Ag News

Updated: 02.23.18

• The 2018 Outlook for U.S. Agriculture From USDA’s Chief Economist
• Farm Bill Review: Origins of Fixed Price Policy
• Perdue Wants Separate Immigration Program for Agriculture
• USDA Outlook: Not So Good
• Will You Be Able to Connect When Broadband Comes To Your Farm?
• As Trump Trashes NAFTA, Mexico Turns to Brazilian Corn
• A Bad Year for Grain Farmers? All it Takes Is Average Yields
• Senators Urge Trump to Re-Engage in TPP
• White House Meetings Said to Be Planned on Clash Over Ethanol
• Will Online Revolution End Commodity Beef?
• Corn Growers: Cruz Only Looking Out for Wall Street
• Farmers Seen Expanding Livestock Production, Crop Plantings Amid Slump
• U Of Illinois Economist: Will Farm Income Really Drop To A 12-Year Low In 2018?
• Finance First: For Input Purchases, Go Low Cost, or Local?
• Beans or Corn? Farmer, to Thine Own Self be True
• Cruz Urges Biofuels Policy Revamp at Rally for Bankrupt U.S. Refinery
• Heeding Farm Bureau, Goodlatte Alters Farm Labor Legislation
• Soybeans Could Dethrone Corn as U.S. Top Crop in 2018
• Farmland Values, Land Ownership, and Returns to Farmland, 2000-2016: Summary
• Farmland Values, Land Ownership, and Returns to Farmland, 2000-2016: Full Report
• Will Farm Income Really Drop to a 12-Year Low in 2018?
• Purdue Releases Results From Its 7th “Large Commercial Producer” Study
• Iowa Sen. Grassley Reports Fix Is Coming On Co-Ops’ Tax Advantage In Purchasing Grain
• Cotton, Corn and Peanuts: Tight Margins, Growing Demand in 2018
• Soybeans Turn Up the Confusion
• Russia, U.S. Wheat Acreage Gap Seen Widening
• Looking at Changes to Depreciation
• Farm Bureau Statement on AG Act Workforce Legislation
• Panetta Questions Perdue on Ag Labor Shortage
• Adjacent and Neighboring Dicamba Applications: How Far is That?
• Do Bankers Really Make Acreage Decisions? Hear From a Banker
• USDA’s Official Farm Count Fell During 2017
• Implied Probabilities for Corn and Soybeans Prices in 2018
• Peel: 2018 Cattle And Beef Markets off to a Good Start
• What Recent Economic Reports Are Telling Us About Farming
• New Video Explains Importance of Widespread Crop Insurance Participation
• Grassley: NAFTA Withdrawal Risks Rural Depression
• Can Soybean Prices Maintain Recent Strength Through 2018
• Brazil’s Soy Crop Seen at Record 115.6 Mln T – Safras
• “Chance” to See December Corn Futures North of $4 | Agweb.com
• Students Across the Country Celebrating National FFA Week
• Deere Raises Forecast Amid Signals of Farm Recovery
• Think Shift Releases New eBook On Digital Marketing For Agribusiness In 2018
• New Video Explains Importance of Widespread Crop
• Rural Mainstreet Index Highest In Almost 4 Years
• Chairman Conaway Says Pathway to Farm Bill Now Easier
• Farm Groups Concerned About Additional U.S. Trade Restrictions- China Agricultural Retaliation
• Key Tax-Writing Lawmakers Acknowledge Competitive Imbalance of Section 199A
• Walking Away from a Farm Lease
• Monsanto Loses Bid to Stop Arkansas Ban on Dicamba
• USDA: Strong Demand for Corn/Soybeans Next 10 Years
• Growing Soybeans that Outcompete Weeds

