Ag News

10.13.16

• Corn: 1 Minute Field Video of an Entire Season – Video from Nebraska
• Crop Production Report: Released October 12, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Could China Corn Derail the U.S. Export Train?
• More Acres Could Offset Yield Decline
• U.S. Land Has Slow Turnover Rate, USDA Says
• 5 Tax Tips for Farmers
• Declining NASS Responses Leads to Heavier Data from Other Sources
• USDA to Buy Surplus Cheese, Releases New TPP Report
• USDA Issues: “Commodity Costs and Returns” Report
• World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE)
• No Surprises in USDA Crop Report
• After Acquisition, Deere and Ag Leader Will Sell Precision Planting Products
• Farmers Union Seeks to Intervene in Corporate Farming Suit
• New Booklet Gives Farmers Strategies to Reduce Nitrogen Runoff
• Global Harvest Initiative’s Annual Report Shows Ag Productivity Not Keeping Pace
• Dominos Pizza Becomes New FFA Sponsor, To Donate $1Million

10.13.16admin2016-10-17T11:31:29+00:00

10.07.16

• Corn ARC-County Payment Rates (PDF, 2.8 MB)
• Corn ARC-County Revenue Maps (PDF, 3.3 MB)
• Soybean ARC-County Payment Rates (PDF, 2.7 MB)
• Soybean ARC-County Revenue Maps (PDF, 3.0 MB)
• Wheat ARC-County Payment Rates (PDF, 2.8 MB)
• Wheat ARC-County Revenue Maps (PDF, 3.3 MB)
• Mid-America Business Conditions Weaken Again
• Hurricane Matthew Strengthens: Atlantic Coast to ‘Take One on the Chin’
• Applications Accepted Through Dec. 8 for Programs that Train Beginning Farmers
• EPA Files Complaint Over Alleged RFS Violations
• China Ends Complete Ban on U.S. Beef
• Farmers To Receive $7 Billion From USDA Due To Low Prices
• Are You Ready for Succession? Take the Quiz (email address required)
• Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Rises
• Corn: Choosing to Store the Crop is a Complicated Decision – DTN
• Land Values Dip as Farmers Struggle with Low Prices
• A Peek Inside Bayer and Monsanto’s Lobby Efforts
• 2018 Farm Bill-Helping Beginning Farmers
• Are Farms Different from Non-Farm Businesses? You Better Believe It.
• Comparing Input Price Changes during Multiple Year Declines: Rent as an Outlier in the Current Decline

10.07.16admin2016-10-07T10:36:29+00:00

09.27.16

• Crop Progress Report
• Stabenow Announces Urban Ag Act
• Fall Harvest Marketbasket Price Drops 8%
• Global Glut, Strong Dollar Pushing Down Markets
• U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 1 Percent
• USDA: Per Capita Consumption of Beef and Pork Projected to Rise Over the Next Decade
• USDA Issues: “Wheat Outlook” Report
• USDA Issues: “Cotton and Wool Outlook” Report
• Farm Bureau Releases Report on Presidential Candidates Stance on Ag Issues
• What They are Saying About Crop Insurance
• Are You Making of of These 6 Retirement Errors?

09.27.16admin2016-09-27T10:57:59+00:00

09.23.16

• U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow: The Current State of the Farm Economy
• Ag Secretary Vilsack: Farm Economy is Basically Sounds
• U.S. Clears First Step Toward Beef Import Access to China
• Tips to Avoid Grain-Marketing Scams
• Grain Markets Continue Consolidation
• Kim Anderson: Producing Wheat Will Be Profitable–For Some
• Senator Grassley Says Merger Wave has Become ‘Tsunami’
• NASDA Says States Need More Say in Fed Farm Policy
• Groups Urge President, Congress to Move on TPP Trade Agreement
• Purdue Study Shows Greater Caron Benefits of Biodiesel From Soybean Oil
• Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
• Clinton and Trump, Where They Stand on Ag
• Reuters: Struggling U.S. wheat Sector Applauds Trade Action Against China
• Soybeans Close Up 17 Cents Tuesday
• Soybean Rally Lifts Corn and Wheat, Too
• 10 Takes From This Week’s Senate Hearing on Ag Consolidation
• Technology Benefits All Farm Sizes
• Grainbot Brings Voice Activation to Agriculture With the World’s First Smart Mirror for Agriculture
• Obama Asking Republican Kasich to Push TPP
• Working Capital Buffers Gone at End of 2016
• Crop Progress Report: Sept. 19, 2016
• Weekly Outlook: Anticipating Changes in Corn and Soybean Production Forecasts
• FDA Seeking Comments on Farm Antibiotic Use
• Agriculture ‘Bundle Mania’ Draws Skepticism in Some Quarters
• 10 Cost-Cutting Options for Wheat Production
• NRCS Making Big Changes to Help Landowners Take Their Conservation Efforts to the Next Level
• Cattle Outlook: Cattle Slaughter Up, Retail Prices Down
• Nebraska Alfalfa: Guidelines for Harvest During the Winterizing Period
• Presidential Proclamation — National Farm Safety and Health Week, 2016
• Net Farm Income Trends
• ASA Urges Action on Biodiesel Tax Credit
• The Worst of the 2016 Cattle Market is Behind Us Says Analyst
• Trump Caught Between Corn, Oil Interests on Renewable Fuels
• Washington Week Ahead: Senate Looks to Move Nutrition Bill, Probe Ag Mergers
• FDA Seeking Comments on Farm Antibiotic Use
• Sensenbrenner Bill Aims to Exempt Farms From ‘Death Tax’
• Uncertainty in Current Climate Outlook

