AG NEWS

07.18.18

• • California Passes Strictest Privacy Law In The Nation
  • Almonds – Hull Split Sprays – How Many 3rd Shots This Year? AgFax Tree Crops
  • California: San Joaquin Valley Cotton Field Day, Mendota, July 24
  • EPA Drops Plan Requiring Refiners to Blend More Biofuels
  • Perdue: Farmers Can’t Pay Bills on Patriotism
  • Farm Bill Leaders Still Working on Starting Conference Talks
  • Farmers Continue to Support Trump Despite Falling Incomes
  • Ag Secretary Says Technology Offers a Level Playing Field, Yet Rural Internet is Terrible
  • Congressional Delegation Asks New EPA Head to Reconsider Waivers Program
  • Mexico, Canada Want NAFTA Talks Finished by Year End
  • Farm Foundation President: Tariffs Hit Ag at Worst Time
  • USDA Disaster Recovery Assistance Applications Now Open
  • Determining Trade Damage “Will Be Hard”
  • Perdue Applauds USDA Undersecretary Selection
  • Stuff Animal Rights Activists Say: 2018 Edition
  • Last Call for Responses as NASS Winds Down the Data Collection Phase of the 2017 Ag Census
  • Agri-Pulse Releases ‘Export or Bust’ Ebook on Trade: Click for Ebook
  • Crop Progress Report (PDF)
  • Determining Trade Damage Will ‘Be Hard’
  • EU Pushes China on Trade, Saying It Could Open Up if It Wanted
  • U.S. Launches Five WTO Challenges to Retaliatory Tariffs
  • New Test Can Determine Nitrogen Levels in Soil
  • Tractor Prices on the Rise, Industry Faces Double Whammy with Tariffs
  • Europe’s Heatwave Is Ruining This Year’s Harvest
  • Despite Trade Tensions, Trump Still Favored In Farm Country
  • Syngenta Settlement Nears Payout
  • USDA Announces Almost $2 Billion in Hurricane, Wildfire Disaster
  • DTN Livestock Close: Cattle Launch Week Sharply Higher
  • Ag Shippers: NAFTA Trade War Costly
  • Japan Will Allow U.S. Sheep and Goat Exports into the Country for the First Time in 14 Years
  • Chinese Trade Surplus with U.S. Hits High Amid Tariff Concerns
  • Prices Dive, Look For Opportunities, Maintain Ownership
  • Trump and UK Prime Minister Affirm Plans for Trade Pact
  • Farm Credit Administration Submits Rule Prohibiting Borrowers from Being on FCS Boards
  • House Committee Directs FCC To Create Task Force On Precision Agriculture
  • A Plan to Reallocate Waived Biofuels

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07.12.18

• U.S. Announces $200 Billion Tariffs on Chinese Goods
• What Any American Who Eats Should Know About Trump’s Trade Fight for Farmers
• Tariff Talk Nudges Grains to New Lows
• Almonds Acres Expansion Increased Revenue for Beekeeper Pollination Services
• AvocaDO What I Say to Sell Avocados
• Almond Matters: Assessing Ant Management Strategies
• Grassley Says Farmers Are Nervous About Trade
• Trump Trade Policies Unnerving Farmers, GOP Lawmakers Say
• Soybean Market Craters by Double Digits on News of More Tariffs
• How Will Tariffs Impact Today’s USDA Reports?
• Flash Boys on the Farm? Arms Race Gets Unleashed Over Crop Data
• Resolution Overwhelmingly Passes Seeking Greater Congressional Role in Tariff Disputes
• NAWG is Asking Trump to Protect Farmers from Trade Retaliation
• Republicans Walk Tightrope on Trade
• Wheeler Tells EPA Employees He’s Got Their Backs
• EPA Scraps Detailed Plan to Force U.S. Refiners to Blend More Biofuels
• Acting U.S. EPA Chief Says He Will Carry Out Trump’s Mission
• Chinese Tariff on U.S. Pork Tops 60%, Producers Face Financial Crises

admin2018-07-12T10:29:56+00:00July 12th, 2018|

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07.09.18

• California Almonds: Two Hull Split Sprays Likely On Wide Basis – AgFax Tree Crops
• California’s ‘Got Milk?’ Campaign Gets a Makeover
• Tariffs, Resignation, and Prices Light Up Holiday Week Headlines
• Unsurprised by Tariff Action, Farmers Urge Quick Resolution
• The Trade War is On: Timeline of How We Got Here
• Op-Ed By Ag Retailer Assn CEO: Trade Fracas Will Disproportionately Harm U.S. Ag Exports
• How to Determine If You’re a Farmer for Tax Purposes
• USTR Sets 90–Day Deadling for China Tariff Exclusion Requests
• Senate Leader Touts Hemp Legalization in Farm Bill
• Negotiate Ahead of Interest Rate Hikes
• Cash Fed Cattle Rally $4 to $6 Per Cwt
• Canadian Tariffs on U.S. Goods Began July 9, 2018 (Sunday)