Updated: 02.23.18admin2018-02-23T13:00:27+00:00

02.14.18

• Peterson Statement on Trump Budget Request
• Trump Proposes 33% Cut in Crop Insurance
• Ag Sec’y Perdue Distances Himself From Administration’s Proposed Crop Insurance Cuts
• Senate Introduces Bill to Prevent Farms, Ranches from Regulation Meant for Toxic Superfund Sites
• Soy Growers Oppose Cuts to Crop Insurance
• Dinneen: Pruitt Not Fulfilling Trump’s Promise
• Emissions Reporting Relief Bill a Breath of Fresh Air for Ag
• Feeding Minds Press Will Focus on Accurate Agriculture Books for Children
• Cotton Appointees Announced
• Oklahoma, Indiana youth Win National Ag Day Video, Essay Contest
• Soybeans Close 10¢ Higher Tuesday
• Bustos: Trump Budget Has Deep Cuts to Agriculture
• Revised 2018 Corn and Soybean Budgets

02.14.18admin2018-02-20T18:50:36+00:00

02.06.18

• Cutting Crop Insurance for Big Farms Would Hurt Small Farmers Too
• A Working Paper Addressing: Are Large Farms Less Risky to Insure? (PDF)
• Chairman Conaway Sets Sights on March Farm Bill Vote Vows to Defend Successful Crop Insurance System
• Conaway Hopes Farm Bill is Voted on Before End of March
• Senator Wants Cotton, Dairy Aid Now
• Dow Plunges 1,175 Points
• Dow Drops 1,000 Points, Ag Markets Feel The Ripple Monday
• What the Transportation Plan Could Mean to Rural America
• What Does a Half Million More Cows Mean
• With Sorghum Warning Shot, Beijing Targets Trump’s Core Farm Base
• China: Trade Probe of US Sorghum ‘Normal’
• Secretary Perdue Applauds President Trump’s Selection of USDA’s Rural Utility Service Administrator
• Purdue Professors: What Skills And Competencies A Farmer Needs To Grow?
• KC Fed Survey Shows Ag Lending Increases
• Perdue Names New Leaders
• Diversifying for Soil Health Covering Profitability in Times of Low Prices
• Confirm Doud Quickly, Farm Bureau’s Duvall Says
• Pacelle (Humane Society of United States) Resigns Amid HSUS Turmoil
• Right to Repair Addressed by Association of Equipment Manufacturers, Equipment Dealers Association
• Senator Lifts Hold on USTR Ag Negotiator Nominee
• CattleFax Holds Grim Outlook on Long-Term Weather Forecast for Plains, Expect Drought to Intensify

02.06.18admin2018-02-06T14:42:58+00:00

02.02.18

• Trump Offers Shared Goals with Agriculture for 2018
• State of the Union Starts a New Year for Agriculture Advocates
• Reviewing the State of the Farm Bill: Perspective from Spending
• Soybeans Drop A Dime Thursday
• If a China-U.S. Trade Dispute Emerges, Could Soybean Exports Be Affected?
• Is It Too Late For The U.S. To Rejoin TPP?
• Interactive Farmers.Gov Website Now Live
• Monsanto Lauches Dicamba Training Session Website
• USDA: Harvested Cropland Declines By 3 Million Acres
• Bankruptcy Invigorates Efforts to Overhaul RFS
• Few Big Ag Companies Have Followed Through on Data Transparency Pledge
• EPA Chief Riles Ethanol Advocates With Call for Biofuels Policy Reform
• EPA Delays Obama’s WOTUS Rule Until 2020 While It Writes Its Own Version
• Chairman Roberts on WOTUS Delay
• Flake Lifts Hold on US Ag Trade Nominee
• Rural Areas Have High Expectations for Trump’s Infrastructure Plan – DTN
• FDA Takes Steps to Strengthen Oversight of Food Imports
• Canada’s Wheat Production Down, Quality Up
• Perdue Comments on State of the Union
• State of the Union Starts a New Year for Agriculture Advocates
• NAFTA Talks Can Generate Triple Win, Canada’s Freeland Says
• EPA, Army Corps Delay 2015 WOTUS Rule
• Farm Futures Survey Shows Farmers Want More of the Same
• Census of Ag Deadline Just Days
• If a China-U.S. Trade Dispute Emerges, Could Soybean Exports Be Affected?
• USDA Launches MARS, Delivering Market Data to Agricultural Producers Around the Globe Faster and Easier
• 2018 Grain Farm Income: The Need for Above Trend Yields or Higher Prices to Break-Even
• Iowa Company to Double Ethanol Production at Plant in Brazil
• Nebraska: Financial Stress – 32.2% of Farmers Surveyed Plan to Find Off-Farm Income
• Statement of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Regarding President Trump’s State of the Union Address
• Tax and Regulatory Reform, Along with Trade, at the Top of the Issues Important to Farmers and Ranchers in Donald Trump’s First State of the Union Address
• Farmers Want No Harm to Crop Insurance
• Few Crop Insurance Changes for 2018
• Trump: State of the Union Strong President Highlights Trade Renegotiation, Cutting Regulations, Tax Reform
• Pruitt Takes Heat EPA Administrator: WOTUS Rule May Be Completed in 2018
• The Regional Composition of U.S. Imports Has Remained Stable Over Time
• Calculated Cover Crops
• 2018 Grain Farm Income: The Need for Above Trend Yields or Higher Prices to Break-Even
• FDA/USDA to Improve Collaboration
• NAFTA Talks Moving “Slowly,” President Floats TPP Consideration
• Lawmakers Plan Section 199A Fix
• Farmers, Ranchers Back Precision Ag Bills
• Commodity Prices React To South America Weather Conditions
• Grain Markets: Is It Time to Sell New Crop Soybeans?
• Nat’l Corn Growers Assn Releases Its Annual Report
• USDA: Off-Farm Income Contributes Significantly To Households Operating Farms
• Investment in walnut research paying dividends 
• Kansas, Nebraska: 5 Farm Bill Conferences Set in Feb., March;

