Ag News

10.31.2017

• Crop Progress Report
• Hansford County Texas: Growing Corn for College Scholarships – DTN
• U.S. Corn Harvest Finally Reaches the Halfway Point
• FDA Moves to Ax Claim for Heart Benefits from Soy Foods
• NCFC: Farmers Will Pay More Taxes in Reform Measure
• Conaway: Farm Bill Progress is on Track
• Debt Levels Could be at a Tipping Point
• NMPF Supports New Guest Worker Program
• USDA- ERS: Opportunities for U.S. Ethanol Exports
• Study: Consumers Do Not Distinguish Between Non-GMO, Organic Labels
• DTN Livestock Close: Triple-Digit Gains Dominate Cattle Futures
• DTN Cotton Close: Finishes Above Prior-Session High

10.30.2017

• Perdue to Swear-In Ibach in Omaha Monday
• Washington Week Ahead: Farmers Have Much at Stake as House GOP Rolls Out Tax Plan
• Conaway: Farm Bill Progress is on Track
• Cotton Farmers Go ‘Grown in USA’
• Timely Update by Ag Economists Provides Insight into Current, Upcoming Year
• China Cuts Minimum Purchase Price for Wheat for First Time in Over a Decade
• 8 Points from the Latest Federal Reserve Ag Finance Databook
• 12 Things Farmers Need to Know About the World
• Northey Confirmation Vote Still on Hold
• Perdue on Confirmation of Ibach to Key USDA Post
• USDA- ERS: Opportunities for U.S. Ethanol Exports
• Forget Tesla, CA Cars running on Restaurant Grease
• Hurricane Harvey Cost Texas $200 Million in Ag Losses
• Oklahoma FFA Members Shine at the 90th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis

10.27.2017

• Bill Includes Fix for Farmer Bankruptcy Reform
• House Ag Committee Passes Guestworker Program
• Comments Being Accepted on Deregulation of GMO Cotton
• U.S. Farmers Tightent Belts to Compete With Cheap LatAm Grain
• Pesticide Applicators Report Drift Issues With Dicamba
• Perdue Talks Mother Nature, Farm bill at FFA Convention
• Liability Insurance and Dicamba Damage
• Groups Seek Block Oklahoma Beef Checkoff Referendum
• Cotton Farmers Go ‘Grown in USA’
• Ibach Clears Senate, Northey on Hold
• USDA Issues: ‘Wheat Outlook Report’
• USDA Issues: ‘Cotton and Wool Outlook Report’
• Harvest Price Option: Historical Assessment

10.26.2017

• Immigration: Goodlatte’s AG Act Advances from Judiciary Committee
• Fix ARC Problems by Using Crop Insurance Data, Say Farm Belt Senators
• Tax Reform Proposals a Mixed Bag for Farmers
• House Ag Chairman Says Farm Bill is Still on Target for Completion
• Mexican Official: NAFTA Proposal "Very Dangerous"
• Republican Wrestle With Estate Tax Repeal
• Farm Bill: Wheat Growers Oppose Big Food Aid Changes – DTN
• Major Farm Groups Rally Behind Proposed Crop Insurance Changes

10.25.2017

• Farm Bureau Supports Crop Insurance Fix
• King Corn Reigns in Donald Trump Washington
• National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Outlines Farm Bill Priorities
• Grain Markets Can’t Shake USDA Numbers, Analyst Says
• Farm Loan Foreclosures Expected for Next Five Years, Bankers Say
• Wheat Industry Featured in TV Episode
• House Judiciary Committee Considers Farm Labor Bill
• Nafta or No Nafta, the $12.43-an-Hour Pay Gap Is Irresistible
• Should RFS Supporters Do a Victory Lap or Mark Their Calendars?
• U.S. Cattle on Jumps 5 Percent Higher

10.24.2017

• Crop Progress Report PDF
• Women in Ag: Texas Info Sheet
• Rollercoaster Season Keeps Cotton Producers in Suspense, Warmer Temps Raise Optimism
• Weekly Grain Movement – How low can wheat go?
• 60,000 Have Been Impacted By Beginning Farmer Programs
• EPA’s ‘Endangerment Finding’ is endangered – EPA has used this finding and the Clean Air Act to implement its war on coal and other fossil fuel
• U.S. Corn Harvest Is Stretched Out Even Further
• 2018 Soybean Projections Maintain Record Acreage
• Corn Belt: “Hoping to Breakeven,” in a “Persistently Weak” Ag Economy
• University of Florida Study Finds consumers See ‘Organics’ and ‘Non-GM’ Food Labels as Synonymous
• 90th National FFA Convention & Expo • Oct. 25 – 28, 2017 • Indianapolis