AG NEWS

08.10.19

• California Almonds: Observing Powdery Mildew
• Some FSA Offices Unable to Process MFP Applications
• Biden: Trump’s trade war pushing farmers to bankruptcy
• Farmers Vent – Ag Sec. Perdue Listens – DTN
• EPA Stands Behind Glyphosate: Herbicide Product Labels Containing Cancer Warning Won’t Be Approved
• Weekly Export Sales – Tracking China’s Footprints
• Rolling Out the Farm Safety Net
• AccuWeather Predicts The Lowest U.S. Corn Yield In Seven Years
• China Bought U.S. Ag Goods Ahead of New Tariff Talk
• Federal Reserve Ag Credit Surveys- 2019 Second Quarter Farm Economy Conditions
• Ag Groups Call for Regulatory Transparency on Gene Editing
• U.N. Agency Issues Report On Ag’s Role In Climate Change
• Five Things To Avoid When Using Public Wi-Fi
• A Look at How USDA Acreage Surveys are Conducted
• Perdue, Peterson Seek to Tamp Down Producer Concerns
• Farm Show Allows Some Venting
• Biodiesel Fraud Identified Early, But EPA Alleges Auditor Dropped Ball
• Acreage Unknowns Create Uncertainty Around Corn Supply and Demand
• U.S. Immigration Agents Arrest 680 Workers at Mississippi Plants
• 6 Common Traits of a Successful Rural Community
• USDA Disputes OIG Review
• FSA Gearing Up for MFP2
• Bayer to Start Outcome Based Pricing
• Cargill Releases Survey on What Consumers Want
• Free daily grain market report to help you make more informed business and trading decisions. Barchart, a leading provider of data and analytics to the commodities industry, is proud to announce the release of a free daily report that provides benchmark price assessments for the U.S. grain industry. To Subscribe.
• Bill to aid family farmers passes Senate, House
• Reactions to Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019
• China Halts Purchase of U.S. Farm Products
• Crop Progress Report
• S&P 500 Plunges as Trade War Escalates
• China Investing in Brazil Ag
• Brazil Considers Dropping Barriers to U.S. Ethanol
• Work on USMCA to Continue Through August Recess
• USDA may have broken law in spending on agency relocations, OIG finds

admin2019-08-10T09:54:57+00:00August 10th, 2019|

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08.02.19

• Winery Numbers Increase, Distributors Consolidate — What’s a Mid-size Winery to Do?
• 3 Big Things Today, August 2
• President Cites Lack of Larger Ag Exports to China as Reason for New Tariffs
• Trump: U.S. Will Hit $300 Billion of Chinese Goods With 10% Tariff
• House Crop Insurance Caucus Shares Importance of Farm Safety Net
• Trump Escalates Trade War With China
• China Buys U.S. Soybeans for First Time Since June
• Your Farm Debt: Two Decisions to Consider
• Chris Barron; Margin Targets Help Unscramble Confusion
• 3 Big Things Today, August 1
• House Crop Insurance Caucus Shares Importance of Farm Safety Net
• Biofuels Industry Calls on Agency to Account for Lost RFS Gallons
• Trump’s assault on WTO may be close to victory
• China to Buy More U.S. Farm Products, Talks to Resume in September -White House
• Overturning the truth on conservation tillage
• Ag Economic Insights: Direct Payments To Farmers Set To Soar In 2019
• Currency realignment would aid farm economy
• 3 Factors Affecting Farm Financial Stability
• Paul Neiffer: Should You Consider a C Corporation?
• Farmers Should Report Acreage Before Applying for MFP
• Conference Reveals Farmer Conflict Over Organics
• Sign Up for MFP 2.0 is Now Open
• GOP Faces Vote on Trump Backed Budget Bill
• Conaway Won’t Seek Reelection
• Trump’s assault on WTO may be close to victory
• 3 Big Things Today, July 31
• President Trump Warns China Not to Wait For 2020 U.S. Election to Make Trade Deal
• Bayer Cancels Plans to Offer NemaStrike Over Safety Concerns
• Bayer CEO’s Investor Call, Will Settle Roundup Lawsuit Financial Responsibly
• Farming: An opportunity to slow climate change
• Exclusive: Ag Trade Negotiator Talks China Negotiations
• USDA Crop Insurance Cycle

