Agriculture News

08.03.16

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• Nebraska: Soybean Aphids – Why We Use a Threshold of 250 Per Plant
• Farm Prices Trim Losses, End Lower Tuesday
• Harry Stine’s Accidental Discovery May Revolutionize Farming
• Global GMO Ban Might Not Make Environmentalists as Happy as They Think
• Despite Prices: Farmers Feel More Optimistic in July
• Corn and Soybean Revenue Projections for 2016 and 2017
• Working to Ensure Farmers Have Access to Fertilizer
• Crop Insurance: Priority #1 Facing a New Secretary of Ag
• 08.01.16 Crop Progress Report
• Farmers Advised to Cut Production Costs to Maintain Access to Capital
• Cattle Outlook: June Beef Cold Storage Down from a Year Ago
• When a Farm Lease Goes Bad – 4 Lessons Learned
• Crop Insurance: Will $3 Corn Trigger Payouts? – DTN
• Obama Signs Historic GMO Labeling Bill
• One Policy on Which Trump and Clinton Agree
• These 20 Factors Could Shift Your Land’s Value
• Yield Expectations Overshadow Demand
• Unapproved Wheat Found in Washington State
• U.S. and Brazil Agree to Let the Beef Flow

08.03.16admin2016-08-03T11:10:32+00:00

07.28.16

admin2016-07-28T13:17:19+00:00

• Nebraska: Drone Prototype Successfully Used for Prescribed Burns
• Costco’s Planned Poultry Processing Plant in Nebraska Moving Forward
• Ten Ways Technology Will Change the Way Retailers Support Farmers
• Rob Insana: Ag Boosts U.S. Economy
• Staring at Price Movement Can Be Hazardous
• Chris Hurt: Cattle Markets Can Recover
• Large Searchable Library of Farming Apps
• Dicamba Drift Stirs Pot of Farm Trouble
• 6 Things You Need to Know about the Wheat Market Right Now
• USDA Begins Second Year Quantifying Ag Conservation Efforts
• Japan Wants to Approve TPP, Despite U.S. Political Opposition
• Growth in Crop Costs and Cash Rents
• Revenue Insurance Likely to Trigger Corn Payouts
• Growth in Crop Costs and Cash Rents
• Mexican Trade Team Visits Kansas, Texas
• CGB Enterprises to Buy Heartland Crop Insurance
• UPDATE: U.S. Seeks Options As Farm Loan Funds Run Out
• Corn Caught In Tug-O-War With Beans and Wheat
• Balance GT Soybeans Receive EU Approval
• Japan Wants to Approve TPP, Despite U.S. Political Opposition
• Rural Mainstreet Economy Weakens in July
• USDA Seeks to Grow Bioeconomy
• 07.25.16 Crop Progress Report
• Soybeans Pressured by Weather, Cattle Futures Surge on Short-Covering
• USDA: GE Crops Have Plateaued at 90% of Planted Acres
• Weekly Outlook: Cattle Markets Can Recover
• As Pastures Wither, Poisonous Plants Can Become a Problem
• Freight Costs Rise as Large Crops Loom
• Poll Finds Ag Lenders Helping Producers Restructure Debt as Commodity Prices Remian Lower
• Republican Party Announces Its Policies on Agriculture
• New Rabobank Study Says Farmers Need to Manage Costs Aggressively to Up Their Odds of Economic Survival
• Crop Insurance: Steady as She Goes
• Indigo Recieves $100 Million Investment, Launches Its First Product for Water Efficiency in Cotton
• 5 Ways to Preserve Working Capital
• What Just Happened in the Markets and What Now?
• Above-Normal Temps Expected Across U.S. Through October
• Drop in Wholesale Ethanol Prices
• 40 Senators Call for Higher Biodiesel Targets in RFS
• Six Months: Tractor Supply’s Sales up 6, Net Income Up 6%
• Texas Field Reports: Temperatures Soar; Irrigation Trying to Meet Water Demands

07.28.16admin2016-07-28T13:17:19+00:00

07.20.16

admin2016-07-20T13:33:03+00:00

• Livestock Farms Get A Win
• DTN Livestock Open: Meat Futures Staged for Moderate Losses at Midweek
• Kansas Republican Incumbent Who voted Against Farm Bill Faces Primary Challenge
• 3 Big Things Today, July 20
• Obama Administration Gathering Info on China Domestic Ag Supports
• Climate Trends: First 6 Months of 2016 Hottest on Record – NASA
• Monsanto says No to Bayer Again
• USDA Issues "Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops in the U.S." Report
• Ten Ways Technology Will Change the Way Retailers Support Farmers
• USDA Initiative Can Help Lower Variable Crop Input Costs
• Crop Progress Report
• Corn and Soybean Crop Ratings Improve Marginally From Week-Ago
• 54% of U.S. Cotton Crop Rated Good to Excellent, According to USDA
• Market Highlights: Cash Cattle Price Better Than Futures
• Trump, Pence Would Lift Yoke of Regulation, Roberts Says
• Nebraska Field Reports: Wheat Harvest Picking Up; Storms Making Rounds
• Animal Cancer Breakthrough Leads to Human Clinical Trials
• USDA Proposes Changes in Beef, Soybean Checkoff Programs
• Debt, Repayment Margins and Farm Income
• USDA Streamlines Crop Reporting Portal
• Gulke to Farmers: Be Ready as Weather Roils Markets
• Trump VP Pick Draws Rave Reviews from Agriculture
• GMO Labeling Bill Heading to White House
• University of Syndney (Australia) Develops Robot to Herd Cattle
• Debt, Repayment Margins and Farm Income

