Ag News

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

01.12.2018

• Could a Bullish Surprise Be Hiding in Friday’s USDA Reports?
• What to Expect From This Friday’s USDA Reports
• Senators Look to Fix Clause in Tax Bill Which Favors Grain Sales to Co-ops
• 2017: A Year of Foreign Ag Subsidies
• Odds of La Nina lasting through March are 85%
• Sixth Round of NAFTA Talks Begin Later This Month
• Soybeans Settle 5 Cents Lower Thursday
• Time to Simplify Ag Science
• More Cold Weather Poses Challenges to U.S. Corn Ethanol Makers
• Outlook for U.S. Farm Income: Stable but ‘at Much Lower Levels’
• Farm Bill- Disaster Bill Seen as First Step, SNAP Concerns
• Small But Mighty Canola Offers Opportunity
• Congress May Fix Tax Tweak Giving Farm Co-ops Edge Over Cargill
• Disaster Bill Could Make Passing the Farm Bill “Easier”
• Texas Sorghum: Sugarcane Aphids – Using Fungi as a Control

01.11.2018

• Trump Again Demands a Wall as Lawmakers Chase Immigration Deal
• Business Lobby Risks Clash With Trump on Trade, Immigration
• Roberts, Stabenow Support CFTC Efforts to Uphold Agreement
• Farmers Report Increasing Pessimism In Latest Ag Economy Barometer
• For Texas Farmers, Access To Overseas Markets Is Critical
• 5 Agricultural Trends To Watch In 2018
• 5 Things on Farm Bill Wish List
• Weak Future Outlook Drives Producer Sentiment Lower
• Twitter’s Reaction To Trump’s Monday Speech

01.10.2018

• President Trump Pledges To Work With Senate Ag Committee Chair For An On-Time Farm Bill
• Purdue/CME Group Ag Barometer declines to 126 in December 2017
• Perdue Calls on Canada to Fully Engage in NAFTA Talks
• Perdue Highlights Priorities, Accomplishments in New Administration & USDA
• NAFTA Talks Continue
• Farm Bureau Re-elects President Zippy Duvall
• Texas: Feed Grains Marketing Workshop, Amarillo, Jan. 23-24
• Farmers National Company Exec Discusses land Values
• USDA Has Some ’Splaining to Do on Export Data
• Corn, Wheat Markets Finish Higher Tuesday
• President Trump Impresses AFBF Audience, Makes Brief Mention of Trade
• Ag & Rural Prosperity Task Force Report
• Analysts Predict More Soybeans
• Crop Insurance Performance on Soybeans
• Do Big Yields Mean Big Money?

01.09.2018

• Watch President Trump’s Speech at American Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Convention 1/8/2018
• Trump: Working to Deliver for Farmers
• Sonny Perdue Says He Told Trump Not to Withdraw from NAFTA
• Secretary Perdue Presents Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Task Force Report to President Trump
• Perdue Highlights Priorities, Accomplishments in New Administration & USDA
• Lawmaker, Ag Law Experts Among Speakers at AFBF Convention
• Trump Backs Crop Insurance, Says NAFTA ‘Not the Easiest Negotiation’
• Agriculture’s Viability Relies on Immigration Reform
• Ag Markets Drop Monday
• Farmland Values: Buy or Rent to Expand? It’s a Complicated Choice
• Texas: Cold Temps Move in but Producers Biggest Concern is Dry Conditions

01.08.2018

• Ag Law Experts Review Top Legal Issues Affecting Farmers
• NAFTA- Recent Developments as President Trump Addresses AFBF Members on Monday
• Farmers Celebrate Tax Reform at AFBF Convention
• Trump Promoting Rural Development at AFBF
• Livestock Outlook Positive for 2018
• Disaster Assistance Will Set the Stage for Next Farm Bill
• Live Stream of AFBF Annual Convention
• Duvall Talks Trade But Will Emphasize Ag Labor to Trump
• Brazil’s 2017/18 Soybean Crop Seen Second-Biggest in History
• Scientists Map the Genetic Code of the Peanut
• Could Millennial Trends Alter Restaurant Menus?
• Zippy Duvall Says For Farmers- Trump Administration Has Produced a Breath of Fresh Air in Washington