Ag News

01.27.2017

• Texas & Southwest Cattle Raisers Prompt Action in DC in Response to Nearby Federal Land Grab
• OSU’s Dr. Kim Anderson Explains the Effects of the Weak Export Demand on Domestic Wheat Prices
• Weekly Wheat Review – Four Trends Help Wheat Dig in Against Bears
• With Plastic Bags and Plates, China Tries to Cure its Corn Hangover
• Delay in Dow-DuPont Merger
• GIPSA Proposals Delayed 60 Days
• Counting the Winners and Losers From an Import-Based Tax
• Presidential Comments Rattle Ag Markets
• New Tools Will Drive Greater Understanding of Wheat Genes
• COTTON SPIN: Finding more old crop in the new year

01.26.2017

• Senate Ag to Hold First Farm Bill Hearing
• Actuarial Performance of Crop Insurance Premiums, 2001-15
• Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
• USDA Employee Clarifies Agency Guidance Following Backlash
• Trump’s Push Against Trade Deals Disappoints Some of His Supporters
• Experts Report Withdrawal from TPP to Benefit Small Town Workers, Not Farmers
• USDA Exports – Unknown Buys 5.55 Million Bushels of Corn 01/25/17
• Risk Expert: Low Commodity Prices Demand Efficiency
• Trump’s Clamp-Down on Illegal Immigrants Causes Concern for Farm Groups

01.25.2017

• Trump Intends to Rework NAFTA
• Soy Growers Urge Prudence on NAFTA Renegotiation
• USDA Disavows Gag-Order Emailed to Scientific Research Unit
• Grassley Says All Not Lost in TPP Withdrawal
• Farm Groups Bristle as Trump Kills TPP Negotiations
• Struggling U.S. Farm Sector Faces New Threat as TPP Dies
• Dakota Pipeline: Back On?
• Ag Groups Endorse Repeal of Death Tax
• Humanewatch.org Launches Campaign Targeting Humane Society of the U.S.

01.24.2017

• Trump to Revive Keystone XL, Dakota Access Pipelines
• Regulatory Overreach Sinks Another Farm Family
• Trump Pulls U.S. Out of Trans-Pacific Partnership
• Farm Groups Bristle as Trump Kills TPP Negotiations
• NMPF, USDEC Urge Trump Not to Cede Export Opportunities
• Soybeans Slip for Third Day in a Row
• Researchers Discover New Technique to Develop New Crop Protection Products
• Major Questions Facing Agriculture in 2017

01.23.2017

• Washington Week Ahead: Trump Delays Regulations, Looks to Trade Deals
• Quick Action Trump Could Take on Energy, Environment, Climate
• Trump says Perdue Will Deliver Big Results at USDA
• K.C. Fed Report: volume of New Ag Loans Drops
• Climate Change May Reduce Some U.S. Grain Harvests by Half
• South Korea Importing More U.S. Beef at Record High Prices – DTN
• Farmer Response Rate to USDA Surveys is Dropping – Bad News for You
• Major Questions Facing Agriculture in 2017

01.20.2017

• Farm Leaders to Participate in Inaugural Parade
• Perdue an ‘Outstanding Choice’ for Ag Secretary, Farm Groups Say
• Trump says Perdue Will Deliver Big Results at USDA
• Roberts Looks Forward to Working with Ag Nominee Perdue
• China Says Can Resolve Trade Disputes With New U.S. Government
• Wheat Drops After IGC Raises Global Output Estimate
• Ag Needs "Perception Change" on Farm Economy Outlook
• "Absurd Claims" of Abuse, Declining Sales Led to Ringling Demise
• Perry Makes His Case to be Next Energy Secretary
• Texas Cotton: 2016 Variety Trial Results Tell of Extremes in Yields, Weather
• Data Shows 2016 Was Warmest Year on Record Globally
• Weekly Ethanol Production at New All-Time High
• Model Delivers Severe Weather Data Specific to Farms