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07.29.19

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07.26.19

• MFP Payment Details Market Facilitation Program Payments Will Range From $15 to $150 Per Acre
• The EPA After Pruitt
• First Round of Trump Tariff Payments Could Top $4 Billion
• USDA/FSA Payment Rates by County
• Weekly Export Sales – Holding on to hope
• National Crop Insurance Services Launches New Website: Crop Insurance 101
• Ag Markets Close Mostly Lower Thursday
• Farm Income Will Surge 4% if China Ends Soy Tariffs, Say Analysts
• Gardner testifies at hearing on cannabis challenges
• EPA favors oil refiners over corn farmers
• While Large Banks Exit Ag Lending, Rabobank Plans To Increase Its Ag Loans
• Crop Insurance Protects America’s Heartland by Farm Policy Facts
• Roberts, Stabenow Announce Grain Standards Hearing
• Bill Boosts Ag Import Security | Bipartisan Legislation Increases Ag and Food Inspectors at Ports of Entry
• Chinese government approves soybean purchase Chinese government approves soybean purchase
• Farmers earn more from YouTube than farming
• Farm Related Stress: Look for Warning Signs – DTN
• U.S. and China to Restart Trade Talks on July 30 in Shanghai
• Cover Crops, 2017 US Census of Agriculture

admin2019-07-26T16:54:51+00:00July 26th, 2019|

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07.19.19

• Almonds don’t lactate: Farmers call on FDA to do its job
• California Walnuts: Howard Nut Drop – What Happened?
• Almonds: Growers Make Real Progress With Hull Split Sprays – AgFax Tree Crops
• Updated Climate Change Document Not Released By USDA
• Report: GMOs vital to feeding 10 billion people by 2050
• Be Cautious When Bearish USDA Report Moves Market Higher
• Agricultural Trucking Relief Act Introduced
• August Crop Production to Include Resurvey, Satellite and FSA Data
• USDA’s Hutchins defends ERS, NIFA relocation
• KC Fed: Large Loans Drive Further Increases In Farm Lending
• The Debt Limit: A Saga of Self-Inflicted Trouble
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- July 2019
• New Farmers.gov Feature Helps Find Loans to Fit Individual Operation
• Trump Says He Can put More Tariffs on China if He Wants
• Be Cautious When Bearish USDA Report Moves Market Higher
• U.S., Chinese officials to discuss trade in Thursday call -Mnuchin
• EPA Approves Sulfoxaflor as Crop Insecticide After Studying Impact on Bees
• New Partners Want To Fill “Lending Void” In Agriculture
• Crop Conditions Haven’t Been This Bad Since 2012
• Labor Department Proposes H-2A Changes | Ag Secretary Says New Rule Eases Burden on US Farmers
• House Ag Subcommittee Hears Stories of Lost Opportunity in Trade
• When the Senior Generation Withold Important Transition Information
• Fate of USMCA Hinges on Trump and Pelosi Agreement
• USDA Announces Funding to Support Veteran Farmers
• White House Approves Trade Aid 2.0, Payments Expected Next Month
• White House completes MFP review
• Weather, Trade Weigh on CHS, Cargill Two Agribusinesses Show Significant Drops in Net Income
• Exporting U.S. Ag Is Big Business
• U.S., Chinese Officials to Discuss Trade This Week -Mnuchin
• USDA Urged to Address Discrimination Issues
• Trump Administration Proposes New Agriculture Immigration Rules
• Rewards and Risks of Buying Seed Online
• Official Definition Of “Precision Agriculture” Released
• Perdue Signs Pledge to America’s Workers
• Secretary Perdue Statement on the Department of Labor’s Proposed H2A Modernized Rule

