AG NEWS

Updated: 11.08.19

• USDA authorized to provide another round of trade aid
• California Almonds: Tree Loss Value Calculator
• California Tree Crops: Suterra Announces New NOW Control Product
• USDA Reports Preview 2019 Winding Down, But Not Finished
• Republicans Push EPA on RFS | GOP Senators and Iowa’s Governor Tell EPA to Fix Its RFS Proposal
• Kincaid Fire Hurts Many Ag Operations
• Ag Leaders Support Farm Workforce Modernziation Act
• Trade War Has Cost Americans Additional $38 Billion
• Rabobank Releases 10-Year Grain Forecasts, Sluggish Growth
• Trump, Xi Jinping may not sign trade deal until December
• Strong Basis Evaporates in a Puff of Steam
• DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends | Seven Fertilizers Report Price Drops
• Farmers Expect More Trump Tariff Payments in 2020
• Labor laws change January 1, 2020
• USDA selects groups to help boost produce consumption
• Supreme Court searches for limits to EPA authority in groundwater case
• U.S. Unions and Mexico Flex Muscles on USMCA
• Number of U.S. Farm Bankruptcies Increasing
• USDA Finds Genetic Pathway to Doubling Sorghum Grain Yield
• Wheat Adds 5¢ Tuesday
• USMEF Sees Growing Meat Sales to China, Japan in 2020
• Lawsuits Filed in Two Federal Courts Following EPA Final Action on Water Rule
• Rural leaders petition Trump to uphold biofuel promise
• China wants tariff rollback before signing partial trade deal
• Why Farmers Still Support Trump
• U.S., China progress could hinge on removal of additional tariffs
• USDA to Collect Final Crop Production, Stocks Data
• Purdue/CME’s Farmer Sentiment Ticks Up 15 Points
• Website Launched For Farmers To Review Precision Farming Tools
• Rabo AgriFinance sees 10 year pressure on crop prices
• Perdue leads USDA trade mission to Mexico
• Analyst: Watch Chinese Currency and Quality Concerns For Cotton Market
• USDA Baseline Background, Outlook, and Recent Projections
• Traders Prepare for Friday’s WASDE Report
• China Presses Trump for More Tariff Roll-Backs
• WOTUS Repeal Faces Legal Challenges Lawsuits Filed in Two Federal Courts Following EPA Final Action on Water Rule
• Washington Insider — Tuesday President and Fed Continue Monetary Policy Fight
• 3 ways to manage the farm’s capital purchase ‘wish’ list
• Using Geospatial Mapping to Track Livestock Diseases
• Scramble for propane marks Mother Nature’s latest challenge for U.S. farmers
• Finalizing USMCA is more important now than ever
• Rural Leaders Ask White House to Uphold Biofuel Promise
• USDA Releases “Fertilizer Use and Price” Outlook Report

admin2019-11-08T12:56:10+00:00November 7th, 2019|

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11.05.19

• Kincaid Fire Hurts Many Ag Operations
• Ag Leaders Support Farm Workforce Modernziation Act
• 3 Big Things Today, November 5, 2019
• USDA Baseline Background, Outlook, and Recent Projections
• Traders Prepare for Friday’s WASDE Report
• China Presses Trump for More Tariff Roll-Backs
• WOTUS Repeal Faces Legal Challenges Lawsuits Filed in Two Federal Courts Following EPA Final Action on Water Rule
• Washington Insider — Tuesday President and Fed Continue Monetary Policy Fight
• 3 ways to manage the farm’s capital purchase ‘wish’ list
• November 4, 2019 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• U.S. Economy Slows as Corn and Soy Output Soar, According to USDA Projection
• Using Geospatial Mapping to Track Livestock Diseases
• Scramble for propane marks Mother Nature’s latest challenge for U.S. farmers
• Finalizing USMCA is more important now than ever
• Rural Leaders Ask White House to Uphold Biofuel Promise
• USDA Releases “Fertilizer Use and Price” Outlook Report

