Ag News

04.19.2017

• Funding Available for Projects That Support Resilient Agriculture
• Commerce Department Initiates Investigation of Biodiesel Imports
• Analyst: Will Slow Planting, Poor Forecasts Boost Prices?
• Corn States Nowhere Near 2016 Planting Pace
• Trump Vows to Fix Wisconsin Dairy Situation, Discusses Abolishing NAFTA
• Texas Field Reports: Calf Crop Looking Good
• Farm Bill: Early Farm Program Proposals Are Found Wanting
• USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
• USDA: Wheat Outlook Report
• USDA: Taxable Farm Income Has Fluctuated Over Time
• Weekly Outlook: Planting Progress and Implications for Corn and Soybean Acreage
• Revenues Below $700 per Acre Possible with Corn in 2017
• Pruitt Tackles WOTUS Rule in DC with Hopes of Earning Back Landowners’ Confidence in the EPA

04.18.2017

• April 17, 2017 Crop Progress Report
• Funds Keep Buying Crude Oil But Remain Bearish on Agriculture
• Weekly Grain Movement – April 17, 2017
• Corn States Nowhere Near 2016 Planting Pace
• Administration’s Biofuels Stance Still a Question Mark
• Wheat Offers Value in a Variety of Ways
• China, U.S. Beef Relations Improving, Focus Turns To Export Protocols
• Tractor Sales Increase for the First Time in 2017
• Planting Progress Behind Expectations
• Texas: Ag Law in the Field is New Weekly Podcast
• Canola Farmers Expect to Harvest a Fair Crop this Year, No Thanks to the Weather or Insects

04.17.2017

• Lower Wheat Prices Lead to Changes in 2017 Crop Rotation
• Farmers Waiver a Little on Trump, Farm Bill
• Relationship between Cash Rent and Net Return to Land
• EPA Promises ‘Back to Basics’ Approach
• Administration’s Biofuels Stance Still a Question Mark
• Reebok Introducing Footwear Made of Corn and Cotton
• Texas: 18-year No-till Cover Crop Project Proves Beneficial
• USDA: More Women Becoming Farm Operators
• Will Paying Income Taxes Make You Work Harder?
• USDA Makes Loans Available for on Farm Storage
• Farmers Business Network Releases "The Voice of the Farmer" Report
• Texas Farm Bureau Supports Eminent Domain Reform
• Canola Farmers Expect to Harvest a Fair Crop this Year, No Thanks to the Weather or Insects

04.14.2017

• Basis Review-Cash Market Chicken Game Keeps Basis
• Using Stops to Prepare Yourself for Market Moves
• El Nino Arrival Still Likely Late Summer or Fall
• USDA Exports-Corn, Soybean, Wheat Sales Slide
• Trump’s Chinese Trade Tension Claims Grain as Latest Victim
• Poll: 33% of Farmers Flying Drones This Year
• Europe’s Wheat Reserves Shrinking to Lowest in More Than Decade
• Farmers Dismayed That USDA Delays Fair Practice Rule
• Cattle Prices Heading to 3 Week Highs
• Texas Farm Bureau Supports Eminent Domain Reform

04.13.2017

• Ag Economists: Farm Bankruptcies Could Rise
• Fear Hits Wall Street, But Helps Soybeans
• Congressional Beef Caucus Formed
• China Approves ChemChina/Syngenta Acquisition
• Trump Administration Delays GIPSA Rule Until October
• 3 Things That Could Lead to "Explosive" Summer Corn Rally
• Cattle Prices Heading to 3 Week Highs
• Peanut Farmers More Optimisitc in 2017
• Sec’y Of Commerce: Congress Is Slowing Down NAFTA Renegotiation

04.12.2017

• China Will Get Better U.S. Trade Deal If It Solves N. Korea Problem, Says Trump
• China Could Be Poised to Drop 13 Year Ban On U.S. Beef
• Sen. Grassley Wants Ban On Packer-Owned Livestock
• Cattlemen Applaud Delay of GIPSA Rule
• Crop Progress, 04.10.2017 [pdf]
• GIPSA Rule Delayed Again
• USDA Data Seen as Bearish for Farm Markets
• Immigration Issues Threaten Agriculture’s Profitability