 

admin2019-07-19T16:53:43+00:00July 19th, 2019|

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07.12.19

• Preparing for SGMA — The Time is Now
• USDA predicts reduced almond yield this year
• Researchers say walnut canopy damage caused by fall freeze
• Pecans show potential for growth in California
• 2019 Strawberry Harvest is Brisk
• 3 Big Things Today, July 12
• 7 Ag Stories You Migh Have Missed This Week – July 12, 2019
• Trade War May Permantently Alter Trade, Cargill Exec Says
• Rural Community Broadband Benefit | Congressman Asks for Rural Voices to be Heard on Funding Broadband Access
• Grains Ease Following WASDE-Day Surge
• Deep Dive: What We Lost in the Trade War With China
• Wall Street Banks Bailing on Troubled U.S. Farm Sector
• Federal Reserve Expected to Lower Interest Rates
• First Company Approved For Ag Spraying Via Drone In Iowa
• The Other Side of the Seventies
• Unprecedented Year Could Spark Unprecedented Changes in WASDE Report
• Farm Policy Facts: Time is Ticking as Farmers Ask Congress to Pass USMCA
• USDA Extends Reporting Date For Spring Crops
• 10 Years of Seed Industry Mergers, Acquisitions and Retired Brands
• Barrasso Eyes Aug. 1 Markup for Infrastructure Reauthorization Bill
• Roberts, Stabenow Announce Ag Research Hearing
• USDA Reports Preview July WASDE: Mirage or for Real?
• Sanders, AOC: Declare Climate Emergency
• Startups grow meat in lab, face scrutiny
• China Eyes Trump’s 2020 Strategy for Clues on Trade War Deal
• Study Shows Farmers Losing More Yield Than They Think
• Beef Exports Steady in May; Values Tick Up 1%
• U.N. Report: Ag Growth to Keep Food Prices Low in Coming Decade
• Farm Loan Delinquencies Higher in 2018, But Remain Historically Low
• New Ad: EPA’s RFS Waivers Harm Biodiesel Producers, Farmers
• In aid package for farmers, many blow past caps | USDA rules let farms file claims for multiple family members or other partners
• Making Sense of the USDA’s Planted Acres Report
• EPA Takes Heat for Proposed RFS: Volumes Agency’s Proposal Leaves Little Room for Growth in Biodiesel
• World Weather Inc. Says Early Frost, Freeze Very Likely
• Can Hemp Withstand Drift?

admin2019-07-12T12:21:12+00:00July 12th, 2019|

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07.05.19

• USDA Study on Goats in California
• Sonoma County Winegrowers Share Early Outlook on 2019 Harvest Crop Expected
• California Almond: USDA Forecasts 2019 Crop Down 3.5%
• 3 Big Things Today, July 5
• The 5 Myths of Hemp Growth
• Global Stocks Mixed on Friday
• EIA: Ethanol Stocks Jump to 6-Week High
• China Considers Buying U.S. Farm Products
• Making Sense of the USDA’s Planted Acres Report
• The Farm Bill Looks to Tackle Food Loss and Waste
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• The Jones Act: Hidden Cost to Farmers
• USDA Expects Storm-Related Planting Claims to Top $1 Billion
• EPA Relaxes Restrictions on Use of Dicamba in Texas
• Trump Approval Among Farmers Rises to 79%
• Special salary report: Think you want to be an Ag Dean?
• Weekly Outlook: June Acreage Report Heightens Uncertainty
• Ag Economic Insights: Direct Payments To Farmers May Top $20 Billion, Highest In Two Decades
• Farmers Will be ‘Great Beneficiary’ as U.S.-China Talks Resume, says Trump
• Todd’s Take: Making a NASS of Themselves
• Senators Want President to Keep Ag Secretary Out of EPA Small-Refinery Decisions: Backlash Over Perdue Influence
• Demand for Seed Skyrockets, Supplies Tight as USDA Encourages Cover Crops
• June Acreage Report Heightens Uncertainty
• USDA Crop Data Not Matching Up with Others’ Assessments
• Democrats running out of options to stop Trump from moving two USDA offices
• USDA Releases Its Annual Technology Transfer Report
• Perspectives on Corn Belt Farmland Values