admin2019-11-05T12:54:38+00:00November 5th, 2019|

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Updated: 10.31.19

• Global wine output falls this year after bumper 2018
• Why We Need to Treat Wildfire as a Public Health Issue in California
• California Ag Today: Californian’s Have been Kept in the Dark on Preventable Wildfires and Power Outages
• Smoke And Power Outages Near California Wildfires Hit Farmworkers Hard
• Flora recognized as Almond Champion of the Year Assemblymember Heath Flora (R-Ripon) has been recognized by the Almond Alliance
• Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren to Introduce Immigration Reform Bill
• 3 Big Things Today, October 31, 2019
• China doubts long-term trade deal possible with Trump
• U.S. & China need a new location to sign trade deal
• Chinese market is a huge opportunity for US beef
• New Ag Labor Bill Touted Groups Cite Compromise to Legalize Ag Workers, Reform H-2A
• Farmers, Biofuel Producers Give Earful on EPA Proposal at Michigan Hearing
• What USDA Says About Hemp Farming Rules
• NCBA Applauds Approval of CFTC Reauthorization Bill
• AAW Announces ‘Women Heroes of Science & Technology’ Program
• The Fine Print of Trump’s China Tariff Deal
• Plans for Phase One Trade Agreement With China Move Ahead
• Crop Insurance Receives Bipartisan Praise
• Roberts, Stabenow introduce NBAF mission bill Bill would affirm the mission of the National Bio and Agro-Defense facility
• Buying guide: Is the internet killing ag retail?
• Government props up net farm income numbers
• USDA Takes an Earlier Look at the Long-Term Crop Forecast
• Have Prices on Combined Topped Out?
• Take that, Bud Light–Iowa brewery makes a beer with corn
• Spend the big bucks on herbicides for spring 2020
• Highlights from House’s Hearing: “Protecting The RFS: The Trump Administration’s Abuse Of Waivers”
• Scientists to Study How Cover Crops Affect Plant Disease
• USDA Establishes Domestic Hemp Production Program
• The Case for Looking at the ARC-IC (ARC-Individual) Program Option
• Crop Progress Report (PDF) 10.28.19

admin2019-10-31T13:21:13+00:00October 30th, 2019|

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10.25.19

• California’s Prop 12: Critical court date for agriculture
• Table grape crop smaller than last year’s
• California accepting applications for SWEEP grants
• Almond Conference to have state fair feel
• 3 Big Things Today, October 25, 2019
• FARM POLICY FACTS: America’s Farmers Face A Tough Harvest
• Fertilizer Prices Continue to Fall
• Working Capital Wears Thin Land – Interest Rates Give Structural Support to Farmers’ Finances … For Now
• Dollar Volatility Affects Grain Prices
• China may buy $20 billion of U.S. Ag products
• China to Ask U.S. to Remove Tariffs in Exchange for Ag Buys
• USMCA momentum following Wednesday meeting
• Climate committee urged to include farmers’ needs
• Harvest Delays? Contact Insurance Agent to Ensure You’re Covered
• More Details Announced on Recent Chinese Soybean Purchase
• House Passes Bill to Make Animal Cruelty a Felony
• EPA Proposes Two Major Corn Pesticide Application Changes
• USDA Study Shows Number Of Farms Financially Stressed Near 20 Year Normal

