Ag News

05.24.2017

• Trump’s Proposed 2018 Budget Cuts Staff, Crop Insurance, Food Aid
• Crop Insurance Cut 36% in Trump Budget
• Watch on You Tube: Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue’s Message to USDA Staff Regarding FY2018 Budget
• Trump Budget Cuts May Stir Backlash in Rural America
• U.S. Wheat Associates Disappointed By Proposed 2018 Budget Cuts
• Three New Food Realities Facing Farmers
• Texas Field Reports: Moisture Levels a Concern for Some Cotton Growers
• Pesticide Legislation: HR 953 is Designed to Reduce Regs. on Farmers and Applicators – DTN
• DTN Cotton Close: Triple-Digit Loss for 2nd Day

05.23.2017

• May 22 Crop Progress Report PDF
• Branstad Confirmed as Ambassador to China
• Feedyard Frenzy: Profits Top $500 Per Head
• National Corn Plantings Near Completion
• Trade Talks: Ag Groups to President – “Do No Harm” – DTN
• 25 Percent of Bank CEOs Support June Fed Rate Hike
• Creighton’s Rural Mainstreet Index Reaches Highest Level In Two Years
• The Deferred Tax Monster

05.22.2017

• Washington Week Ahead: Trump to Target Agriculture Spending in FY18 Budget
• Mexico Buys Cheaper Brazil Corn as NAFTA Talks Loom
• 5 Financial Tips to Persevere Through 2017 and Beyond
• NAFTA: Perception Vs. Reality
• U.S., China Accelerate Beef Talks; Deal Possible by Early June
• June, July Markets Could Be a Deal Breaker
• Creighton’s Rural Mainstreet Index Reaches Highest Level In Two Years
• The Deferred Tax Monster

05.19.2017

• Markets Watch Political Drama
• Ag Commodity Prices Fall Following Brazil Bribery Scandal Report
• Perdue Weighs in on NAFTA Renegotiations
• New U.S. Trade Representative Provides Specifics On What Needs To Be Reviewed In NAFTA
• Trump Administration Takes First Step Toward Renegotiating NAFTA
• Wheat Industry Looks For New NAFTA Opportunities, But Priority Remains Do No Harm
• Perdue Says He’ll Put a ‘Go-to Person’ in Charge of Rural Development
• Amortizing Farm Loans Just As Important As Interest Rate Considerations
• Highlights Of Ag Sec’y Perdue’s Congressional Testimony
• CropLife America’s CEO Vroom Calls Out New York Times Editorial
• Finding New Ways to Cut Costs
• Drought Outlook: Removal, Easement Expected for Most of Southeast

05.18.2017

• Why the Market Hasn’t Responded to May’s Wet Weather
• Mexican Trade Delegation: Don’t Fix What Isn’t Broken
• Field of Candidates for USDA Posts Becoming Clearer
• AgWeb: 5 Questions for Sonny Perdue
• Perdue Defends USDA Reorganization Plans, Outlines Agency Priorities
• USDA Secretary Perdue Engages House Ag Committee in Discussion on the Ag Economy and How USDA Can Help
• U.S. Immigration Arrests Up Under Trump
• Roberts, Stabenow Announce Hearing on Farm Economy
• Nat’l Assn Of Wheat Growers Comment On Ag Sec’y Perdue’s Congressional Testimony

05.17.2017

• Cleanup Begins In Elk City After Tornado Levels Homes
• 2016 Crop Insurance Performance: A Very Low Loss Year
• Texas Field Reports: Hot, Dry Summer Expected, Says State Climatologist
• Farm Policy: Wall Street Journal Runs Special Section on Ag Issues
• Perdue on AgriTalk: ‘Hold Me Accountable’
• USDA Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin
• Farm Groups Oppose End to USDA’s Rural Development Office
• Mexican Grain Industry Officials Express Concerns
• USDA Issues: Wheat Outlook Report
• Thompson on Cotton: What Caused Last Week’s Weakness?
• Corn, Soybean Prices Going Opposite Ways
• Farm Income, Land Values Trending Lower in Federal Reserve Report
• All But Two Countries Are in the Paris Climate Agreement. The U.S. Could be the Third
• CropLife America CEO Argues for PREA Reauthorization, More EPA Funding