Ag News

07.30.2015

• No Comparison: Weather of 2015 Stands Alone
• Crude Helps Fuel Grain Market Bounce
• Conaway: No Increase for CFTC Without Dodd-Frank Reforms
• DTN Grain Open: U.S. Dollar Rallies
• Choices Given Low Projected Grain Farm Net Income in 2015
• Trading at Settlement for Agricultural Futures: Results from the First Month
• Texas Crop Weather: Stronger El Niño May Bring Another Drenched Winter
• Texas Sorghum: Counties Reach Sugarcane Aphid Treatment Thresholds

07.29.2015

• Commodities Meltdown to Inflict Greatest Pain on These 10 States
• Thousands Weigh in on Renewable Fuel Standard Proposed Volumes
• Estimated U.S. Seed Market Shares Released
• China to Sell Corn Reserves Soon, Analyst Says
• Soybeans Settle Up 14¢
• Internal Docs Said to Undermine WOTUS Rule
• Video: Ag Economy Gets Hammered
• Nominate the Nations Best Farmers
• Farm Aid Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Music Festival

07.28.2015

• Crop Progress Report
• Grain TV: What Really Spurred on Intense Selling?
• Agribank Releases Insights Report on El Nino, Corn and Soybeans
• Report: Energy Transport Bottlenecks Grain Shipments
• Women in Ag: Farmers As Conservationists
• DTN Cotton Close: Selling From Noncommercial and Commercial Traders
• Texas: Small Grain Workshop Set for Aug. 19
• U.S. Cattle Inventory Up 2 Percent from 2014
• USDA Issues "Food Price Outlook" Report
• Proposed Bill Could Provide Loan Forgiveness for Young Farmers

07.27.2015

• Less-than-Ideal Conditions Make Farm Managment Tougher
• Violent Price Plunge Protection Tips
• Legislation Eases Fuel Spill Regulations for Farmers
• Senate Committee Passes Two-Year Approval of Tax Extenders
• Elevators Brace for 20-30% Yield Reduction
• MarketSense Weekend Market Developments
• Average Diesel Price Now Below Gasoline
• Cattle on Feed up 2%, Heifers on Feed at Record Low

07.24.2015

• House Approves Voluntary GMO Labeling Bill, H.R. 1599
• Battle Over GMO Labeling Shifts to Senate
• LP Prices Drop to Multiyear Lows
• Food Labeling Measures Draw Praise from Farm Groups
• Texas Corn: Rains, Humidity Promote Increased Disease Development
• Cotton – Southwest: More Bugs. More Weeds. More Costs

07.23.2015

• Peterson Statement at USDA Oversight Hearing
• Over 500 Ag Groups Urge Congress to Pass National GMO Food Labeling Law
• DTN Livestock Close: Future Signs of Demand Problems
• Diesel Prices Down in All Regions
• USDA Export Sale: China Buys 4.41 Million Bushels of Soybeans
• Corn, Soybeans Lower as Forecasts Show Favorable Weather
• Do Cover Crops Deliver a Yield Bump?
• No Comparison: Weather of 2015 Stands Alone
• Spring Wheat Crop Developing at Above-Average Pace
• Projected 2015 Net Incomes on Grain Farms