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Farm Bill Implementation Hearing Announced Webcast Live | October 17, 2019
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts of Kansas and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow of Michigan Wednesday announced the Committee will hold a hearing titled, "Implementing the 2018 Farm Bill." Stephen Censky, deputy secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. will speak before the committee on Oct. 17 beginning at 10 a.m. in 328A Russell Senate Office Building. The hearing will be webcast live on ag.senate.gov.
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- Thompson On Cotton: Market Waits For Harvest Dust To Settle
- China Makes Large U.S. Wheat Purchase
- 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
- A last chance to stop California’s Proposition 12
- Bullish Market Factors are Stacking Up, Analyst Says
- More Trade Aid to Farmers? ‘We’ll See What Happens,’ says Trump
- USDA sued for hog slaughter line speeds
- Cotton sustainability is key for rural development
- 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
- 3 Big Things Today, October 8, 2019
- NASS Crop Progress Report (PDF)
- What happened to those HRW wheat acres?
- USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report Corn 58% Mature, 15% Harvested; Soybeans 72% Dropping Leaves, 14% Harvested
- White House looks to clear path for ‘bioeconomy’
- Lawsuit challenges Texas drone law
- USDA Invests $152 Million To Improve Broadband Service In 14 States
- 3 Big Things Today, October 7, 2019
- Reuters October WASDE Estimates: Bullish Corn & Soy
- Signal to Noise: Why Does the RFS Deal Feel Less Than Complete?
- Trump Administration Details Plan to Restore RFS Volume Levels
- EPA biofuel announcement sets up additional rulemaking, more lingering questions
- Q&A With Bayer on Outcome-Based Pricing
- Basis Outlook – Export surge boosts soybean basis
- Sentera Introduces Tassel Count Analytics
- Input sought on Texas Animal Health Commission
- Ranch Group Files Lawsuit to Stop USDA’s RFID Ear Tag Mandate
- John Deere Unveils New Autonomous Tractor
- 10 Most Read Items At Precision Farming Dealer In September
- Market Reaction to USDA’s August Corn Crop Reports
- Trump Officials Agree on Plan to Boost Ethanol, Biodiesel
- Weekly Export Sales – uphill battles continue
- Examining USDA 2019 Acreage and Yield Estimates
- Floods, Late Crops, Slow Corn Harvest, and Now a Railroad Bridge Collapse
- 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
- Will Shorter Corn Produce Higher Yields?
- Sources: Trump administration’s biofuels deal includes reallocation
- China makes US wheat purchase ahead of trade talks
- Wheat: USDA Confirms High U.S. Yields Offset Reduced Planted Area
- NCBA Exposes Relationship of OCM and HSUS
- Farm Markets Deal With a Setback Wednesday
- 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
- Wheat Outlook – Wheat starts to suck wind
- 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
- Quarterly corn, soybean stocks lower than expected
- Public input sought on Texas Department of Ag
- Nebraska Farmer Snuffed Out Saddam Hussein
- More Farmers Expect China Trade Dispute to be Settled Soon
- Farm secretary: No guarantee small farms will survive
- USDA Clarifies Prevented Planting “Top Up” Payments
- Perdue Hints At Permanent Prevent Plant Date Changes At Dairy Expo
- Analyst says fears of recession are weighing on grain markets
- $9 Soybeans, $4 Corn are on the Board Tuesday
- Members appointed to beginning farmers committee
- Progress on the Food Safety Modernization Act
- USDA to Hear from Stakeholders about Statistical Programs
- Farmer Sentiment on Current Conditions Slips in September
- 9 findings from USDA beginning farmers report
- Choosing Between ARC-CO and PLC
- 3 Big Things Today, October 1
- USDA Revises 2019 Small Grains Forecast
- Organic Farm Commodity Sales Doubled Between 2012 & 2017
- Washington Insider — Tuesday Wall Street Warns Against Betting on Trade Truce
- A new WOTUS definition coming
- Economists Expect More Producers to Elect PLC Program Amid Low Commodity Prices
- Oil Higher on Morning Trade
- Executive Branch Quiet About Potential Biofuels Blending Agreement
- Crop Progress Report
- 5 Ways to Cope With Tough Times Technology Use, Seeing Out Alternative Markets are Some Ways to Manage
- AMS advances rule on ‘origin’ of organic livestock
- USDA Seeks Input on CRP Environ
- Topping Up Prevented Planting USDA, Insurers Increase Prevented Planting Indemnities for Farmers
- Can USDA Stocks Report Help Clarify Outlook?