admin2018-07-09T12:06:24+00:00July 9th, 2018|

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07.03.18

• 5 ways California wins with the Senate’s 2018 Farm Bill
• California Pistachios: Timing This Year’s NOW Sprays
• California Almonds: Managing Dust – Tips for Each Stage of Harvest
• Crop Progress Report
• US Crop Acreage Largest Since 2014 – Where Did it Come From? – DTN
• Who’s The Bigger Cyber Threat to Ag–Russia or China?
• Grains Dive Lower as Investors Shun Markets
• China Shuns U.S. Crops Ahead of Deadline
• Trump Threatens Action on WTO After Reports He Wants to Withdraw
• Ag Economy: Land Values and Farm Income Considerations
• Rest of the Story: Demand Destruction vs Production Reduction
• Final Countdown For The 2017 Census Of Agriculture
• USDA highlights benefits of Tax Cuts & Jobs Act
• Ag Economy: Land Values and Farm Income Considerations
• USDA Lending Rates Unchanged in June
• AFBF Analyzing Supplemental Notice on 2015 WOTUS Repeal
• Bipartisan Farm Bill Sails Through Senate After Crop Insurance, Cuba Drama
• Canada Announces Tariffs on $12.6 Billion of American Goods in Steel Dispute
• USDA Numbers Set the Stage for Summer Rally
• Final Countdown: Last U.S. Soybean Cargo Heads for China Before Tariff Jump
• US Crop Acreage Largest Since 2014
• Interest Rates on the Rise for Farmers
• Center for Disease Control Retracts Study on Farmers’/Ranchers’ Suicide Rate
• USDA Highlights Benefits of Tax Cuts & Jobs Act
• Senate Approved Reauthorization of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act
• Signal to Noise: SCOTUS, Trump, Grassley, Ethanol, Oh My
• Cattle Markets Continue March Lower
• Amendment to Challenge Commodity Checkoff Programs Defeated
• America’s Farmers Need Washington to Address an Overvalued Dollar
• Help Wanted: Is the Answer Outside U.S. Borders?

admin2018-07-03T21:59:04+00:00July 3rd, 2018|

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06.29.18

• Groups Applaud Passage of the Senate Farm Bill
• Compromises Needed in Conference Committee
• USDA Report Highlights Benefits of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for Farmers
• *VIDEO: Secretary Perdue: President Trump Will Protect Farmers From China and Jobs Act for Farmers
• Amendment to Challenge Commodity Checkoff Programs Defeated

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06.27.18

• Agri View: Tariff Effect on the Pecan Crop-Hard Nut to Crack
• $31 Million, 26,601-acre California Ranch on the Market
• Prevent Cruelty California Campaign Approved for November Ballot
• U.S. Agriculture Secretary Says Farmers Understand China Trade Fight
• Grassley Statement on EPA’s Proposed 2019 RFS Biofuels Levels
• Farmers Say Contracts, Not Compensation are Needed in Trade Deals
• It’s Still ‘Kinda Flakey’ to Destroy Farm Policy with Anti-Farmer Amendments
• EPA Boosts Biofuels Across Board, But Leaves Corn Ethanol Alone
• Trump Proposes Hitting Oil Refiners With Boosted Biofuel Quotas
• Trade Fight’s Danger Signs
• Branstad in China Sees Great Potential for U.S. Ag
• USDA Takes Comments on Removing “USA” from Foreign Grass-Fed Beef
• Lightning Strike Kills a Dozen Cows, Sparks Strange Facebook Comments
• Comprehensive, Multi-Year Study Reconfirms AccuWeather Accuracy
• Perdue: Trump Will Not Let Farmers Bear Brunt of China Retaliation
• Does Farm Growth Always Mean Adding Acres?
• Crop Progress Report: June 25, 2018 (PDF)
• Biofuels, Petroleum Interests Push for $1 Biodiesel Blenders Credit Extension
• Price Swings Fade Farm Profitability Chances, Economist Says
• Branstad in China Says U.S. Will Keep Trade Pressure On
• Why Consolidating Food Safety Efforts Won’t Work
• Rest of the Story: A New Cold Tariff-War
• EPA May Increase Biofuel Use Requirement by 3 Percent
• U.S. Cattle on Feed Running at 22 Year Highs
• Rate of Farm Loan Rejections Almost Doubles Among Banks
• Rural America to U.S. Senate: Do No Harm to Crop Insurance: More than 600 trade organizations and companies throughout rural America sent U.S. Senators a clear message today about crop insurance as they prepare to debate the 2018 Farm Bill.
• Rural Mainstreet Economy Expands for June
• Trump’s Government Overhaul Plan at a Glance
• Trump Administration Plan Would Shift USDA Programs
• Trump Jabbed First, and Now World Hits back in Trade Fight
• Congress Urged to Focus on Immigration Reform
• Cattle on Feed Up 4%
• Dicamba Injury Is Back in 2018
• Beating Credit Challenges
• Kansas Farmer Outlines Costly Toll Of Overregulation At Congressional Hearing
• Interest Rates in 30-Year Perspective: The Case of U.S. 10-Year Treasury Rates