09.23.16admin2016-09-23T12:17:33+00:00

09.15.16

• Peterson Statement at Hearing on American Agricultural Trade with Cuba
• 7 Things to Know About the Bayer-Monsanto Deal
• Ethanol Lending Support to Corn
• Nebraska Corn: Stalk Rot Diseases – Anthracnose Top Dieback
• U.S. Challenges Excessive Chinese Support for Rice, Wheat & Corn
• National Association of Wheat Growers Continues to Push for Market Access to Cuba
• An Agrarian Take on US Economic Malaise
• Bayer, Monsanto Sign Merger Agreement, Now the Tough Part: Regulators
• Obama Administration Files WTO Suit Against China
• Low Markets Have Long Tails
• Canada’s Trudeau Likely to Approve Pipeline Project
• USDA Reports ‘Too Much Grain’
• Livestock Groups Launch Website on FDA’s New Antibiotic Use Regulations
• Canola May Deserve a Close Look for Fall Planting
• USDA Reports Show “Too Much Grain”
• World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report
• Markets Can’t Hold Rebound, Flip Lower
• Weekly Outlook: Large U.S. Corn and Soybean Production Prospects Confirmed
• Food Commodities Trader Olam Sees Low Grain Prices Into 2017
• NPPC, Farm Bureau Win FOIA Case Against EPA
• Tractor Sales Rose Last Month, Combines Down

09.15.16admin2016-09-15T15:39:34+00:00

09.07.16

• Ag Barometer: Weak Crop Prices Lead to Sharp Decline in Producer Sentiment
• September 06, 2016 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• USDA’s Corn Mature Rate Stays Below Average
• New Corn Disease Discovered in U.S.
• The Allendale Wake-Up Call: Yield Key Numbers On USDA Report
• USDA to Live Stream Upcoming Big Data Summit in October
• Highlights From the Farm Income Forecast
• Heat Stress for Cattle Approaching? There’s an App for That
• Thinking About a Farm Transition? What to Do Next
• USDA Boosts Funding for Farm Operating Loans to Ease Credit Crunch
• Bayer Sweetens Monsanto Bid Again as Takeover Talks Advance
• Yield Estimates Continue to Circulate Trade
• Former Ag Secretaries to Hold Presidential Election Forum in D.C.
• China announces Plans to Dramatically Increase Its Soybean Acres
• Corn and Feeder Cattle Price Relationship

09.07.16admin2016-09-07T12:36:29+00:00

08.31.16

• Nebraska Soybeans: Sudden Death Syndrome Showing Up
• Nebraska Corn: Bacterial Leaf Streak Confirmed in Cornbelt States
• Strong Dollar Remains Anchor on Prices
• USDA Exports – Soybeans to China, Corn to Mexico, Wheat to Unknown
• USDA: New Farm Income to Hit Lowest Since 2009
• Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
• Driverless Tractors Officially No Longer Futuristic
• California Farmworkers on Edge Over Historic Overtime Bill
• USDA Raises Farm Income Estimates for 2016
• USDA Rural Development Announces Record-Low Interest Rates
• NAWG: Decade Low Wheat Prices Support Need for Farm Bill
• Planting Date and Variety Selection May Affect Sugarcane Aphid Management
• Crop Progress Report PDF
• Six Fundamentals of Good Farm Decision-Making
• Sky’s the (400-foot) Limit as New Drone Rules Take Effect
• Weekly Outlook: Beef and Pork’s Role in Filling the Supply Gap
• Syngenta to Release 29 New Soybean Varieties for 2017
• SoyRoy: Do You Really Need Experts for Marketing Advice?
• TPP Passage This Year Looks Bleak
• Ag Exports Forecast to Increase $6 Billion in 2017
• Seed Pain: Will 2017 Bring Seed Pricing Relief? One Company Hopes So
• USDA: 10% of All Land in Farms is Expected to be Transferred During 2015-2019
• Study Finds Human Brain Evolutin Not Possilbe Without Eating Meat
• Opening Up the Black Box: More on the USDA Corn Yield Forecasting Methodology

