Ag News

11.14.14

• Coverage Selection for Safety Net Programs Begins Nov. 17
• Affordability of Crop Insurance Policies Focus of New Video: PRESS RELEASE
• Affordability of Crop Insurance Policie: VIDEO
• Now is the Time to Talk to Your Banker
• Wheat Farmers: Don’t Plant Saved Seed
• Texas Cattle: Amid High Prices, Producers Can Capture Extra Dollars
• Texas: Rice Farmer Helps Migratory Birds After Coastal Oil Spill
• Weekly Basis Review
• Midwest Farmland Values Expected to Decrease Again at Year-end
• A Different Look at Non-Farm Expenses?
• House & Senate to Vote on Keystone XL Pipeline

11.13.14

• Welch on Wheat: Only Minor Changes in Balance Sheets
• Kohl: Watch Trade Risks
• Can You Restructure Your Farm Debt to Survive Lower Grain Prices?
• Corn Rises as Artic Blast Prompts Causes Ranchers to Increase Feed
• Farm Groups and Ag Tech Companies Outline Data Privacy Protocols
• U.S. Chamber, Allies Urge EPA to Ditch ‘Waters of U.S.’ Rule

11.12.14

• EPA’s Assault on Large-Scale Livestock Operations
• Weekly Outlook: USDA Reports Provide Some Surprises
• Soybeans Bound Higher After Brazil Trims Crop Size
• Will Falling Fuel Costs Offset Lower Grain Prices?
• Grassley: Tax Extenders are Top ‘Lame Duck’ Priority
• Drought-Tolerant Corn Digs Deeper, New Study Shows
• Texas Crop Weather: Emerged Wheat Unlikely to Be Hurt by Arctic Blast

11.11.14

• Quiet Market Wonders What’s Next
• U.S. Has Strong Grounds for COOL Appeal, USCA Says
• Corn Harvest Catches Up To Normal Pace As Winter Weather Hits
• Bitter U.S. Cold Courtesy of Tropical Typhoon
• Sowing the Seeds to Place Veterans on America’s Farms
• Senate, House Ag Committees Will See New Leadership
• Ag Groups Ask Obama to Intervene in EPA’s Proposed RFS Cuts

11.10.14

• Markets Mixed Ahead of USDA Reports
• GAO Finds Issues with Federal Reporting of Pesticide Residues on Food
• Army Corps Closes Mississippi Temporarily
• Washington Week Ahead: Focus on trade and the lame duck
• GOP to Take Over Senate Ag Committee
• Republican Sid Miller to lead Texas Department of Agriculture
• National Average Unleaded Gas Prices Drop Below $3
• Texas Commodity Symposium Slated Dec. 3 in Amarillo

11.07.14

• Farm Bill’s Whole-Farm Insurance a Safety Net for Diversified Farms
• Why FSA May Want to Consider Changing the 3/31/2015 Crop Program Election Deadline
• Soybeans Higher on Good Exports, Strong Soymeal
• The Election Is Over! Any Implications for the Farm Market?
• Kim Anderson Believes a Sideways Pattern for Wheat for Awhile Will Be a Good Thing
• Wheat Futures Lagged the Other Ag Markets Thursday
• Texas: Replacing Irrigation Pivot, Conserving Water on the High Plains