Ag News

10.17.2017

• A MUST READ: 35 Years Later, President Reagan’s Message to Farm Country Still Rings True
• USDA Deputy Secretary’s Message to Agriculture: “Keep the Faith”
• Environmental Protection Administrator Scott Pruitt Issues Directive to End EPA “Sue & Settle”
• Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• Fourth Round of NAFTA Negotiations Near End
• AFBF’s Duvall Remains Concerned About NAFTA, Trade
• 5 Secretaries of Ag Discuss Food Insecurities in the U.S.
• Four GOP Governors Plead With Trump in RFS Letter
• Economist Issues On-Farm Capital Expenditure Report
• Supreme Court Agrees To Hear WOTUS Argument
• Growing Cattle Inventories Means More Stocker Opportunities
• Website Launched to Help Young Farmers Access Land and Capital

10.16.2017

• 3 Policy Issues Farmers Should Watch
• Comparison of 2016 ARC-CO and PLC Payments
• Safety Net Needs Changes in Next Farm Bill to Remain Viable Option for Farmers
• Washington Week Ahead: Senate GOP Tries to Push Through Budget
• Mexico and Canada Presents United Front on NAFTA
• Grain Market Week in Review-Oct. 13, 2017
• What the Latest Drought Monitor Revealed
• Report Recommends Changes to NASS Methods
• Purdue Economist Releases Report on Farm Capital Expenditure Trends
• U.S. Soybean Crop Expected to be a Record
• Gulke: Soybeans Test $10 In Reaction To Report
• EPA and Dicamba Manufacturers Agree on Label Changes
• USDA-FAS Report: China’s Meat and Poultry Import Forecast, 2018

10.13.2017

• World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report (WASDE): PDF
• Gulke: Finally, Good News From NASS
• Cotton Estimates (Excel Table)
• Wheat Outlook: September 2017: PDF
• Harvey Was a ‘Gut Punch’ to Texas Farmers
• World Agricultural Weather Highlights: PDF
• U.S. Proposes NAFTA ‘Sunset Clause’ Rejected by Canada and Mexico
• Perdue: Trump Tax Plan Will "Ease Burden" on Ag-Related Jobs
• Farmers: How Strong Is Your Bank?
• USDA Raises 2017 Corn Guess, Lowers Soybeans
• NAFTA Renegotiation Continues- Pres. Trump, Sec. Perdue, Lawmakers Weigh In
• U.S. Farm Sector Capital Expenditures
• USDA October Crop Production Report Shows Bigger Pecan, Canola and Cotton Crops in Oklahoma in 2017

10.12.2017

• NAFTA Renegotiation Continues- Pres. Trump, Sec. Perdue, Lawmakers Weigh In
• With NAFTA at Crucial Point, U.S. Farm Leaders Speak Up for Trade Pacts
• US Demands Raise Fears That Leaving NAFTA Could Hurt Economy
• Farmers for Free Trade: ‘We need more trade, not less’
• Groups Weigh In on USDA Organization Plan
• Corn, Soybean, HRWW Sales Reported
• How Large Weather Disasters Are Changing
• Soybeans Slip Less Than Corn Wednesday
• A Strong Farm Bill Helps All Americans
• CFTS May Reconsider, Delay Swap Dealer Rule
• Texas Field Reports: Cool, Cloudy, Wet Weather Creates Problems for Panhandle Cotton Production
• Wheat Growers Voice Support For Crop Insurance
• U.S. Farm Sector Capital Expenditures

10.11.2017

• Crop Progress Report 10.10.17
• For FSA Purposes, Cousins Are No Longer Family
• 3 Skills Tomorrow’s Farmer Will Need
• Pruitt Calls for End to Wind Industry Tax Incentives
• NFGA Supports Perdue’s USDA Reorganization
• USDA Starts and Once Again Stops Entry to Long-Term Conservation Reserve
• PRF Program Helps Producers Manage Risk
• Peanut Farmers Enter Unchartered Territory
• What Happens if the U.S. Fails to Strike NAFTA 2.0 Deal?
• Trump Welcomes Trudeau to Washington With Another NAFTA Threat
• Poll Shows Trump’s Popularity is Slipping in Rural America
• Why Good Risk Managers Should Monitor Inflation
• 3 Policy Issues Farmers Should Watch
• Grassley Blasts EPA Proposal to Cut Biodiesel
• Texas: Eminent Domain Wins Over Landowner’s Claim of Due Process Violation
• Perdue: NAFTA and Japan are Top Trade Priorities
• Outlook for 2017 ARC-CO Payments

10.10.2017

• Conaway Discusses Farm Bill Timetable
• Perdue: NAFTA and Japan are Top Trade Priorities
• Senators Push EPA for a Strong 2018 RFS
• Exports of All Feed Grains From U.S. at Record Levels
• Shurley on Cotton: Changes in the Loan Program and Rate for 2017
• 2016 ARC-CO Payments Now Available
• NAFTA: Ag Trade Nominee says He’s Not Going Backwards – DTN
• Napa Fires Continue to Burn
• U.S. Agricultural Exports- Data Update from USDA
• USDA Suspends Acceptance of CRP Offers Made After Sept. 30, 2017
• Trump Administration to Scrap Obama-Era Clean Power Plan
• Farmers Likely to Plant More Corn in 2018
• A Disappointing Year for Wheat Complex, Analyst Says
• Digital Divide Narrowing Between Rural & Urban Areas
• Rural Areas Key to Economic Growth