02.02.18admin2018-02-02T13:39:59+00:00

01.26.18

• Farm Bill Reform Would End ‘Dishonest’ Subsidies, Says Midwestern Senator
• Farm Safety Net Shouldn’t Distort Markets or Increase Shallow Loss Payments
• Perdue Confident in Bilateral Deals With TPP-11 Countries
• Vilsack: Complete NAFTA Talks Before Election ‘Headwinds’
• Wheat Organizations From The U.S., Canada, And Mexico Call For Successful NAFTA Agreement
• Kim Anderson Worries Ongoing Drought Conditions Might Push Oklahoma’s Wheat Crop Off Track
• What are the 5 Most Contentious U.S. NAFTA Proposals
• Canada, Mexico Describe Nafta `Win-Win-Win’ Opportunity at Davos
• Commodities Bullish in 2018, But…
• Farmers Need to Fill Out Ag Census by Feb. 5
• Cash Rent Bottom?
• Tax Advisor: Extend Your 2017 Tax Returns
• New Bill Would Set Up Rural Broadband Task Force
• Iowa State Extension Releases Estimated Cost Of 2018 Crop Production
• Farm Safety Net Shouldn’t Distort Markets or Increase Shallow Loss Payments
• Perdue Unveils USDA Farm Bill Priorities
• Perdue’s Farm Bill Principles: Strong on Crop Insurance, Link Work With Food Assistance
• Ag Remains Strong U.S. Economic Sector, Analyst Says
• Trade Update: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), China, and NAFTA
• TPP Members Resurrect Trade Deal Without U.S.
• Can Corn Prices Get Above the Current Range?
• Senator Roberts Concerned About Trump Trade Stances
• USDA Announces a Near-Record Year for Farm Loans
• Forget About NAFTA and Korus: TPA Could be the Spoiler for U.S. Trade
• Effect of Tax Reform’s 199 Loss
• Cattle Rises to Near Two-month High on Beef Gains, Fund Buying
• IFES 2017: Habits of Financially Resilient Farms
• What Would NAFTA Withdrawal Cost Farmers?
• Perdue Says Trump Sees Benefits of NAFTA for Farmers
• Trade Update: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), China, and NAFTA
• Remaining Countries Reach Agreement on TPP
• It’s Time to Get Serious on Nafta
• Impacts of Lowering Coverage Levels and Using Harvest Price Exclusion on Soybeans
• USDA Releases “2018 Farm Bill & Legislative Principles” Report
• More On Co-ops’ New Tax Advantage
• Arguments Before the U.S. Supreme Court in Texas-New Mexico Water Suit Full of Fireworks
• 2017 Was the Second-Hottest Year on Record
• Congressional Briefing on Veterans in Farm Bill
• USDA Reports Provide Some Surprises
• Report: Chapter 12 on Rise
• Why Isn’t Land Cheaper?
• Latin American Currencies Weaken on U.S. Protectionism Fears
• Report Confirms that Biodiesel Reduces CHG Emissions
• Supreme Court Rules WOTUS Fight Belongs in District Court
• Conaway: Farm Bill on Track for March Unveil
• Ag Economy: 2018 Outlook from CoBank; and Farmland Values
• Government Shutdown Holds Up Biodiesel Decision
• Trump’s Public Works Plan Asks Cities, States to Pony Up
• Prices Stable For High-Quality Farmland
• Top 8 Ag Tech Predictions For 2018
• Weekly Outlook: Can Corn Prices Get Above the Current Range?
• USDA Services During Government Shutdown
• NAWG: Government Shutdown has Implications for Wheat Farmers
• Washington Week Ahead: Immigration Showdown Keeps Gove
• USDA Announces A Near-Record Year For Farm Loans
• Former RMA Administrator Opines on Crop Insurance Critics
• Top Priority for the 2018 Farm Bill: Protect Federal Crop Insurance
• Farm Bill: Budget Impasse Could Impact Congressional To-Do List
• Round One of Farm Bill Done?
• Tax Law Gives Break to Farmers Who Sell to Co-ops
• Understanding the Tax Overhaul
• China’s Global Influence is Growing as U.S. Withdraws
• China Says United States is Real Threat to Global Trade, Not Itself
• Soybeans Trade Higher for Sixth Straight Session Friday
• Grain Prices to Remain Flat as U.S. Inventory Excess Is Consumed
• What Kind of Winter Is Heading Your Way?
• Is Your Farm Working Toward Digitizing Data?
• Drought Outlook: Dryness Increased from 26% in December to 33% to Date

