Ag News

04.06.18

• President Proposes $100 Billion in New Tariffs
• Could Trade Fight Erode Trump Support in Rural America?
• Perdue Vows to Protect Ag from Trade War
• Perdue: Tariffs May Impact Farm Bill
• Three Big Things Today April 6
• Markets Absorb Trade Bombshell
• A Recap of Tariff Warnings
• The Winners and Losers of Tariff Spat
• Dicamba Decision Appealed
• New Tariff Threat Batters Market Again
• Is a NAFTA Deal Possible Soon?

04.06.18admin2018-04-06T12:16:49+00:00

04.03.18

• Full Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• USDA Crop Progress: Agency’s First Report for 2018 Debuts
• The Rest of the Story: Crop Report Opportunities
• Farm’s Next Leader is Part of Your Legacy
• Thank Your Agronomist During Agronomy Week
• China Hammers U.S. Goods With Tariffs as “Sparks” of Trade War Fly
• Soybean Futures Close Lower Monday Amid Trade Concerns
• China Warns U.S. Not to Open Pandora’s Box, Unlease Trade Ills on World
• Former Secretaries Johanns, Vilsack Hope for Quick Trade Resolution
• Farm Economy: Land Values, Ag Credit, Lending, and Income
• Chinese Tariffs Target Farmers and Raise Trade War Fears
• USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Program
• USDA’s First National Crop Progress Report Rates US Winter Wheat at 32 Percent Good to Excellent
• Nebraska Soybean Weed Control: Pre-Emergence Residual Herbicides Are Unavoidable

04.03.18admin2018-04-03T11:04:58+00:00

03.29.18

• Nebraska: If Hail Strikes Your Crop, Website Focuses on 6 Key Points
• Nebraska: Tractor Test Lab Works to Improve Performance, Fuel Efficiency
• Nebraska: New Center Pivot Handbook is a Comprehensive Guide
• Nebraska Irrigation: In-Canopy vs. Above-Canopy – Which One Do You Need?
• Our View: ‘Get A Second or Third Job’ Is Not Sound Farm Policy–The Wall Street Journal recently published a provocative piece with a title that perfectly summed up the fallout from collapsing incomes in farm country
• ICYMI: Crop Insurance Protects Farming for Future Generations
• Capitol Hill Defenders of Crop Insurance Repulse White House Attack
• Perdue Statement on Agreement in Principle on KORUS
• Bumpy Ride for U.S. Agriculture
• USDA Reports Preview Start With Stocks, Then Add Acreage
• The Multiple Problems with Multi-Year "Cycles"
• Perdue Planning Third "Back to the Roots Tour
• 3 Big Things Today, March 29
• Brazil Soybean Prices Surge as U.S.-China Trade Spat Deepens
• Trump Administration Scores First Revised Trade Deal
• Pro Farmer, Farmer Estimates Ahead of Prospective Plantings Report
• U.S. and Korea Agree to Fix Trump Trade Concerns
• Peanut Stocks and Processing: Utilization Up 3%, 4.6 Bln Pounds in Storage

03.29.18admin2018-03-29T12:33:46+00:00

03.28.18

• • FarmTownStrong Website Provides Help in Battling Rural Opioid Addiction
  • Wall Street Journal: For U.S. Farmers, China Tariffs’ Timing is Brutal
  • Americans For Farmers & Families Launches Effort To Protect Ag From Trade Retaliation
  • Trudeau Unvelils Strict Measures to Combat “Unfair Trade”
  • Wheat Futures Close Lower on Improved Crop Conditions in Southern Plains
  • Coalition to Protect U.S. Farms from Tariffs
  • An Acreage Battle Looms
  • McConnell Lends His Voice to Industrial Hemp Legalization
  • Obesity is Shifting Cancer to Young Adults
  • Cash Rents on Professionally Managed Farmland in 2018 and 2019
  • Planting Intentions: Will Farmers Stick to Same Rotation as 2017?
  • The Bullish Case for Commodities in 2018
  • U.S., South Korea Amend Trade Agreement to Avoid Tariffs
  • Perdue Praises Section 100A Tax Code Fix
  • Farm Bill- SNAP: Perspective From Chairman Conaway, Ranking Member Peterson
  • Acreage Preview: Soybeans Will Dominate
  • Smith Bill Gives Roadmap for Next Farm Bill Energy Section
  • Tariffs To Be Placed On Canadian, Mexican Steel If NAFTA Issues Aren’t Resolved By May 1
  • Planting Intentions: Will Farmers Stick to Same Rotation as 2017?
  • The Bullish Case for Commodities in 2018
  • U.S., South Korea Amend Trade Agreement to Avoid Tariffs

