AG NEWS

10.15.18

• Pistachio growers Hit by Bushy Top Syndrome Eligible for TAP Funds
• California Almonds: Lower Prices, More Shipments?
• USDA Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments
• USDA Begins Issuing $4.8 Billion In Farm Safety Net, Conservation Payments
• A Benign WASDE Surrounded By Turmoil
• Washington Insider — Monday Emerging Markets Rattled
• How Will African Swine Fever Affect World Supplies and Prices?
• U.S. and China Plan Talks in November, While Soybean Trade Flows Adjust
• Data Drives Customized Crop Insurance Plans
• Pres. Trump Dims Hopes Of Resolving China Trade War
• CoBank Economic Outlook: Rising Output Compressing Agricultural Margins
• On Nat’l Farmers Day Wrangler Announces Cover Crop Educational Program
• More On Judge’s Re-Considering Roundup Lawsuit Case
• Value of US Production of Farm Commodities amid Tariff Conflict

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10.10.18

• Labor Unions Could Be Cause of Farm Closings
• Citrus Research Board Announces Interim President
• U.S. Agriculture’s Perdue Says Farmer Aid Could Be Less Than First Estimated
• Ag Secretary Perdue Issues Statement on E15 Change
• Ag is About to Get Disrupted. Are You Ready?
• ‘Promises Made, Promises Kept On Ethanol,’ Trump Tells Farmers
• Crop Progress Report (PDF) 10.09.18
• Top Steer Sets New Record at State Fair of Texas
• Diesel Fuel Prices on the Rise
• Consumers’ Money Anxiety Index Lowest in 50 Years
• Ag Leaders Across Five Decades Unite to Oppose USDA Plans
• Agri View: America’s Roads Falling Apart
• U.S. Agriculture Coalition Pushes for Next conference to Expand Cuba Trade
• Winter Wheat Planting Over Halfway Done Across Southern Plains According to Latest Crop Report

admin2018-10-15T12:31:05+00:00October 10th, 2018|

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10.02.18

• Secretary Perdue Statement on United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
• Peterson Statement on Renegotiated NAFTA
• Survey Shows Rural Support for Republican Candidates, Trump and His Trade Policies
• Trump Says Too Soon to Talk With China on Trade
• Bill to Help Farmers Fight Climate Change
• Summary: New NAFTA: USMCA (U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement)
• Plenty of Wins for U.S. Ag in New U.S.–Canada–Mexico Trade Deal
• Ag Industry: Fine Print To Determine If NAFTA 2.0 Is A Victory
• China May Be Getting U.S. Soybeans Through the Backdoor
• USDA’s Trade Aid Package
• U.S. and Canada Reach Trade Deal to Keep NAFTA Trilateral
• U Of Illinois Researchers Develop New Process To Estimate Crop Yields, More Accurate Than USDA
• Surveys Show Rural America Continues to Struggle
• Taxlink: Is it Time to Step Away?
• The Impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Agriculture

admin2018-10-02T12:34:50+00:00October 2nd, 2018|

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09.27.18

• Almonds, Sweet Cherries Added to MFP Program
• California Walnuts: “Bot” Pruning – Fall Pruning May Be Safer
• U.S. Trade Mitigation Package for Almonds
• Almond Growers Will Be Able To Tap Into Tariff Fund, With Limitations
• Pistachios: Italian Researchers ID New Fungus That Causes Cankers, Declines
• USDA Adds Almonds, Cherries to Market Facilitation Program
• California Grapes Launch Health Advertising Campaign
• California Conference Highlights Practices Building More Resilient Farms

admin2018-09-27T12:17:25+00:00September 25th, 2018|

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09.25.18

• Ag Sec’y Perdue’s Statement On Signing Of New KORUS Trade Agreement
• China Says No Trade Talks Until Trump Stops Threats
• China Runs Four Page Ad In Des Moines (IA) Register Criticizing U.S. Ag Trade Policies
• U.S. South Korea Sign Off on Free Trade Agreement
• 7 Ag Tech Start-Ups to Watch in 2018
• Crop Progress Report September 24, 2018 (PDF)
• Trump Targets Food Corruption in Venezuela
• Farmers Worry Bailout Won’t Be Enough
• Rural Mainstreet Index Sinks for September
• U.S. Is Now Supplying Half Of EU’s Soybean Imports
• Relocating Two USDA Agencies Remains Controversial
• Secretary Perdue Statement on DOJ Filing in 9th Circuit Chlorpyrifos Ruling