01.26.18admin2018-01-26T17:28:54+00:00

01.18.18

• Trump Sees NAFTA Benefits, USDA’s Perdue Says
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- January ’18
• Can Monster Crop Yields Continue?
• How Should Farm Growth Options be Evaluated?
• Task Force Creates a Road Map for Rural America
• All Ag Markets Close Higher Wednesday
• What the 2018 Farm Bill Means for America
• Roberts Discusses Deputy U.S. Trade Rep.
• U.S. Senator Urges Senate Leadership to Fortify Margin Protection
• Corn, 2018: Expect an Average Loss of $115.33 Per Planted Acre – Commentary
• U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Proposes 25 Cent Gas Tax To Fund Infrastructure Investments
• Weekly Grain Movement – Only One Crop’s Keeping Up
• Republicans Introducing Their DACA Bill In Hopes for Compromise
• The NAFTA Timeline has Become Indeterminate
• White House Weighs Tougher Options on NAFTA, China Trade
• Speaker Ryan Says Canada is Biggest Problem with NAFTA
• Farmers Celebrate 2017 Victories
• Weekly Outlook: USDA Reports Provide Some Surprises
• USDA Data Realigns Farm Market ‘Stars’
• FCC Chairman Plans to Boost Broadband in Rural America
• Campaign Launched To Prevent Farms, Ranches From Being Regulated Like Toxic Superfund Sites
• Farming, Super Bowl Linked by Big Event
• Weekly Outlook: USDA Reports Provide Some Surprises
• Plunging Temps, Hard Freezes Trouble Texas, Mexico Vegetable Farmers

01.18.18admin2018-01-18T14:20:49+00:00

01.09.18

• Watch President Trump’s Speech at American Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Convention 1/8/2018
• Trump: Working to Deliver for Farmers
• Sonny Perdue Says He Told Trump Not to Withdraw from NAFTA
• Secretary Perdue Presents Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Task Force Report to President Trump
• Perdue Highlights Priorities, Accomplishments in New Administration & USDA
• Lawmaker, Ag Law Experts Among Speakers at AFBF Convention
• Trump Backs Crop Insurance, Says NAFTA ‘Not the Easiest Negotiation’
• Agriculture’s Viability Relies on Immigration Reform
• Ag Markets Drop Monday
• Farmland Values: Buy or Rent to Expand? It’s a Complicated Choice

