Ag News

02.13.2017

Washington Week Ahead: House Panel Sets Stage for Farm Bill, Labor Pick Gets Hearing

Long-Term Farm Profit Analysis

Grains-Wheat Prices Fall from 7 Month High, US Forecasts Curb Losses

Texas Wheat: Drier Winter Means Lighter Rust Pressure

U.S., Canadian Ag Leaders Call for Open Wheat Trade

Cotton Planting Intentions: NCC 17-State Survey says 11 Mln Acres in 2017

K.C. Fed: Slump in Farmland Values Continues

Pro Farmer: What are the Markets Trying to Tell Us?

Cattle Industry Still in Expansion Mode, at Least for Now

Farm Bill: Lesson #1: Every Farm Bill is Unique – the last one was a doozy

02.10.2017

Crop Insurers Reflect on Past, Plan for Future at Annual Conference

Keep Crop Insurance Working

Crop Insurance Saves U.S. $3 Billion

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE Report) Download PDF

USDA Data Pushes Up Wheat Double Digits

U.S. Grain, Ethanol Groups Urge Trump to Address China Trade Tariffs

Strong Finish to 2016 Beef, Pork Exports Sets Record

KC Fed: Slump in Farmland Values Continued in Late 2016

U.S. and Canadian Wheat Farmer Leaders Call for Open Wheat Trade

Scientists Crack the Genetic Code Determining Leaf Shape in Cotton, Ramifications

2016 Was a Turnaround Year for U.S. Peanuts

02.09.2017

• Grain Traders Get Ready For Data Release
• Energy/Ethanol Review: Crude Market Stabilizes Keeping Diesel Prices Flat
• GIPSA Rule Implementation Delayed, Comment Period Extended
• Chart Attack: Slim Wallets
• Soybeans Close 16 Cents Higher Wednesday
• Are Ag Forecasts Getting Less Bleak?
• Sentiment Might Be Higher, But the Ag Economy Isn’t in the Clear
• Farm Income Forecast to Decline 8.7%
• USDA APHIS Removes Data from Web Site
• Livestock Groups Want Trump to Begin Trade Talks With Japan
• Making a Game Plan for a Summer Rally
• Texas Field Reports: Wet Weather on the Way
• Ag Producers’ Confidence Surges During January
• The Difficulty in Understanding Tariffs Versus Value-Added Taxes and a Border Tax Issue
• Wet Weather Headed to Texas

02.08.2017

• Washington Watch Continues Pre-USDA Report
• USDA Needs Leadership; White House Pushes for Ag Sec.Confirmation – DTN
• USDA to Release Long-Term Agriculture Projections
• Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
• Farm Income Forecast to Decline 8.7%
• USDA APHIS Removes Data from Web Site
• Coalition of Ag Groups, Businesses Highlight Importance of Trade
• Are Ag Forecasts Getting Less Bleak?
• Soybeans Might Not be a Clear Winner in 2017
• Texas: Farm Bill Discussions Kick Off at Southwest Ag Issues Summit
• Crop Insurance: Determining Premiums for 2017
• Farm Policy: A Look at Economic Variables – Lending, Production Costs and More

02.07.2017

• Trump’s Trade Plans: What’s At Stake For Farmers
• National Corn Growers Association: Facts About Trade
• Securities and Exchange Commission Investigating Collusion Accusations (Tyson’s)
• Soybeans Close 9 Cents Higher Monday While Corn, Wheat Prices Drop
• First Viptera Class-Action Trial Scheduled for June
• Soybeans Might Not be a Clear Winner in 2017
• Three Things Changing the Wheat Market
• Weekly Outlook: Cattle Industry Still in Expansion Mode, At Least for Now
• Texas: Interstate 40 Sorghum Luncheon, Amarillo, March 28

02.06.2017

• Trump Wants NAFTA Renegotiated Quickly
• Even Movie Theater Popcorn Could Become a Victim If NAFTA Ends
• Cattle Industry ‘Very Concerned’ by Trump Pledge on NAFTA
• Washington Week Ahead: Japanese leader visits Trump, lawmakers seek to kill BLM rule
• Meat Labeling May be Attempted Under Trump Administration
• Sen. Roberts Receives Sorghum Award
• Old Crop Cotton Market: Fireworks Ahead?
• Tax Reform and Trade Policy