Ag News

03.01.2018

• • USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue Tells Commodity Classic- I Support the RFS and SO Does My Boss- President Trump
  • Wheat Closes 18¢ Higher Wednesday Thank Argentina’s 73-year-long Drought for the Soybean Rally
  • Newly Confirmed Northey Will be Vital to Farm Bill Talks
  • American Agriculture Must Band Together Ahead of Farm Bill Debate
  • Ag Secretary Sees RFS Volumes, RIN Prices as Separate Discussions
  • Farm Groups Outline 2018 Policy Priorities
  • Secretary Perdue Restates His Strong Support for Farmers
  • 13 Farm Program Payment Questions FSA Must Answer: Grassley, Stabenow Question Payments to Estates of Deceased Farmers
  • ‘I Will Not Support Any Policies That Diminish the RFS,’ Says Perdue
  • Russia Accused of Spreading Anti-GMO Propaganda Online

02.28.2018

• Jimmie Musick Moves Up the Officer Chairs for National Wheat Growers- Assumes Presidency at 2018 Commodity Classic in Anaheim
• Senate Confirms Bill Northey for USDA Post
• Secretary Perdue Statement on Confirmation of Bill Northey for Key USDA Post
• New Reports Shows How Agriculture Is Targeted For Retaliation In Trade Disputes
• Trump Requests Another Meeting to Hear Ethanol Industry’s Side on RFS Debate
• Whitehouse Biofuel Meeting Ends Without Breakthrough
• Farm Policy Facts: Editorial on Those Opposed to the Farm Bill
• Agriculture Positive About a Modernized NAFTA
• Uncle Sam is the Largest Landowner in the U.S.
• Nebraska Farm Bureau opposes Irrigation Tax Bill
• USDA-ERS Report: Farmland Values, 2000-2016
• Farmers For Free Trade Heads To Mexico For NAFTA Talks
• Peanut Stocks: Utilization Up 3%, 5 Bln Pounds in Storage
• Biofuel Summit Ends Without Agreement
• Still Time to be Counted in Census of Agriculture

02.27.2018

• Ag on Instagram: The Best Farm Photos from Feb. 26
• Goodbye, DuPont Pioneer and Dow AgroSciences; Hello, Corteva
• 2/26/18: Winter Wheat Pushes Higher as Soybeans Fade
• Equipment Debt Relief in Sight
• 6 Groups Call on Trump to Support RFS
• President Trump: Re-entering TPP ‘Possible’
• 3 Big Things Today, February 27
• New USDA Webpage Addresses Opioid Crisis
• USDA-ERS Report: Farmland Values, 2000-2016
• New Research Shows Where Farmers Are Making Changes To Reduce Costs
• USDA: Soybean Planted Area Is Projected To Surpass Corn For The First Time In 2019/20
• Over Three Fourths of the Oklahoma Wheat Crop Remains in Poor to Very Poor Condition- but Topsoil and Subsoil Moisture Improves in February

02.26.2018

• USDA Trade Data: 2017 Calendar Year Highlights; Outlook for 2018 (Corn, Soybeans)
• Washington Week Ahead: Trump Meets With Senators in RFS Dispute
• Slightly Lower Production Pegged for Corn and Soybeans, But an Increase in Soy Exports
• Periodic Updates on the Grains, Livestock Futures Markets
• NCIS Releases Last Video in Three-Part Series
• Farm Bureau Calls for Clarity on Exemptions for Agricultural Haulers
• Fund Buy More Corn and Soybeans
• Mammoth U.S. Corn and Soy Crops to Keep Supplies Large, Constrain Prices
• Trump Calls Meeting on Biofuels Policy After Refiner Bankruptcy
• U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 8 Percent
• While NAFTA Talks Continue, Mexico Has Imported 10 Times As Much Brazilian Corn
• Nat’l Children’s Center Release Checklist To Keep Farm/Ranch Kids Safe
• Ag Secretary Perdue Advocates for Crop Insurance Program As Is

02.23.2018

• The 2018 Outlook for U.S. Agriculture From USDA’s Chief Economist
• Farm Bill Review: Origins of Fixed Price Policy
• Now’s a Good Time for Wheat Growers to Evaluate Their Production Strategies and Marketing Plans
• Perdue Wants Separate Immigration Program for Agriculture
• USDA Outlook: Not So Good
• Will You Be Able to Connect When Broadband Comes To Your Farm?
• As Trump Trashes NAFTA, Mexico Turns to Brazilian Corn
• A Bad Year for Grain Farmers? All it Takes Is Average Yields
• Senators Urge Trump to Re-Engage in TPP
• White House Meetings Said to Be Planned on Clash Over Ethanol
• Will Online Revolution End Commodity Beef?
• Corn Growers: Cruz Only Looking Out for Wall Street
• Farmers Seen Expanding Livestock Production, Crop Plantings Amid Slump
• U Of Illinois Economist: Will Farm Income Really Drop To A 12-Year Low In 2018?
• Crop Insurance Deadline March 15, Changes to Consider for Cotton Growers

02.22.2018

• Finance First: For Input Purchases, Go Low Cost, or Local?
• Beans or Corn? Farmer, to Thine Own Self be True
• Cruz Urges Biofuels Policy Revamp at Rally for Bankrupt U.S. Refinery
• Heeding Farm Bureau, Goodlatte Alters Farm Labor Legislation
• Soybeans Could Dethrone Corn as U.S. Top Crop in 2018
• Farmland Values, Land Ownership, and Returns to Farmland, 2000-2016: Summary
• Farmland Values, Land Ownership, and Returns to Farmland, 2000-2016: Full Report
• Will Farm Income Really Drop to a 12-Year Low in 2018?
• Purdue Releases Results From Its 7th "Large Commercial Producer" Study
• Iowa Sen. Grassley Reports Fix Is Coming On Co-Ops’ Tax Advantage In Purchasing Grain
• Cotton, Corn and Peanuts: Tight Margins, Growing Demand in 2018