Ag News

01.31.2018

• Statement of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Regarding President Trump’s State of the Union Address
• Tax and Regulatory Reform, Along with Trade, at the Top of the Issues Important to Farmers and Ranchers in Donald Trump’s First State of the Union Address
• Farmers Want No Harm to Crop Insurance
• Few Crop Insurance Changes for 2018
• Trump: State of the Union Strong President Highlights Trade Renegotiation, Cutting Regulations, Tax Reform
• Pruitt Takes Heat EPA Administrator: WOTUS Rule May Be Completed in 2018
• The Regional Composition of U.S. Imports Has Remained Stable Over Time 
• Calculated Cover Crops
• 2018 Grain Farm Income: The Need for Above Trend Yields or Higher Prices to Break-Even
• FDA/USDA to Improve Collaboration
• NAFTA Talks Moving Slowly, President Floats TPP Consideration
• Farmers Grade Trump On First Year of Presidency
• DTN Livestock Close: Choppy Cattle Session Ends Mixed
• DTN Cotton Close: Finishes on 6 Week Low
• U.S. Lawmakers at NAFTA Talks Express Optimism
• Roberts, Stabenow Announce CFTC Oversight Hearing

01.30.2018

• Debate Centers on RFS as Ethanol Industry Continues to Fight
• Peanut Stocks: Utilization Up 4%, 5.4 Bln Pounds in Storage
• DTN Cotton Close: Falls to 3 Week Low
• History Shows It’s Best to Get an Early Start on Marketing
• U.S. Rejects Proposals to Unblock NAFTA, but Will Stay in Talks
• WOTUS is Proof that Overregulation Does Exist
• NAFTA Talks Moving “Slowly,” President Floats TPP Consideration
• Lawmakers Plan Section 199A Fix
• Farmers, Ranchers Back Precision Ag Bills
• Commodity Prices React To South America Weather Conditions
• Grain Markets: Is It Time to Sell New Crop Soybeans?
• 12.5 Million to 13 Million US Cotton Acres Predicting
• Nat’l Corn Growers Assn Releases Its Annual Report
• USDA: Off-Farm Income Contributes Significantly To Households Operating Farms
• Oklahoma Cattlemen Endorse StepUpOk Tax Increase and Government Reform Proposal
• Weekly Outlook: Is It Time to Sell New Crop Soybeans?

01.29.2018

• Weekly Analysis: Wheat Markets
• USDA’s Farm Bill Roadmap a Strong Start, Farmers Say
• Farmers, Ranchers Back Precision Ag Bills
• 7 Ag Stories You May Have Missed Last Week
• Farmers Have Much to Lose if NAFTA Collapses
• Iowa Ag Secretary Waits Patiently for USDA Appointment Vote
• Wheat Groups in Canada, Mexico, and U.S. Ask for NAFTA Update, Not a Breakup
• Some Farmers Don’t Have a Tax Problem, Farm Manager Says 
• Focus on SNAP, the Largest Farm Bill Program
• Tough Trade Talks Puts Some Commodities Are at Risk
• Activists Pushing McDonald’s to Go Antibiotic Free with Beef, Pork
• Washington Week Ahead: Trump makes case for infrastructure in State of the Union
• U.S. Losing China Soybean Market Share To Brazil, One Issue: Protein Content
• A Discussion of the Sec 199A Deduction and its Potential Impacts on Producers and Grain Marketing Firms
• IFES 2017: Crop Economics: Continuing Need to Cut Costs

01.26.2018

• Farm Bill Reform Would End ‘Dishonest’ Subsidies, Says Midwestern Senator
• Farm Safety Net Shouldn’t Distort Markets or Increase Shallow Loss Payments
• Perdue Confident in Bilateral Deals With TPP-11 Countries
• Vilsack: Complete NAFTA Talks Before Election ‘Headwinds’
• Wheat Organizations From The U.S., Canada, And Mexico Call For Successful NAFTA Agreement
• Kim Anderson Worries Ongoing Drought Conditions Might Push Oklahoma’s Wheat Crop Off Track
• What are the 5 Most Contentious U.S. NAFTA Proposals
• Canada, Mexico Describe Nafta `Win-Win-Win’ Opportunity at Davos
• Commodities Bullish in 2018, But…
• Farmers Need to Fill Out Ag Census by Feb. 5
• Cash Rent Bottom?
• Tax Advisor: Extend Your 2017 Tax Returns
• New Bill Would Set Up Rural Broadband Task Force
• Iowa State Extension Releases Estimated Cost Of 2018 Crop Production

01.25.2018

• Farm Safety Net Shouldn’t Distort Markets or Increase Shallow Loss Payments
• Perdue Unveils USDA Farm Bill Priorities
• Perdue’s Farm Bill Principles: Strong on Crop Insurance, Link Work With Food Assistance
• Ag Remains Strong U.S. Economic Sector, Analyst Says
• Trade Update: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), China, and NAFTA
• TPP Members Resurrect Trade Deal Without U.S.
• Can Corn Prices Get Above the Current Range?
• Senator Roberts Concerned About Trump Trade Stances
• USDA Announces a Near-Record Year for Farm Loans
• Peanut Collaspse: Something Happened But It’s Not Clear
• Forget About NAFTA and Korus: TPA Could be the Spoiler for U.S. Trade
• Effect of Tax Reform’s 199 Loss
• Cattle Rises to Near Two-month High on Beef Gains, Fund Buying
• IFES 2017: Habits of Financially Resilient Farms

01.24.2018

• What Would NAFTA Withdrawal Cost Farmers?
• Perdue Says Trump Sees Benefits of NAFTA for Farmers
• Trade Update: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), China, and NAFTA
• Remaining Countries Reach Agreement on TPP
• It’s Time to Get Serious on NAFTA
• Impacts of Lowering Coverage Levels and Using Harvest Price Exclusion on Soybeans
• USDA Releases “2018 Farm Bill & Legislative Principles” Report
• More On Co-ops’ New Tax Advantage
• Arguments Before the U.S. Supreme Court in Texas-New Mexico Water Suit Full of Fireworks
• 2017 Was the Second-Hottest Year on Record
• Congressional Briefing on Veterans in Farm Bill
• USDA Reports Provide Some Surprises
• Report: Chapter 12 on Rise
• 3 Big Things Today, January 24
• Why Isn’t Land Cheaper?
• Latin American Currencies Weaken on U.S. Protectionism Fears
• Report Confirms that Biodiesel Reduces CHG Emissions
• Supreme Court Rules WOTUS Fight Belongs in District Court