Ag News

05.19.2016

• Texas Cotton, Grain Scout School, Lubbock AgriLife Center, May 25
• Texas Peanut Planting Nears Half-Way Mark
• El Nino Drought Puts South Africa in Market for Corn
• The Gender Pay Gap Affects Farmers, Too
• Trade Groups Push Promise of Cuba for U.S. Farmers
• Obama’s Modest Biofuels Mandate for 2017 Disappoints Producers
• USDA to Join U.S. Panel Reviewing ChemChina’s Syngenta Deal
• 2016 Yield Distributions for U.S. Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat Using Historical WASDE May Forecast Errors
• Study Shows Farmers Plan to Invest More in Equiment Technology, Agronomic Data

05.18.2016

• Modified Crops Not Seen Adding to Human Health Risks, Study Says
• Soybeans Close Up 15 Cents Tuesday
• Market Highlights: Futures Help Cattle Prices
• Double-Digit Gains for Soybeans Provide Spillover to Corn
• Texas Law: Pesticide Drift – Are You Liable for an Independent Contractor’s Mistake
• OSU’s Dr. Tom Royer Talks Aphids of All Kinds and How They’re Impacting Oklahoma’s Crops?
• Future Generation Ag LLC Launched, Will Offer Cover Crop Seed and Advice
• Crop insurance Performance in 2015: Low Losses Predominate
• U of Illinois Researchers Reveal Cancer-Fighting Properties of Horseradish
• Farm Bureau Tells Congress: EPA Disparages Farmers, Hinders Progress

05.17.2016

• Texas Wheat Producers Eye Canola in Crop Rotations
• Crop Progress Report: PDF
• Numbers Bearish for Wheat, Soybeans; Neutral for Corn
• First U.S. Beef Shipment Arrives in South Africa Since Trade Agreement
• Bill Would Ban Packer Ownership of Livestock
• Meatpackers Cite Outdated Studies in Attack Grassley’s Legislation
• Why Have Soybean Prices Rallied $2.32 in Six Weeks?
• Predicting Weather … In the Fourth Dimension
• Three Nebraska Farmers, Agronomist With Cancer Sue Monsanto
• National Corn Growers Assn Applauds Senate’s Passage of Inland Waterways Appropriation Bill
• Weekly Outlook: Corn and Soybean Demand Improving

05.16.2016

• SaveFamilyFarming.org Aims to Counter What’s Upstream
• El Nino Dumps Heavy Rains Across Argentina, Brazil
• Hedge Funds Boost Bullish Bets on Soybeans, Meal From Oilseed
• USDA: Soybeans Dominate Expansion of Cropland in Aregentina
• Hail Damage (See Photos) Leave Midwest Farmers With Tough Replant Decisions
• New Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Farmers, Farm Policy, Crop Insurance
• Nation’s Beekeepers Lost 44% of Bees in 2015-2016
• National Corn Growers Association Applauds Senate’s Passage of Inland Waterways Appropriation Bill
• Projected Margins and Breakeven Prices for Corn

05.13.2016

• Consolidation Increases Calls for Livestock Packer Ownership Ban
• Buying Inputs Smarter
• Corn Could Hit $3.20 With No Summer Drought
• Bayer-Monsanto Bid May Trigger More Scrutiny for Rival Deals
• Congress Questions EPA on Glyphosate, Atrazine
• Soybean Prices Continue to Rally as Supplies Tighten
• Winfield, Google to Create Data Management System Designed for Agriculture
• Grazing the Net: Checkoff Charade
• R-CALF Sues USDA to End Beef Checkoff

05.12.2016

• Field Work? Virtually No Progress
• Brazil’s 2016 Corn Crop Size Continues To Fall
• Arson Blamed for Deadly Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast in 2013
• Texas Cotton: Don’t Get Creative with Herbicide Tankmixing
• How to Scout for Sugarcane Aphids in Sorghum to Achieve Effective Control
• 2016 Marketing Gain Impacts on Income Statements Will be Limited
• New Survey Provides Consumer Insight: Family Farms
• Profit Tracker: Feedyards Nearing Breakeven