admin2019-10-25T12:49:41+00:00October 25th, 2019|

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10.16.19

• USDA to buy $30 million of U.S. grapes
• Ag Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Enrollment Open
• 3 Big Things Today, October 16, 2019
• Harvest Remains Behind Five-Year Pace
• Future of Food and Agriculture
• Farmers and Lawmakers Dismayed Over Details in Proposed EPA Ethanol Formula
• China confirms Trump’s version of trade deal; Mnuchin comments
• Uncertainty Hovers Over China’s Commitment to U.S. Farm Purchases
• Ag Secretary talks trade and disaster payments
• Trust And Verify: Lender Relationships in 2020
• US ag looks for big biotech and poultry wins with China
• Which Program Paid More Under the 2014 Farm Bill: ARC-CO or PLC? October 15, 2019
• China wants tariff reduction before making ag purchases
• Congress returns with ag work to do
• Taxlink Employee or Independent Contractor?
• During Weakened Farm Economy, Leasing Of Machinery Has Doubled
• Op-Ed By Senator Grassley: Farm Communities Need USMCA
• US, China Strike Partial Trade Deal
• U.S. Farmers Cheered by Apparent Trade Truce, Hope Shipments to Follow
• U.S., China Take Initial Step on Trade Deal; China Agrees to Buy $40-$50 Billion in U.S. Farm Goods Amid Rough Details
• Signal to Noise: China Deal, Is There a Devil in the Details?
• Dicamba’s off-target effects continue for third year

admin2019-10-17T12:20:52+00:00October 16th, 2019|

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10.14.19

• Chlorpyrifos Use In California – The End Is In Sight
• California Alfalfa: Chlorpyrifos Leaves The Market – Effects, Alternatives?
• California Walnuts: Yellow Howard Problem Returns
• California Almond Growers Vote to Continue Marketing Board
• PG&E outage slows California ag to a crawl

admin2019-10-14T12:50:29+00:00October 14th, 2019|

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10.10.19

• California Almond Growers Vote To Continue Almond Board Of California
• CA Table Grapes Projects 109 Million Boxes in Volume into January 2020
• California Almonds: For Sustained Almond Yields, Start Thinking “Potassium”
• PG&E outage slows California ag to a crawl
• American pistachio exports grow in China, India
• A last chance to stop California’s Proposition 12
• Survey Helps UC Understand Cannabis Production Challenges in State
• U.S.-China relations are ‘tangled mess’
• China Offers Agricultural Purchases as Trade Talks Set to Resume
• Anticipating Bullish October Estimates
• Vice President Pence Demands Passage of USMCA This Year
• Organic Versus Conventional–Can’t Everyone Just Get Along?
• Farm Bill Implementation Hearing Announced
• USDA to Survey County Row Crop Acres, Production
• Five Largest Farmland Operators In The U.S. Reported
• President Holds White House Ceremony to Formalize Lower Ag Tariffs
• EIA Projects 1.9% Year-on-Year Decline in 2019 Ethanol Production
• Bullish Market Factors are Stacking Up, Analyst Says
• World’s First Fully Autonomous Farm by 2025?
• Upcoming WASDE Take Center Stage
• What Do 100 Percent Renewable Energy Goals Mean in Context?
• USDA: Share Of Highly Leveraged Farm Businesses Forecast To Increase
• Trump Signs Japan Deal President Holds White House Ceremony to Formalize Lower Ag Tariffs
• Where the U.S.-Japan Trade Deal Falls Short
• China Makes Large U.S. Wheat Purchase
• NASS Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report Corn 58% Mature, 15% Harvested; Soybeans 72% Dropping Leaves, 14% Harvested
• White House looks to clear path for ‘bioeconomy’
• USDA Invests $152 Million To Improve Broadband Service In 14 States

admin2019-10-11T10:48:35+00:00October 10th, 2019|

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10.04.19

• CAWG Explains New Smoke Exposed Wine Grape Research & Grower Assistance
• Tree Nuts: Almond, Walnut, and Hazelnut Production Forecast To Drop – USDA
• California Olive Growers Applaud Administration’s Measure Against EU Aircraft Subsidies
• New York City Bans Serving Processed Meat In Its Schools, Including Bacon
• Trump Officials Agree on Plan to Boost Ethanol, Biodiesel
• Weekly Export Sales – uphill battles continue
• Examining USDA 2019 Acreage and Yield Estimates
• US adds tariffs to EU ag goods, EU expected to retaliate
• USDA: China buys U.S. pork, soybeans
• Ethanol, corn leaders say waivers must be addressed
• Race, ethnicity, & gender in the Census of Ag
• NCBA Exposes Relationship of OCM and HSUS
• Fired-Up Producers Call on Trump Administration to Help Restore Balance in Cattle Markets
• Outcome-Based Pricing Q&A With Bayer on Outcome-Based Pricing
• Retaliatory tariffs, U.S. agriculture, and market outlook
• Herbicide-resistant kochia invading Texas High Plains
• Ag Economy Barometer slips 3 points in September 2019
• Bullish News Needed to Keep Corn, Soybean Rallies Going
• Perdue and Reynolds on upcoming biofuels package
• Nebraska Farmer Snuffed Out Saddam Hussein
• More Farmers Expect China Trade Dispute to be Settled Soon

