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

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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

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08.28.18

• Farmer Trade Aid Detailed: USDA Plan Draws Some Criticism From Commodity Groups as Soybean Payments Dominate
• Farm Futures: USDA Unveils Plans to Assist Farmers Impacted by Retaliatory Tariffs: Signup begins Sept. 4, 2018.
• How Much Will Your Tariff Payment Be?
• Trump to Cut Soybean Farmers a Check for Up to $1.65 per Bushel
• US, Mexico Reach Trade Deal President Trump Says Farmers Who Have Stuck by Him Will be Pleased With Deal
• Perdue on U.S. – Mexico Trade Agreement
• U.S. – Mexico Trade Deal Has Zero Ag Tariffs
• Trump Says He’s ‘Terminating’ NAFTA, Anounces New Trade Agreement With Mexico
• U.S., Mexico Reach NAFTA Deal. Is Canada Next?
• 3 Big Things Today, August 28
• Farm Policy News: USDA Outlines Trade Assistance; While President Trump Touts U.S., Mexico Trade Agreement
• DTN Early Word Grains Wheat Stages Recovery, Row Crops Chop
• Crop Progress Report: Aug. 27, 2018 (PDF)
• China Struggles to Curb Reliance on U.S. Market
• Which 10 States Have the Highest Cash Rent?
• COOL 2.0: Comment Period Extended for “Product of U.S.A.” Labeling
• Nat’l Assn Of Wheat Growers: USDA’s Aid Package Fails To Consider All Commodities
• Iowa Soybean Assn Issues Statement On Trade Aid Proposal
• Cattle on Feed Report
• Primary Runoff Elections Set as Oklahoma Voters Make Their Choices
• Basis Levels Not Considered in USDA Aid

admin2018-08-28T12:26:10+00:00August 28th, 2018|

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08.22.18

• Tariffs Could Cost Fruit and Nuts $3 Billion
• California Almonds: Sterile Tech to Battle Naval Orangeworm – It Worked on Pink Bollworm
• California Olive Ranch Marks 20 Years with Largest Olive Tree Planting in State
• Fruit, Nut Tariffs Estimated to Cost $3.4 Bln Annually
• Legal Battle on 2015 WOTUS Rule Rages on in Multiple Federal Courts
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• USDA Prepares to Unveil Massive Trade Aid Package
• What to Watch in U.S., China Talks
• Deadline Extended for ‘Product of U.S.A.’ Comments
• Hours of Service Changes Considered by Department of Transportation
• Third U.S. Soybean Vessel Left in Limbo Off China Unloads Cargo
• California Supreme Court Declines to Hear Glyphosate Appeal
• Commodity Prices Have Landowners Searching for Additional Income
• USDA Releases Its Annual Farmland Value Study, Remain Stable
• Study: China Tariffs Will Cost U.S. Up to $2.4 Billion Annually
• Farmers Tested by Tariffs as the U.S. and China Prepare For Trade Talks
• Ag Continues to Swing at WOTUS Zombie Legal Battle Now Shifts to Texas Court for National Injunction
• Crop Progress, 08.20.2018 [pdf]
• Trump and Media — No Winner
• Cattle Producers Watching Trade Negotiations
• DC Signal to Noise: China is Back in Play
• Rural Mainstreet Index Rises
• Big Crops and Tariff Troubles
• WOTUS Woes Hit Farmers in 26 States
• Judge Orders Trump to Reinstate Waters of the US Rule
• Scientist Crack Wheat Genome Code
• Expert Witness Expects Monsanto Case to Have Limited Herbicide Industry Impact

admin2018-08-28T12:37:30+00:00August 22nd, 2018|

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08.14.18

• California Lemon Growers Feeling the Heat
• Chlorpyrifos Ruling Won’t Change Much in California
• Farmers Concerned About Crops Tainted by Smoke
• Crop Progress, 08.13.2018 (PDF)
• Proposed Relief Package Could Cause More Trade Problems
• Recent Livestock ELD Waiver Passed By Senate Causes Mixed Reactions
• Mexico vs. Canada in Trade Talks
• Bayer Shares Plunge After Roundup Ruling
• Futures Lose More to Start Week
• 80 Years in Agriculture–Two Brothers Spill the Dirt
• New Buyers Elusive, U.S. Builds a Mountain of Soybeans
• Farmers Win Battle Against Army Corps of Engineers, Fight Not Over
• $266M Trust Set Up for Native American Farmers/Ranchers
• U.S. Tractor Sales Up 13% In July, Combine Sales Up 37%
• USDA to Realign ERS With Chief Economist
• August 10 WASDE Report (PDF)
• Federal Reserve Reports Show Farmland Values Remain Relatively Steady
• Farmer Can Aggregate Income from Multiple Entities to Maximize Deduction
• EPA Listens to Dicamba Discussion
• Monsanto Fined $289 Million in Roundup Suit
• EPA Must Ban Chlopyrifos, Court Rules
• China Expects its U.S. Agricultural Imports to Fall Sharply
• Trade Tensions Hit Farm Prices and Profits
• 7 Ag Stories You Might Have Missed Week Ending Aug. 10, 2018
• The World’s First ‘Intelligent Sprayer’
• Farm Futures Magazine Survey Shows Farmers’ Support For Pres. Trump Slipping