08.31.16admin2016-08-31T16:26:48+00:00

08.24.16

• Nebraska Scouts see Strong Ears and Promising Yields
• Nebraska: Terminating a Verbal Farm Land Lease
• Grassley Announces Hearings on Seed, Chemical Industry Consolidation
• Cattle: Profit Tracker: Losses Exceed $50
• U.S. Bites Into Cheese Mountain With Stockpile Purchase
• DTN Grain Open: Pressured by Bearish Technical Factors
• Bayer & Monsanto Deal May be Getting Closer
• New Poll Shows Strong Support For Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade AgreementInsurance Advisory Group Updates Rules Covering Use Of Drones In Agriculture
• USDA Increases Its Corn Crop Condition Ratings, Soybeans Remain The Same
• Leading Ag Banker Offers Advice In The Down Ag Economy
• Record Crops Should Strain Grain Storage this Fall
• Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• Keep Lenders Informed With Better Financial Records
• Meet With Your Banker Before Harvest 2016
• John Deere Announces Layoffs Following Earnings Decline
• USDA Announces “Feed Outlook” Report

08.24.16admin2016-08-24T12:33:21+00:00

08.16.16

• Nebraska Signs $400 Million Ag Export Deal in Taiwan
• Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• Land Values, Rental Rates Have to Come Down, Report Says
• Court Gives ePA Firm Deadline on Chlorphyrifos
• Farmers Confront a Cash Rent Crunch
• Cattle Prices Down; Exports Key for the Future; Beware Toxic Plants
• Weekly Outlook: Major Focus on Corn and Soybean Yields, But Acreage Questions Surface
• Predicted corn and Soybean Harvest Brings Good News for Feeder Cattle Prices
• Weekly Wheat Review
• Weekly Corn Review
• Weekly Soybean Review
• Minnesota Farmers Turn to Bankruptcy as Low Prices Continue
• California: Almond Harvest Picks Up Pace
• Use of Crop Insurance on Farms Continues to Grow
• Mapping the Farm Bill: the Traditional Farm Coalition and Current Production
• Wheat Group’s CEO Says Farm Bill is Coming – Now’s the Time to Prepare
• World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report (WASDE)
• 4 Ag Tech Funding Trends for 2016
• Gulke: Strong Demand Tempers Shock of Big USDA Yield Numbers
• KC Fed Ag Credit Survey: Ag Credit Conditions Deteriorate Further
• Meat Consumption is Increasing

08.16.16admin2016-08-19T10:16:59+00:00

08.11.16

• Nebraska to Sign Agreement with Taiwan for $405M in Exports
• Nebraska Winter Wheat: Pre-Plant Steps to Manage Diseases
• Nebraska Soybeans: Frogeye Leaf Spot Showing Up
• Poor Brazil Corn Harvest May Open Door for U.S. Exports
• Wheat Closes Higher on Rain, Poor-Quality Crop in Europe; Beans Lower
• Pre-Harvest Lows Could Make Way for Price Rebound
• Livestock: Tax Implications of Selling Cattle During Drought
• Court: Identical Cattle Brands OK on Different Location
• China Warming Up to GMO Crops
• Tractor Sales Rose in July, Combines Fell
• 1st Half: Investments in Ag Technology at $1.75B, 20% Decline
• Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules State Question 777 Stays on the November Ballot
• Report: Global Warming May Cut Brazilian Soybean Production by 80%
• Livestock: Tax Implications of Selling Cattle During Drought
• Five Crop Considerations for 2016 and 2017
• Corn vs. Soybeans… That is the Question
• In Divisive Election Year, Voters Agree: Infrastructure Needs Fixing
• Farm Business: Thinking About Growth? Answer These 10 Questions First
• Analysts Talk Yield Estimates, Demand Pre-August 12 Report
• Last Holdout of Crop Rout Gives Way as U.S. Farmland Value Drops
• Few Farms Affected by 2014 Farm Act Eligibility Income Cap
• Purdue Economists on Farm Growth’s Challenges and Opportunities
• Farm Growth: Challenges and Opportunities

08.11.16admin2016-08-11T12:23:23+00:00