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06.27.19

• Almond Alliance President Appointed to USDA Agricultural Trade Policy Advisory Committee
• Disrupting One Gene Could Be First Step Toward Treating Honey Bee Parasite Nosema Ceranae
• Friday’s USDA Data the Most Volatile in 7 Years, Successful Marketing Newsletter Says
• Ag Chem Industry Concerned Over Proposed New Tariffs
• USDA Farm Bill Implemenation Update
• Aid for Farmers, Ranchers Available Through FSA
• The Bottom For Cattle?
• Where do 2020 Dems stand on climate and agriculture?
• Tysons Being Investigated for Price-Fixing Allegations
• June Rural Mainstreet Index Climbs Above Growth Neutral
• Perdue Acknowledges Farmers as Casualties of Trade War
• Study Shows North American Crop Production Benefits from Climate Change
• Agriculture Secretary Behind Livestock Industry Push to Change
• This Crop Season Could Be Just What the Supply Doctor Needed, Analyst Says
• Our Nation’s Rail, Bridges, and Roads Need Repairs
• Senate Dems want climate change transparency
• China and U.S. officials talk ahead of Trump-Xi meeting
• Bill passes with no funding for USDA KC relocation
• Farmers Working Capital at “Critical Low”
• John Phipps: Why USDA’s Silence on Farm Bill Programs is Unsettling
• House Dems Dig In On Demands to Change USMCA
• Where Do 2020 Dems Stand On Climate and Agriculture
• Stocks End Mostly Lower as Rally Fades
• Decision Due in Mid-July on Banning Chlorpyrifos

admin2019-06-28T00:49:55+00:00June 28th, 2019|

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06.20.19

• Recent Study Shows All Around Benefits of Mechanized Vineyard Canopy Management
• Does FSMA No Longer Apply to Almond Growers?
• California Almonds – Mites, Insects Stirring After Heat Wave – AgFax Tree Crops
• Almond Genome Reveals How Edible, Sweet Almonds Arose
• Duvall Says Farmers May Need Another Trade Aid Program
• Understanding NASS’s planting percentage
• 3 Big Things Today, June 20
• Trade policies shifting to transactional partnerships
• Stable Agricultural Land Values Settle Farm Balance Sheets, For Now
• USTR to Democrats: Let’s make a deal on USMCA
• U.S. Trade Rep: Farmers Hit By Japanese Agreements with Others – DTN
• Ag Trade Balance Projected to Fall to $8 Billion in Fiscal 2019
• Taco Bell Refuses to Consider Using Fake Meat
• Climate Change Sows Seeds of Multi-Peril Crop Insurance Denials
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- May 2019
• Senators Press for Trade Action | Trade Ambassador Says USMCA Talks Continue to Advance With Democrats
• Trade Optimism Sends US Stocks Higher
• Trump and Xi will talk trade at G-20 “extended meeting”
• Lighthizer testifies on USMCA details
• Trump’s $16 Billion Farm Bailout Criticized at the WTO
• Call the Vet! Rural Veterinary Medicine is Struggling
• Is Trump’s Farm Support Wearing Thin
• Market Retreats to Mull Acreage
• USDA Releases "Season-Average Price Forecasts" Outlook Report
• USDA: Agricultural Exports Supported An Estimated 1.2 Million Full-Time Jobs In 2017
• Despite Sour Ag Economy, Farmers Nat’l Co. Reports Land Sales Volume Up 29%
• Senate Ag Committee Member Says It’s Time to Crack Down on EPA Waivers
• Pruitt Advised Not to Issue Exemptions | Adviser Warned Pruitt of ‘Appearance of Quid Pro Quo’ on Small-Refinery Waivers
• CoBank: Blockchain hurdles for commodity system
• Why Is Kansas City a Good Home for ERS?
• Washington Week Ahead: USTR presses USCMA, House debates FY20 bills

