11.01.17

• USDA Announces Enrollment for Safety Net Coverage in 2018
• Voting Begins for 2017 FSA County Committee Elections
• GAO Study: Damage to Agriculture from Climate Change
• What 3100 Scientists Have Against Sam Clovis
• Grassley Says Too Soon To Draw Conclusion on Clovis
• Roberts: NAFTA Benefits Agriculture
• Roberts Calls on U.S. Chamber to Help Set NAFTA Record Straight
• Final Report of Dicamba Injured Soybeans Exceeds 3.5 Million Acres
• USDA Nominee is Campaign Supervisor in Mueller Probe Documents
• Ag Sector Losing Faith in NAFTA Talks
• Experts Advise Farmers To Be Proactive About Crop Insurance

admin2017-11-01T11:29:41+00:00November 1st, 2017|

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10.30.17

• Wineries Need Business after Napa & Sonoma Fires
• Weather Impacts 2017 Global Wine Production
• California Faces Labor Issues
• Forget Tesla, CA Cars running on Restaurant Grease
• Perdue to Swear-In Ibach in Omaha Monday
• Washington Week Ahead: Farmers Have Much at Stake as House GOP Rolls Out Tax Plan
• Conaway: Farm Bill Progress is on Track
• Timely Update by Ag Economists Provides Insight into Current, Upcoming Year
• China Cuts Minimum Purchase Price for Wheat for First Time in Over a Decade
• 8 Points from the Latest Federal Reserve Ag Finance Databook
• 12 Things Farmers Need to Know About the World
• Northey Confirmation Vote Still on Hold
• Perdue on Confirmation of Ibach to Key USDA Post
• USDA- ERS: Opportunities for U.S. Ethanol Exports

admin2017-10-30T11:14:36+00:00October 30th, 2017|

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10.26.17

• Wineries Need Business after Napa & Sonoma Fires
• Strong Price for 2017 Raisins Reflects Shrinking Crop Size, Expanding Demand
• Survey Shows Chronic Employee Shortages on California Farms
• Immigration: Goodlatte’s AG Act Advances from Judiciary Committee
• Fix ARC Problems by Using Crop Insurance Data, Say Farm Belt Senators
• Tax Reform Proposals a Mixed Bag for Farmers
• House Ag Chairman Says Farm Bill is Still on Target for Completion
• Mexican Official: NAFTA Proposal "Very Dangerous"
• Republican Wrestle With Estate Tax Repeal
• Farm Bill: Wheat Growers Oppose Big Food Aid Changes – DTN
• Major Farm Groups Rally Behind Proposed Crop Insurance Changes

admin2017-10-26T13:53:10+00:00October 26th, 2017|

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10.24.17

• California Pistachios: When Pruning, Think Into The Future
• Crop Progress Report PDF
• 60,000 Have Been Impacted By Beginning Farmer Programs
• EPA’s ‘Endangerment Finding’ is endangered – EPA has used this finding and the Clean Air Act to implement its war on coal and other fossil fuel
• University of Florida Study Finds consumers See ‘Organics’ and ‘Non-GM’ Food Labels as Synonymous
• USDA Offers Help To California Producers Impacted By Fires
• Almond Kernel Defects
• Tree Crops: Record Almond Crop; Walnuts Decline; Pecans Up 8% – USDA
• California Pistachios: Sanitation Fell Short, Quality Suffered – What About 2018?
• Women in Ag: California

admin2017-10-25T11:17:59+00:00October 24th, 2017|

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10.23.17

• Washington Week Ahead: GOP Looks to Tax Bill, Moving Nominees
• Almond Kernel Defects
• California Dates Being Harvested
• Tree Crops: Record Almond Crop; Walnuts Decline; Pecans Up 8% – USDA
• EPA’ Pruitt Clarifies Position on Renewable Fuel Issues
• USDA Nominees Advance, Though Legal Glitch Ensnares Northey
• Rural Mainstreet Index Rises For October’ 10% Of Bankers Expecting Farm Foreclosures
• After Pressure from Senators, Iowa Governor- Trump Administration Signals RFS Support
• Farmland Market Stabilizes
• In Glyphosate Review, WHO Cancer Agency Edited Out ‘Non-Carcinogenic’ Findings
• EPA Abandons Changes to U.S. Biofuel Program After Lawmaker Pressure
• RFA Head Hopes Pruitt ‘Learned a Lesson’ on RFS
• Farm Bill Listening Tour
• Members Shape Farm Bureau’s Policy Priorities
• ‘Takeaways” 2017 Fall Wheat Industry Conference
• Wheat Growers Dispute Sen. Corkers’s Stance on Food Aid
• Insurance Companies Weigh in on Dicamba Damage
• ‘Engage Legislators,’ Challenges AFB President Duvall
• Cattle on Feed a Bearish Surprise with Placements Five Percent Above Trade Expectations

