• California Pistachios: Delving Into Leaf Scorch In Golden Hills Variety
• 3 Big Things Today, September 12
• Farmdoc 20 Year Retrospective on Agricultural Trade (In Chart Form): 20th Anniversary of the farmdoc Project
• Trump Delays Next Round of Tariffs on China
• New Data Shows Tariffs Cost U.S. Taxpayers $30 Billion
• China to Remove Tariffs on Some U.S. Products, Exempting Soybeans
• USDA Reports Preview | More Bearish News From USDA?
• Uncertainty Continues Ahead of USDA Updates
• Ethanol, Ag Interests Not in White House RFS Meeting
• EIA: Ethanol Stocks Drop | Ethanol Stocks Fall Despite Demand Loss, Output Gain
• SCOTUS OKs Trump Asylum Rule
• Yesterday: Ag Markets Fade Ahead of USDA Report
• Of Interest: Sexual Harassment Prevention Discussion for Farms: New Regulations Begin October 9th in New York
• EPA, Corps scrap 2015 WOTUS with repeal rule
• Aug. Ag Equipment Sales Rose Over Last Year
• USDA Sign-up Will Start for 2018, 2019 Disaster Declarations–Wednesday, September 11, 2019
• ARC/PLC Enrollment Is Open, Farmers Urged to Wait
• Crop Progres Report (PDF) September 9, 2019
• Perdue: farmers will be pleased with disaster relief
• Mnuchin hopes China talks can pick up, says no impact to U.S. economy yet
• Court Backs Lawmakers in Conservation Fight
• Perdue/CME on Current Financial Challenges for Farmers
• U.S. Exports of Live Animals and Red Meats Accelerating
• USDA: Potential Effects of Climate Change on Ag Productivity to Vary by Region

USDA Sign-up Will Start for 2018, 2019 Disaster Declarations–Wednesday, September 11, 2019

• China Adds to Fruit Tariffs
• Burgundy Wine Grapes Tell Climate Story
• Monster Tumbleweed: Invasive New Species Here to Stay
• Changes on the Horizon for H2-A
• Harsh weather to cut French wine output by 12% this year
• Citrus Crop Value Up as Farmland Shrinks
• Secretary Perdue’s Balancing Act With Trump
• Trump Promises ‘Giant Package’ Related to Ethanol to Please Farmers
• Farmers’ Loyalty to Trump Tested Over Ethanol
• The Importance of Waterways to U.S. Agriculture
• Study: No One Cares About Restaurants’ Stances on Animal Welfare
• Changing the Rules: Reviewing Agency Authority to Rewrite Regulations, Part 1
• Changing the Rules, Part 2: Ambiguity’s Alchemy
• President Expected to Soon Announce Strategy to Offset Sting of EPA Biofuel Exemptions
• Farmers Talk Frost Dates and Farm Stress
• Trump calls in to Farm Progress Show
• Farmers double down on Trump
• USDA Launches Investigation into Beef Pricing Margins
• Farmer Estimates Yields Will be 5-10% Lower this Year
• Perdue Says Farmer Support for Trump Policies Isn’t Waning
• Canada, Mexico, U.S. plan for African swine fever
• Let’s Shift Farm Safety into High Gear this Harvest
• Farmers National Company: Land Market Is Waking Up
• FSA Now Accepting Debit Cards to Make Loan Payments
• China is a Fast Learner, Analyst Says
• American Farmers Hail U.S. – Japan Trade Deal
• Trump Signs Family Farmer Relief Act
• Hemp Crop Insurance Is Now Available, USDA Says
• List of China’s Tariffs on U.S. Commodities and Energy: August 28, 2019
• Bayer to Invest $6 Million in 4-H and FFA
• Farm Bill Funding Opportunities for Animal Health
• Are Cattle Heading Lower?
• Trump: US-China trade talks will resume
• New Maps: ‘100-Year’ Floods Will Happen Every 1 to 30 Years
• Trump, Abe Signal US-Japan Deal | Trump Touts Agreement With Big Sales of Corn and Other Farm Purchases
• Docs Show EPA Ignored OMB on Waivers Interagency Review Documents Show OMB Made Suggestions to Fix Waivers Issue
• Breaking Ties With China: Does Trump Have the Authority to Force American Companies to Cut Ties With China
• August 26, 2019 Crop Progress Report
• Farmers Face Multiple Trips to the FSA Offices This Year
• To Mitigate the Fallout from Waivers, Trump Administration Looks at Biofuel-Blending Quotas
• Weekly Outlook: Economic Importance of U.S. Animal Agriculture
• Crispr Breathing New Life Into Wheat and Other Crops – Can It Avoid GMO Controversy?
• Dogs Now Being Used to Detect Invasive Weeds

USDA/RMA PRESS RELEASE | 08.15.19

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced August 15, 2019 it will defer accrual of interest for all agricultural producers’ spring 2019 crop year insurance premiums to help the wide swath of farmers and ranchers affected by extreme weather in 2019.

• California Cotton: Latest County-Level Whitefly Survey Results
• Avocado volume expected to increase after summer shortfall
• Rural Mainstreet Index Drops to Lowest Level in 2 Years
• Kraft, Mondelez to Pay $16 Million in Wheat Price Manipulation Case
• Oversupply Drops LP Gas Prices. Time To Contract For Corn Drying?
• Which States Have the Highest Cash Rent?
• American Coalition for Ethanol CEO to Industry: Don’t Stand Quiet While
• Trump Administration Grants Exemptions
• Washington Insider — Friday Market Tensions Beyond Trade
• Trade negotiations continue as does tit-for-tat retaliation
• Farm Loan Repayment Problems Hit 20-Year High -Chicago Fed
• Recent Perspectives on U.S. Farmland Values
• Should You Gift Some Land Now?
• Senate Continues Working to Restrict Trump’s Tariff Powers
• Trump’s New Farm Tariffs No Match for China’s Retaliatory Duties
• Trump Stuff Tantrum Rolls On
• Our View: Trade Aid Appreciated as Farmers Seek Trade Truce
• NAWG Pushes Back on Trump: Wheat Growers Defend Wheat Exports to Japan After Comment by President
• Trump Snub Irks U.S. Wheat Farmers as Trade-War Discontent Grows
• Smithfield Ventures into Plant-Based Proteins
• Several Factors Propping Farmland Values
• Stable Farmland Values Could Support Weak Farm Economy
• Judge Orders Monsanto Roundup Trial to Start in October
• Coffee Next Product to be Created thru Engineering
• U Of Illinois Economist Analyzes USDA’s Shocking Crop Forecasts
• Finance Committee looks to blunt Trump’s tariff powers
• Investors Can’t Stop Talking About USDA’s Bombshell Report
• Overdone? Cattle Markets Continue Retreat After Tyson Fire
• Democratic Candidates Tap Activists, Farmers for Climae Policy Advice

• 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
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• 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

• 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