Ag News

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

07.05.2017

• Ag Industry Urges Trump to Appoint Full USDA Leadership Team
• Trump’s Rural Broadband Goal Won’t Be Easy, It Will be Costly
• U.S. Wheat, Corn, Soy Climb as MGEX Spring Wheat Tops $8
• Agro-terrorism Legislation Becomes Law
• Farmer Testifies on Conservation
• EU Trade Deal With Japan Likely
• Court Orders EPA to Enforce Methane Regulations
• Nalivka: IRS Should Not Manage Ranch Finances

07.03.2017

• USDA Shocks Markets With Low Soybean, Wheat Acres
• Fund Money Flows into Wheat
• U.S. Farmers Surprise Market, Plant More Corn, USDA Says
• Arkansas: Dicamba Ban Reaches Final Step
• Senate Ag Committee Advances CFTC Chair Nominee
• Retail Fuel’s Downward Trend Continues
• Senators Urge USTR to Strengthen Ag Trade in NAFTA
• Highlights Of Ag Sec’y Perdue’s Meetings In China
• Southwest Crop Update: First Bale of Cotton Harvested, Dry Conditions Reported

06.30.2017

• Chicago Wheat Market Closes 23¢ Higher
• Reflections on Planting Season 2017
• Perdue ‘Can’t Do It Alone,’ Say Farm Groups, Asking Trump for USDA Appointments
• Canada’s Farmers Plant More Canola Than Wheat for First Time Ever
• Grain Rally Possible In Early July, Author Says
• Traders Brace for USDA
• Senate Ag Passes PRIA, Endorses Giancarlo as Chairman of CFTC
• EPA and Texas Partner on Pesticide Safety
• Senators Urge USTR to Strengthen Ag Trade in NAFTA
• Plains Grains Reports Wheat Harvest All But Done in Oklahoma and Texas for 2017

06.29.2017

• RMA: Double Cropping Revision and Practical to Replant Amendment (PDF)
• Ag Committees in ‘Listening’ Mode Should Put Farmers in ‘Talking Mode’
• Trade Eyes Friday’s USDA Acreage Report
• Gulke: Acreage Uncertainty Looms As Trade Sticks Close To USDA
• Did Farmers Really Plant Less Corn Acres?
• House Appropriators Advance Ag, Energy Bills
• EPA and Texas Partner on Pesticide Safety
• Agricultural Youth Work Guidelines Released
• Wheat Growers Urge Administration To Fill USDA Leadership Vacancies
• Forbes Magazine Announces Its 25 Most Innovative AgTech Startups
• Nebraska Beef Arrives in China; Ibach There to Celebrate
• Realities of U.S. Beef’s Access to China