Ag News

02.02.2017

• Opening Statement: Chairman K. Michael Conaway Committee on Agriculture Business Meeting: Budget Views & Estimates Letter
• Peterson Statement at Meeting to Consider Budget Views and Estimates Letter
• WOTUS is DOA Under New Trump Order
• Website Launched to Provide Information About Export Market Development
• Megamergers in Ag Industry on Track, Likely Headed for Approval in 2017
• Soybeans Close 16¢ Higher Wednesday
• Farm Lending Takes a Nosedive as 2017 Dawns
• National Pork Producers Council Elated Over WOTUS
• Importance of Agvocacy, Stories Stressed at Commodity Classic
• Poll: Majority of Farmers Now Opting for Generic Pesticides
• Oklahoma: Peanut EXPO, Atlus, March 23
• Texas Irrigation: Big Data Creates an ‘Internet of Things’ to Improve Efficiency
• Dow-DuPont Close to Winning EU Approval
• Your First Significant Women in Oklahoma Agriculture Honoree- Gaye Pfeiffer of Mulhall

03.01.2017

• Decrying ‘Small Thinking,’ Trump Calls for Big Infrastructure Plans
• President Trump Won’t Change RFS, As Previously Reported
• Chairman Conaway Applauds Trump Administration’s Action on WOTUS
• Crop Insurance Decisions for 2017
• Starling to Become Trump’s Special Assistant for Agriculture
• Opening Statement: Subcommittee Chairman Frank Lucas: Conservation & Forestry Subcommittee Hearing: The Next Farm Bill: Conservation Policy
• Download: Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin for USDA Office of the Chief Economist
• 4 Steps to Take as You Evaluate Interest rates and Refinance Decisions
• If You’re Holding Out For $4.50 Corn, Lower the Bar
• January Cattle Placements Up 11%
• NGFA Supports Proposal Requirin STB to Post Rates
• El Niño May be Fast-tracking to Arrive by Summer
• Farm Working Capital Expected to Weaken in 2017

02.28.2017

• New Farm Bill Programs Will Be Fewer in 2018
• Texas: Potential Trade Disruption Could Have Significant Economic Impact
• Ag Left in the Trump Balance
• Trump Order Takes Aim at Cutting Fed Regulations and Costs – DTN
• $1 Trillion Trade Agreement in Place
• Farm Markets Finish Lower Monday
• Ag Groups Beg Trump for Infrastructure Deal
• Farm Bill: Senate Ag Committee Hearing, Chairman Conaway Speech at USDA Forum
• Oklahoma Weather: Another Drought? Well, Maybe.
• Texas: Court Water Issues Could Impact All Landowners

02.27.2017

• Estimated 2016 ARC-CO Payments
• USDA Forum: Zippy Duvall Says Farmers Need to Engage With Administration, Congress
• U.S. Wheat Crop Down 20%, Strong Exports to Boost Soy Price, Says USDA
• Senate Kicks Off Farm Bill Hearings in Kansas
• Kansas Farmers Give Earful To Farm Bill Designers
• Trump Deportations Could Drive Up Farm Wages
• Regional Divides Make Writing a Farm Bill More of a Gamble
• OSU Extension First Hollow Stem Update Reinforces Imperative Removal of Cattle from Wheat Fields

02.24.2017

• Farm Bill Needs Tweaks, But No Major Changes
• Chairman Says Farm Bill Debate Will Also Look at Consumer Costs
• Farm Bill a Needed Safety Net in Down Cycle
• Demand is Key as Commodity Prices Projected to Be Flat
• USDA Predicts $9.60 Soybean Prices, Record-High Acres
• ARC Corn Payments Again Top Soybeans
• Pruitt Introduces Himself to EPA Employees
• USDA Releases Its Crop Acreage, Price Forecasts
• USDA Forum: Branstad Expects ‘Win-Win’ Trade Approach
• USDA Sees Rise in Crop, Livestock Output Amid Sluggish Farm Economy
• Exports May Become More Important, Bank Says
• Soybean Prices Close 11¢ Lower Thursday
• Texas Field Reports: Cotton Acres Likely Up, Grain Acres Down in 2017

02.23.2017

• Trump Letter to “Reassure” Ethanol Industry
• Senate Ag Committee Chairman: “We Will See What Dials Can Be Turned”
• U.S. Challenges China Over Corn, Wheat, and Rice Import Rules
• South American Soybeans Has Potential to be "Very Dangerous" for U.S.
• Market Upticks, Sustainability Message Generate Optimism in Cotton Circles
• Mexican Companies Craft Plan to Sidestep U.S. Grain Imports
• Hundreds of Ag Groups Want to See Farm Bill Funding
• Texas Field Reports: Cotton Acres Likely Up, Grain Acres Down in 2017
• USDA Issues: "Wheat Outlook" Report
• Forming Expectations for the 2017 Brazil and Argentina Corn and Soybean Yields: The Impact of La Niña