admin2017-10-25T11:19:14+00:00October 23rd, 2017|

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10.16.17

• 3 Policy Issues Farmers Should Watch
• Comparison of 2016 ARC-CO and PLC Payments
• Safety Net Needs Changes in Next Farm Bill to Remain Viable Option for Farmers
• Washington Week Ahead: Senate GOP Tries to Push Through Budget
• Mexico and Canada Presents United Front on NAFTA
• What the Latest Drought Monitor Revealed
• Report Recommends Changes to NASS Methods
• Purdue Economist Releases Report on Farm Capital Expenditure Trends
• USDA-FAS Report: China’s Meat and Poultry Import Forecast, 2018

admin2017-10-22T10:29:20+00:00October 22nd, 2017|

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10.10.17

• Conaway Discusses Farm Bill Timetable
• Perdue: NAFTA and Japan are Top Trade Priorities
• Senators Push EPA for a Strong 2018 RFS
• Exports of All Feed Grains From U.S. at Record Levels
• Shurley on Cotton: Changes in the Loan Program and Rate for 2017
• 2016 ARC-CO Payments Now Available
• NAFTA: Ag Trade Nominee says He’s Not Going Backwards – DTN
• Napa Fires Continue to Burn
• U.S. Agricultural Exports- Data Update from USDA
• USDA Suspends Acceptance of CRP Offers Made After Sept. 30, 2017
• Trump Administration to Scrap Obama-Era Clean Power Plan
• Farmers Likely to Plant More Corn in 2018
• A Disappointing Year for Wheat Complex, Analyst Says
• Digital Divide Narrowing Between Rural & Urban Areas
• Rural Areas Key to Economic Growth

admin2017-10-11T11:11:49+00:00October 11th, 2017|

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10.05.17

• Farm Policy Facts-Our View: Will Anything Ever Satisfy Farm Critics? No
• Groups Opposed to Farm Bill Meet to Discuss Strategy
• US Agriculture Often Bears the Cost of Trade Disputes
• The Great Wheat Drought That Spooked Traders Seems Overblown
• Who to Watch in 2018 Farm Bill Debate
• USDA Safety Net, Conservation Payments Total $9.6 Billion
• Outlook: Long-Term Price Cycle Shows Continued Pain
• Can You Manage Ag’s Price Cycle?
• Roberts to Perdue: Help is on the Way
• EPA to Weigh Ethanol Rule Change
• Ag Data: Who is Driving the Bus?
• Tax Reform Framework Leaves Questions for Ag
• Perdue: Japan is No. 1 Target for New FTA

admin2017-10-05T12:08:18+00:00October 5th, 2017|

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09.21.17

• Wheat Planting Underway- Mike Schulte Expects Fewer Total Wheat Acres This Fall
• USDA Nominees Give Top Priority to Larger U.S. Farm Exports
• More on the Censky, McKinney Senate Hearings
• Corn, Soy, Wheat Groups Applaud Bill to Boost Funding for Ag Export Programs
• 8 Tips for Making Cover Crops Pay Off
• U.S. Regulator Aiming to Allow Dicamba Use With Safeguards
• 8 Points to Know About the Bayer-Monsanto Merger
• Big Increase in Certified Organic Sales from 2015 to 2016
• Bipartisan Push to Boost Ag Exports
• Washed-Out Florida Farms Show Limits of Crop Insurance Reach
• Tax Reform: Section 1031 Exchanges and the Estate Tax Implications
• Bayer Now Expects Monsanto Deal to Close in Early 2018
• Misleading Crop Insurance Attacks Hurt America’s Farmers
• Bayer-Monsanto Acquisition Closing Date Likely in Early 2018
• Weed Control ‘Savings’ Means Less Money in the Bank This Year
• Texas Field Reports: Sugarcane Aphids Not a Major Problem for Prepared Sorghum Producers
• FJCTV: How Replant Decisions Impacting Yield Expectations
• Oklahoma Wheat: Germination and Emergence in Hot Soils
• Rose on Cotton: The September WASDE Report was ‘Unbelievable’
• Farm Aid Highlights How Family Farmers Grow Opportunities
• Trends in Income By Farm Type 2012-2016
• ODAFF’s Made in Oklahoma Program Gets New 3,600 Sq. Ft. Store Front Location at OK State Fair

admin2017-09-26T18:41:39+00:00September 21st, 2017|

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