Ag News

03.17.2017

• Agriculture Leaders Slam Trump’s USDA Budget Cut Proposal
• Conaway’s Statement on President Trump’s Budget Proposal
• Peterson Statement on Trump Budget Request
• Hearing for USDA Secretary Nominee is Set
• 6 WTO Disputes You Need to Care About
• Ag Research Topic of Latest Farm Bill Hearing
• Texas Faces at Least $21 Million in Wildfire Damages
• Drought Outlook: Expansion Likely Down Texas Panhandle, Removal for Central U.S.
• Reviewing Farm Bill History: Budgets, Boll Weevils and the 1981 Farm Bill

03.16.2017

• Peterson Statement on Trump Budget Request
• 12 Groups Ask Congress to Increase Farm Funding
• Afternoon Market Recap for March 15, 2017
• Wheat Closes Higher as Adverse Weather Threatens Winter Crops
• FSA Offers Help for Wildfire Livestock Damage
• Roberts Says the US Needs a Robust Trade Policy
• Policy To-Do List for Ag
• California Can Label Roundup as Possible Cancer Threat
• Unique Program Spotlights Evolving Role of Women in Agriculture
• On the Value of Ethanol in the Gasoline Blend

03.15.2017

• Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin for USDA Office of the Chief Economist (PDF)
• Sonny Perdue Confirmation Hearings a Step Closer to Happening
• Corn Rises Tuesday After Fluctuating Throughout Session, Wheat Little Changed
• Texas Field Reports
• Franken to Trump: Action Needed to Stop Avian Flu Spread
• Fire Stricken States Asking USDA to Allow Grazing on CRP Land
• U.S. Tractor, Combine Sales Rose During February
• Fertilizer Prices Climb Sharply
• The Ongoing Debate over Farmland Taxation
• 2016 Corn and Soybean Yields in Perspective

03.14.2017

• Texas: Crop, Livestock Budget Spreadsheets for 2017 Now Available
• Ag Secretary Nominee Will Sever Ties With His Farming Business
• Will Trump Come Through for Rural Voters
• Updated: ARC Corn Payments Again Top Soybeans
• Are We Getting into a Trade War with China?
• Your Best 2017 Crop Mix
• Study: Crop Insurance Firms’ Returns Have Decreased

03.13.2017

• Trump Administration, Farm Groups Meet For First Time, Discuss Infrastructure
• Survey Shows Trump Adminstration’s Trade Policy Of Top Concern Among Ag Investors
• Land Management Rule Falls Under Regulatory
• Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Shifts Course
• Grain Charts are Turning Negative Analysts Says
• Rebuilding Wheat Potential in the U.S.
• Coalitions Key for Conservation, Crop Insurance and Farm Program Success
• Ethanol Prices Down
• The Ongoing Debate over Farmland Taxation
• White House Finally Sends The Senate Some Paperwork On Sonny Perdue

03.10.2017

• March 9 WASDE Report (PDF)
• Highlights from the March 2017 WASDE Reports
• USDA Expects U.S. Wheat Production to Fall 20% Year-Over-Year
• El Nino May Arrive This Summer and Fall
• Undocumented Farm Labor Small Portion of Illegal Immigrants
• Farm State Senators Most Vulnerable in 2018 Election
• What’s New in the Corn and Soybean Herbicide Pipeline
• Livestock Losses Mount After Wildfires
• Branstad: Changes to RFS Point of Obligation Only Rumors
• Texas Wheat: Ideal Conditions for Spread of Leaf Rust
• ARC-CO and PLC Payments for 2014 and 2015: Review, Comparison, and Assessment