Ag News

11.17.2017

• Senators Sends Open Letter to Farmers on NAFTA
• Rural America: Perspective from USDA Report, and Federal Reserve Ag Credit Survey
• AFBF Pleased, NFU Alarmed by House Tax Bill Passage
• Farmers Need More Collateral to Secure a Loan
• EPA Files for WOTUS Delay
• Analysis of the ARC-CO Payment Cap for Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat
• U.S. 2017 Ag Exports Reach 3rd Highest Level Ever
• Is a Hunting Acre More Valuable Than a Tillable Acre?
• Reviewing the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement
• Enrollment is Open for Safety Net Coverage
• House, Senate Panel Advance GOP Tax Bills
• Texas: High Plains Ag Conference, Lubbock, Dec. 8
• Keystone Pipeline Shut Down Because of Major Leak
• Secretary Perdue Statement on House Passage of Tax Cuts & Reforms

11.16.2017

• India Believed to Have Most Farm Land
• Is It the Best or Worst of Times for Young Farmers
• Brazilians Are Now Making Ethanol With Soybeans
• Ag Groups Petition for NAFTA Support
• Exclusive Interview With Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue
• Study Says RFS Contributes to Climate Change; RFA Disputes Findings
• Crop Insurance Critical for Farmers and Consumers
• EPA Air Emissions Reporting
• Tax-Free Equipment Exchanges Gone But Might Not Matter (In Most Cases)
• Perdue Issues Sweeping Reorganization Memo
• U.S. Ag Says Forget the Contingency Plan, We Need NAFTA
• Texas Pecans: Very Light Deliveries with Good Demand
• Oklahoma Pecans: Harvest Picking Up, Deliveries Still Mostly Light
• Mexico Open to 5-year NAFTA Reviews, But Not ‘Sunset Clause’
• Is it Good to Have Options? The 2014 Farm Bill Program Decisions

11.15.2017

• U.S. Ag Sector Watches Painfully as TPP Moves on Without It
• Funds Flat On Ag Ahead of USDA Reports
• Murphy-Brown Loses Preliminary Round in Court
• The Decisions Behind Monsanto’s Weed-Killer Crisis
• Soybeans Drop 18¢ in Two Sessions
• There’s More Farmland in the World Than Was Previously Thought
• New Interactive Maps Of Global Cropland
• Pipelines and Farmers Battle Over Lifetime Loss
• Farm Bureau Seeks Full Withdrawal of Organic Livestock, Poultry Practices Rule
• Kansas Wheat Farmer Testifies on Data-Driven Farming
• DTN Releases Its Fertilizer Price Index
• New Research Reports Farmers’ Radio Listening Frequency
• Ag Groups Demand House Preserves Section 199 in Trump’s Tax Fix to Block Tax Hikes on Farmers

11.14.2017

• FARM POLICY FACTS: Our View: Anti-Farmer Legislation Rings Hollow
• Feedback From The Field – Nov. 13, 2017
• Crop Progress Rates Slow as Winter Wheat Planting and Corn and Bean Harvest Nears Completion
• TPP Could Be Further Delayed
• Farm Progress America, November 13, 2017 Max Armstrong offers a look at an interesting proponent of FFA – Howard Buffett, Jr.
• 93% of U.S. Soybeans, 83% of Corn Harvested
• Senate, House Tax Bills Differ in Key Ways
• How Many Heifers Should You Keep?
• China Expected to Import More Apples, Grapes
• Research Advocates: Agriculture Needs to Speak Up
• Farm Financial Standards Council Releases Free Guide
• NASS to Collect 2017 Crop Production and Stocks Data
• Texas: Prospective Grape Grower Workshop, Lubbock, Dec. 12
• Range Specialists Warn Overgrazing Pastures and Invasive Plants Reduce Profitability
• Delay Sought for Reporting Farm Air Emissions

11.13.2017

• Farm Policy Facts: Don’t Forget About the Rural Infrastructure
• GRAINS-Chicago wheat falls as big global supply hangs over market
• Farm Policy News: USDA Trade Data; NAFTA Perspectives: Lawmakers, Ag Secretary, Farmers, and Mexico
• Update on NAFTA Renegotiations
• Washington Week Ahead: GOP Pushes Forward With Complex Tax Bills
• Texas Wheat: Crediting Soil N Can Cut Costs Without Cutting Yield
• Oklahoma Wheat: Do Not Feed the Weeds
• Goodlatte Says He Won’t Seek Re-Election in 2018
• Cubbage: Tomorrow’s “Smart Farm” Held Back By Today’s Reality
• Secretary Perdue Launches Veteran Resources at USDA

11.10.2017

• November 9 WASDE Report: PDF
• WASDE: Projected Wheat Ending Stocks Lowered 25 Million Bushels
• WASDE Cotton: Higher Domestic Production, Ending Stocks
• Don’t Forget About the Rural Infrastructure
• Congress Aims to Restore Drone Registration
• UPDATE 2-China to Buy Another 12 Million T of U.S. Soybeans in 2017/18 in $5 Billion Deals
• Steve Forbes on Ag Trade: It Will Happen
• Young Farmers Gain Momentum With Bills
• Senate Ag Committee Approves Legislation-Federal Land Management Act of 2017
• Interest Rates Rising
• House GOP Tax Bill Advances With Key Changes for Farmers
• Are ARC-CO and PLC Substitute Programs?
• Texas: Panhandle Farm and Ranch Management Symposium, Amarillo, Nov. 28
• Oklahoma Cotton Crop Tops a Million Bales- Making Sooner State Fourth Largest Cotton Producing State in 2017