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

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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

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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

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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

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06.11.18

• Washington Week Ahead: Senate Ag Looks to Advance Bipartisan Farm Bill
• Reactions Come In As Senate Releases Their Farm Bill
• Farm Policy Facts: Our View: They’re Baaaack…and They’re Still Wrong
• Senators Stress Bipartisan Nature of Farm Bill With Few Major Changes From Current Law of Farm Bill Text
• NFU, AFBF Comment on Farm Bill
• EPA to Tackle Costs, Benefits in Rules Pruitt: Changes to Provide ‘Clarity,’ ‘Real-World Accuracy’ on Impact of Agency’s Decisions
• Ag Groups Take Action in WOTUS Case Legal Battle Continues While EPA Rewrites Water Rule
• GOP Wants NAFTA by Labor Day; Trump Wants Russia in G8
• Have the Markets Factored In A Negative USDA Report?
• USDA’s Farmers.gov Receives $10 Million in Funding for Development
• Dicamba Damage Limited To Specialty Crops So Far
• U.S. Offers List of Ag Concessions Wanted From China
• Gambling on Exports: A Review of the Facts on U.S. Agricultural Trade

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06.07.18

• Senate Farm Bill Expected Thursday
• Biofuel Policy Revision Is Said to Be on Verge of Collapse
• More Optimistic View of Future Pushes Ag Producer Sentiment Higher
• Purdue/CME Group Ag Barometer: Ag Producer Sentiment Show Optimism
• Trump Support Waivers in Farm Country
• Grassley & Ernst: President Trump Rejects Ethanol Blending Deal
• Yet Another Worry in Farm Country
• Family Farmers Likely the First Casualty of Trade War
• Interest Rates Raise Currency Concerns CME Economist: Currency Devaluations Could Make Ag Goods Less Competitive
• May 2018 Ag Economy Barometer Rises 16 points
• Trump to Meet Trade Advisers Over $70 Billion China Offer -Sources
• Trump Vows U.S. Will Be Stronger on Trade
• Mexico Unveils Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Ag Products
• USDA Resumes Continuous CRP Enrollment
• Crop Progress, 06.04.2018 [pdf]
• Nearly All Ag Products To Be Hit With Tariffs, Administration Promises To Help Farmers
• Perdue: Trade Uncertainty Underpins Need For Farm Bill
• China to Issue More Cotton Import Quotas Amid U.S. Trade Talks
• Bayer to Drop Monsanto’s Name After June 7 Acquisition
• Biofuel, Farm Groups Petition EPA to Change Rules and Share Refinery Exemption Details
• Can a Monkey Sue Humans? PETA Thinks So
• Allflex Unveils Cow Monitoring Solution for Beef Farms
• Mexico Retaliates Against U.S. Tariffs, Aims at Trump Country
• Following Some Positive Trade News, Renewed Trade Concerns Arise for U.S. Farmers
• Ag Groups Send Letter to Trump About Trade Negotiations with China
• A Chinese Trade Win Could Mean A $12 Billion Growth In Ag Exports
• Census of Agriculture Deadline Looming
• Animal Ag Alliance Highly Concerned About Activist Organization’s Extreme Activity
• Farm Policy View: 2018 Farm Bill Proves Sunshine is Still the Best Disinfectant
• Trade Partners Respond Quickly After White House Implements Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
• Nearly All Ag Products To Be Hit With Tariffs, Administration Promises To Help Farmers
• Not Everyone Buys Into Bayer Buying Monsanto
• Major Ag Tech Acquisition to Culminate This Week
• Can Trump Climb China’s Great Trade Wall?
• Mexico Retaliates Against U.S. Tariffs, Aims at Trump Country
• Latest U.S. – China Talks End Without Settlement
• Ag Groups Send Letter to Trump About Trade Negotiations with China
• Macauley Optimistic About NAFTA
• A Good Time to Sell Farmland
• USDA Resumes Continueous CRP Enrollment
• Following Some Positive Trade News, Renewed Trade Concerns Arise for U.S. Farmers
• USDA: $3 Billion In Increased U.S. Ag Exports In Latest Report
• 6 Policy Issues to Watch Now
• USDA Partners with Texas A&M to Help Veterans Seeking Agriculture Loans and Careers
• Grains Council Criticizes Tariffs on Mexico, Canada, & EU
• USDA Reopens Sign-up Period for Producers Recovering from Cattle Loss
• Rural Mainstreet Index at Highest Point in Five Years