03.28.18admin2018-03-28T12:28:54+00:00

03.26.18

• Forage Crop Hinges on Rainfall in April, May
• Ag Secretary, Farm Leaders Praise Provisions of Measure Affecting Agriculture
• Purdue Study Pinpoints Optimal Corn Plant Population
• Administration Revises Steel and Aluminum Tariffs, But Worrisome Impact to U.S. Ag Exports Remains
• Funds Give Ag the Cold Shoulder
• Call for Tariffs Shows Cattle Industry’s Trade Policy Divide
• Commodity and Ag Groups React to the Imposed Chinese Tariffs
• Pork, Ethanol Among Agricultural Products Targeted By China in Trade Conflict
• Big Ag Companies Avoid Move to Co-op Status
• As Trade Tensions Mount, China Soybean Buyers Devise Contingency Plans
• Trump Draws Ire of Farmers Caught in Trade Dispute
• China Tells U.S. it Will Defend Interests After Tariffs
• Perdue Applauds Broadband Investment
• Cattle on Feed Jumps 9 Percent from 2017
• USDA: Farm Debt Service Ratio Forecast to Stabilize
• Farm Futures Magazine Releases Results Of Its Planting Intentions Survey
• Dicamba: What is Success or Failure in 2018?

03.26.18admin2018-03-29T12:35:42+00:00

03.23.18

• Trump Imposes Tariffs on China
• Trump Considering Up To $60 Billion In Tariffs on Chinese Goods
• Farmers Expect to Bear Brunt of China’s Response to US Tariffs, Investment Restrictions
• China Plans to Hit US with Tariffs Following Trump Trade Sanctions
• Sec. Perdue Releases Statement on Omnibus Spending Bill
• Senator Roberts to US Trade Rep Lighthizer: We Need Markets for Agriculture; Must be Proactive not Reactive
• American Soybean Assn: Retaliation By China Will Cost Farmers Their Livelihoods
• Congressional Leaders Reach Agreement on Budget
• Omnibus Bill Includes 199A “Grain Glitch” Change
• How are Farmers Affording High Land Prices?
• Regulatory Relief, Funding Boosts for Ag Provided, Albeit Delayed
• Court Tells EPA it Violated Law When it Delayed Worker Protection Safety Rule

03.23.18admin2018-03-23T11:59:27+00:00

03.20.18

• Nebraska Average Ag Land Value Drops 3% from 2017 (See Chart)
• President Trump Issues Ag Day Proclamation
• Celebrate National Ag Day Events mark a nationwide effort to tell the true story of American agriculture
• Ag Economy: Farmland Values; and Off-Farm Income by Keith Good
• Perdue: Farmers “Dutifully Anxious” About Agricultural Situation
• Ag Secretary Perdue: Exports at Risk in Tariff Disputes
• Overview Of Ag Sec’y Perdue’s Administration, So Far
• Political Foreplay or Famr Bill Grist?
• ADM Restructures Business Groups as Grain Margins Falter
• U.S. Corn Sales Break Records
• USDA Issues: “Wheat Outlook” Report
• USDA Issues: “Livestock, Dairy And Poultry Outlook” Report
• U Of Illinois Economist Issues Report: Soybean Export Outlook
• Trump Administration Preparing List of Possible Biofuels Tweaks -Sources
• Just for Fun: Cow Space Art (You Tube Video)

03.20.18admin2018-03-20T12:20:00+00:00

Updated: 03.16.18

• Farmers Win Missouri River Flood Case | Judge: Corps of Engineers’ Basin Management Responsible for Recurring Floods
• Survey Finds Crop Rental Rates Fall Across Nebraska for Fourth Straight Year
• Nebraska: Wheat Stem Maggot in Corn – Scout Your Cover Crop Fields
• Farm Bill Put in Jeopardy Over Food Stamp Work Requirements
• Perdue Expresses Concerns About New NAFTA Argreement
• Farmers Eye Tax Relief, Some Uncertainty, as Tax Bill Crosses Finish Line
• Soybeans Close 8¢ Higher, Corn Is Also Up on Tuesday
• Looking Ahead To Spring Planting
• Biodiesel Proponents Ask for Tax Credit Extension
• Economists Say Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Won’t Have Much Economic Impact
• EPA Eased Dicamba Regulations Following Monsanto Research, Records Show
• How Blockchain Will Impact Agriculture
• U.S. Biofuels Sector Blasts EPA Settlement With Bankrupt Philadelphia Refinery
• Hours of Service Waiver for Ag Haulers
• ASA President Seeks Trump Meeting on Retaliation
• FAPRI Baseline: Farmers Still Caught in Economic Squeeze
• Lawmakers Reach Agreement On Section 199A Change
• Does A “Compromise” On The RFS Exist?

