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Ag News: 03.31.16

• CoBank Warns U.S. Agricutural Industry Faces Formidable Global Challenges
• Study Shows China’s Wheat Subsidies Cost U.S.Wheat Farmers $653 Million
• Wheat Drops as Rain Moves into the Plains
• Bloomerg: Harvesting Sunshine More Lucrative than Crops at Some U.S. Farms
• Riding Out the TPP’s Rollercoaster
• Trump, Cruz Can’t Avoid Ag Issues at CNN Town Hall
• USDA: Rural Women are More Likely to Have College Degrees Than Men
• Nebraska Wheat: Rust Found in Kansas, Start Scouting Fields
• Concerns Mount Over Freeze Damage to Winter Wheat Crops
• Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
• Ag Producer, Agribusiness Confidence Index Hits New Lows
• When Farmers Win in Court
• U.S. Grains Council Hopeful China’s Corn Move is Step in Right Direction
• Bulls Controlled Price Action in Grain Markets
• As Corn and Soy Pile Up, Here’s Why U.S. Farmers Will Plant More

 

Ag News: 03.31.16admin2016-03-31T09:16:15+00:00

03.23.16

• Ag Organizations Praise USDA Decision to Allow Information Sharing With Cuba
• What’s Going on With Ethanol, Biofuels and RFS?
• Nebraska: Has Spring Arrived Early on the Great Plains?
• Downward Pressures on 2016 and 2017 Cash Rents
• Farm Income is Stabilizing
• Ag Lenders Largely Agree On 2016’s Greatest Challenge
• USDA Issues: "Feed Outlook Report"
• 14 Ag Law Stories that Could Change the Way You Farm
• Beware Wheat Rusts Coming From Texas to Your Farm
• Wheat Markets Higher as Plains’ Crop Hit by Freeze
• Farm Retirement: Time to Walk Away
• USDA Will Allow Research and Information Exchange With Cuba
• Lower Farm Income, Higher Debt-to-Asset Ratios Expected in ’16
• What Input Could Save You $16 Per Acre in 2016?
• 2018 Farm Bil: Integrate CSP With the Larger Sustainability Movement
• U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 1 Percent
• USDA: After a Decade of Rapid Growth, Corn Use for Ethanol is Projected to Decline

03.23.16admin2016-03-23T11:20:57+00:00

03.17.16

• Farmers Rally at Nebraska Capitol for Property Tax Relief
• Nebraska: Planting Alfalfa Too Early Can be Risky
• Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
• Will Spring Come Early in ’16 and Bring a Hot, Dry Summer?
• Agriculture Day Statement: USDA Secretary Vilsack Recognizes Farmers, Ranchers and Growers
• American Bankers Association releases Farm Bank Performance Report
• Survey: Ag Industry Failing to Attract Next Generation of Workers
• Prices for Certified Angus Beef Premiums See New High
• USDA Issues Cotton and Wool Outlook Report
• Soybean Planting Decision in 2016: Are Soybeans-After-Soybeans Profitable?
• USDA Helps Peanut Producers Rebuild after Company Bankruptcy

03.17.16admin2016-03-17T10:05:23+00:00

03.11.15

• Bill to Ease Nebraska Road Rules for Farm Equipment Advances
• Cargill Pulling Back Antibiotic Use By 20% In Beef Cattle
• Vilsack, 34 Ag Leaders Head to Peru, Chile Next Week
• 11 Proven Profit-Producing Practices for Corn
• Summer Cattle Inventory Reports Suspended by USDA
• U.S. to Announce Further Easing of Cuba Restrictions on March 17
• American Agri-Women Announces Its Ag Day Sponsorship and Activities
• U.S. Tractor Factory to be Built in Cuba
• Forming Expectations for the 2016 U.S. Average Soybean Yield: What About El Niño?
• FBI Reports Theft of Technology Up 53%, Ag is a Special Target
• USDA publishes final rule on Conservation Stewardship Program
• AFBF, Other Groups Call on Congress to Oppose Additional Ag Spending Cuts
• Download the AFB Letter Referenced Above
• Economists Discuss Farm Policy Amid Falling Crop Prices
• March World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE)
• Trade Sees USDA Data As Mixed