admin2019-06-20T14:35:09+00:00June 20th, 2019|

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06.13.19

• 3 Big Things Today, June 13
• Table grape industry seeks to offset tariff hit
• Wine industry grapples with challenges
• Almonds – The Heat Is On, 2019’s Rollercoaster Ride Continues – AgFax Tree Crops
• Stabenow, Peters Applaud Decision on Trade Practices Harming Cherries
• 2018 USDA California Almond Nursery Sales Report
• Some Details Of Trade Aid 2.0 Revealed, First Payments In August
• FEEDD Act introduced in U.S. House: A bill that would allow for early haying and grazing of cover crops on prevent plant ground has been introduced in the U.S.
• Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Biotech Order
• U.S. – Mexico Rift Far From Over and Still a Trade Threat
• Farmers Counting on Congress to Bring USMCA Across Finish Line
• As the First Round of Planting Nears an End, Replanting Begins
• Tyson Enters Plant-Based Meat Market
• EIA: Ethanol Stocks Plunge
• Rural Voters Sticking With Trump
• Trump Simplifies Reviews of Genetically Modified Farm Products
• USDA Set to Adjust U.S. Soy Numbers in July Report – Chief Economist
• As Democratic voters warm to free trade, White House candidates struggle for positions
• In farm children, I see virtues that one sees too rarely these days
• Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Biotech Order
• Secretary Perdue: Farmers are Resilient
• The Aftermath of Wet Spring: USDA Making Rare Adjustment to Corn Yield
• Will the USDA Bombshell Stick?
• President Trump Streamlines Agriculture Biotech Regulations
• Trump Simplifies Reviews of Genetically Modified Farm Products
• Planting cover crops could yield MFP payments
• Doud, McKinney: Trump Has Farmers Backs
• House Ag Subcommittee Agricultural Trade Hearing- USMCA Approval “Vital”
• New Book Released: Who’s Running Your Farm (NEXT)?
• Fragile U.S. – Mexico Dea Doesn’t Include Ag Purchases
• Trump Removes Tariff Threat, But Obstacles Remain for USMCA
• 2017 Census Shows Continued Concentration In Agricultural Production
• USDA Releases “Latest U.S. Agricutlural Trade Data” Outlook Report
• USDA Tempers Aid Expectations: Planting Still a Priority for MFP Payments, Disaster Aid Has to Stretch Far
• USDA’s June Report Ill-Suited for Big Questions
• Petroleum Interests Sue EPA on E15 Rule
• Crop Progress Report
• China: 5 Things to Think About
• Efforts to Retrict Foreign Ownership of US Farmland Grow
• Additional Information on Disaster and Trade-Related Assistance from USDA
• Wheat Groups Comment on Discovery of GE Wheat in Washington Field
• Secretary Perdue Statement on Disaster and Trade-Related Assistance
• Senators Urge USDA to Expedite Crop Insurance Guidelines
• Trump Calls Off Tariff Threat After Agreement is Reached
• On Heels of Tariff Deal, Trump Seeks to Reassure Rural Base
• ARA: Payments May Negatively Impact Retailers
• Trump Signs Disaster Bill with $3 Billion for Agriculture
• Stage Set for a Significant Price Rally, Analysts Says
• USDA Proposes New Rule for Regulating GM Crops
• G-20 Officials Pledge to Protect Growth
• Positive Trade News with Mexico in the Midst of an Awful Spring for Planting
• Harvested Cropland Declined by 2 Million Acres in 2018

admin2019-06-20T14:35:21+00:00June 13th, 2019|

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