Ag News

10.19.2017

• Roberts Praises Dismantling of ‘GIPSA’ Rules
• Senate Ag Committee To Vote On Northey, Ibach USDA Nominations
• U.S. Farm Sector Financial Performance
• New USDA Net Farm Income Figures Not Exactly What They Seem
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- October ’17
• What Will Corn Prices Look Like in 2018-21
• Trump Tells EPA to Halt Ethanol Quota Changes Amid Iowa Uproar
• Trump ‘Committed’ to U.S. Renewable Fuels – Iowa Governor
• Farm Markets Close in the Red Wednesday
• Despite Progress, Ag Productivity Growth Still Lages Behind Global Needs

10.18.2017

• Farm Family Culture: The Ties That Bind
• Weekly Outlook: Moving Forward after October Crop Reports
• 33 Senators Ask Trump Administration to Increase U.S. Biodiesel Volumes
• Grassley Threatens Trump EPA Nominees Over Biofuels Mandate
• Another Round of NAFTA Talks Closes With Little Sign of Agreement
• Trump Administration Withdraws GIPSA Rule
• USDA’s Rollback Of GIPSA Rule To Impact Farmers, Ranchers
• NAFTA Renegotiation Talks Extended
• Wiesemeyer: Trump Will Tell EPA to Back Off RFS
• Rural Broadband: The Need for Speed
• Senate GOP to Back Trump on Border Wall, Risking Shutdown Fight

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