07.20.16admin2016-07-20T13:33:03+00:00

07.13.16

admin2016-07-13T11:26:59+00:00

• Nebraska Corn: Time to Scout for Western Bean Cutworm
• Crop Progress Report
• USDA: Distribution of Farm Program Payments Varies by Farm Type
• The Essential Numbers in USDA’s July 12 Reports
• USDA: Corn, Soybean, Wheat Crops Get Bigger
• Climate Prediction: 6–10 Days
• Weather Forecast Takes Center Stage After USDA Report
• Cattlemen Queston NCBA’s Lobbying Efforts
• DTN Livestock Close: Another Day of Losses
• New Research: What Farmers Should Do and Investors Should Know About Farm Technologies
• Growth Rates of Fertilizer, Pesticide, and Seed Costs over Time
• Land: How to Move Beyond Emotion
• Farm Business: Limited Liability Helps Transfer Land to Next Gen – DTN
• Combine Sales Were Up in June
• House Votes to Pass Global Food Security Act
• New Tool for Calculationg the Financial Costs & Benefits of Conservation Cropping
• Marketing Strategies When Wheat’s at 17-Year Low
• Senate Clears Federal GMO Food Labeling Bill
• RMA Touts Crop Insurance Statistics
• 5 Factors That Could Push Corn Prices Down
• There Have Been 8 Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters So Far in 2016
• June Was Warmest Since 1895 in U.S., Topping Record Set in 1933
• USDA Announces Public-Private Investment in Critical Wetlands
• Consider Planting Less Corn and More Soybeans in 2017

07.13.16admin2016-07-13T11:26:59+00:00

07.06.16

admin2016-07-06T11:30:24+00:00

• Start a Farm Legacy Transisiton With 3 Questions
• Nebraska Land Value Report: 4% Decline Compared to 2015
• Weekly Grain Movement – July 5, 2016
• Crop Progress Report – July 5, 2016
• Feed Buyers Should Consider Locking In Grains
• Markets Slip Amid Oil Decline, Favorable Weather
• Your Next Pick-Up Will Cost About $47,000
• Fortune Magazine investigates Climate Change ‘Paradox’
• Buyers Conference Positions U.S. Wheat as Exceptional Value
• Weekly Outlook: Corn Prices Face Strong Headwinds
• Senate to Vote on GMO Labeling Bill Tomorrow
• New Video: Farm Labor Shortage Vexes Farmers
• Ag Groups Meet with Clinton Staff to Discuss Farm Policy
• USDA: No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
• Shops Evolving With Increased Workload, Larger Equipment
• Physician: Stop Worrying About GMO’s; It’s That Organic Granola Bar that Could Make You Sick
• Fed Cattle Exchange Suspends Online Auctions

07.06.16admin2016-07-06T11:30:24+00:00

06.30.16

admin2016-06-30T11:37:57+00:00

• Nebraska: How Much do Custom Operators Charge? Survey Answers
• Costco Plans $180M Nebraska Poultry Process Plant; Farmers Learn About Contracts – DTN
• USDA Finalizes Insurance Provisions of 2014 Farm Bill
• Crop Markets Lower as Traders Prepare for USDA
• DTN Livestock Close: Strong Day for Cattle
• Report: 1,300 Rural Counties See Population Drop
• Brexit: What’s Its Impact on Rice, Cotton, Grain Prices?
• Profit Tracker: Packer margins near $200
• USDA Announces Double-Cropping, Other Crop Insurance Changes
• Analyst: Is This the Best Recovery We Should Expect
• Survey Shows Farmers, Ranchers Are Passing on Land
• Dumping Crop Plan After Soy Rally Leads to Record U.S. Planting
• Hail-Damaged Crops: What Happens Next?
• EC to Extend Glyphosate Approval for 18 Months
• FarmHer to Hold Second Annual Grow Event for Young Women
• Livestock: Volatility Challenges Beef Markets – Rabobank Report
• Study Finds Biodiesel Industry Supports Nearly 48,000 Jobs
• Farmers National Co. Reports on Farm/Ranchland Prices
• Wheat Genome Nearly Sequenced
• Farmers and Ranchers Mixed on Immigration
• U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 2 Percent
• Cuba Amendments Offered in House
• EU Officials to Decide on Roundup Herbicide After Political Impasse
• Manager’s Notebook: Son Gets Cold Feet Now What
• Ag Data Coalition Forms Farmer Advisory Board
• Paulsen: 5 Questions to Ask Before Adopting New Marketing Technologies
• Growth Energy Applauds Senate Letter to EPA
• Vigorous Weeds and Lethargic Regulations: A Wicked Problem for Farmers
• Too Late to Avert Vermont Law Implementation- Senate Ag Leadership Rolls Out GMO Labeling Compromise

