Ag News

11.09.2017

• USDA Make Contingency Plans for NAFTA Pullout
• So Far, 2018 Farm Bill Is ‘Stealth’ Legislation
• Why Cargill Was Slapped With $10 Million Fine
• CoBank: Cautious Optimism for Next Three Years In Grains, Ethanol Markets
• Ag Economy Barometer: 80% Producers Expect Rental Rates to Be Unchanged in 2018
• Crop Choices, Farm Size: Changes in a Time of Low Corn and Soybean Prices
• Agriculture Key to Climate Solutions
• RFS Critic Seeking CEQ Slot Sings New Tune at Hearing
• Texas Field Reports: Peanut Crop Looks Promising
• Tax Reform: New Bill Offers Ag Incentives, but Is It All Good?
• American Agri-Women Convention Announced
• New Trump Rules Pare Back Obama’s Opening to Cuba
• How About Four and Five Bale an Acre Cotton in Southwest Oklahoma- Randy Boman Says It’s True- and Not Uncommon

11.08.2017

• Purdue/CME Ag Economy Barometer Finds Farmers More Optimistic
• Crop Choices, Farm Size: Changes in a Time of Low Corn and Soybean Prices
• China to Pledge More U.S. Soy Imports During Trump Visit
• Indian Ethanol Market Could Be Big. Really Big.
• Wins, Some Losses, in GOP Tax Bill for Farmers
• Grain Export Study Shows Big Impact
• USDA to Re-Engage on Biotechnology
• Should You Keep or Sell Heifers?
• US Beef Exports Continue to Trend Higher in September While Pork Remains Steady, Says USMEF
• Cotton Spin: Demand Revisited: Beneficial Implications

11.07.2017

• Crop Progress Report PDF
• U.S. Ag Exports: USDA Data Update, NAFTA Worries Persist
• USDA Investing $200 Million in Broadband
• USDA Withdraws Proposed Biotech Rule
• Cargill Fined $10 Million for Inaccurate Swaps Information -CFTC
• Nafta Negotiators Are Said to Extend Length of Upcoming Round
• Dumped by Trump, Bid to Save Pacific Trade Pact Comes to a Head
• Ag Lender Survey: Farm Profitability Still Down But Improving
• Oklahoma-Winter Wheat Planting Nears Completion Across the Plains as Pastures Continue to Slowly Develop
• Cotton: What Would 21 Million Bales Mean?
• COTTON SPIN: Demand Revisited: Beneficial Implications
• U.S., Okla. Economy Experiences Moderate Growth, Downturn in Crop Sector

11.06.2017

• Washington Week Ahead: Lawmakers Start Debate on GOP Tax Bill
• True Impact of Tax Bill to Farmers Still Unknown
• The Tax Bill Is Farm Friendly, Maybe
• Ag Groups Respond to House Tax Bill
• Bill Northey Comments On His Stalled Nomination As USDA Undersecretary
• U.S. Ag Exports: USDA Data Update, NAFTA Worries Persist
• Winter Grain Sales Guidance
• Northey Caught Between Oil, Ethanol Interests
• Soybean Market Closes 12¢ Lower Friday
• Supply Woes: Brazil Cuts Into U.S. Soybean Market Share in China
• Why Your Lender Is Asking About Working Capital
• It is the End of Organic as We Know It
• Cattle Prices Leap-frog Higher
• Texas Wheat: Breeding for Resistance – Hessian Fly and Greenbug Infestations
• USDA To Invest $2.5 Billion In Rural Electric Infrastructure
• Ag Sec’y Perdue Annonces Farm Service Agency And Rural Development State Directors

11.03.2017

• Republican Tax Plan Phases Out Estate Tax
• Sam Clovis Withdraws His Nomination for USDA Post
• Stabenow Praises Clovis’ Decision to Withdraw His Nomination
• Farm Bill: 1996 Changes Made Farmers More Dependent on Govt. Programs – Commentary
• DuPont Closes Iowa Cellulosic Ethanol Facility, Puts Plant Up for Sale
• Ag Groups Respond to House Tax Bill
• Bill Would Aid Young and Beginning Farmers
• Nat’l Council Of Farmer Co-Ops: House Tax Proposal Would Raise Taxes On America’s Farmers
• Farm Bureau Applauds Move To Reform Tax Code
• NASS to Measure Row Crops Production
• More Farmer Optimism Than Dec. 2016 Says ABA, Farmer Mac Survey
• Texas Wheat: Breeding for Resistance – Hessian Fly and Greenbug Infestations
• DTN Livestock Midday: Sharp Losses Flood Into Cattle
• New Report Highlights Food And Ag Science Breakthroughs At Universities
• Environmental Working Group Releases Updated Farm Subsidy Payment Database
• Comparing NASS and RMA County Yields for Corn

11.02.2017

• Senators Call for Reliable Broadband in Rural Areas
• Enrollment Open for ARC, PLC for 2018
• Monsanto, BASF Weed Killers Strain U.S. States With Damage Complaints
• Soybean Market Jumps Up 10¢. What?
• Survey Sheds Light on Farm Profitability, While Producers Cut Costs
• Can Trump Really End NAFTA?
• White House Stands by Clovis for USDA Chief Scientist
• Farmer Health Insurance Confusion: Cooperatives, Waivers, Tax Credits, and More – DTN
• Texas Pecans: Light Deliveries but Good Demand
• USDA Lending Rates Up from Oct.
• Should We Be Surprised about the U.S. Average Yield of Corn and Soybeans in 2017?