Ag News

04.28.2015

• Corn Growers Weigh in on UAV’s in Ag Discussion
• Grain TV: Concerns of Bird Flu Affecting Demand
• Vilsack Expresses Frustration at Repeated Budget Cuts
• USDA Crop Progress and Condition Report for Soybeans, Winter Wheat
• Farmers Will See a Significant Reduction in 2015 Gross Corn Revenue
• Bipartisan Letter Urges USDA to Maximize CRP Enrollment
• United States Cattle on Feed Up Slightly
• Feedlot Losses Mount

04.27.2015

• Futures Struggle for Gains to Start Last Week of April
• Senators Want EPA to Revisit 2014 RFS Volume Proposal
• April Cattle On Feed Mildly Surprises
• Feeder Cattle Review: Farmer-feeders Have Moved to Planting Season
• Some Nations Begin Banning Midwest Poultry Imports
• Washington Week Ahead: Abe visits as trade talks intensify, House targets WOTUS rule
• Forming Expectations for the 2015 U.S. Average Spring Wheat Yield: What Does History Teach Us?
• Texas: Wheat Field Day, Chillicothe, May 13
• Oklahoma: Recent Rains Help the 2015 Wheat Crop- and the Attitudes of Wheat Growers

04.24.2015

• House Committee Approves TPA
• Futures Drift Lower Ahead of Options Expiration
• USDA Lays Out Broad Climate Mitigation Plan
• Environmental Defense Fund Issues Comment on USDA’s Climate Strategy for Agriculture
• Crop Markets Weakend Thursday Night
• North Texas into Rolling Plains Remain Drough Stressed

04.23.2015

• NCIS President Discusses the Important Role of Crop Insurance
• More Farmers Locking in Interest Rates as Loan Volume Climbs — Fed
• Beans Lead Soy Complex Downward on Wednesday
• Global Market Watch: Attention Turns to Northern Hemisphere
• U.S. Disappointed by EU’s New Plan to Allow Biotech Crop Bans
• Senate Committee Ok’s Fast-Track Trade Bill
• TPA Bill- House Ways and Means Considers Today
• USDA’s Chief Vetrninarian Provides Update on Avian Flu
• New Approaches to Weed Management: Public-Private Partnerships
• North Texas into Rolling Plains Remains Drought-Stressed

04.22.2015

• Today is Earth Day: Read All About It
• Senator Stabenow Opening Statement at Hearing on Agricutlrual Trade with Cuba
• Crop Progress Report
• Oklahoma Senate Overwhelmingly Calls for Right to Farm Vote
• Quiet Markets Try to Turn Higher
• Bird Flu Worries Begin to Infect Market
• Cuba Has Room for U.S. Ag Goods, Panelists Tell Senators
• DuPont Survey Shows More Growers Are Combating Herbicide Resistance
• Texas Crop Weather for April 21, 2015
• Hot Topic: The Pros & Cons of Buying Land Today

04.21.2015

• April Rural Mainstreet Index Remains Negative; Farmland Prices Down
• Uncertainty for Farmers in 2015 Puts Emphasis on Careful Decision Making
• Welch on Wheat: Crop Conditions Unchanged
• Grain Movement: Rain Halts Midwest Planting, Crop Sales Slow
• Will Soybean Consumption Reach the USDA Projection?
• USDA Crop Progress Report
• The Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook for April 2015
• Almonds get Roasted in Debate over California Water Use
• Drought Expected to Develop in Great Lakes Region