Updated: 03.16.18admin2018-03-16T11:18:06+00:00

03.07.18

• Ag Barometer: Producers More Positive, But Uneasy on NAFTA
• HRW Wheat’s Unexpected Rally
• Trade Warriors Take Aim at Ag
• Republican Leaders Pressure Trump to Stop or Curtail Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
• 2018 is Year of the Tractor at Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History
• Leaders Urge Implementation of Disaster Aid
• Secretary Perdue Administers Oath of Office to Bill Northey
• Perdue: Thrilled to Finally Have Bill Northey on Board
• Ag Producer Sentiment Improves; But Uncertainty About The Future Of NAFTA Looms
• Weekly Outlook: A Positive Outlook for Corn
• Bill Introduced to Strengthen Farm Bill’s Working Lands Conservation
• Farm Bill Update: A Mandatory Base Acre Update On The Horizon?
• Trump Ups Trade Pressure on Canada, Mexico; Senior Republicans Urge Rethink
• DTN Closing Grain Comments
• A Recap of Trump’s Proposed Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
• Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Could Open Pandora’s Box
• Argentina Drought Bakes Crops, Sparks Grain Price Rally
• Trade Complications: President Signals Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Bargaining Chips in NAFTA Renegotiations
• Window Closing on NAFTA Deal?
• Roberts Announces Confirmation of Ag Negotiator
• Senate Ag Leader Thad Cochran to Step Down
• Trade Retaliation Measures Could Hurt U.S. Farm Sector
• American Agri-Women Empower Young Women in Ag
• Fears of Demand Destruction Farmers: Worry About Trade Retaliation in Soybeans, RFS Tradeoffs for Corn
• Is the Goal to End Ethanol’s RFS?
• Brazil Farmers May Reap Benefits From U.S.-China Trade Tensions
• Volatility Highlights 2018 Dicamba Concerns
• Addressing Suicide Risk for Dairy Farmers
• Trade Retaliation Measures Could Hurt U.S. Farm Sector
• Washington Week Ahead: Trump Pursues Steel Tariffs, RFS Deal
• USDA: Nearly 40% of U.S. Farms Run by Multiple Operators
• Consumer Confidence Index Hightes Since 2000
• What Business Model Should I Use to Grow?

03.07.18admin2018-03-07T12:56:30+00:00

02.28.18

• Senate Confirms Bill Northey for USDA Post
• Secretary Perdue Statement on Confirmation of Bill Northey for Key USDA Post
• New Reports Shows How Agriculture Is Targeted For Retaliation In Trade Disputes
• Trump Requests Another Meeting to Hear Ethanol Industry’s Side on RFS Debate
• Whitehouse Biofuel Meeting Ends Without Breakthrough
• Farm Policy Facts: Editorial on Those Opposed to the Farm Bill
• Agriculture Positive About a Modernized NAFTA
• Uncle Sam is the Largest Landowner in the U.S.
• Nebraska Farm Bureau opposes Irrigation Tax Bill
• USDA-ERS Report: Farmland Values, 2000-2016
• Farmers For Free Trade Heads To Mexico For NAFTA Talks
• Biofuel Summit Ends Without Agreement
• Still Time to be Counted in Census of Agriculture
• Ag on Instagram: The Best Farm Photos from Feb. 26
• Goodbye, DuPont Pioneer and Dow AgroSciences; Hello, Corteva
• Equipment Debt Relief in Sight
• 6 Groups Call on Trump to Support RFS
• President Trump: Re-entering TPP ‘Possible’
• New USDA Webpage Addresses Opioid Crisis
• USDA-ERS Report: Farmland Values, 2000-2016
• New Research Shows Where Farmers Are Making Changes To Reduce Costs
• USDA: Soybean Planted Area Is Projected To Surpass Corn For The First Time In 2019/20
• USDA Trade Data: 2017 Calendar Year Highlights; Outlook for 2018 (Corn, Soybeans)
• Slightly Lower Production Pegged for Corn and Soybeans, But an Increase in Soy Exports
• Periodic Updates on the Grains, Livestock Futures Markets
• NCIS Releases Last Video in Three-Part Series
• Farm Bureau Calls for Clarity on Exemptions for Agricultural Haulers
• Fund Buy More Corn and Soybeans
• Mammoth U.S. Corn and Soy Crops to Keep Supplies Large, Constrain Prices
• Trump Calls Meeting on Biofuels Policy After Refiner Bankruptcy
• U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 8 Percent
• While NAFTA Talks Continue, Mexico Has Imported 10 Times As Much Brazilian Corn
• Nat’l Children’s Center Release Checklist To Keep Farm/Ranch Kids Safe
• Ag Secretary Perdue Advocates for Crop Insurance Program As Is

02.28.18admin2018-02-28T12:40:55+00:00