- A Quarterly Checkup From USDA
- ERS scales back in wake of mass employee exodus | Nearly 40 Economic Research Service reports covering issues affecting food and agriculture to be delayed or halted
- 3 Big Things Today, September 30
- Top 5 Farms with the Largest Acreage in the U.S.
- State corn grower leaders issue letter to Trump
- OK Cattlemen support investigation of cattle market
- USDA Seeks Input on CRP Environmental Assessment
- USDA Issues New Report: An Overview Of Beginning Farms And Farmers
- Analysis: Working Capital And Debt Still Point To A Challenging Farm Economy
- There’s Time to Make Good ARC or PLC Decisions
- 2019 RMA Crops’ Indemnities Map as of 9/23/2019
- 2019 RMA Crops’ Indemnities Table as of 9/23/2019
- 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Sept. 27, 2019
- Ethanol Producers Continue to Cut Costs
- Senate Hearing Highlights Issues in Cattle Markets, Advocacy for USMCA
- ARC safety net improves for 2019
- Weekly Export Sales – good news is hard to find
- Why is China Buying US Soybeans?
- USDA Boosts Prevent Plant Payments
- Federal Meat Inspectors Face Work Overload, Burnout
- Growing Portion of Democratic ‘Aggies’ Supports Investigation of Trump
- Will the impeachment inquiry overshadow the USMCA?
- Analysis: Hemp Is Big Risk But Big Return
- Senate clears bill to keep government open, trade aid flowing
- DTN Cotton Close: Lower on Poor Sentiment
- Senators to Trump: Withdraw Proposal to Take Away Food Assistance
- 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
- The U.S. Corn Harvest Is on a Slow Boat to China
- 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
- Texas Field Reports: Cattle Prices Below 5-Year Average, Herd at 8-Year High
- 3 Big Things Today, September 25
- 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
- 2020 Corn Vision, Already
- Teen Climate Activist Wins ‘Alt. Nobel’
- US/Japan deal might not be signed this week
- Here’s What’s Holding Up the Japanese Trade Agreement
- Farm Balance Sheet: Debt/Asset Ratio and Interest Expense Ratio9-24
- DTN Grain Close: Spring Wheat Keeps Pushing Higher
- USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
- Spring Wheat Crop Quality Impacted by Weather Conditions
- NRCS Implementing 2018 Farm Bill Programs
- The Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Option in the 2018 Farm Bill
- Deputy USDA Secretary Touches on Reallocation, Infrastructure, But No Decisions Yet
- Soybean Prices Finish Up 9¢ Monday
- Mixed News for Plant-Based Meat
- 9.23.19 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
- The U.S. Corn Harvest Is on a Slow Boat to China
- On Cusp of Trade Pact with Japan, Trump Sees no Hurry on China
- USDA must end NRCS abuses | AFBF calls on Agriculture Secretary to enact much-needed reforms in the agency
- Dicamba injury and insurance | Liability insurance an important tool for business risk management
- Third-party injury and federal crop insurance | Third-party injury to crop yields has become a topic of increasing concern
- Farmers Anxious About Tentative Agreement on Executive Branch Biofuels Blending Rules
- John Phipps: Avoiding Grain Storage Fees is Tricky Business
- Censky optimistic for October calling preliminary China talks ‘positive’
- Ag Industry Asks IRS Not to Change Cash Accounting Method
- Trump Asks Mnuchin Why U.S. Canceled Chinese Farm Visits
- Companies reveal top corn hybrids for 2020
- Continued bearish outlook for old cotton crop
- 2020 wheat forward contract basis fair, price may be low
- Washington Week Ahead: Bill to keep farm payments flowing nears finish line
- U.S.-China trade talks had possible setback
- Hopes for Trade Breakthrough Fade as China Cancels U.S. Farm Visits
- Ag Industry Asks IRS Not to Change Cash Accounting Method
- Labor Department Finalizes Rule Allowing Online Advertisements for H-2A Visas
- US Ethanol Plant Run Rate at 93.8% YTD
- 7 ag stories you might have missed the week ending – Sept. 20, 2019
- USDA: cattle on feed placements drop 9%
- ASF global outlook continues to worsen
- ARC-CO vs. PLC: Which Won in the 2014 Farm Bill?
