Ag News

04.11.2017

• International Standard Set for Seed
• Corn Pushes Close 5 Cents Higher Monday
• China May Finally Lift Ban on U.S. Beef
• Expanded U.S. Beef Sales to China a ‘Big Prize,’ Spicer Says
• 8 Critical Cover Crop Best Practices
• USDA Issues Report on Impact of Ag Mergers, Acquisitions
• Groups Ask Trump to Shut Down USDA Animal ID Road Tour
• Supreme Court in SD Denies ABC News Appeal in Beef Defamation Suit
• Defensive Cotton Variety Selection Comes With Risk
• Ten Tips for Tough Times in Farming

04.10.2017

• Senate to Vote on Perdue Nomination on April 24
• Nat’l Assn Of Wheat Growers Finds Prospective Plantings Report Alarming
• Vilsack Worries About Future of RFS and USDA Morale
• House Ag Panels Look at Commodity Programs, Tax Reform
• USDA: Agriculture Contributed $992 Billion To The Nation’s Economy
• Anxious Farmers See Labor Force Turmoil
• Investors Await Tuesday’s USDA Report
• 7 Ag Stories You Might Have Missed from Last Week
• Funds Still Selling Ag But Turn Bullish on Crude Oil
• Strong Pace Continues for US Meat Exports
• Rose on Cotton: Take Advantage of Current Prices or Wait for A Rally?
• Texas Corn, Sorghum: Scout Fields for Early Pests, Sugarcane Aphids
• Op-Ed By Nebraska Senator: EPA Is No Friend To Ethanol

04.07.2017

• USDA: Agriculture Contributed $992 Billion To The Nation’s Economy
• Beef May Be on the Menu When Trump and Xi Jinping Meet
• Senate Vote on Secretary of Ag Nominee Scheduled
• Trade Nominee Lighthizer to Take Tough Stance on China
• Corn, Soybean Prices Settle Lower Thursday
• $5.6 Billion India Farm Bailout Catches Heat
• Margin Minute: Cut These Farm Costs First
• Top 7 Ways Farmers Are Saving Money in 2017
• Wheat Market: U.S. Planted Area Falls to Record Low
• Ten Years of Potential Losses for 6 Row Crops? – Commentary
• Don’t Write Off Sorghum Just Yet

04.06.2017

• Strategies for Protecting Massive Cotton Acreage Increase
• House Ag Committee Examines Tax Policy
• Trump Administration Ready to Renegotiate NAFTA
• ChemChina Gets EU Nod for Syngenta Deal One Day After US Win
• Soybeans Close 6 Cents Higher Wednesday
• China’s Beef With U.S. cows May Be On the Table in Trump-Xi Meet
• Don’t Be Bullish on $4.30 Corn in December, Prepare for Summer Rallies
• Farmers Say Average Corn Breakeven is $3.69
• Texas Cotton: Aphids Present, but Hold Off on Chemical Controls

04.05.2017

• Perdue Confirmation Vote Not Likely for This Week
• 2017 Break-even Prices for Corn and Soybeans to have the Same Profitability: Revisited
• 2017 Break-even Prices for Corn and Soybeans to have the Same Profitability: Revisited
• Which Acres Make the Most Money?
• Farmers Are More Optimistic About Future vs. Current Economy
• Study to Show How Wheat Adds Value to Crop Rotation
• USDA Extends Emergency CRP Grazing for Fire Stricken Ranchers
• Changes Make CSP Benefits More Measurable
• Soybeans Bounce From Summer 2016 Lows
• Texas Sorghum: Sugarcane Aphids Already on the Move, Scout Your Fields
• Texas: Cattle Producers Can Expect More Volatility, Supply Fluctuations
• Trump Administration Ready to Renegotiate NAFTA
• Agri-Women Announces ‘Ag Day is Every Day’ Campaign
• Farm Advocate Testifies On Importance Of USDA Financing For Farmers In Crisis
• Producer Sentiment Slips As 2017’s Challenges Start Coming Into Focus
• Nat’l Cotton Council Reports Its Farm Bill Priorities In Congressional Testimony

04.04.2017

• USDA: Winter Wheat Condition Down a Little from a Year Ago
• Farmers Score Win With a Chlopyrifos Decision
• Funds Sell Commodities, But Interest Could Revive
• Devastation From Wildfires Still Burns Across TX, OK, KS
• 51% of U.S. Winter Wheat Rated Good to Excellent
• Dear Mr. President: Agriculture Needs Legal, Temporary Workers
• Trump Signs Orders Aimed at Trade Abuse
• Draft of New NAFTA Agreement Includes Only Modes
• Survey Reports Half of U.S. Workers Will Wait Until at Least Age 70 to Retire or Won’t Retire at All
• Weekly Outlook: Implications of the Prospective Planting Acreage and Grain Stocks for Corn and Soybeans
• How Should Farm Business Income be Divided?
• Texas: Cattle Producers Can Expect More Volatility, Supply Fluctuations
• Texas – LRGV: Sugarcane Aphid In Sorghum; Boll Weevils, Thrips, Aphids in Cotton