Ag News

11.16.2016

• USDA’s Economic Research Service Releases Report on State of Rural Economy
• Ag Bankers Brace for More Tough Times
• Grain Prices Fight to Hold Ground
• Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin for USDA Office of the Chief Economist: PDF
• Top 10 Ag Apps to Try
• Why You Should Care About Latest Yield Estimates
• What Did it Cost to Produce a Calf This Year?
• Texas: Rolling Plains Applicator Training, Burkburnett, Dec. 6
• California County Ban Genetically Modified Crops
• Winter Wheat Needs Winter to Survive

11.15.2016

• Speaker Ryan: Trump is Not Planning to Deport Immigrants
• Dirty Linen: A Sheets Scandal is Roiling the Cotton Industry
• Crop Progress, 11.14.2016 [pdf]
• USDA: Corn harvest 93% vs 92% average, soybeans 97% vs 95%
• EPA to Deny Change in Biofuels Program
• Farm Foundation to Host "The Next Farm Bill: What are the Agendas?" Forum
• Southwest Drought Disappearing but Worries Arise
• US Wheat Industry May Be Having a Tough Time, But It Still Offers the Most Competitive Product
• Texas: High Plains Ag Conference, Lubbock, Dec. 9

11.14.2016

• Early Thoughts: 2016 Election Results and the Next Farm Bill
• Trump Ag Team Agrees on Policy Priorities
• Farmers Urged to Use Calendar, Value to Pull Trigger on Sales
• How President Trump’s 100-Day Plan Affects Agriculture
• Cattle Markets Could Drop to $80 by 2018
• Washington Week Ahead: Trump Picks Eagerly Awaited as Lawmakers Return
• EPA to Deny Change in Biofuels Program
• EPA Approves Use of Monsanto’s XtendiaMax Herbicide on Soybeans, Cotton
• Peanut Harvest Winding Down

11.11.2016

• Corn, Soybeans Inch Higher After Bearish Crop Report
• USDA Exports – Corn, Soybean Sales Decline; Wheat Sales Rise
• Japan, U.S. Push for TPP Approval
• Soybeans Close 7 Cents Higher Thursday
• As Ag Becomes Smaller, Speak With a Louder Voice
• USDA Will Contact Farmers to Get Vital Year-End Crop Numbers
• USDA Marking Veterans Day with Push for Vets to Seek Ag Careers
• Monsanto Gains EPA Nod For Low-Volatility Dicamba Formulation
• DTN Cotton Close: Dec. Score 9-Day High
• Farm Business: Financial Stress is Slowly Increasing – KC Fed Reserve
• In the Cattle Markets: Cattle Price Slide Presents Buying Opportunities

11.10.2106

• Oklahoma Ag Leaders React to Defeat of Right to Farm, State Question 777
• Bacterial Blight Causes Damage in Excellent Oklahoma
• Do You Have Hidden Costs on Your Farm’s Balance Sheet
• Trumps Election Puts Trade Deals in Peril
• Corn, Soybean Markets Drop After USDA Hikes Production
• What the Crop Report Tells Us About Long Term Prices
• Texas Field Reports: High Temps, Dry Conditions Continue for Much of State
• Cash Rent as a Percent of Farmland Price
• Assessing South American Corn Yield Risks: Estimating the Yield Trend

11.09.2016

• Donald Trump Stuns the World, Elected USA’s 45th President
• President Trump: What’s Next for Ag?
• Global Markets Roiled as Trump Wins Election in Shock Upset
• Study Finds Midsize Farms are Exiting, Transitioning to Other Categories
• Apply Beginning Nov. 17 for CSP
• Soybeans Close 12 Center Higher Tuesday
• Analysts: Time to Utilize Storage Hedges
• French Wheat Output Drops to 40-Year Low