03.11.15admin2016-03-11T12:18:12+00:00

03.09.16

• USDA: Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
• USDA Seen Overstating Demand Wednesday, Analyst Says
• Do You Know Where Your Data Goes?
• EU to Stock Most Unsold Wheat in Eight Years as Exports Stumble
• How Has the Farm Bill Fared in its First Year
• Supreme Court Loss Stings Farmers
• Brazil Corn Exports Up 388% in February Compared With 2015
• Will Climate Change Shuffle the Crop Deck?
• Time Your Planting Window Correctly for No-Till
• Presidential Election: Who is the Farmer’s Friend? – DTN
• Digital Guides to Weed ID and Management Developed
• Nebraska: Should You Rethink Corn Residue Grazing?
• Wheat Growers Talk Trade, Policy, Growth of Acres
• Sorghum: Record-Breaking 2015 – Can the Industry Keep the Pace? – DTN
• Livestock Diversity: Storing Genes for the Future
• NASS Suspends Summer Cattle Reports
• Six Food and Ag Trends You Need to Know
• Rabobank: U.S. Row Crops Near Point of Stabilization

03.09.16admin2016-03-09T12:31:15+00:00

03.02.16

• Midwest on Longest Drought-Free Stretch Since 2005
• Roberts’ Labeling Proposal Passes Senate Committee
• Senate Ag Panel Okays Bill to Stop States From Requiring GMO Labeling
• U.S. Agricultural Exports Expected to Fall More in ’16
• USDA: Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
• USDA Issues “Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade” Report
• Crop Markets Slip as Dollar Advances
• Successful Farming Goes to Cuba
• World Supply of Grain Keeps Pressure on Prices
• Ag Companies Frustrated With EPA
• Three Marketing Strategies for Old-Crop Corn Sales
• California: Fields Being Prepared for Planting – USDA

03.02.16admin2016-03-02T13:29:54+00:00

02.25.16

• What Are Your Big Data Questions?
• Do Farmers Need Legislation to Protect Their Ag Data
• Low Prices Stimulate Grain Demand
• Trade Pact Would Boost Agriculture
• Soybeans, Corn Close Lower Wednesday
• Farm Accidents Down 34% in 2015
• Deadline Approaching: Develop A Crop Insurance Strategy Now
• Another 1 Million Acres of Farmland, Gone
• Senate Ag Markup of Biotech Labeling Bill Postponed Amid Lack of Democratic Support
• Don’t Bank on a Toasted U.S. Corn Crop Just Yet
• USDA: Older Farmers Play a Larger Role in Farmland Ownership Than In Production

02.25.16admin2016-02-25T12:54:35+00:00

02.24.16

• Don’t Ignore Crop Insurance, Despite Lower Guarantees
• When Farmland Auctions Ignore Price Trends
• Soybean Futures Prices Close 11¢
• Two Big Weather Risks for Lower Corn Yields – One Already Happened
• More Gloom Sinks Global Markets
• Ag Committee to Consider GMO Labeling Bill
• All Eyes on USDA’s Ag Outlook Forum
• China Reform Said to Near Joining $43 Billion Syngenta Purchase
• Nebraska: Researchers Collecting Data on Best Soybean Production Practices

02.24.16admin2016-02-24T13:15:40+00:00

02.23.16

• Soybeans, Corn Markets Finish Higher Monday
• Wheat Market Gets Nervous About Early Crop Growth
• U.S. Cattle on Feed Down Slightly
• Certificates Offered for Farm Commodities Pledged to Marketing Loans
• Rate of Drop for Net Farm Income to Slow Down
• Do Farmers Need Legislation to Protect Their Ag Data
• It’s National FFA Week in America
• Bill Aims to Establish Voluntary GMO Labeling
• Public Favors GMO Mosquitoes to Fight Zika Virus
• USDA: The Livestock, Dairy, & Poultry Outlook for February 2016
• USDA: Agricultural Projections to 2025

02.23.16admin2016-02-23T12:12:45+00:00

02.17.16

• Unforeseeable Headaches of Succession Planning
• Soybeans Close 8¢ Higher Tuesday
• Scalia’s Vacant Chair Leaves Ag Issues in Limbo
• ‘You Broke The Law’: House Ag Committee Drills EPA Administrator
• What Used Equipment Has Bucked Lower Price Trends?
• Crop Insurance Continues Expansion While Improper Payment Rate Falls
• New Agriculture Careers Website Launched
• Highlights from Crop Insurance Bureau’s Annual Meeting
• Weekly Outlook: A Weather Market for Corn in 2016?
• Corn versus Soybean Returns: 2016 Projections with Historical Comparison
• Prices Too Low To Plant? Bank Economist Says No
• Weekly Outlook: A Weather Market for Corn in 2016?
• Record Wheat Forecast Spurs Investor Bets Price Rout Will Deepen
• Wheat Growers Welcome TPP, Look for Rapid Review
• Cattle Outlook: U.S. Beef Imports Down
• Over Half of U.S. Imports Coming From Canada, Mexico
• U.S. Small Tractor Sales Up in January, Combine Sales Up 21%
• Outgoing Chair of Crop Insurance Industry Group Says Crop Insurance Advocates Ready for Tomorrow’s Challenges

02.17.16admin2016-02-17T13:28:31+00:00