06.30.16admin2016-06-30T11:37:57+00:00

06.23.16

admin2016-06-23T11:48:12+00:00

• Hot, Dry Conditions Beginning to Stress Iowa, Nebraska Crops
• DTN to Hold Webinar Analyzing USDA’s Reports Today
• Custom Farmer for Hire: If Crops Don’t Pay the Bills, Maybe the Machinery Will
• Sygenta to Sponsor “FarmHer” Series on RFD-TV
• Grains–Corn Drops for 4th Day as Rains Boost U.S. Crop Outlook
• Editorial: USDA & GFS Weather Model Delusional! June weather worse than 2012
• Potential Impacts if U.K. Chooses to Leave EU
• Cuba Purchases U.S. Soy Oil For First Time Since 2011
• Chinese Sorghum Importers and Feed Millers Visit U.S.
• FAA Issues Its New Rules for Commercial UAV Use
• Glyphosate Assessment Ongoing EPA Administrator: Glyphosate Cancer Assessment Report Release Expected in Fall

06.23.16admin2016-06-23T11:48:12+00:00

06.22.16

admin2016-06-22T11:42:44+00:00

• Trust the Ag Lender, Crop Insurance Cuts Would Most Harm Family Farms
• Fed’s Yellen Notes Uncertainties; Reiterates ‘Gradual’ Pace for Rate Rises
• Working Capital Changes Projected for Grain Farms in 2016: Before and After Recent Price Changes
• Anti GMO Forces Hope Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow Succeeds in Mandatory GMO Labeling Language in a National Food Labeling Bill
• Crop Progress Report
• Market Highlights: Cattle Prices Hitting a Wall
• Farmland Values Follow Cash Rents Lower
• Corn Prices Plunge Tuesday Thanks to Weather, Speculators
• ChinaChem Adds Another Investor in its Proposal to Acquire Syngenta
• CME to Launch EU Wheat Futures
• Corn Conditions Best Since 2010
• Crop Breeding Not Keeping Pace With Climate Change
• Annual Farm Aid Concert Announced
• Farm Policy, Crop Insurance Wise Investments for All Americans
• USDA Acts to Ease Credit Crunch for Guaranteed Farm Ownership Loans
• Security Review Blamed for Delaying ChemChina, Syngenta Deal
• Expect Land Equilibrium Experts Ask: What Farmland Bubble?
• Guaranteeing Peace of Mind, Not Profits
• Weekly Outlook: Soybean Stocks, Acreage, and Weather
• Nebraska Field Report
• Direct Government Payments to Farmers Expected to Rise
• How Does the Percentage of Cash Rented Acres Affect Liquidity
• Land O’ Lakes Acquires Ceres in Latest Round of Ag Consolidation
• Lack of EU Regulatory Decision Impacts U.S. Agriculture
• Women’s Work Hours Linked to Increases in Cancer, Heart Disease
• Brazil Soy Area to Grow in 2016-17

06.22.16admin2016-06-22T11:42:44+00:00

06.15.16

admin2016-06-15T15:38:24+00:00

• Nebraska Corn: Nematodes – Scout Sandy Soils Now, Other Soils Any Time
• Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
• USDA Extends Comment Period on Organic Livestock Rules
• Market Highlights: Demand for Quality Beef Driving up Prices
• U.S. Ag Exports Down in 2016, Imports Are Higher
• Monsanto Rejects Bayer’s Latest Offer
• Wheat Sequencing Consortium Releases Key Resource to Scientists
• Prominent DC Environmental Lawyer: Why Farmers Should Win Des Mines Water Works Lawsuit
• Livestock Indemnity Program May Offer Benefits for Livestock Death Losses
• Credit Crunch for Farm Renters Compounds Stress on U.S. Growers
• USDA Export Sale: Unknown Destinations Buy 4.53 Million Bushel of Sorghum
• USDA Weekly Crop Progress: Planting and Emergence Looking Good – DTN
• And So It Begins: Weather Market 2016
• Supreme Court Rules for For Landowners – 3 Reasons it Matters to You
• To Better Manage Grazing Forage Monitoring Stick Helps Producers Keep Pastures Healthy
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• National Corn Growers Association Urges Farmers to Contact EPA on Atrazine

06.15.16admin2016-06-15T15:38:24+00:00

06.08.16

admin2016-06-08T22:10:18+00:00

• Ag Barometer: Producer Sentiment Falls Slightly in May
• Beck’s “Why I Farm” Movement Hits the Road
• Roberts, Conaway Talk About GMO Food Labeling Measure, Next Farm Bill
• Grain and Soybean Futures Firm in Late Trade
• Livestock Prices Push Down Ag Economy Index in May
• Ethanol Exports at Highest Level in Five Years
• What the Brazilian Impeachment Could Mean to You
• Troubling Questions Regarding EPA and the Corps
• Could Cash Rents Be Set For Historic Decline?
• What Recent Survey Says About Soybean Protection Practices
• Judge Upholds EPA Decison on Bayer: BELT

06.08.16admin2016-06-08T22:10:18+00:00