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05.31.18

• Ag Markets Trim Losses Wednesday
• U.S. Takes Action vs. Canadian Wine Trade Measures
• CoBank: Rising Interest Rates Adds Burden to Ag, Rural Economy
• Ethanol, Ag Groups Sue on RFS Waivers Court Challenge Alleges EPA Failed to Publish RFS Waivers as Final Actions
• Do You Have a Digital Strategy on Your Farm?
• China’s Slow Approvals of Biotech Crops Cost U.S. $7 Billion, Says Industry Group
• China Slams Trumps ‘Flip-Flop’ on Tarrifs
• Producers Getting Whiplash from Trade Back-and-Forth
• Bayer Sells Ag Businesses Ahead of Merger
• Meteorologist: 2018 Weather Pattern To Parallel 2012
• Selling Interest in Selling Farmland is Picking Up
• An Overview of Crop Insurance: Recent Congressional Research Service Report
• Crop Progress Report: 05.29.18
• Groups Sue Over RFS Refinery Waivers
• Justice Department Demands $9 Billion in Competitive Divestiture from Bayer
• US Corn Planting Progress Surpasses Five-Year Average
• Ag-Blockchain Nexus Growing Consumer Groups Point to Blockchain as Tool to Improve Food Traceability
• New Study: ‘Efforts to Limit HPO Would Increase Risks to Farmers’
• Tariff Fears Intensify
• Trump to Impose $50 Billion in Tariffs on Chinese Imports
• DOJ approves Bayer-Monsanto merger–Updated: DOJ requires Bayer AG to divest assets worth $9 billion
• NAFTA Talks Continue, Time Running Short
• Vertical Farming Market Forecast To Grow 24% Annually
• Meteorologist: 2018 Weather Pattern To Parallel 2012
• US Corn Planting Nears Completion While OK, KS Wheat Crop Condition Declines Ahead of Harvest
• Grassley-Conaway Subsidy Feud Escalates
• Brazil Strike Impact global Commodity Trade
• China Trade Risks Prove Manageable for U.S. Ag Traders
• Trump Administration Seeks to Streamline Farm Labor Program for Ag Employers
• Four Steps to Solve the Mystery of Whether It’s Herbicide Injury or Disease
• Hopes for El Nino by Autumn: No Easing Of Southwest Drought
• U.S. Cattle on Feed Hits Second Highest Level on Record
• New Hours of Service Bill in U.S. Senate: Transporting Livestock Across America
• U.S. Officials Criticize EU’s Biotech Approval Process At WTO Meeting
• 10 Largest Landowners in the U.S. Named
• Boston Consulting Study Reports Five Trends Reshaping Farming
• USDA, University Study Compares Farmers Using Dealer Financing And Those With Conventional Lender
• Start Up Crop Pro Insurance Cancels Policies, Lacks Reinsurance
• Doud Says USTR Is Searching For More Trade Opportunities Outside of NAFTA
• Implement Dealer Financing and Farm Financial Stress

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05.23.18

• Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue: “Trump Administration Stands Behind Ag Producers”
• Steps Outlined for the Next Farm Bill Vote
• Sonoma County Winegrowers Lead the Industry in Sustainability
• New CA Water Bond on the November 2018 Ballot
• Minimizing Risks for Food Recalls & What to do During Them
• New Study Reveals CA Citrus Economic Impact
• California Fresh Fruit Magazine for April/May
• Reaction to U.S.–China Trade War Truce
• China, U.S. Near Deal on ZTE Reprieve; Beijing Cuts Auto Tariffs
• China Denies it Has Offered a $200 Billion Package to Slash U.S. Trade Gap
• China’s Buyers Balk at U.S. Corn on Trade Fears, GMO Controls
• Rest of the Story: China Framework Agreement: Analysis by Jerry Gulke
• Agriculture Is A Common Bargaining Chip in Trade Negotiations
• Crop Protection Companies Readying Business Plans For Robot Sprayers
• May 21, 2018 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• Paulsen Releases Report “For Women Only: How To Get Ahead In Agribusiness”
• Trump Tweets: China to Buy ‘Massive Amounts’ of U.S. Farm Products
• Farms Under Threat: The State of America’s Farmland Report Sounds a Stark Warning
• President Trump Says China Will Buy ‘Practically as Much as Our Farmers Can Produce’
• U.S. – China Trade Truce May Not Last
• China Lifts Sorghum Tariffs, Agrees to Purchase More U.S. Goods; U.S. Suspends Tariff Implementation
• Trade Deal with China Means Most for New Crop Soybeans, Meats
• Paul Ryan Extends NAFTA Deadline
• Trump Focuses on ‘Good’ NAFTA Not Deadlines
• Solar and Wind Dominate as Investment to Reach $2.20 Trillion
• Organic Farmers Assn Applauds USDA For Terminating Organic Checkoff Program
• Farmers For Free Trade Issues 4 Steps To Improve U.S.-China Ag Issues