- Rural Mainstreet: 4 of 10 Bankers Report Recession Conditions
- Precision Livestock Market at $3 Billion, Growing 9 Percent Annually
- Grain Barge Movements Up 36% Compared to Last Year
- Congress Nasty Fight to Keep CCC Funded, MFT Payments Flowing
- House Ag leaders lash out over trade aid, Conaway called ‘racist’
- Spending bill advances to fund agency relocations, farm bill programs
- Former ag secretaries join Perdue to push USMCA
- Face-to-face talks resume between China, U.S.
- U.S., Chinese Trade Deputies Face off in Washington Amid Deep Differences
- Trump Administration Rolls Back “Waters of the U.S.” Rule
- Perdue Confirms Chinese Farm Visits During Bipartisan Event on USMCA Ratification
- Ag Interest Rate
- Lawmakers Spar Over CCC Dispute
- House Passes Funding Bill With USDA Funds; Dairy Program Sign-up Extended
- U.S. Biofuel Credits Slump Ahead of Trump Meeting with Senators -Traders
- More money for farmer’s mental health, dairy innovation
- NASS releases agriculture census query option
- Finding farmland: Resources to support land access
- Oklahoma Set to Ban Garbage Feeding
- AGDAILY.com Launches First-of-its-Kind Ag College Guide
- USDA: Rising Wages Point To Tighter Farm Labor Market In The U.S.
- 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
- Soybean prices might’ve bottomed out
- 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
- USDA Modernizes Swine Slaughter Inspection for the First Time in Over 50 Years
- Watch for Addiction, Suicide Warning Signs
- World food prices dip in August
- Progress on a Tentative Agreement on Biofuels Blending
- Campaign Asks Ranchers To @realDonaldTrump
- DTN Livestock Close: Volatile Action Across All Contracts
- Texas Field Reports: Wheat Acres Expected to Go Down, Production Up
- DTN Cotton Close: Sharply Lower on Rethink
- USDA Opens Enrollment for Ag Risk Coverage, Price Loss Programs
- Secretary Perdue celebrates Farm Safety Week
- USDA authorizes storage of cotton outside in designated areas of TX, CA, AZ
- Politics Over MFP Funds |House Ag Democrats Call for Funding MFP Payments Without Budget Delays
- House Dems likely to clear way for trade payments
- Crop Progress Report 09.16.19 (PDF)
- Diesel Prices Spike Ahead of Harvest | Diesel Fuel Prices Surge Following Drone Attack on Saudi Arabian Oil Facilities
- China buys $67 million Worth of U.S. Soybeans as Trade War Eases
- Taiwan Prepares to Buy U.S. Ag Products
- RFA: Ethanol can help in wake of Saudi oil crisis
- Progress on a Tentative Agreement on Biofuels Blending
- 3 Big Things Today, September 16
- Trade Tensions Simmer; China Purchases U.S. Farm Goods as African Swine Fever Impacts Pork Market
- U.S. Biofuel Credits Rise 10% on Report of Tentative Biofuel Reform Deal -Traders
- Trump Trade-War Aid Sows Frustration in Farm Country
- NPPC optimistic about tariff-lifting reports from China
- Signal to Noise: Could Dems Stop MFP Payments?
