Ag News

06.25.2015

• With Senate Approval, Ag Groups Ready to See TPA Finalized
• Extended Flooding Could Wipe Out Soybean Crop
• The Big USDA Report Watch Is On
• Strong Ethanol Production Numbers
• Texas: Heavy Rains Continue, Standing Water Stressing Crops – USDA
• Diesel Prices Continue to Fall
• The Climate Corporation Announces Record Adoption of Its Platform
• Extent of Need to Reduce Capital Purchases

06.24.2015

• Report Recommends Federal Soil Health, Cover Crop Policy Strategies
• CME Delays Open Outcry Closure to July 6
• Monthly Egg Report Shows Impact of Bird Flu
• 55% of Cotton Rated Good to Excellent
• Climate Forecasts a Cool, Wet July
• Texas: Heavy Rains Continue, Standing Water Stressing Crops – USDA
• EPA Seeks Input on Modernizing the Risk Management Plan Rule
• Roberts Announces Witnesses for COOL Hearing

06.23.2015

• Low Commodity Prices, Lower Crop Protection Sales in 2014
• Inside EPA’s WOTUS Ruling: The Government’s Boundless Appetite for Regulation
• Farmers Show High Interest in Cover Crops
• U.S. Corn, Soybean Ratings Drop Further
• Expect Section 179 Update Soon
• Pay Up, or Leave the Raisins Alone, Court Tells USDA
• Interior Appropriations Bill Blocks Waters of U.S. Funding
• Weekly Outlook: Anticipating the June 1 Corn Stocks Estimate

06.22.2015

• Mid-Year FarmLand Values Continue on Gradual Decline
• Gulke: Don’t Get Suckered Into the Field
• Washington Week Ahead: TPA Heads to Senate, House Targets Obama Rules
• Texas Cotton: LRGV Crop Looks Clean, Keep Watch for Pests
• Texas Farmers Qualify for Flood Relief
• U.S. Cattle on Feed Numbers Still Climbing
• Rabobank Releases Quarterly Fertilizer Report
• Wheat Harvest Gains Momentum- Harvest Conditions Look Good for the Week Ahead

06.19.2015

• House Subcommittee Approves Fiscal 2016 Ag Appropriations Bill
• House Ag Committee Moves to Amend U.S. Cotton Futures Act
• USDA Releases Farm Production Expenses Report
• Frustrated with Data? Find Answers at Tools of the Future
• Volume of Farmland Sales Down 40% as Values Slide
• Paul Neiffer: New Farm Bill Details
• The Number of Prevent Plant Acres – Staggering, or So-So?
• 2014 Farm Bill Crop Program Election, Part II

06.18.2015

• Perspectives on Commodity Program Choices Under the 2014 Farm Bill
• Report: Cover Crops Could Be Extreme Weather Management Tool
• USDA to Expand BioPreferred Label for Plant-Based Products
• When is Hay Dry Enough
• The Number of Prevent Plant Acres – Staggering, or So-So?
• Jeb Bush Visits Iowa With Talk of Reform, Regulatory Relief
• USDA Study Shows Biobased Industry Contributes $369B to US Economy
• American Agri-Women Partners With Penobxcot McCrum on ‘Drive Across America’
• CME Live Cattle Futures Ease While Awaiting Cash Prices
• Implementing the RFS with a “Push” Strategy: What Happens after 2016?