Ag News

01.17.2018

• Weekly Grain Movement – Only One Crop’s Keeping Up
• Republicans Introducing Their DACA Bill In Hopes for Compromise
• The NAFTA Timeline has Become Indeterminate
• White House Weighs Tougher Options on NAFTA, China Trade
• Speaker Ryan Says Canada is Biggest Problem with NAFTA
• Farmers Celebrate 2017 Victories
• Weekly Outlook: USDA Reports Provide Some Surprises
• USDA Data Realigns Farm Market ‘Stars’
• FCC Chairman Plans to Boost Broadband in Rural America
• Campaign Launched To Prevent Farms, Ranches From Being Regulated Like Toxic Superfund Sites
• Farming, Super Bowl Linked by Big Event
• Weekly Outlook: USDA Reports Provide Some Surprises
• Plunging Temps, Hard Freezes Trouble Texas, Mexico Vegetable Farmers

01.16.2018

• U.S. Regains Status as Top Beef Exporter to South Korea
• The 2018 Cattle Market: "Cautious Optimism"
• Farmers Share Their Cropping Intentions for 2018
• Can the Research & Development Tax Credit Be Applied to Your Farm?
• 7 Ag Tech Start-Ups to Watch in 2018
• USDA Trade Data Update: Focus on Soybeans and Grains
• Corn, Soybeans Chart Record-Breaking Seasons
• Exports Lag, Is There Hope?
• Reliable Rural Broadband: A Near-Future Reality or All Talk?
• Canada in Favor of NAFTA Deadline Extension
• Senator Ernst (IA) Sees Trump Opposition to NAFTA Softening
• Wheat Group Worries Over Steel Industry Demands
• Oklahoma Wheat and Canola Seedings Take Another Tumble- Looking Back at Last Friday’s USDA Reports

01.15.2018

• Texas, Oklahoma: Auxin Training Added to Red River Crops Conference, Jan. 17
• Seed Cotton Proposal May Have Unforeseen Consequences
• Rep. Frank Lucas On Why We Need A Farm Bill
• USDA to Issue Additional ARC Payments to Some Growers
• Cleveland On Cotton: Looking For 82 Cents On March?
• WASDE: World Agricutlrual Supply and Demand Estimates Report (PDF)
• WASDE Wollops Wheat Prices
• Statement By USDA On Section 199A Tax Code Fix
• Perdue Applauds President Trump’s Selection for USDA’s Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations
• Washington Week Ahead: Spending Deadline Looms as Lawmakers Deal
• Whoops! Last-Minute Change to U.S. Tax Overhaul Splits Grains Sector
• NAFTA by Commodity and By State
• Mexico Will Leave NAFTA Talks if Trump Triggers Withdraw
• 7 Ag Stories You May Have Missed: Week Ending Jan. 12
• U.S. Crop Storage Capacity Increased in 2017 as Supplies Grew
• Japan Urged to Eliminate U.S. Beef Restricitons
• 2017 Was One of Costliest Years for Weather Events
• The Real NAFTA Problem Is Canada, Not Mexico, Paul Ryan Says

01.12.2018

• Could a Bullish Surprise Be Hiding in Friday’s USDA Reports?
• What to Expect From This Friday’s USDA Reports
• Senators Look to Fix Clause in Tax Bill Which Favors Grain Sales to Co-ops
• 2017: A Year of Foreign Ag Subsidies
• Odds of La Nina lasting through March are 85%
• Sixth Round of NAFTA Talks Begin Later This Month
• Soybeans Settle 5 Cents Lower Thursday
• Time to Simplify Ag Science
• More Cold Weather Poses Challenges to U.S. Corn Ethanol Makers
• Outlook for U.S. Farm Income: Stable but ‘at Much Lower Levels’
• Farm Bill- Disaster Bill Seen as First Step, SNAP Concerns
• Small But Mighty Canola Offers Opportunity
• Congress May Fix Tax Tweak Giving Farm Co-ops Edge Over Cargill
• Disaster Bill Could Make Passing the Farm Bill “Easier”
• Texas Sorghum: Sugarcane Aphids – Using Fungi as a Control

01.11.2018

• Trump Again Demands a Wall as Lawmakers Chase Immigration Deal
• Business Lobby Risks Clash With Trump on Trade, Immigration
• Roberts, Stabenow Support CFTC Efforts to Uphold Agreement
• Farmers Report Increasing Pessimism In Latest Ag Economy Barometer
• For Texas Farmers, Access To Overseas Markets Is Critical
• 5 Agricultural Trends To Watch In 2018
• 5 Things on Farm Bill Wish List
• Weak Future Outlook Drives Producer Sentiment Lower
• Twitter’s Reaction To Trump’s Monday Speech

01.10.2018

• President Trump Pledges To Work With Senate Ag Committee Chair For An On-Time Farm Bill
• Purdue/CME Group Ag Barometer declines to 126 in December 2017
• Perdue Calls on Canada to Fully Engage in NAFTA Talks
• Perdue Highlights Priorities, Accomplishments in New Administration & USDA
• NAFTA Talks Continue
• Farm Bureau Re-elects President Zippy Duvall
• Texas: Feed Grains Marketing Workshop, Amarillo, Jan. 23-24
• Farmers National Company Exec Discusses land Values
• USDA Has Some ’Splaining to Do on Export Data
• Corn, Wheat Markets Finish Higher Tuesday
• President Trump Impresses AFBF Audience, Makes Brief Mention of Trade
• Ag & Rural Prosperity Task Force Report
• Analysts Predict More Soybeans
• Crop Insurance Performance on Soybeans
• Do Big Yields Mean Big Money?