Ag News

08.26.2015

• Ag Secretary Vilsack Issues Statement on Updated 2015 U.S. Farm Income Forecast
• Commodity Program and Crop Insurance Payments Down as a Percent of Crop Revenue
• Farm Sector Income Forecast Lower for 2015
• Weekly Wheat Review
• USDA Announces Biomass Crop Incentive Program
• Tax Dollars and Waters of the U.S.
• Don’t Throw Your Lender Under the Bus
• Women in Agribusiness Summit Announces Workshop Speakers
• Study Shows California Drought Taking 50% of Acres out  of Production
• Texas Crop Weather

 

08.25.2015

• January and June 2016 Wheat Prices
• USDA Crop Progress Report: Download PDF
• Cooler Weather Slows Progress of Nation’s Row Crops
• Farmers Head Online to Market Grain, Buy Inputs
• Oklahoma: Drought Gradually Increases – USDA
• Texas: Weather Conditions Help Development – USDA
• Congress Set to Tackle Number of Issues in September
• USDA Announces Biomass Crop Incentive Program
• Pro Farmer’s Crop Tour Reports Smaller Yields Than USDA’s Estimates

08.24.2015

• NOAA Report July Was Hottest Month Ever Recorded
• Ag Gag Overturn Leaves Livestock Producers Vulnerable
• Research to Look at Climate’s Effects on GDP, El Nino and Severe Weather
• Texas: Sugarcane Aphids, Spider Mites in Sorghum, Corn; Cotton Finishes ‘Crunch Time’
• How to Make Informed Choice Before Adding Alternative Crops
• National Association of Wheat Growers: Congress to Tackle Number of Issues Following Recess
• United States Cattle on Feed Up 3 Percent, Leffler Calls Report Slightly Positive

08.21.2015

• USDA Encourages Producers to Consider Risk Protection Coverage
• Sustainable Ag Group Releases Cover Crops
• National Association of Wheat Growers: Congress to Tackle Number of Issues Following Recess
• August to End Drier, El Niño Growing Stronger
• 10 Tips To Battle Challenging Farm Economics
• Outside Market Psychology Impacts Grain Traders
• Texas: West Agricultural Chemicals Institute Conference, Lubbock, Sept. 9
• Soybeans Prices Drop After Heavy Midwest Rains

08.20.2015

• USDA Surveys Farm and Ranch Internet Usage
• 10 Tips To Battle Challenging Farm Economics
• Industry Fighting Expanded Antibiotics Reporting
• Texas: Livestock Producers Urged to Watch for Toxic Plants
• USDA 2013 Stat: Children are 44% of SNAP Participants
• The Real Price of Crude Oil and Gasoline
• Variable Rate Irrigation: Not a One Size Fits All Technology

08.19.2015

• Using Futures Prices to Forecast the Season-Average Price, Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Payment Rate and Counter-Cyclical Payment (CCP) Rate for Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat
• USDA Adds Commodities Eligible for Farm Storage Loans
• Unprecedented Prices on Used Combines
• 2015 Oklahoma Wheat Review- Jeff Edwards Talks Lessons Learned- and 2016 Decisions Ahead
• Texas Crop Weather
• 2016 ARC-CO Payment Estimates for 2016 Cash Rent Bids
• Cover Crops May Be a Biological ‘Bug’ Killer