admin2018-08-14T11:32:46+00:00August 14th, 2018|

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08.09.18

• California’s Mendocino Complex Wildfire Is Now Largest in State’s History
• Fighting ACP on Farms and Residential Areas Critical
• Navel Orangeworm Pressure Could Be Increasing in Almonds
• Dried Plums or Prunes? Name Debate Continues
• For Farmers, Trump’s Tariffs Are Far Worse Than Any Bad Trade Deal: By Bart Ruth, opinion contributor —The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of Our Agency
• China Tariffs: The Last Straw for Our Weak Ag Economy – Commentary
• One Group Plans Ad Buys in Ag States Opposing ‘President Trump’s Trade War’
• Chief Ag Negotiator Says NAFTA Talks Progressing with Mexico, but Not Canada
• Ag Economy Falls 26 Points in July
• Low Unemployment Creates Farm Labor Pinch Point
• Will The August WASDE Be A Game Changer?
• Farmers Sharing Poor Crop Conditions On Social Media
• Farmers Express Serious Economic Concerns In Latest Ag Barometer
• Next Round of US Tariffs Set
• Truth, Lies and Power: A Farmer Fights The Feds
• Trump Administration Returns Water-Permitting Authority Back to States, Good News for Agriculture
• Equal Access to Justice Act is Not Equal for Farmers
• USDA’s Trade Aid Prevents Farm Income Crisis, Economist Says
• US Infrastructure: Still in the Back of the Funding Line
• Less Than 50% Of Farmers Plan To Participate In Tariff Aid
• Ag Holds Roundtable on Lawsuit Abuse
• Tax Code Changes Make Charitable Remainder Trusts More Attractive
• EPA Emails Show Agency Approved Dicamba Label Changes After Consulting With Monsanto
• Remember When ‘Freedom to Farm’ Became ‘Freedom to Fail’? – Commentary
• U.S., China Seek to Restart Talks to Defuse Trade War
• Senate Approves ELD Delay for Livestock Haulers
• Index Shows Slower Growth: Tariffs Impact Two-Thirds of Firms

admin2018-08-09T20:18:42+00:00August 9th, 2018|

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07.31.18

• Almond Harvest – Shaking Starts, More Just Ahead – AgFax Tree Crops
• Ag Labor: H-2C Program, E-Verify Will Harm Longtime Work Force – DTN
• American-Grown Pistachio Consumption Increases Globally
• Almond Harvest – Shaking Starts, More Just Ahead – AgFax Tree Crops
• California Regulators Target Chlorpyrifos
• Lawmakers Stress Importance of Crop Insurance as Farm Bill Moves Forward
• Secretary Perdue Cautions Against Expectations of Large Payments Based on Price Declines
• U.S. Says Farmers Could Get Cash Aid by October But Will Not Be Made Whole
• EU Court Ruling on Gene Editing Could Hold Up Future US Crop Traits
• Do Not Give Your Storage Away
• Crop Progress Report
• This Why Farmers are So Angry at the Federal Government
• Ross: NAFTA Negotiations With Mexico Going Well
• Crop Progress: Are We Headed For Record Yields?
• Perdue Pushes for Inclusion of Ag in U.S.-EU Trade Talks
• House Moves Forward with 2018 Farm Bill Process

admin2018-07-31T13:29:15+00:00July 31st, 2018|

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07.26.18

• CFBF President Jamie Johansson Responds to Tariff-Assistance Package
• Trade Aid Reactions Vary Wildly Some Ag Leaders in Congress Were Silent While Pro-Trade GOP Lawmakers Lashed Out
• ‘Soybeans is a Big Deal,’ President Says in Announcing EU Agreement to Buy More Beans, Lower Trade Barriers
• New Study: Farmers Will Buy Less Crop Insurance If It Costs More
• Uncle Same to the Rescue: Will Bailouts Keep Farmers in Trumps Corner
• Trump Says China is Targeting U.S. Farmers, Being ‘Vicious’
• Economist Says Trump Aid Package Lacks Substance

admin2018-07-26T10:21:50+00:00July 26th, 2018|

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