- Washington Week Ahead: Democrats risk trade aid fight as shutdown looms
- National Farm Safety and Health Week is September 15-21
- Glimpsing the future of precision agriculture
- EPA Ends 2015 WOTUS Rule | After Years of Legal Battles, Farm Groups Declare Victory Over Obama-Era Regulation
- Secretary Perdue Statement on EPA WOTUS Announcement
- Oil Futures Drop on Oversupply Concerns
- U.S., China exchange gesture of goodwill
- 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Sept. 13, 2019
- USDA, WASDE Reports Rallies The Soybean Market 29¢
- WASDE Report (PDF) September 12, 2019
- Farmers praise Trump’s plan to revoke water rule
- House Dems to volley USMCA proposals back at USTR
- USDA Releases Updated Crop Production Report for September
- FCA Receives Report On Conditions In Agriculture And The Farm Credit System Report
- 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
- Texas Field Reports: Peanuts Look Good a Month from Harvest
- DTN Cotton Close: Treads Water Ahead of WASDE
- 3 Big Things Today, September 11
- Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- August 2019
- USDA, Doubling Pay Limit, Offers Growers up to $500,000 in Disaster Aid
- White House Adviser Urges Patience in U.S.-China Trade Talks
- Republicans, Ag Groups, Businesses Call on House Democrats to Vote on Trade Pact
- Proposal Could Stop All New Livestock Operations In Nebraska
- Descent into Hell: Farmer Escapes Corn Tomb Death
- RFS Policy Change Negotiations Ongoing | Sen. Grassley: ‘Very Much Involved’ in Negotiations With White House
- Cropland Irrigation Becomes Riskier
- Top Item on Democrats’ Climate Agenda Faces Ag Pushback
- 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
- Wheat Finished Up Double Digits Monday Corn, soybean markets closed near where they started
- Future of Ethanol Exports
- Perdue: farmers will be pleased with disaster relief
- Mnuchin hopes China talks can pick up, says no impact to U.S. economy yet
- AccuWeather: 2019 Corn Yields Lowest Since 2012
- 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
- Disaster Aid Details to Be Released Soon, Possibly Next Week
- Washington Week Ahead: USMCA, budget deadline loom as Congress returns
- Wheat Finds A New Low
- Traders Preparing for Monthly USDA Crop Update
- Appeals Court Sides With Environmentalists on Legal Claims Over RFS Volumes
- Executive Branch Biofuels Draft Plan Falls Short of Expectations
- Weekly Export Sales – turning the page
- 7 points from USDA computer usage report
- China August Soybean Imports Jump Nearly 10%
- U.S. Corn Exports Likely to Fall Short of Target
- Buying a Call Option Makes $ense, Analyst Says
- "No Way" Trump Can Please Both Sides in RFS Debate
- Trump’s 2020 Reality Check
- Jerry Gulke: Weather Premium Vanishes, Markets Deteriorate
- Anheuser-Busch Ordered to Remove ‘No Corn Syrup’ Label
- Texas forage producers: beware of fall armyworms
- 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
- Soybean Market Sinks 14¢ Thursday
- Can Trump save his ethanol support?
- EIA: Ethanol Stocks Build, Demand Falls
- Ethanol Group Points to Trump’s Change of Direction on Reallocating Gallons
- 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
- Peanut Market Update
- Op-Ed: Trade War "We’re In It To Win It"
- 3 Big Things Today, September 5
- China, U.S. to Hold Trade Talks in October as Mistrust Remains
- RFS Commenters Focus on Waivers | Ethanol Group Points to Trump’s Change of Direction on Reallocating Gallons
- 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
- On Ethanol, President Trump Plans to Regain Farmers’ Trust
- Analyst to Livestock Producers: “Get Your Feed Locked In”
- New Crop Estimates Enter Market
- Lawsuit Charging Nation’s Largest Poultry Processors Fixed Wages
- Peanut Stocks Continue to Drop
- USDA: Farm Income and Wealth Statistics Outlook Report
- 3 Big Things Today, September 4
- 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
- 3 Big Things Today, September 3
- 2019 Farm Sector Income Forecast, August
- As US Trade Dispute Lingers, China Gives Argentina Soy Meal a Second Look
- Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
- Possible Dicamba Resistance Cropping Up
- Despite Efforts, Dicamba Complaints Continue
- Wheat approaches four-month low on abundant global supplies
- Markets Now: $3.60 Corn is Too Low, Could Be Tough to Top $4
- Trade Mitigation Payments Boost Farm Income
- Hurricane Dorian Expected to Impact Agriculture
- Trump Says Farmers will be Happy with Ethanol Package
- Farm Futures Survey Reports Farmers Will Plant More Corn, Fewer Soybeans In 2020
- Women in Agribusiness Summit Will Include New Ignite Business Expo
- Additional Tariffs Put in Place
- Secretary Perdue’s Balancing Act With Trump
- Trump Promises ‘Giant Package’ Related to Ethanol to Please Farmers
- Farmers’ Loyalty to Trump Tested Over Ethanol
- Weekly Export Sales – wheat finds marketing-year high
- Corn, Soybean Markets Reverse Trade Direction Thursday
- 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
- 3 Big Things Today, August 29
- Perdue: Trump set to make SRE announcement
- 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
- Perdue says Trump to act on ethanol waivers
- Iowa Gov. pushing Trump to reverse ethanol moves
- 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
- USDA: Farmers Adopting Drought-Tolerant Corn On Pace With Herbicide, Insect Tolerant Varieties
- Trump Signs Family Farmer Relief Act
- Hemp Crop Insurance Is Now Available, USDA Says
- Corn, Soybean Markets Finish Lower Tuesday
- List of China’s Tariffs on U.S. Commodities and Energy: August 28, 2019
- Reynolds Says Ethanol Industry ‘Crisis’ Needs to Be Addressed
- Biofuel Blending Waivers Remain in Place for Now
- Bayer to Invest $6 Million in 4-H and FFA
- Farm Mill Funding Opportunities for Animal Health
- Are Cattle Heading Lower?
