• USDA: Farm Share of Food Dollar Declines Again
• Wheat Groups Applaud Administration’s Decision To Negotiate For TPP Membership

04.12.2018

• Cokie and Steven V. Roberts: Trump’s War on Farmers
• Washington DC 100: Farmers and Ranchers Rely on Trade and Cannot Afford to Lose Out
• Lawmakers Doubt Trump Can Protect Farmers’ Wallets
• USDA: We Will Protect Farmers From China Tariffs
• Negotiations Still Best Tool in U.S.-China Trade Row – Perdue
• Ag Markets Hit by Sell-Off Mentality Wednesday
• Trump Signs Order Pushing Work for Welfare
• Federal Assistance for Farm Trade Impacts
• Farmers In Skin Cancer’s Deadly Bullseye
• Traders Look to Export Sales
• Aid Authority Gives U.S. Negotiating Leverage With China, Perdue Says
• Appreciation in U.S. Cropland Values Varies by Region
• Resources Available to Aid Producers in Cotton Program Decisions
• Interest Rate and Current U.S. Cropland Prices

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