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
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
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
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
Fresno County’s 2018 Production Breaks Records
Fresno County’s agriculture production in 2018 hit a record $7.89 billion, a 12% increase over 2017 numbers, with almonds, grapes and pistachios leading the list, according to an annual report from the county’s ag commissioner. Continue reading.
09.12.19
- 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
09.06.19
- Urge your Representatives to AMEND SB 1 From California Citrus Mutual
- American Farmland Trust to Expand SJV Land & Water Strategy with Conservation Grant
- Dairy Producers Must Sign-Up Before Sept. 20 for 2019 Coverage
- Farms Offer Climate Solutions, But Candidates Criticize Big Ag, Factory Farms, Livestock
- U.S., China Agree to High-level Talks Next Month
- New Crop Estimates Enter Market
- Can Trump save his ethanol support?
- EIA: Ethanol Stocks Build, Demand Falls
- Commodity Safety Net Programs ARC, PLC Were Tweaked in 2018 Farm Bill
- Where Can a Family Cut Corners, Including Estate Planning?
- Hemp Pitfalls and Promise: Alarm Sounded by Midwest Grower
- CME Group Reaches Second-Highest Monthly Volume Ever
- China, U.S. to Hold Trade Talks in October as Mistrust Remains
- Climate Change Report Offers Food for Thought
- Ag Economy Barometer falls 29 points
- A Lot of Crops Are In Limbo, Successful Marketing Newletter Reports
- USDA Commodity Credit Corporation interest rates
- Analyst to Livestock Producers: “Get Your Feed Locked In”
- New Crop Estimates Enter Market
- Lawsuit Charging Nation’s Largest Poultry Processors Fixed Wages
- USDA: Farm Income and Wealth Statistics Outlook Report
- USDA Opens 2019 Enrollment for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs
- 2019 Farm Sector Income Forecast, August
- September 3, 2019 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
- Income From Trade Falls as Farmer Reliance on MFP Payments Grows
- Tax Plans and Exit Strategies
- Optimism Falls In Farm Country, Ag Barometer Shows
- Amid Trade War, Farmers to Collect Largest Federal Payments in 14 years
- USDA Agricultural Trade Outlook- FY19 Export Forecast Lowered Again
- Average farm organization CEO pay topping $500K
- China Files Complaint in WTO Against U.S. Over Tariffs
- USDA Releases "Farm Household Income And Characteristics" Outlook Report
08.30.19
- 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