Ag News

12.04.2017

• Washington Week Ahead: GOP Looks to Finish Tax Bill, Extend Government Funding
• Up is Down in USDA Forecast of 2018 Ag Exports
• EPA: Recent Perspectives on RFS and Agriculture
• Scrapping NAFTA Bad for Agriculture
• $12 Billion Plan to Prevent Flooding Opposed in Congress
• Pipelines and Farmers Collide
• Texas Cotton: Why Were Bollworms Such a Problem This Year?
• Trump to Meet with Oil Execs to Discuss Biofuels Policy
• Less Than Half of Supply Managers Support Current Tax Package
• #FarmBillFriday: Rep. Vicky Hartzler Shares the Importance of Ensuring the Farm Bill Benefits for Farmers, Ranchers & Consumers
• Agri-Marketers Rate Ag Sec’y Perdue
• Farm Bureau Commend Senate Action On Tax Reform
• What Strategic Issues Should Influence my Growth Options?
• Coop Leader Chuck Connor Disappointed in Section 199 Not Being Included in Senate Tax Cut Bill

12.01.2017

• Texas: Swisher County Ag Day, Tulia, Dec. 7
• Texas: Armstrong County Fall Producers Meeting, Claude, Dec. 12
• Updating ARC-CO and the Next Bill: Market and Policy Design Considerations
• AFBF, NFU Survey: 74% Farmers, Farm Workers Impacted by Opiod Abuse
• Bayer-Monsanto Deal Clears Another Hurdle
• Young Farmers Call for Tech Upgrades at USDA
• USDA’s Long Term Projection Preview Looks Mixed
• Report Shows Ag Productivity Consistently Up
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- November ’17
• Score One for Corn: In Battle Over Biofuel, a Rare Setback for Big Oil
• Biodiesel Industry: “This EPA is not Interested in Our Growth”
• Final RFS Figures Closely Resemble July Proposal
• U.S. Farm Exports to Continue Strong in FY 2018
• Secretary Perdue Statement: U.S. Farm Exports to Continue Strong in FY 2018

11.30.17

• Exploring Opportunities in Reslient Agriculture and Crop Diversity
• Secretary Perdue Statement on President’s “Bring Back Main Street” Message
• Steady as She Goes: USDA sees slightly higher income for farmers in 2017, but 2018 still a challenge
• U Of Illinois Economist Issues 2018 Crop Acreage Forecasts
• Frequently Asked Questions About the 2017 Census of Agriculture
• Farm Household Income to Rise Slightly Even as Operational Losses Mount
• Farm Sector Profits Expected to Stabilize
• How Automation Will Transform Farming
• Wheat Futures Close Higher on Planting Projections, Corn Also Rises
• Why Record Soybean Acres in 2018 Matter on Your Farm
• 11 Don’ts of Succession and Retirement Planning
• USDA’s Long Term Projection Preview Looks Mixed
• BMO Report Sees Consumers Hurt Most if NAFTA Ends
• Corruption at Drovers? Not a Chance!

11.29.2017

• Analysis: Defending Crop Insurance, Last in a Series
• USDA Forecasts Soybeans Will Surpass Corn As Most Planted Crop
• Senate Tax Bill Headed for Marathon Debate
• 2017 Census of Agriculture Now Underway
• Our Year in Review. Managing Thin Margins
• USDA Sees Record-High U.S. Soy Acres, More Corn in 2018-19
• Weekly Outlook: Acreage Prospects for 2018
• What’s Changed for Soybean Dicamba Use in 2018
• Can Renewables Spur More Investment in Rural America?
• DTN Cotton Close: Settles Higher in 2017-Crop Contracts
• USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
• Young Farmers Ready to Defy Odds

11.28.2017

• Little Progress in NAFTA Talks, Texas Business Leader Warns Texas Could Be Hurt the Most
• Winter Wheat Near Full Emergence as Condition Ratings Continue to Worsen in Latest USDA Crop Progress Report
• Crop Progress Report
• Oklahoma: Red River Crops Conference, Altus, Jan. 17-18
• Wheat Acres Drop to 100-Year Low
• Weekly Outlook: Acreage Prospects for 2018
• Estate Taxes Threaten Family Farms
• USDA: Cropland Continues to Shift to Larger Farms
• A Focus on Corn Belt Ag Exports; NAFTA Update
• Europe Approves Glyphosate Use for Five Years

11.27.2017

• Washington Week Ahead: Senate GOP Looks to Pass Tax Bill
• New Report: Food and Agriculture Drive One-Fifty of Nations Economy
• Analysis: Defending Drop Insurance, Part 1
• Tax Legislation and the Specter of Sequestration
• Farmers Have Unique Tax Bill Concern
• Grains-Wheat Falls for 2nd Day as U.S. Exports Suffer, Corn Eases
• Increasing Opportunity Costs for 2018 Calves
• Breeding Cows and Heifers on Wheat Pasture
• Farmers Who Gain From Tax Bill Wary of Losing Subsidies Later
• Texas Corn, Sorghum: Water Use, Drought-Tolerant Hybrids Still Key to Dryland Production
• Farm Rescue Program Expands into Providing Livestock Services
• Iowa Farmer Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 for Launching E-Commerce for Agriculture