Ag News

11.26.2014

• Farm Sector Profits Likely to Fall in 2014, USDA Update Says
• Recount Possible on Oregon GMO Labeling Measure 92
• Congress Wrestles with Tax Extenders
• Survey Shows Cover Crops Boosted Corn Yields 3.1% in 2013
• Texas Crop, Weather: Water Supply, Crop Prices Remain a Concern
• USDA: Many Rural Counties Continued to Lose Jobs in 2014

11.25.2014

• USDA Begins Producer Signup For Farm Law Crop Coverage
• Renewing Crop Insurance Debate
• 2014 Farm Bill Assistance Ready for Honeybee, Livestock Producers
• Corn, Soybean Harvest In The Books As Winter Rushes On — USDA
• Texas: Snow, Rain Slow Harvest – USDA
• Welch on Wheat: Texas Crop Condition Down Slightly
• Stabenow: EPA’s RFS Inaction Shows a Deep Flaw

11.24.14

• Prices Mixed As Short Week Begins
• Plan For 2015/16 Marketing Now
• A Closer Look at the Impacts of Olympic Averaging of Prices and Yields
• EPA Abandons RFS Rulemaking for 2014
• USDA Cattle on Feed Report Shows Inventory Up 48,000
• Cattle Outlook: Fed Prices Continue to Set Records
• New Technologies, Policies Spur Agricultural Innovations

11.21.2014

• Cover Crops Release More Nutrients than They Accumulate
• 5 Top Headlines: GMO Labeling and Cultivation Laws
• Farm Interests Ready for Immigration Bill
• Comments Finalized on EPA’s Water Rule
• Market Rebound: Corn, Soybeans Up Double-Digits After Rough Week
• USDA Helps Open and Expand Export Markets for Agriculture
• The Forgotten Variable: Yield and the Choice of Farm Program Option
• Less Than $50- That’s the Price for a Thanksgiving Dinner for Ten- According to American Farm Bureau
• USDA and FSA Numbers Still Don’t Match

11.20.2014

• Farmers Report Yield Boost from Cover Crops on Corn, Soy
• Rural Economy Woes Drag On; Will Farmland Keep Falling?
• Farm Credit CFO’s Anticipate Interest Rate Rise
• Has the Grain Market Lost Its Marbles?
• Activist Who Recorded Animal Abuse Video Was Hired To Train Farm Employee
• Hoeven Comments on Keystone XL Votes
• Results of Adjusting Feed Level for Cows During Cold Weather

11.19.2014

• Keystone Pipeline Bill Fails in Senate
• Overview of Commodity Program Decisions from the 2014 Farm Bill
• Texas Crop, Weather: 1st Freeze Comes at Good Time for Cotton
• Texas Legislator to Take Reins of House Ag Committee
• Peterson Responds to Conaway Named House Ag Committee Chair
• Inaction on Tax Extenders, Section 179 Concerns Business Groups
• Soybeans Close 13 Cents Lower Tuesday
• 2015 Outlook: Can Farmers Afford to Stay Loyal to Corn?
• Early Cold Blast Prompts Livestock Cold Stress Warning