Ag News

01.09.2018

• Watch President Trump’s Speech at American Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Convention 1/8/2018
• Trump: Working to Deliver for Farmers
• Sonny Perdue Says He Told Trump Not to Withdraw from NAFTA
• Secretary Perdue Presents Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Task Force Report to President Trump
• Perdue Highlights Priorities, Accomplishments in New Administration & USDA
• Lawmaker, Ag Law Experts Among Speakers at AFBF Convention
• Trump Backs Crop Insurance, Says NAFTA ‘Not the Easiest Negotiation’
• Agriculture’s Viability Relies on Immigration Reform
• Ag Markets Drop Monday
• Farmland Values: Buy or Rent to Expand? It’s a Complicated Choice
• Texas: Cold Temps Move in but Producers Biggest Concern is Dry Conditions

01.08.2018

• Ag Law Experts Review Top Legal Issues Affecting Farmers
• NAFTA- Recent Developments as President Trump Addresses AFBF Members on Monday
• Farmers Celebrate Tax Reform at AFBF Convention
• Trump Promoting Rural Development at AFBF
• Livestock Outlook Positive for 2018
• Disaster Assistance Will Set the Stage for Next Farm Bill
• Live Stream of AFBF Annual Convention
• Duvall Talks Trade But Will Emphasize Ag Labor to Trump
• Brazil’s 2017/18 Soybean Crop Seen Second-Biggest in History
• Scientists Map the Genetic Code of the Peanut
• Could Millennial Trends Alter Restaurant Menus?
• Zippy Duvall Says For Farmers- Trump Administration Has Produced a Breath of Fresh Air in Washington

01.05.2018

• Crop Insurance: Changes to 2018 Crop Insurance Rates
• IFES 2017: Farm Policy Review and Outlook for the 2018 Farm Bill
• AFBF to Webcast President Trump’s Address on Monday
• It’s the Month of Reckoning for Trump’s Trade Agenda
• Wheat Farmers Experience Extreme Winter Conditions, Call For Swift Reauthorization Of The Farm Bill
• Argentina’s Soybean Planting Pace Is Slowest in History
• Thursday’s Farm Markets Sink
• Engineers Create Wearable Sensors for Plants
• Tax Reform: Short-Term Wins, Long-Term Losses
• Immigration Plan Depends on Trump Willingness to Compromise
• Cattle ‘Ponzi Scheme’ Loses $1.5 Million, Lands Rustler in Jail
• U.S. To Renegotiate Free Trade with Korea
• Shurley On Cotton: Looking For A Safety Net
• DTN Cotton Close: Triple-Digit Current-Crop Gains
• Cotton: Texas Tech Develops Faster Denim Dying System – Video
• Farm Business: Take Note of the 2018 Federal Estate Tax Exemption

01.04.2018

• Farm Policy Facts: Our View – A Presidential Start to 2018
• Changes to 2018 Crop Insurance Rates for Corn and Soybeans
• Winterkill Likely Widespread as Low Temperatures Hit Wheat Belt, Midwest
• K.C. Wheat Hits Six-Week Top, Soy Firm, Corn Weak
• Wheat Price Rally: Protein and Test Weight?
• Noble Consultant Tells Wheat Farmers- Consider Your Options: Graze-out vs. Harvesting Wheat
• GRAINS-Wheat eases after 2-session rally, market eyes U.S. weather
• Predicting the Effect of Climate Change on Crops
• Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Ag Credit Survey- Fourth Quarter 2017
• Profit Tracker: Margins Exceed $150 Per Head
• Plant As Much Corn As You Want, Don’t Expect to Make Money
• Texas: Using Radar to Gauge Plant Root Health and Potential Yields
• Purdue Sets Free Webinar On Dealing With Current Ag Economy
• New Tax Landscape And Farmers: Sorting Through Your Options – DTN
• Cotton: Global Production to Increase in 2017/18

01.03.2018

• Crop Insurance Premiums Exceed Claims, Despite Drought, Hurricanes
• CBO Lists Ways to Carve Savings Out of Costly Crop Insurance
• Wheat Closes 6¢ Higher Tuesday
• Breakthrough Allows Wheat Stem Rust Samples to Be Quickly Analyzed
• Trump Tweets Bring Border Wall Back into Discourse
• Connect Americans Now Aims to Improve Rural Broadband
• How Farmers Can Cope With Less Cash
• 8 Feel-Good Stories of 2017
• Cattle Start 2018 With a Bang!
• Fed Agencies See Jobs Boost in Plans for “Billion Ton Bioeconomy”
• USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corp. Lending Rates for ’18
• AgFunder.com Lists Top 10 AgTech Deals of 2017

01.02.2018

• Improvements to Crop Insurance Continue
• Washington Week Ahead: Senate Welcomes New Members, Works on Farm Aid
• Farm Bill: Congressional Inaction on Disaster Bill; 2018 Agenda Items
• Hot Economy But There Is Great Need For On-Farm Help
• Are Farmers Optimistic about 2018?
• Farm Bureau: Tax Overhaul Means Lower Taxes for Farmers
• Major USDA Reports Coming Up On Jan 12
• Cover Crops And Cattle Are Cash
• 7 Ag Stories You May Have Missed Last Week
• 4 Lessons Learned from a Lifetime of Listening to Farmers
• Soybean Fireworks Expected In Early January USDA Report
• USDA Issues Statement on China’s New Soybean Import Inspection Rules
• For Wheat, A Year Of Extremes
• Trey Blocker Files for Texas Ag Commissioner
• USDA Survey: Millennials Prefer Fruits, Vegetables Over Grains, Meat
• AgFunder.com’s Top 10 Read Stories About Investments, AgTech In 2017
• 2018 Could Bring Higher Prices for Farmers
• IFES 2017: Crop and Livestock Price Prospects for 2018