01.09.18admin2018-01-09T11:53:29+00:00

01.03.18

• 8 Feel-Good Stories of 2017 (This post includes the story of area farmers helping the Joe Penny Family at harvest.)
• Crop Insurance Premiums Exceed Claims, Despite Drought, Hurricanes
• CBO Lists Ways to Carve Savings Out of Costly Crop Insurance
• Wheat Closes 6¢ Higher Tuesday
• Breakthrough Allows Wheat Stem Rust Samples to Be Quickly Analyzed
• Trump Tweets Bring Border Wall Back into Discourse
• Connect Americans Now Aims to Improve Rural Broadband
• How Farmers Can Cope With Less Cash
• Cattle Start 2018 With a Bang!
• Fed Agencies See Jobs Boost in Plans for “Billion Ton Bioeconomy”
• USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corp. Lending Rates for ’18
• AgFunder.com Lists Top 10 AgTech Deals of 2017
• Improvements to Crop Insurance Continue
• Washington Week Ahead: Senate Welcomes New Members, Works on Farm Aid
• Farm Bill: Congressional Inaction on Disaster Bill; 2018 Agenda Items
• Hot Economy But There Is Great Need For On-Farm Help
• Are Farmers Optimistic about 2018?
• Farm Bureau: Tax Overhaul Means Lower Taxes for Farmers
• Major USDA Reports Coming Up On Jan 12
• Cover Crops And Cattle Are Cash
• 7 Ag Stories You May Have Missed Last Week
• 4 Lessons Learned from a Lifetime of Listening to Farmers
• Soybean Fireworks Expected In Early January USDA Report
• USDA Issues Statement on China’s New Soybean Import Inspection Rules
• For Wheat, A Year Of Extremes
• Trey Blocker Files for Texas Ag Commissioner
• USDA Survey: Millennials Prefer Fruits, Vegetables Over Grains, Meat
• AgFunder.com’s Top 10 Read Stories About Investments, AgTech In 2017
• 2018 Culd Bring Higher Prices for Farmers
• IFES 2017: Crop and Livestock Price Prospects for 2018

01.03.18admin2018-01-03T13:27:39+00:00

Updated: 12.28.17

• Growing Nebraska in 2017 By: Pete Ricketts, Governor
• Soy Standards for Loads to China Tightened
• Half of U.S. Soy Exports to China Would Fall Afoul of New Rules
• Canada’s Trudeau Remains Concerned Over NAFTA
• Wheat Futures Close Higher as Cold Weather Threatens HRW Crop
• Trump, Dicamba and Eagles: A Look Back at AgWeb’s Top Stories of 2017
• Profit Tracker: Margins Slip $35 Per Head
• New Process Announced to Deal With Weed Seeds in Soybean Shipments to China
• U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 8 Percent
• 2018 Outlook: Beef Demand vs. Growing Cattle Supplies
• Land Report Magazine Lists 25 Largest Land Owners In The U.S.
• 2017 Year End Tax Planning Ideas
• RMA 2017 Crop Insurance End of the Year Report
• Sober, but Hopeful, Picture for Farm Economy
• 4 Tips from an Ag Lender to Help Farmers Navigate 2018
• Commodity Marketing Tips From Four Analysts
• Expanding U.S. Commodity Markets Top Priority for AMS
• Vaden Denies Politics Played Role in USDA Reassignments
• A Mind-Set for Farm Transition
• Put Daily Rainfall Observations Into a Nationwide Database
• Beef Exports: A Bright Spot in 2017
• Cattle on Feed Up 8% Over November, At Record High
• Prioritize Data Accuracy
• Investment Firms Find Value in Farmland
• Agri Marketing Releases List Of Its Most Read News Items In 2017
• USDA: The Majority Of Agricultural Exports, By Value, Go To Five Key Markets
• USDA: Improvements To Crop Insurance Continue In 2018
• Sober, but Hopeful, Picture for Farm Economy
• U.S. Grains Council Releases 2017 Corn Quality Report
• Farm Credit: Farm Income Stabilizing
• When to Pull the Club on Sticky Cash Rent
• Five Top AgTech Reads From 2017
• 2017 A Year of Natural Disasters
• The Tax Overhaul And Your Farm
• AgFunder.com Lists Top 10 AgTech Deals In 2017
• Farmland Experts On Why Values Remain High, Despite Low Commodity Prices
• 2017 Canola Performance Trial Data Added To Council’s Seed Variety Performance Online Database

