Ag News

07.18.2017

• July 17, 2017 Crop Progress Report
• Texas Leads U.S. In Foreign Bought Land
• Can You Say, ‘Uh Oh?’ USDA Keeps Dropping Crop Ratings
• China Approves Two More GMO Crops for Import, DuPont Disappointed
• U.S. Says it Aims to Cut Trade Deficits through NAFTA Revamp
• China Buys $5 Billion of U.S. Soybeans
• Fluctuating Weather Maps and Crop Conditions Drive Markets
• U.S.-China Trade Talks Sputtering at 100-day Deadline
• USDA Releases Study On Adoption Of GE Crops
• USDA Issues: Cotton & Wool Outlook Report
• Agro-Terrorism: How Does it Affect U.S. Farms and Ranches
• Trade Ambassador Lighthizer Releases Trump Administration Negotiating Objectives for NAFTA

07.17.2017

• 13 Ways Tech Will Reinvent Farming as We Know It
• House Tackles Agriculture Budget Funding Levels
• 3 Big Things Today, July 17
• OCM Wants President to Renegotiate Beef Trade Deal With China
• Washington Week Ahead: Conaway Looks to ‘Recycle’ SNAP Savings in Pending Budget
• Censky Nominated as Deputy Ag Secretary
• Chinese Buyers Purchase Near-Record Amount of U.S. Soy
• AFBF Lists Goals for 2018 Farm Bill
• Over Half Of Farm Equipment Dealers Oppose Right To Repair
• Income Cap Proposal Threatens Crop Insurance
• Reviewing the June 2017 CBO Baseline

07.14.2017

• Senate Ag Chairman Roberts’ Opening Comments On Trade, Specialty Crops, Organics Hearing
• Ag Tech’s Latest Gizmos Will Make Your Head Spin
• Simplyifying Tax Code Discussed at Subcommittee Hearing
• Did Someone Yell ‘Fire’ In the Farm Markets Theater?
• UPDATE 2-China signs second-largest deal for U.S. soybeans
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- June ’17
• Farmers Urge Lawmakers to Protect Export Assistance Programs
• Oklahoma: Recent Rains Suggest It’s Time to Check for Fall Armyworms
• Oklahoma Wheat: Production Down from 2016 – What Happened This Season?
• Texas: Ag Leases the Focus of 4 Upcoming Workshops
• Farm Credit Administration: Current Downturn In Farm Economy Unlikely To Become 1980s-Style Crisis
• U.S. Wheat Production To Fall To Lowest Level Since 2002/03
• Spanning the Globe — Importance of Yield to Expanding U.S. Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Exports
• Nalivka: BPI Settlement A Win for Beef

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