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Updated: 05.18.18

• FARM BILL FAILS in the House Amid Republican Infighting Over Immigration
• House Expects Farm Bill Vote Today
• Editorial from Farm Policy Facts: Our View: If You Support Farmers, Reject Anti-Farmer Amendments
• Farm Bureau, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and Dozens of Other Groups Oppose Checkoff Reform Amendment to 2018 Farm Bill
• GOP Leaders, Freedom Caucus Face Off on Farm Bill, Immigration
• The Farm Bill Could Be A Huge Blow To Animals
• The Case for Cutting Energy Programs from the Farm Bill
• Comparing Price Policy Directions in the 2018 Farm Bill Debate
• Celebrating National Walnut Day
• California Crop Progress Report
• California Almonds: Nuts Sizing Nicely, USDA Predicts Big Crop
• Peterson Floor Statement on H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018
• Grassley May Seek Pruitt’s Resignation Over Ethanol
• As Mother Nature Rages, Agriculture’s Critics Attack
• Most Fertilizer Prices Rise
• Beef Exports Hit Chicken-Egg Snare
• 10 Top Types of Commercial Agribusiness Insurance Claims
• Midweek Farm Prices Turn Lower
• Trade Update: NAFTA, China
• Lawmakers Renew Call for Completing NAFTA This Week
• NAFTA: Are Canada, Mexico Ready To Seal The Deal?
• Which Farm Dangers Cause the Most Insurance Claims?
• EPA Chief’s Job Threatened Over Biofuel
• Crop Insurance: Premium Subsidy and Insured U.S. Acres – Impact by Crop
• NAFTA Talks Likely to Miss May Deadline
• Agriculture And Its Related Industries Added $1 Trillion To U.S. GDP In 2016
• Rough Road Ahead for Farm Bill
• New Crop Traits Target Photosynthesis for Bigger Yield Gains
• An Update on Global Warming , ‘Climate Change’
• Change Your Twitter Password
• Grassley Says EPA Chief Must Slow Refinery Waivers or Resign
• Novak: New Definition of RFS “Hardship” Needed
• EPA Biofuel Volume Mandates Delivered to White House
• USDA Launches Ag Resource Management Survey
• Trade Update: NAFTA, China
• Biggest Threat to U.S. Produce Is Waiting On Chinese Customs
• NAFTA Talks Likely to Miss May Deadline
• USDA to Terminate Organic Checkoff Rulemaking
• Letter Signed by 300 Farm Groups Opposing Amendments That Could Critically Hurt Farm Families
• House Plans ’18 Farm Bill Vote This Week
• Former Author of RFS Legislation Sees Octane Levels as Advancement for Ethanol
• Report That China Won’t Enforce Tariffs On Ag Products Boost Soybean, Pork Prices
• Trump Deal on China’s ZTE May Reduce Ag Tariff’s
• China’s Multi-Story Hog Hotels Elevate Industrial Farms to New Levels
• Farmland Transition: When Grandma and Grandpa Don’t Plan WellTrump Urges Speedy Work on Farm Bill; GOP Sets House Debate
• China Tech Giant Crippled, US Imports Held
• Fed Lifts Rates, Steepens Path Through 2020 For More Hikes
• U.S. China Trade Talks Set to Continue as Trade Row Persists
• USDA Ag Board Defends Claims that WASDE Report Methods are Outdated – DTN
• USDA: Farmers Face Unrivaled Income Volatility
• What to Consider Before Converting to an S-Corp
• Biofuel Groups Laud Year-Round E15 Move, But RINs on Exports Could Nullify Gains
• Trump Biofuel Policy Overhaul to Include Fewer Refinery Waivers – Source
• Trump Predicts China Will Be First to Buckle in Trade Dispute
• Lawmakers, USDA Leaders Meet with President Trump to Discuss Farm Bill
• Premium Subsidy and Insured U.S. Acres: Differential Impact by Crop
• Comparing ARC-CO and PLC Payment Profiles, 2014-2016 Crops
• 7 Ag Stories You May Have Missed Last Week

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05.08.18

• Record-Breaking Almond Crop Predicted for 2018
• 100-Plus California Organic Producers Call for Support in Farm Bill
• California Almonds: Odd Stuff In Terms Of Drop – AgFax Tree Crops
• California Almonds: 2018 Frost Event – What Was Learned
• California Concerned Over Future Droughts, Support Recycled Water
• Calif. Citrus Mutual endorses Villaraigosa for Gov.
• The President Ready to Make Decision on RFS
• NAFTA Talks Enter Critical Week with U.S. Pushing Hard Line
• Anti-Agricultural Opinion: 6 Ways the House Farm Bill Betrays Perdue’s Principles
• Groups Argue Pruitt Should not be Involved in Water Rule Drafting
• ICYMI: Crop Insurance Must be Protected in Upcoming Farm Bill
• House Republicans Will Pass Farm Bill on Their Own, Says Conaway
• Interest Rates on Farm Loans Increase, Pressure on Some Farm Operators Could Follow
• When Does ‘Do No Harm’ Actually Hurt Ag Trade?
• Trump Pledges Guestworker Program For Ag
• American Agri-Women to Meet in D.C.
• Secretary Perdue Applauds President Trump’s Selection for USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety
• Why Republicans Should Fear a Rural Revolt in 2018
• How Will Farm Bill Debate Settle PLC vs. ARC
• New Crop Insurance Study Provides Valuable Farm Bill Insight
• Farm Bill Expected to Meet Resistance
• Will Farmers Be Protected If There’s a Trade War?
• EU, Mexico Reach New Agreement on Trade
• President Trump Sets RFS Meeting for This Week
• Foreign Cheating Continues As Farm Bill Debate Unfolds
• Experts Say Rising Interest Rates Could Pressure Farmers’ Balance Sheets
• What is Bioengineered Food
• USDA Trade Data Update, and China Trade Dispute Weighs on Exports
• U.S. Trade Commission Returns From China Meeting, Nations Still Farm Apart

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