admin2018-09-25T13:44:00+00:00September 25th, 2018|

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Updated: 09.21.18

• Grapes Gross Crop Receipts Rise 10 Percent in Tulare County
• Pistachios: Italian Researchers ID New Fungus That Causes Cankers, Declines
• Special Report: Citrus Research Board Turns 50
• Almond Board on International Trade War Impact
• California Conference Highlights Practices Building More Resilient Farms
• Deep Dive Episode – Outside Markets: What factors have significant impacts on the grain market?
• Agri View: Grape Production and Consumption
• Wine Exports to China Rise Despite Tariff Threat
• RBA Makes Record Price Offer on 2018 CA Raisin Crop
• Trade War: Beijing Vows to Retaliate Against Trump’s Tariffs on $200bn of Chinese Goods
• The Full List of Products Included in New Tariffs
• President Imposes New Tariffs on $200 Billion More in Chinese Goods
• National Farm Safety and Health Week is September 16-22
• Trump Gambles on Hardline Trade Policy
• Lack of Pacific Northwest Export Bids Keeping New-Crop Soybean Basis in the Cellar
• Crop Progress Report (September 17, 2018)
• Four Crop-Production Factors That Occurred in 2018
• Stabenow: Exports Just the Latest Uncertainty for Farmers
• USDA Publishes Market Facilitation Models
• USDA Streamlines Approval of New Produce Imports to the U.S.
• Farmers Double Five-Year Soybean Harvest Average
• John Phipps’ Tariffs 103: Tariffs and Politics
• United Airlines Makes First Transatlantic Biojet Flight
• Garth Brooks Announces Private Concert For The National FFA Organization
• Agri View: Bad Weather Year
• USDA Details Trade Damage Estimate Calculations
• Next Round of Trade Aid May be in December
• Senators Grill Administration Officials at Trade Hearing
• Trump: the U.S. Under “No Pressure” to Make Deal with China
• Highlights From Ag Senate Committee’s Hearing On Trade
• One Farmer’s Experience Applying For Tariff Aid
• Soybean Prices Improve 15 Percent if Tariffs Resolved
• Videos Bring The Story of American Farming to Public, Lawmakers
• Rent Calculator Helps Zero in on Profitable Farms
• The Surprising Reason Land Values Remain Strong
• Stabenow: Exports Just the Latest Uncertainty for Farmers
• Intrigue, Impasse Persist Over NAFTA
• Criminal In A Cornfield: Manhunt Ended With A Combine and Drone Chase
• DTN Livestock Close: Live Cattle Futures Surge Higher
• Manage Your Grain Market Opportunities
• House Committee Aims to Make Tax Cuts Permanent

admin2018-09-21T13:18:17+00:00September 18th, 2018|

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09.13.18

• Almonds Included in Trade Mitigation Package
• California Pistachios: Free Online Tool Helps Predict Yields
• Agri-Pulse: Little Known Farm Bill Provisions Make a Big Difference in Rural Areas
• Pressure On Ag Markets Increases as Foreign Currency Values Decline, U.S. Interest Rates Rise
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- August 2018
• Letter to President Spells out Urgency for Farmers, Ethanol Producers
• Trump Duties Spur Industry Campaign to De-Escalate Trade War
• Mexico Goes to U.S. to Advance Nafta Deal With or Without Canada
• TransAtlantic Trade Talks Slow, Unsteady
• Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Invites China to Talk Trade
• Groups Ask Trump to Allow Year-Round E15 Sales
• Ag Groups Voice Support of Private Property Rights
• Washington Insider — Wednesday TransAtlantic Trade Talks Slow, Unsteady
• Crop Progress Report: September 11, 2018
• Crop Insurance Helps Preserve Farming for Future Generations
• Dollar Strenth Defining Trade Dynamics
• Doud, McKinney Discuss Trade Issues at Omaha Conference
• Trump Dangles Threat of More China Tariffs
• Continued EPA Waivers Could Cost the Ethanol Industry $20 Billion
• Perdue Calls for Help Toward a Better Guest-Worker Program
• Farm Bureau President Reports On His Meeting With President Trump, VP Pence
• The Law of the Land: Thoughts on 199A Rules
• FAPRI Says More Waivers Damage Expected Analysis Shows–RFS Exemptions to Cut Corn Demand by 1.6 bb
• What Should My Farm Benchmark?
• Congressman Frank Lucas Leads Letter to Chairman Pai on Rural Wireless, Broadband Challenges

admin2018-09-13T13:35:02+00:00September 13th, 2018|

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09.05.18

• Trade Aid Signup Starts Farmers Need Crop Production, So Enrollment for Most Will Likely Come Later
• Press Release 09.04.2018: USDA Launches Trade Mitigation Programs
• Crop Progress Report
• USDA: Farm Sector Profit Projected to Decline in 2018
• U.S. Wheat Associates Closes Moscow Office
• Should Your Worry About Agribusiness Consolidation
• Ag Economy Barometer Rebound by 12 Points in August 2018
• Canada to Stick to Guns at NAFTA Talks Despite Trump Pressure
• NAFTA Partners Say Trilateral Agreement a Must
• Cargill: Trade Dispute Between U.S., China Hurting Farmers
• FAPRI 2018 August Baseline Update for U.S. Agricultural Markets
• Farm Equipment Magazine’s Top 10 Read Articles in August
• Washington Week Ahead: Farm Bill Negotiators Meet as Deadline Looms
• Ag Sec’y Perdue’s Comments At The Farm Progress Show
• White House Offers Intent to Move Forward on NAFTA
• Trump Threatens to Add $200 Billion in More Tariffs
• Canada-U.S. Trade Talks Set To Resume Amid NAFTA Impasse
• Fifteen States Want Supreme Court to Rule on State Livestock Standard Laws
• FSA Administrator Highlights Market Facilitation Program; Chinese Ag Imports Projected to Decrease
• USDA Releases Its 2018 Farm Income Forecast, Falling Again
• USDA Launches Webpage Highlighting Resources to Help Rural Communities Bridge the Broadband e-Connectivity Infrastructure Gap
• Lawsuit Filed Over Oil Refinery Waivers
• Agriculture Trade Surplus to Shrink
• Agri View: Agriculture Feeling the Pain
• USDA to Make Food Purchases
• EPA Intends to Focus on Increased Compliance

admin2018-09-05T14:24:50+00:00September 5th, 2018|

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08.30.18

CLICK TO SEE PAYMENT RATES FOR TRADE AID PER CROP AND LIVESTOCK

admin2018-08-30T14:47:23+00:00August 30th, 2018|

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08.29.18

• USDA to Assist Pecan Growers Affected by 2017 Weather
• Almond Alliance, FFA Advocate for Water
• Varied Interests Protest California Plan That Strips Water Rights, Idles Farmlands

admin2018-08-30T14:49:47+00:00August 29th, 2018|

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