Ag News

01.22.2018

• USDA Services During Government Shutdown
• NAWG: Government Shutdown has Implications for Wheat Farmers
• Washington Week Ahead: Immigration Showdown Keeps Government Closed
• USDA Announces A Near-Record Year For Farm Loans
• Former RMA Administrator Opines on Crop Insurance Critics
• Top Priority for the 2018 Farm Bill: Protect Federal Crop Insurance
• Farm Bill: Budget Impasse Could Impact Congressional To-Do List
• Round One of Farm Bill Done?
• Tax Law Gives Break to Farmers Who Sell to Co-ops
• Understanding the Tax Overhaul
• 7 Ag Stories You May Have Missed Last Week
• China’s Global Influence is Growing as U.S. Withdraws
• China Says United States is Real Threat to Global Trade, Not Itself
• Soybeans Trade Higher for Sixth Straight Session Friday
• Grain Prices to Remain Flat as U.S. Inventory Excess Is Consumed
• What Kind of Winter Is Heading Your Way?
• Arkansas Restricts Controversial Monsanto, BASF Farm Chemical
• Is Your Farm Working Toward Digitizing Data?
• Texas: Ag Forum, Amarillo, Jan. 26
• Drought Outlook: Dryness Increased from 26% in December to 33% to Date

01.19.2018

• Texas: Ag Forum, Amarillio, Jan. 26
• Bill Passed By House Reducing Tariffs On Crop Protection Ingredients, Lower Costs Substantially
• Update: The Farm Bill’s Progress
• Watch Out for ACA Premium Repayment
• Could Hard Spring Wheat Acres Grow After USDA Reports?
• Tom Vilsack Discusses the Upcoming Farm Bill
• Lawmakers Look for Fix to Grain Sales Tax Benefit
• Ag In Trouble Without NAFTA
• Trump Says Terminating NAFTA Would Yield the ‘Best Deal’ in Renegotiations
• USDA Notes Uptick in 2017 Farm Incomes
• Farm Futures Magazine Releases Results From Its Crop Planting Intentions Survey
• USDA Releases List Of Products Which May/May Not Be Used In Organic Crop And Livestock Production
• Dynamic Changes Coming In Ag Co-ops
• U.S., Canada and Mexico Have Agreement on 40% NAFTA Topics
• Where Does Trump Stand on NAFTA?
• Keystone XL Pipeline Gets Enough Shipper Pledges to Proceed
• Grain Elevators Desperate for Tax Bill Fix

01.18.2018

• Congress to “Cuss and Discuss” Farm Bill
• Trump Sees NAFTA Benefits, USDA’s Perdue Says
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- January ’18
• Can Monster Crop Yields Continue?
• How Should Farm Growth Options be Evaluated?
• Task Force Creates a Road Map for Rural America
• All Ag Markets Close Higher Wednesday
• What the 2018 Farm Bill Means for America
• Roberts Discusses Deputy U.S. Trade Rep.
• U.S. Senator Urges Senate Leadership to Fortify Margin Protection
• Corn, 2018: Expect an Average Loss of $115.33 Per Planted Acre – Commentary
• NCC’s Jody Campiche Says Farm Bill Coverage for Cotton in the Works, But Still Long Process Ahead
• Thompson On Cotton: With Rally, Consider Pricing 2018 Crop
• Oklahoma Gins Pine Away at Record Crop, Boast of High Yields, Quality
• U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Proposes 25 Cent Gas Tax To Fund Infrastructure Investments

01.17.2018

• Weekly Grain Movement – Only One Crop’s Keeping Up
• Republicans Introducing Their DACA Bill In Hopes for Compromise
• The NAFTA Timeline has Become Indeterminate
• White House Weighs Tougher Options on NAFTA, China Trade
• Speaker Ryan Says Canada is Biggest Problem with NAFTA
• Farmers Celebrate 2017 Victories
• Weekly Outlook: USDA Reports Provide Some Surprises
• USDA Data Realigns Farm Market ‘Stars’
• FCC Chairman Plans to Boost Broadband in Rural America
• Campaign Launched To Prevent Farms, Ranches From Being Regulated Like Toxic Superfund Sites
• Farming, Super Bowl Linked by Big Event
• Weekly Outlook: USDA Reports Provide Some Surprises
• Plunging Temps, Hard Freezes Trouble Texas, Mexico Vegetable Farmers

01.16.2018

• U.S. Regains Status as Top Beef Exporter to South Korea
• The 2018 Cattle Market: "Cautious Optimism"
• Farmers Share Their Cropping Intentions for 2018
• Can the Research & Development Tax Credit Be Applied to Your Farm?
• 7 Ag Tech Start-Ups to Watch in 2018
• USDA Trade Data Update: Focus on Soybeans and Grains
• Corn, Soybeans Chart Record-Breaking Seasons
• Exports Lag, Is There Hope?
• Reliable Rural Broadband: A Near-Future Reality or All Talk?
• Canada in Favor of NAFTA Deadline Extension
• Senator Ernst (IA) Sees Trump Opposition to NAFTA Softening
• Wheat Group Worries Over Steel Industry Demands
• Oklahoma Wheat and Canola Seedings Take Another Tumble- Looking Back at Last Friday’s USDA Reports

01.15.2018

• Texas, Oklahoma: Auxin Training Added to Red River Crops Conference, Jan. 17
• Seed Cotton Proposal May Have Unforeseen Consequences
• Rep. Frank Lucas On Why We Need A Farm Bill
• USDA to Issue Additional ARC Payments to Some Growers
• Cleveland On Cotton: Looking For 82 Cents On March?
• WASDE: World Agricutlrual Supply and Demand Estimates Report (PDF)
• WASDE Wollops Wheat Prices
• Statement By USDA On Section 199A Tax Code Fix
• Perdue Applauds President Trump’s Selection for USDA’s Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations
• Washington Week Ahead: Spending Deadline Looms as Lawmakers Deal
• Whoops! Last-Minute Change to U.S. Tax Overhaul Splits Grains Sector
• NAFTA by Commodity and By State
• Mexico Will Leave NAFTA Talks if Trump Triggers Withdraw
• 7 Ag Stories You May Have Missed: Week Ending Jan. 12
• U.S. Crop Storage Capacity Increased in 2017 as Supplies Grew
• Japan Urged to Eliminate U.S. Beef Restricitons
• 2017 Was One of Costliest Years for Weather Events
• The Real NAFTA Problem Is Canada, Not Mexico, Paul Ryan Says