Ag News

05.16.2016

• Comprehensive Commodity Costs and Returns: USDA
• Crop Progress Report: PDF
• Bearish Report for Corn, Soybeans, Wheat
• Argentina Floods Spark Biggest Bet on Soybean Rally in Two Years
• 2018 Farm Bill–Simplifying Rural Development
• Canola Offers Economic Advantages to Southwest Growers
• Texas Cotton: Aphid on the Prowl; Be on Watch Fleahoppers
• Texas Cotton: Considerations for Planting and Early Season Growth

05.09.2016

• Organic Livestock Standards Proposed
• TPP in Lame Duck Uphill Challenge
• Land Rents Move Beyond Word of Mouth: "Bird Dog" solves an age-old problem – how to match tenant, landowner values
• Canada Running Out of Wheat
• Cotton, Weed Experts Push for Expanded Dicamba Label; EPA Extends Comment Period
• USDA Selects Over 800,000 Acres for CRP Enrollment
• Annual Wheat Tour Finds Significantly Higher Yields
• When Will Cattle Finishing Be Profitable Again?
• Oklahoma Cattlemen Expect Negative Messages About Cattle Production From New HSUS National Agriculture Advisory Board

05.06.2016

• Crop Insurance Premium Subsidy Rates: A Proposed Objective Metric Based on Systemic Risk
• Vilsack Wants More CRP Acres in Next Farm Bill
• Farmers Take First Look at Trump v. Clinton
• Millions of Dollars in New Money Coming to Crop Technology
• Digital Farming Could Spell Shake-Up for Crop Chemicals Sector
• U of Illionois Economist Issues Report: How Well Can Banker’s Predict Future Farm Loan Volumes

05.05.2016

• Texas Sorghum: Sugarcane Aphids Racking Up Millions in Losses
• Texas: Sugarcane Aphid Found in Lubbock County
• Oklahoma Wheat Crop Predicted at 130.65 Million Bushels for 2016- The Best Crop Since 2012
• Managing Fuel and Fertilizer Price Risk for the Next 5 Years
• Why Corn Has a Strong Potential to Move Lower
• New Index Sees Upturn in Farmer Outlook
• Agribank Releases Insights Report on Livestock and Dairy Sectors
• Adios El Niño

05.04.2016

• Will There Be A Federal Policy Response to the Slumping U.S. Agricultural Sector?
• Many Farm Borrowers Took a 2015 Hit
• EPA Releases, then Pulls Report on Glyphosate
• China to Remain Big U.S. Ag Customer, Analysts Says
• Analysts Cut Crop Estimates for South America
• Cotton Planting Map
• Global Cotton Stocks Down First Time Since 2010/11
• New Index From Purdue, CME Group Will Track Health of Ag Economy
• Texas Crop and Weather Report — May 3

05.03.2016

• Crop Progress Report: PDF
• USDA: Corn Planting at 45%, Soybeans 8%
• Analyzing USDA Reports for Your 2016 Marketing Plan
• Analysts: South American Weather Continues to Spark Volatility
• Top Negotiators Cite Progress in Latest T-TIP Talks
• Weekly Outlook: Falling Cattle Prices: Where’s the Bottom?
• OSHA Anhydrous Storage Rule Change Impact on Farmers, Ag Retailers