Ag News

02.14.2018

• Trump Proposes 33% Cut in Crop Insurance
• Ag Sec’y Perdue Distances Himself From Administration’s Proposed Crop Insurance Cuts
• Senate Introduces Bill to Prevent Farms, Ranches from Regulation Meant for Toxic Superfund Sites
• Soy Growers Oppose Cuts to Crop Insurance
• Dinneen: Pruitt Not Fulfilling Trump’s Promise
• Emissions Reporting Relief Bill a Breath of Fresh Air for Ag
• Feeding Minds Press Will Focus on Accurate Agriculture Books for Children
• Cotton Appointees Announced
• Oklahoma, Indiana youth Win National Ag Day Video, Essay Contest
• Soybeans Close 10¢ Higher Tuesday
• Bustos: Trump Budget Has Deep Cuts to Agriculture
• Revised 2018 Corn and Soybean Budgets

02.13.2018

• Trump Budget Highlights Proposals to Ratchet Down Farm Programs, Crop Insurance
• In Budget Proposal, White House Seeks Cuts To Crop Insurance and SNAP
• Trump Infrastructure Outline Tabs $50 Billion for Rural Projects
• Heitkamp: Budget Proposal Leaves Rural America Behind
• Meal Soars to New Highs, Soybeans Back Above $10
• President’s Infrastructure Plan Paves Way for Boosting Rural Economy, Farm Bureau Says
• NCGA Applauds Trump For Prioritizing Infrastructure, Details Concerns Over Waterways Plans
• USDA Announces Cotton Board Appointments
• Oklahoma: Soybeans Make Good Alternative to Wheat in Current Market
• Drop in Land and Some Input Costs Expected in 2018
• Congressional Ag Committee Chairs React To Administration’s FY2019 Budget Proposal
• Thinking About Crop Insurance: Deadlines Approaching
• Revenue Portion of Step Up Oklahoma Fails- Steve Thompson of AFR Talks With Ron Hays About What is Next

02.12.2018

• Washington Week Ahead: Trump Releases Budget, Congress Launches Immigration Debate
• Oklahoma: Soybeans Make Good Alternative to Wheat in Current Market
• Critical Window for Farmland Values
• U.S. Producers to Plant 3.7 Percent More Cotton in 2018
• White House Wants to Stimulate $1.5 Trillion in Projects, Overhaul Federal Permit Rules
• Why Your Farm Should Have a Web Presence
• Farm Bureau Asks Court to Block Obama WOTUS Rule
• 3 Big Things Today, February 12
• U.S. Lawmakers Near Deal on Tax Law’s Impact on Grain Market
• Cottonseed Included in Title I of the Farm Bill
• Congress Passes Budgets. Aids Cotton and Dairy
• Video Gulke: Unexpected Reactions to WASDE
• Nat’l Cotton Council Economists Release Outlook Report
• How Do I Finance the Growth of My Operation?

02.09.2018

• Congress Votes to Reopens Government
• Ag Spending Boosted as Lawmakers Avert a Shutdown Early Friday Morning
• Markets Mixed After USDA Reports
• USDA to Survey Farmers Planting Intentions for 2018
• WASDE Exports: $4.50 Corn “Realistic” If Stars Align
• Iowa’s Grassley Vows to Fight for RFS
• New Records for U.S. Beef Export Value, Pork Export Volume
• Winter Wheat Seedings Projected to be Lowest in 109 Years
• Texas Cotton: New Statewide Pest Management Guide Now Available
• 11 Steps to a Whole Farm Plan

02.08.2018

• Senate Budget Deal Opens up Timing for Farm Bill, But No Deal on Co-op Tax Provision
• Wheat Market Closes 14¢ Higher Wednesday
• Wheat Organizations from the United States, Canada and Mexico Call for Successful NAFTA Agreement
• Tax Law’s Changes to Asset Purchases, Trade-Ins Significant for Ag Producers
• Overregulation Threatens Family Farms, AFBF President Duvall Tells Senate
• 2018 U.S. Farm Income Forecast Released
• Significant Drop in Natural Gas Prices
• China Reportedly Studying Restricitons on U.S. Soybean Imports
• Austin: New Farm Bill Discussions Highlight Ag Forum
• Proposed Senate Budget Deal Mixed Bag On Ag Issues
• Cotton, Dairy Deal Eases Path for New Farm Bill
• Texas Cotton: New Insect Management Guide Available

02.07.2018

• Crop Insurance Acreage Sets New Mark in 2017
• Farm Sizes Impacted by a $40,000 Crop Insurance Premium Support Limit
• Soybeans Remarkably Defiant
• Ag Secretary Says Sorghum Price Fall Reflects Influence of Trade Disputes on Ag Commodities
• Tax Law’s Changes to Asset Purchases, Trade-Ins Significant for Ag Producers
• Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer climbs in January 2018
• Bill Creates Rural Health Liaison at USDA
• Will Farm Income Increase in 2018
• Assessing Suicide Risks in Farmers
• The Long-Term Economic Impact of Cover Crops-29-year study finds cover crops offer benefits with no-till cotton systems
• House Ag Committee Hearing with Sec. Perdue: Trade Issues
• GOP Lawmakers Take Aim at Cancer Research Group over Roundup
• Texas Cotton: New Insect Management Guide Available
• National Sorghum CEO Tim Lust Says Chinese Charges of Unfair Subsidization in US Sorghum Without Basis