Ag News

07.13.2017

• World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report (WASDE): July 12
• 8 Things About Temperature Inversion You Should Know
• Farm Groups Concerned With Trade Deals
• USDA: Season-Average Corn Prices Down a Dime, Soybeans Up a Dime
• As Corn Prices Rise, So Do Fertilizer Stock Prices
• U.S. Wheat Output Is Looking Better Than Analysts Had Feared
• USDA: Winter Wheat and Spring Wheat Production down 20% from 2016
• Chinese Buyers Commit to Large Volume of U.S. Soy
• Russia is Now the Largest Wheat Exporter
• Texas Crop and Weather Report
• NCBA President Craig Uden Has Multiple Reasons to Celebrate at this Year’s NCBA Summer Meeting
• Trade Group Says US-China Beef Deal "Cuts the American Cowboy’s Throat," Calls for Renegotiation

07.12.2017

• Oklahoma: Recent Rains Suggest It’s Time to Check for Fall Armyworms
• Texas Field Reports: Bollworms Mount Attack on Cotton, Grain Sorghum
• Texas: Spray Drift Damage – What Injured Landowners Need to Know
• Texas Cotton: How to Address Uneven Emergence
• Microsoft Announces Plan To Provide Broadband To Rural Areas
• Ag Groups Ask Administration To Not Place Tariffs On Steel Imports
• New “Ivy League Farmer” Film To Debut On RFD-TV And The Cowboy Channel
• Fertilizer Costs in 2017 and 2018
• Crop Insurance Saves Taxpayers $8 Billion Over 5 Years
• Latest National Beef Quality Audit Results to be Released at the 2017 Summer Cattle Industry Business Meeting
• Soybeans Close Higher as Traders Return to Fundamentals, Grains Mixed

07.11.2017

• More Farm Bill Hearings Scheduled During July & August
• This Will Make You Cringe: California Wheat Farmer Faces Millions in Fines
• U.S. Corn and Soybean Crop Ratings Continue Dropping
• Soybeans Close 23¢Higher Monday – Corn and Wheat Finished Strong Too
• Crop Progress Report 07.10.17
• U.S. Ag Trade Data Update: Some Interesting Observations
• DTN Cotton Close: Finishes Sharply Lower
• Global Climate: We Just Had 2nd Warmest May on Record in 137 Years – NASA
• Field Knowledge is Critical for Peanut Production Efficiency

07.10.2017

• SF Special: Will a Megadrought Slam the U.S. as Soon as 2050?
• U.S. Corn Sales Drop to Three-Year Low as S. American Exports Rise
• 2017 Second Quarter Dallas Fed Agricultural Credit Survey
• How to Negotiate a Lower Farm Lease
• Missouri, Arkansas Halt Dicamba Sale and Use
• Syngenta Settles With Nebraska Farmer Ahead of Trial
• Washington Week Ahead: House GOP Looks to Agree on Budget
• Scientists Research Original Wheat Plant to Advance Genome Sequencing
• Framework for Evaluationg Strategic Options
• US Red Meat Exports Continue to Exhibit Strong Momentum During May 2017 According to USMEF
• Thompson-Weeman: Why the Heck Would Anyone Listen to “What the Health”?

07.07.2017

• Conaway, Peterson Announce Additional Farm Bill Listening Sessions
• Purdue/CME Ag Economy Barometer Unchanged for June 2017
• Despite Some Alarming Signs, Repeat of 1980’s Farm Crisis Seen as Unlikely
• 4 Key Differences Between the 1980s Farm Crisis and Now
• Wheat Falls 21¢ Thursday
• Wheat: Extreme Weather, Climate Change Account for 40% of Global Production Variability
• Roller Coaster Pricing Opportunities
• Mexico No Longer No. 1 Buyer of U.S. Corn After Trade Tensions
• How Popular is Dealer Financing?
• Oklahoma Cotton: Early Planted Fields Nearing Bloom, Overall Crop in Good Condition
• DTN Cotton Close: Ends on 4th Gain in 5 Sessions
• 2018 Planning Prices for Corn and Soybeans

07.06.2017

• Rabobank Issues Report on Declining Wheat Acres
• House Ag Chair Sees Enough Money for Farm Bill, Even With Cuts
• Wal-Mart Upgrades to Angus Beef
• U.S. Farmers Running out of Opportunities to Sell Corn at Profit
• Crop Progress Report: July 5, 2017 (PDF)
• Trump Administration Maintains Corn, Biodiesel Mandates for 2018
• Trump Signs Agro-Terrorism Legislation
• Is Debt a Better Instrument for Farmland Investment?
• Are You Better or Worse Off Than Last Year?
• Iowa State Economist: Despite Some Alarming Signs, Repeat Of 1980’s Farm Crisis Seen As Unlikely
• Barometer: Ag Financials Stronger, But Miss 2017 Targets