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06.22.18

• Secretary Perdue’s Statement on 2018 Farm Bill Passing the House of Representatives
• Peterson Statement on House Farm Bill Passage
• Ag Industry Applauds House Farm Bill
• Five Year, $867 Billion Bill would Extend Subsidies for Farmers and Government-Backed Crop Insurers
• Nat’l Assn Of Wheat Growers Responds To House Passing Its 2018 Farm Bill

admin2018-06-22T09:09:30+00:00June 22nd, 2018|

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06.21.18

• Almonds – First Hull Split Sprays Cranking Up – AgFax Tree Crops
• California Can’t Require Warning Labels for Glyphosate, Judge Affirms
• Friday is Deadline for Second House Farm Bill Vote
• Trump Administration Considering ‘Tariff Payments’ to Farmers
• Trump Faults China’s Economic Policy as Threat to U.S. Security
• When Will Trump Start Mitigating Tariff Pain?
• AgriPulse: Senator’s Frustratons Rise With Trump’s Tariffs
• Scathing Report On China’s IP Breaches Released, EU Implements Tariffs
• World Lurches Towards Trade War
• Trade War Fears Cause Soybean Prices to Hit 9-Year Lows
• Heitkamp: Trade War Strikes at Rural Economies
• Farm Markets Close Higher Wednesday
• Suit Sheds Light on Race for $240 Billion Farm Tech Market
• Immigration Bill in House Changes Ag Guest-Worker Program, But Passage Unlikely

admin2018-06-21T12:15:00+00:00June 21st, 2018|

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06.19.18

• California Walnuts: Staying On Point Through August
• A Three-Piece California? It Could Be Possible
• CA: Overburdened Growers Fuel an Ag-Tech Investment Boom
• California Federal Milk Marketing Order Approved
• Farm Sector Fears Large Losses From Mounting Trade Conflict
• Trump: Prepares Another 200 Billion in Tariffs on China
• China Announces Retaliation for U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Goods
• Ag Sec’y Perdue Says Trade Agreement With Mexico Sooner Than With Canada
• ERS Report– Federal Risk Management Tools for Agricultural Producers: Read the Summary
• Crop Progress, 06.18.2018 [pdf]
• Weekly Analysis: New-Crop Corn, Soybeans and SRW Wheat Markets
• Trans Fat Ban Begins
• House Farm Bill Language Would Help Promote Farmer Group Health Plans
• Trump Considers Pardon for Oregon Ranchers

admin2018-06-19T12:57:09+00:00June 19th, 2018|

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06.12.18

• California Federal Milk Marketing Order Approved
• California Walnuts: Staying On Point Through August
• States That Supported Trump Would Get Hit Hardest in a Canada Trade War
• Perdue Scheduled to Talk Trade with MacAulay
• Official Debunks Report China Could Buy $70 Billion of U.S. Products
• Tweaks and Nudges Expected in June WASDE Report
• Quick Take: Recent USDA Trade Data
• Mexico Calling for Flexibility in NAFTA Talks
• USDA Crop Ratings Blow Year Ago Grades Out Of The Water
• President Continues Elevating an Issue Involving a Small Fraction of US-Canadian Trade
• White House Tries to Provide Clarity on Cloudy Trade Picture
• WOTUS on Hold in 24 States: EPA Receives Increasing Support for Rewrite From Legal Cases
• Does Canada Really Charge a 270% Tariff on Milk
• Novak Moving from NCGA to CropLife
• Ted Cruz says Biofuel Policy Overhaul May be Revived

admin2018-06-12T13:18:12+00:00June 12th, 2018|

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