Ag News

10.06.2017

• Farm Policy Critics Seek to Weaken Crop Insurance on Which Farmers Rely On
• Wheat Growers Call for New Trade Agreements
• Senators Urge Strong RFS in Letter to Pruitt
• South Korea Will Amend Trade Deal with U.S.
• Stabenow Wants Nominees to Uphold Water Quality
• New bill Invest in health of Farmers, Communities
• Senate Hearings- Trade, and Conservation Reserve Program Examined
• $8 Billion Of ARC, PLC Money To Serve As Safety Net Payments
• 60% of Sorghum Crop is Mature with Harvest Underway
• U.S. Treasury Withdrawing Proposed Estate Tax Regulations
• USDA Nominees Promise to Protect Farmers Consumers
• Texas Wheat: Seeding Rate May Be One Way to Cut Costs
• West Texas Cotton: What Is Causing Late Season Defoliation?
• Soybeans Close 10¢ Higher Thursday

10.05.2017

• Farm Policy Facts-Our View: Will Anything Ever Satisfy Farm Critics? No
• Groups Opposed to Farm Bill Meet to Discuss Strategy
• US Agriculture Often Bears the Cost of Trade Disputes
• The Great Wheat Drought That Spooked Traders Seems Overblown
• Who to Watch in 2018 Farm Bill Debate
• USDA Safety Net, Conservation Payments Total $9.6 Billion
• Outlook: Long-Term Price Cycle Shows Continued Pain
• Can You Manage Ag’s Price Cycle?
• Roberts to Perdue: Help is on the Way
• EPA to Weigh Ethanol Rule Change
• Ag Data: Who is Driving the Bus?
• Tax Reform Framework Leaves Questions for Ag
• Perdue: Japan is No. 1 Target for New FTA

10.04.2017

• USDA Issues Farm Safety Net And Conservation Payments
• Ag Panel Clears Two USDA Nominees for Senate Vote
• Quiet Markets Wait for News of Combines
• Farmers’ Feelings on Ag Economy Remain Unchanged
• Forget the Fundamentals, Use the Charts
• Hurricanes, Cyberattacks Mandate Hardening the Electric Grid
• Oklahoma Native Leslie McCuiston Named 2017 Pig Farmer of the Year by the National Pork Board
• New Push to Replace Broken H-2A Farm Labor Program

10.03.2017

• Download Texas Crop Progress Report
• Download Oklahoma Crop Progress Report
• Texas: Wheat Variety Disease & Insect Tolerance Traits—2017-2018
• When is the Best Time to Do Farm Tax Planning?
• Attorneys General Urge EPA to Abolish WOTUS
• Censky, McKinney USDA Nominations Move to Full Senate
• Market Rally Commentary: U.S. Growers Losing Transportation Advantage
• Farm Bureau: Farmers, Ranchers Ready For Long-Overdue Immigration Reform
• Southwest FarmPress: Hurricanes, Floods, Drought and Wildfires, 2017 the Year of Disasters

10.02.2017

• Washington Week Ahead: After Long Wait, Senate Set to Move USDA Nominees
• Grain Stocks: Corn, Soybeans Well Above Last Year, Wheat Down Slightly
• Wheat Outlook Sept. 2017 PDF
• The Great Wheat Drought That Spooked Traders Seems Overblown
• Quarterly Grain Stocks Report PDF
• Texas Corn: Critical Crop Situation Has Producers Looking for Answers
• Seven Ag Stories You May Have Missed Last Week–Sept. 29
• Fall Climate Outlook: Warmer Temps, Less Precipitation
• NCGA Calls on EPA to Rescind 2015 WOTUS Rule
• University Researchers: Limiting Crop Insurance Cuts Deep
• Op-Ed: Iowa Senators Should Regret Voting For EPA Administration Pruitt, Ethanol’s Decline
• Op-Ed: An Open Letter to Everyone That Eats
• Update On NAFTA Discussions
• Red Ink Reappears in the Cattle Finishing Sector

09.29.2017

• University Researchers: Limiting Crop Insurance Cuts Deep
• Indiana Mega-Farmer Is Face of Trump’s Drive to Repeal Estate Tax
• Trump Administration Considering Biofuel Policy Change
• Roberts Hears Ideas for Improving Farm Bill
• Trump Vows Tax Plan Will "Protect Farmers, Ranchers, Small Businesses"
• Perdue on Trump’s Tax Reforms
• ASA ‘Steps Up Urgency’ In Search for Dicamba Answers
• Senate Farm Bill Hearing, Rural Development- Broadband Access, Opioid Epidemic Noted
• Northey, Ibach Get Date with Senate Ag Committee
• Wheat Growers Head to Capital Hill to Discuss Farm Bill
• Texas Land Trends Report Shows Dramatic Changes in Ownership
• Public Funding of Agricultural Research: Assessment and Suggested New Paradigm
• BPI Establishes $10 Million Fund for Former Employees Following ‘Pink Slime’ Settlement