Ag News

10.13.2016

• World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE)
• WASDE Cotton: Lower Domestic Production, Increased Exports
• No Surprises in USDA Crop Report
• After Acquisition, Deere and Ag Leader Will Sell Precision Planting Products
• Farmers Union Seeks to Intervene in Corporate Farming Suit
• Texas Livestock, Hunting: Screwworm Return Could Have Huge Impact
• Texas Field Reports: Peanut Harvests Expected to Be Average
• New Booklet Gives Farmers Strategies to Reduce Nitrogen Runoff
• Global Harvest Initiative’s Annual Report Shows Ag Productivity Not Keeping Pace
• Dominos Pizza Becomes New FFA Sponsor, To Donate $1Million
• Walnut Caterpillars Denuding Texas Pecans

10.12.2016

• Crop Production Report: Released October 12, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Weekly Grain Movement – Oct. 11, 2016
• Could China Corn Derail the U.S. Export Train?
• More Acres Could Offset Yield Decline
• U.S. Land Has Slow Turnover Rate, USDA Says
• 5 Tax Tips for Farmers
• Declining NASS Responses Leads to Heavier Data from Other Sources
• USDA to Buy Surplus Cheese, Releases New TPP Report
• USDA Issues: "Commodity Costs and Returns" Report
• Cotton: Nematode Resistance Key in Variety Trials

10.11.2016

• Corn, Wheat Markets Finish Higher Monday
• U.S. E.U. Negotiators Confront Ag Trade Barriers in T-TIP Talks
• 4 Ways to Improve Your Grain Marketing
• Texas Corn: Cry1F No Longer Effective Against Western Bean Cutworm
• Farm Safety Net: 3 Issues Going Forward
• DTN Livestock Close: Live Cattle Stumble Into New Week
• Beef and Pork Exports Strong in August
• Brazil Opens Market For U.S. Corn Imports
• FAPRI Forecasts Flat Net Farm Income for Next Year
• ARC-County, PLC 2015 payments begin arriving in farmers’ mail boxes
• Weekly Outlook: Prospects for Corn Use for Ethanol Production

10.10.2016

• Expect Calm, Defensive Trade Until Next Week’s WASDE Report
• No Surefire Way to Make a Profit in Wheat
• No Magic Bullet to Save Cattle Market
• Analyst: One More "Washout" in Crop Prices in 2016
• Grains Remain Range Bound Ahead Of Report
• Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Cotton Prices: Return of Historical Downward Trend?
• USDA Aims to Expand Diversity Within U.S. Agriculture Workforce
• National FFA Reports Record Student Membership
• When Was the Last Time Your Reviewed Your Life Insurance?
• EPA Releases Proposed Changes to RFS Program
• An Update on the Farm Safety Net

10.07.2016

• Corn ARC-County Payment Rates (PDF, 2.8 MB)
• Corn ARC-County Revenue Maps (PDF, 3.3 MB)
• Soybean ARC-County Payment Rates (PDF, 2.7 MB)
• Soybean ARC-County Revenue Maps (PDF, 3.0 MB)
• Wheat ARC-County Payment Rates (PDF, 2.8 MB)
• Wheat ARC-County Revenue Maps (PDF, 3.3 MB)
• Crop Markets Move Lower as Drier Weather Forecast
• Brazil Approves GMO Corn Imports from U.S.
• Volunteers Help Injured Illinois Farmer Finish His Harvest
• USDA: Food Prices Rose More Than Other U.S. Goods and Services in 2015
• Real Deflated Prices of Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, and Upland Cotton: Reemergence of the Historical Downward Trend?
• Library of Congress Adds Crop Insurance Website to its Historical Collection

10.06.2016

• Hurricane Matthew Strengthens: Atlantic Coast to ‘Take One on the Chin’
• Applications Accepted Through Dec. 8 for Programs that Train Beginning Farmers
• EPA Files Complaint Over Alleged RFS Violations
• China Ends Complete Ban on U.S. Beef
• Farmers To Receive $7 Billion From USDA Due To Low Prices
• Are You Ready for Succession? Take the Quiz (email address required)
• Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Rises
• DTN Cotton Close: Gives Back Bulk of 3-Day Gains