- Texas Field Reports: Game Populations Suggest Favorable Hunting Season
- 3 Big Things Today, August 27
- 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
- Texas Cotton: Management Tips for Aphids
- 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
- National Cotton Council chairman provides action updates
- Dr. Brent Bean talks sorghum, sugarcane aphids in videos series
- 3 Big Things Today, August 26
- Trump Confirms Japan Ag Trade Deal
- Secretary Perdue Statement on Japan Agreement
- Wheat Industry Welcomes U.S. – Japan Trade Deal
- USDA details trade damage estimate calculations | Report details how estimated damage from trade disruptions was calculated
- Trump welcomes China’s call for "calm" trade talks, wants same in Hong Kong
- FACTBOX-China’s tariffs on U.S. commodities and energy
- USDA Official: Chinese Purchases of U.S. Soybeans Fell Short of Pledge
- As U.S, China Trade War Escalates, American Farm Goods are Targeted Again
- GRAINS-Soybeans rebound from near 3-week low, U.S.-China trade war weighs
- Cattle on Feed Hits Record-High August Inventory
- Report Shows Which Companies Have the Most Exposure in China
- Women on the Farm | TransFARMation: It’s Okay to Say ‘No’
- Federal Judge Finds WOTUS Violated Clean Water Act
- Sanders’ Green New Deal looks to reshape US Agriculture
- China Issues New Warning on Tariff Retaliation
- Changing the Rules: Reviewing Agency Authority to Rewrite Regulations, Part 1
- Biodiesel Industry in Shutdown Mode
- White House Weighs Moves to Blunt Farmer Fallout on Biofuel
- Weekly Export Sales – An encouraging trend?
- Corn, Wheat Markets Settle Slightly Higher Thursday
- Market Bulls, Bears Battle Over Crop Condition, Tour Results
- Farm policy proposals more politics than practical
- Impacts of Unprecedented Spring Weather Linger as Yield Assessments Unfold
- Nalivka: Influence Of The Tyson Fire On Cattle Markets
- 3 Big Things Today, August 22
- Former Ag Sec’y Op-Ed: Next 30 Years Will Be Most Important In Ag’s History
- Agriculture Officials Pulled From Crop Tour After Farmer Threat
- Veterinarians Urge Anthrax Vigilance
- DTN’s Harvest Forecast Parts Ways With NOAA on Fall Temperatures
- Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
- Trump Flip-Flops on Tax Cuts
- The U.S. Becomes the World’s Largest Oil and Natural Gas Producer
- POET is Cutting Production Due to Government Bailouts
- Anger over RFS waivers is not going away
- US reaches trade deal with Mexican tomato growers
- Texas AgriLife Sorghum Breeding Program Finds New West Texas Home
- What Lenders Are Thinking, Seeing In Today’s Ag Economy
- 3 Big Things Today, August 21
- Farm Service Agency Expands Payment Options
- Trump Holds Emergency Meeting to Discuss Anger from Farm State Lawmakers
- Trump Administration Mulls Policy Options After Biofuels Waiver Backlash
- Trump Suggests Rescinding Ethanol Waivers
- USDA Releases "Feed Outlook: August 2019" Report
- One of Nation’s Largest Ethanol Companies Announces Job Cuts Coming
- USDA: Use Of Herbicide-Tolerant Seeds Increased Quickly, Now Plateaued
- Corn recovers from 3-mth low as crop tour forecasts weaker yields
- Texas Field Reports: Weather Swings from Extreme to Extreme
- New Peanut and Peanut Butter Export Numbers
- 3 Big Things Today, August 20
- Crop Progress Report: August 19, 2019
- Bayer stops sale of NemaStrike for 2020
- Can You Defer RP Crop Insurance Proceeds?