admin2019-10-04T10:59:39+00:00October 4th, 2019|

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09.26.19

• U.S.-Japan deal a boon to California specialty crops
• Help APG Advocate for Funding to Fight NOW
• CDFA unveils new farmer resource website
• Press Release: Secretary Perdue Statement on Signing of US-Japan Trade Agreement
• Japan Trade Deal Opens Markets for $7 Billion in U.S. Products – Trump
• Censky calls Japan trade deal “big win” for US agriculture
• Trump, Shinzo Abe sign ‘first stage’ of trade pact
• Senator Warns Democrats Not to Stall USMCA Over Impeachment Inquiry
• Increasing demand remains key to the livestock sector
• NCBA President testifies on state of cattle industry
• Iowa Senator Grassley: Farmers Patient With China, Not So With Biofuel Delays
• Consumer Group: Fake Meat is Factory Food
• President on China Trade Talks: “I’m not Looking for a Partial Deal
• Top item on Democrats’ climate agenda faces ag pushback
• Fertilizer Prices Drop for Sixth Week in a Row
• Iran Pres. to Address UN Amid Tensions
• Teen Climate Activist Wins ‘Alt. Nobel’
• Farm Balance Sheet: Debt/Asset Ratio and Interest Expense Ratio 9-24

admin2019-09-26T11:42:57+00:00September 26th, 2019|

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09.17.19

• Winegrape Growers Affected by Wildfires Can Apply for Assistance Through WHIP+
• Farm, water groups cheer promised SB1 veto
• Almonds: Researchers Find Uses for Every Part of the Tree, Nut – Podcast
• Ag Chair Says No Hold on CCC Funds | Democrats Won’t Delay CCC Renewal in Continuing Resolution After Aggies Push Back
• Trade aid payments held hostage
• Ag Secretary: Deal With China Must Go Beyond Agricultural Purchases
• China’s trade olive branches: Goodwill gesture or self-serving failsafe?
• Lasting compromise on biofuels eludes Trump
• Investors Want To Hear Yield Reports, Analyst Says
• Senate vs. House Confrontation Looms Over Relocating ERS and NIFA
• AFBF seeks NRCS appeals reform in wake of court decision
• NASS Releases 2017 Census Of Agriculture Zip Code Tabulations
• Farm Bureau: USDA Must End Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Abuses
• USDA Opens Enrollment for Ag Risk Coverage, Price Loss Programs
• Weekly Farm Economics: The Agricultural Risk Coverage — County Level (ARC-CO) Option in the 2018 Farm Bill
• Recent Trade Developments Could Bring Good News to America’s Heartland
• Japan Trade Agreement Would Be Boon For U.S. Animal Food Industry
• Traders Await Next Catalyst
• China business leader tells U.S. ag to hang in there
• Trump tells Congress he’s ready to sign deal with Japan
• Trump May Reallocate Waived RFS Gallons
• Will storage hedge work again this fall?
• Farm Credit hears ag economy update-Slower economic growth in key U.S. agricultural export markets is a growing concern
• U.S. Worker, Food-Safety Advocates Sound Alarm Over New Hog Slaughter Rules
• World food prices dip in August
• Progress on a Tentative Agreement on Biofuels Blending
• Campaign Asks Ranchers To @realDonaldTrump

admin2019-09-19T09:57:56+00:00September 19th, 2019|

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