Ag News

03.29.2016

• Terrorism a Real Threat to U.S. Agriculture
• Half the World to Face Severe Water Stress by 2030
• National Association of Wheat Growers Announces Its CEO is Stepping Down
• Wheat Markets up 2% After Cold Weather Hits the Plains Crop
• Policy Needs to Keep Ag on Top
• USDA Issues Report on "Major Land Uses"
• First-Generation farmers Take on Crops and Livestock
• California: Rapid Growth in Almonds – USDA

03.28.2016

• Study: China’s Wheat Subsidies Continue to Harm U.S. Growers
• Making Crop Insurance Conservation-Friendly: Part Two in a Series
• The Downside of Crop Insurance: Part One in a Series
• Trade Poised for Large USDA Corn/Soybean Acreage,Stocks
• Mandatory GMO Food Label: An Invisible and Unnecessary Tax on Eating
• Ranking of World’s Best Agricultural Universities Released
• Popularity of Peanuts Persists Despite New Product Options, Concerns About Allergies
• What Do Prospective Plantings Tell Us About Planted Acreage?
• Will a Softer Dollar Boost Ag Exports

03.25.2016

• Either You’re a Wheat Farmer…or You’re Not
• OSU’s Kim Anderson Calls Potential Freeze Damage to Southern Plains Wheat a Non Event in the Markets
• Study: China’s Wheat Subsidies Continue to Harm U.S. Growers
• China’s Soybean Imports to Set New Record
• Weekly Basis Review
• How Might an El Nino Transition to La Nina Affect Yields?
• Deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program Approaching
• U.S. Ag Schools Rank Highly on International List
• Iowa State Professor Releases Report on How Crop Insurance Affects Land Values

03.24.2016

• 5 Things You Should Know About New Social Security Rules
• Bloomberg: Ethanol Bust Adds to U.S. Fuel Glut and Losses Across Corn Belt
• Stronger Dollar Pressured Wednesday’s Grain Trade
• Will a Softer Dollar Boost Ag Exports?
• Groups Pushing for Strong Grass-Fed Standard
• Grassley Wants Full Review of ChemChina-Syngenta Deal
• More Wheat Than Expected Maybe Hiding Out in Europe
• Cost of the 2014 Farm Bill Commodity Programs
• Texas Crop and Weather Report — March 23

03.23.2016

• Ag Organizations Praise USDA Decision to Allow Information Sharing With Cuba
• What’s Going on With Ethanol, Biofuels and RFS?
• Downward Pressures on 2016 and 2017 Cash Rents
• Farm Income is Stabilizing
• Ag Lenders Largely Agree On 2016’s Greatest Challenge
• USDA Issues: "Feed Outlook Report"

03.22.2016

• 14 Ag Law Stories that Could Change the Way You Farm
• Beware Wheat Rusts Coming From Texas to Your Farm
• Wheat Markets Higher as Plains’ Crop Hit by Freeze
• Farm Retirement: Time to Walk Away
• Texas: Rains Benefit Wheat, Some Rust Concerns – USDA
• USDA Will Allow Research and Information Exchange With Cuba
• Ag Lenders Largely Agree on 2016’s Greatest Challenge
• Lower Farm Income, Higher Debt-to-Asset Ratios Expected in ’16
• What Input Could Save You $16 Per Acre in 2016?
• 2018 Farm Bil: Integrate CSP With the Larger Sustainability Movement
• U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 1 Percent
• USDA: After a Decade of Rapid Growth, Corn Use for Ethanol is Projected to Decline