- Wheat Outlook – Wheat faces seasonal test
- U.S. Corn, Soybean Crops Are Still Going Backward, USDA Says
- China to Rely on South American Soybean Imports During 4Q
- USDA Invests in Energy Efficiency Improvements to Help Farmers, Rural Businesses and Ag Producers Lower Energy Costs
- New Study Reveals Majority of Students Have Misconceptions About Careers in Agriculture
- NCBA President on White House Signing – ceremony that established a duty-free quota for high-quality U.S. beef in the European Union
- Canada’s Market Share Of China’s Wheat Imports Doubles To 60%
- USDA Releases "Season-Average Price Forecasts" Outlook Report
- USDA Releases "Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook: August 2019" Report
- 2 Texans get USDA appointments
- 3 Big Things Today, August 19
- Fordyce says MFP2 on track
- 7 ag stories you might have missed this week – Aug. 16, 2019
- Republican Iowa Senator Says Trump EPA ‘Screwed Us’ With Biofuel Waivers
- Report: Trump Ordered RFS Waivers Ongoing Court Challenges–May Be Only Avenue Left for Biofuels
- Washington Insider — Monday Ongoing Fight over USAID Spending
- Tyson Foods Slaughterhouse Fire Ignites U.S. Beef Prices
- Bayer Unveils its 2020 Pricing Incentive Program
- Tofurky asks court to halt meat-labeling law
- Jerry Gulke: Will Pro Farmer Crop Tour Validate or Invalidate USDA?
- China threatens new retaliation for latest US tariff threat
- Texas LRGV Cotton: Good Yields, Whiteflies Moving into Defoliated Fields
- Kraft, Mondelez Fined $16 Million for Wheat Price Manipulation
- Farmers Reel After Sonny Perdue Mocks Them As ‘Whiners’ Amid Trade War Bankruptcies
- USDA Reports 25% Of Farms Don’t Have Internet Access
- Texas: Hutchinson, Hansford Cotton Meeting, Adobe Walls Gin, Aug. 22
- Expecting Peanut Supplies to Shrink
- 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
- Asian Shares Mixed on Trade War Fears
- Washington Insider — Friday Market Tensions Beyond Trade
- Trade negotiations continue as does tit-for-tat retaliation
- 18 cases of anthrax confirmed in Southwest Texas, concern growing
- Corn Edges Higher Thursday
- Farm Loan Repayment Problems Hit 20-Year High -Chicago Fed
- Recent Perspectives on U.S. Farmland Values
- Should You Gift Some Land Now?
- Washington Insider — Thursday Bad Ag News Week
- 3 Big Things Today, August 15
- Senate Continues Working to Restrict Trump’s Tariff Powers
- Trump’s New Farm Tariffs No Match for China’s Retaliatory Duties
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Press Release:
August 6, 2019
The Agricultural and Food Policy Center, or AFPC, at Texas A&M University, College Station, named Dr. Bart Fischer as co-director beginning Sept. 1. Fischer comes to AFPC after serving more than eight years at the House Committee on Agriculture as chief economist under two chairmen, Rep. Frank Lucas of Oklahoma and Rep. K. Michael Conaway of Texas. For the past two and a half years, he also served as deputy staff director. Read the entire article.
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USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation and Trade Disruption
(Washington, D.C., May 23, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take several actions to assist farmers in response to trade damage from unjustified retaliation and trade disruption. President Trump directed Secretary Perdue to craft a relief strategy to support American agricultural producers while the Administration continues to work on free, fair, and reciprocal trade deals to open more markets in the long run to help American farmers compete globally. Specifically, the President has authorized USDA to provide up to $16 billion in programs, which is in line with the estimated impacts of unjustified retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agricultural goods and other trade disruptions. These programs will assist agricultural producers while President Trump works to address long-standing market access barriers. Continue reading.