Updated: 12.28.17admin2017-12-28T12:32:03+00:00

12.21.17

• Secretary Perdue Statement on Congressional Passage of Tax Cuts & Reforms
• USTR Robert Lighthizer Statement on Final Passage of the Tax Reform Bill
• Nebraska and Dicamba: What Happened in 2017? Expectations for 2018
• Midwest Corn, Soybeans: Projected Prices for 2018 – More of the Same?
• Farm Policy Facts: Our View – Christmas Reflections
• Researchers Examine Corn’s Ability to Adjust to Stress
• Tax Cut Bill Passes Giving Trump Major Victory
• Trump to Address Farm Bureau Convention in Nashville
• 10 Ag Mergers and Acquisitions From 2017
• AgTech Startup Uses Radio Waves To Dry Grain
• U.S. Soybean Exports Top Another Record
• House Disaster Aid Bill Includes Dairy, Cotton Safety Net Fixes
• 2018 Outlook: Profitable Grain Rallies in 2018 Will Be Scarce
• Soybean Farmers Export Record 2.6 Billion Bushels
• Farmers Sue Trump Administration Over GIPSA Dismissal
• Missouri Issues First Fines Over Misuse of Dicamba in 2016
• Dairy, Livestock, and Trade Issues Highlighted in Recent USDA Reports
• 2018 Outlook: King Corn Dethroned
• Bitcoin Points Way to ‘Massive Change’ for Commodity Trading
• Is Agriculture Security At Risk? More Than You Realize
• Bankers Report Ag Lending is Stabilizing
• Farmers Eye Tax Relief, Some Uncertainy, As Tax Till Nears Finish
• USDA: Number Of Fast Food Restaurants Grew By 9% Between 2009 And 2014
• Nebraska and Dicamba: What Happened in 2017? Expectations for 2018
• Midwest Corn, Soybeans: Projected Prices for 2018 – More of the Same?
• Tax Bill Contains Hidden Pitfalls for Renewal Energy
• Basis Outlook – Cheap Freight Costs Not Always Good
• NCFC Pleased With Section 199 Replacement in Tax Bill
• Satellites Are Reshaping How Traders Track Earthly Commodities
• Glyphosate ‘Not Likely’ to be Human Carcinogen, EPA Says
• USDA Adjusts Projections for 2018 Ag Imports, Exports
• Global Drought Severity Index Launched By Scientists
• Secretary Perdue Applauds President Trump’s Leadership on Reducing Regulations
• Farmers And Families First Program Launches Campaign To Block Bayer/Monsanto Deal
• ERS Report: America’s Diverse Family Farms: PDF
• The Evolving Distribution of Payments From Commodity, Conservation, and Federal Crop Insurance Programs
• Farm Business: 7 Crops Show a Declining Cost of Production
• How Gene Editing Will Boost Crop Yields
• Roberts Applauds Decision on Organic Rules
• Drunk Drivers And Farming Don’t Mix
• USDA Withdraws Livestock and Poultry Organic Rule
• Digital Book Appeals To Young People Planning Their Careers: View the Careers in Agriculture E-Book
• USDA: Ag Exports And Imports In The 2018 Fiscal Year Forecast To Closely Mirror 2017
• USDA Announces New Information Technology Operating Model

12.21.17admin2017-12-21T12:00:23+00:00