Ag News

03.27.2017

• More On Ag Sec’y Nominee’s Hearing, No Vote Taken
• Highlights Of Ag Sec’y Nominee’s Senate Confirmation Hearing
• Brazil to Double Corn-Based Ethanol Production in 2018
• The Farm CPA: Why You Might Want to Use a Disclaimer
• Texas Cotton: New Technologies Add to Grower Responsibilities
• Coalition to Advance Precision Ag Launches New Website
• House Passes Pesticide Registration Bill
• Per Acre Payment Caps: Their Role as Payment Limits

03.24.2017

• Sonny Perdue’s Hearing Was Mostly a Friendly Affair
  
• Trade is the Answer, Perdue Says in Hearing
• Mexico Threatens to Stop Buying U.S. Corn
• Crop Markets Lower as Bears Remain in Control
• Large Family Farms: Few in Number, Big Output
• Drought Creeps Into Key Grain Production Areas
• Grain Sorghum: Sugarcane Aphids Gain A Huge Head Start In Texas
• U.S. Set to Approve Keystone XL Pipeline
• U.S. Biodiesel Industry Calls Out Illegal Trading
• Another Look at Agricultural Trade: Direct and Indirect Corn Exports

03.23.2017

• Perdue Expected to Easily Win Confirmation
• U.S. Farm Heartland Lobbies to Steer Trump Away From Mexico Trade War
• SF Special: A Constant Battle for Beef Checkoff Transparency
• Farm Share of U.S. ‘Food Dollar’ Slips Again
• Oklahoma: Peanut EXPO, Atlus, March 23
• Crop Insurance Provider ProAg Announces Agreement To Acquire International Ag
• Special Ass’t To President On Agriculture Lists Administration’s Priorities
• NAFTA Changes Could Jeopardize $3.5 Million in Daily Trade Volume
• Historical Planted Acre Changes for Corn and Soybeans

03.22.2017

• Trump Applauds Farmers in Ag Day Proclamation
• Special Assistant to President on Ag Lists Adminstrations Priorities
• Trump Calling for 21 Percent Cut in USDA Budget
• Icahn Helped Vet Candidate to Lead EPA
• Watch Out for World’s #2 Corn Grower: China
• Record Corn, Soybean Crops from Brazil to Weaken U.S. Exports
• Wheat: USDA’s 10-Year Projections and Production Losses – Policy Pennings
• EU, Japan Forge Ahead in Trade Talks as Trump Gives Impetus
• USDA Steps Up Inspections of Brazilian Beef
• NCBA President Testifies on Cattlemen’s Priorities for Farm Bill
• 2017 Renewable Fuel Volume Obligations Go Into Effect Today
• Weekly Outlook: Anticipating the March 1 Soybean Stocks Estimate
• Historical Planted Acre Changes for Corn and Soybeans

03.21.2017

• 2017 National Ag Day
• 2017 Peanut Expo Set for Altus on Thursday, March 23rd
• Roberts Presses for White House Action on Farm Trade
• Conaway Skeptical of Funding for 40-Million-Acre CRP
• Wheat Closes Lower, Drags Down Beans, Corn, as Dollar Improves
• USDA Issues: Wheat Outlook Report
• China Suspends Meat Imports from Brazil
• Perdue Hearings Slated for Thursday
• How Will Trump Policies Affect Global Ag Investments?
• Farmers Should Help Forge Conservation Policy, Farm Bill Summit Told
• Lighthizer Nomination Goes Before Senate Finance Committee
• Wheat Farmers, Researchers Head to Washington
• AgCareers.com: The Five Highest Paying Jobs in Agriculture
• Weekly Outlook: Anticipating the March 1 Soybean Stocks Estimate

03.20.2017

• Ten Specific Ways Pres. Trump’s Budget Would Impact USDA
• Bayer to Sell Assets to Address Antitrust Concerns
• Icahn Betting on Renewable Fuels
• Sharply Lower Soybean Pricing Ahead, Says Analyst
• The Impact of Interest Rate Increases on Agriculture
• The Trouble With China’s State-Run Corn Stockpile
• Texas: Ag Damages from Wildfire Estimated at About $21M
• Ag Groups Meet with Trump to Discuss Trade Concerns
• U.S. Trade Rep Nominee Says He’ll "Prioritize" Agriculture Trade
• Sixty Thousand Dollars Raised With Sale of Donated Steer for Youth Impacted by Northwest Oklahoma Wildfires