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- USDA Will Not Survey for Volume of Grain Lost to March Floods
- Ag Markets Incur More Losses Wednesday
- Strengthening the Voluntary Recall Process
- Sonny Perdue: Modernizing Rural Broadband Infrastructure
- Farm Bank Lending Rises to $108 Billion in 2018
- House Bill Mirrors Senate on Farm Bankruptcy Update
- Lawsuit Says Tyson, Cargill, JBS Conspired to Suppress Beef Prices Paid to U.S. Ranchers
- Crop Progress Report
- Corn, Spring Wheat Planting Well Below Average Pace
- S&P 500, Nasdaq Close at Record Highs
- Bayer CEO Faces Growing Opposition from Shareholders
- Plan aims to help farmers mitigate climate change
- House to Take Up Family Farm Bankruptcy Protection Bill
- USDA Opens Application Portal for New ReConnect Rural Broadband Infrastructure Program
- U.S., China Trade Talks- Planned Timeline and Agricultural Issues
- Texas Field Reports: Pastures, Rangelands Experience Weedy Spring
- New Spreadsheet Available for Prevented Plant
- Press Release: New Podcast Brings Farm Policy to Public, Congress
- USDA Makes Livestock and Dairy Insurance Enhancements
- Markets Fade as Rebound Stalls
- 3 Big Things Today, April 23
- Small Ag Banks Mitigate the Risk of Rising Demand for Farm Loans
- Farmworker Labor Debate, Cuomo Taxes
- Oklahoma Governor Signs Hemp Bill
- U.S., China Trade Talks- Planned Timeline and Agricultural Issues
- 5 Factors Driving the Livestock Outlook
- Watch Out for Slow-Moving Farm Vehicles
- New Legislation Would Ease Chapter 12 Bankruptcy Rules Amid Farm Economy Slump
- 3 Big Things Today, April 22
- 8 Reasons Why the Livestock Industry Is on a Roll
- Row Crops Have a Case of the Blues
- Grains Weaker as Planting Progress, Trade Remain Focus
- Can BlockChain Deliver Real Value to Farmers?
- Trump and Pointless Tariff Fatigue
- Rural Bankers: Farm Loans Soar to New Level
- 4 Strategies to Cope With Financial Pain
- Ag Groups Ask President, Congress for Disaster Relief
- Could 2018 Tariff Impact Been Foreseen?
- Sign Up for Updated Conservation Stewardship Program
- Analysis Shows Elite Ag Producers’ Financial Ratios Are Also Weakening
- Rural Mainstreet Index Rises For March: Almost Half Report Negative Flood Impacts
- Canola Council Urges Stronger Measures To Support Rules-Based Trade
- Ag Policy Blog: Plunging Deeper into Farmers and Property Taxes
- Cattle on Feed Report Summary April 1 Cattle on Feed Up 2%
- Weekly Export Sales: Two scenarios for China
- U.S. Wins WTO Ruling Against China Grain Import Quotas
- 3 Ways to Diversify and Grow Your Bottom Line
- Ag Census: Input Costs Rise, Farm Income Declines Amid Low Commodity Prices
- What’s Your State’s 5 Most Profitable Commodities?
- Make Smart Choices In A Down Market
- Farm Taxes and Vehicle Depreciation – What are the Rules
- Texas Corn: New Lines Released for Use in Commercial Hybrids
- Ag Banks Make Adjustments as Lending Remains Elevated
- Peanut Contracts Pulled (Audio)
- U.S. Wheat Associates Urges China To Comply With WTO Agreements Following Favorable Dispute Ruling
- Agriculture Trucking Relief Act Introduced
- Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- April 2019
- Lawmakers Seek Answers from Corps About Flood, Reassurance on Rebuilding
- Army Corps Gets Bipartisan Rebuke at EPW Field Hearing
- The Benefits of Commodity Credit Corporation Loans
- Did China Impose Illegal Restrictions on Farm Imports
- 3 Big Things Today, April 18
- Ag Census: Cattle, Dairy, Hog Herd All Jump as Producers Build Inventories
- Demand in Focus Ahead of Long Weekend
- How Do You Compare to Your State’s Average Farm Income?
- Beef Prices Finding a Reason to Hang Tough
- Texas Wheat: 2 New Varieties Offer Good Disease Resistance Packages
- Farm Share of U.S. Food Dollar Continues to Shrink
- USDA Releases "Wheat Outlook: April 2019" Report
- Census Finds Cover Crop Acreage Increases 50% Nationwide
- Here We Go Again: How Many Days Does It Take to Plant the U.S.