AG NEWS

07.09.18

• California Almonds: Two Hull Split Sprays Likely On Wide Basis – AgFax Tree Crops
• California’s ‘Got Milk?’ Campaign Gets a Makeover
• Tariffs, Resignation, and Prices Light Up Holiday Week Headlines
• Unsurprised by Tariff Action, Farmers Urge Quick Resolution
• The Trade War is On: Timeline of How We Got Here
• Op-Ed By Ag Retailer Assn CEO: Trade Fracas Will Disproportionately Harm U.S. Ag Exports
• How to Determine If You’re a Farmer for Tax Purposes
• USTR Sets 90–Day Deadling for China Tariff Exclusion Requests
• Senate Leader Touts Hemp Legalization in Farm Bill
• Negotiate Ahead of Interest Rate Hikes
• Cash Fed Cattle Rally $4 to $6 Per Cwt
• Canadian Tariffs on U.S. Goods Began July 9, 2018 (Sunday)

admin2018-07-09T12:06:24+00:00July 9th, 2018|

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07.03.18

• 5 ways California wins with the Senate’s 2018 Farm Bill
• California Pistachios: Timing This Year’s NOW Sprays
• California Almonds: Managing Dust – Tips for Each Stage of Harvest
• Crop Progress Report
• US Crop Acreage Largest Since 2014 – Where Did it Come From? – DTN
• Who’s The Bigger Cyber Threat to Ag–Russia or China?
• Grains Dive Lower as Investors Shun Markets
• China Shuns U.S. Crops Ahead of Deadline
• Trump Threatens Action on WTO After Reports He Wants to Withdraw
• Ag Economy: Land Values and Farm Income Considerations
• Rest of the Story: Demand Destruction vs Production Reduction
• Final Countdown For The 2017 Census Of Agriculture
• USDA highlights benefits of Tax Cuts & Jobs Act
• Ag Economy: Land Values and Farm Income Considerations
• USDA Lending Rates Unchanged in June
• AFBF Analyzing Supplemental Notice on 2015 WOTUS Repeal
• Bipartisan Farm Bill Sails Through Senate After Crop Insurance, Cuba Drama
• Canada Announces Tariffs on $12.6 Billion of American Goods in Steel Dispute
• USDA Numbers Set the Stage for Summer Rally
• Final Countdown: Last U.S. Soybean Cargo Heads for China Before Tariff Jump
• US Crop Acreage Largest Since 2014
• Interest Rates on the Rise for Farmers
• Center for Disease Control Retracts Study on Farmers’/Ranchers’ Suicide Rate
• USDA Highlights Benefits of Tax Cuts & Jobs Act
• Senate Approved Reauthorization of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act
• Signal to Noise: SCOTUS, Trump, Grassley, Ethanol, Oh My
• Cattle Markets Continue March Lower
• Amendment to Challenge Commodity Checkoff Programs Defeated
• America’s Farmers Need Washington to Address an Overvalued Dollar
• Help Wanted: Is the Answer Outside U.S. Borders?

admin2018-07-03T21:59:04+00:00July 3rd, 2018|

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06.29.18

• Groups Applaud Passage of the Senate Farm Bill
• Compromises Needed in Conference Committee
• USDA Report Highlights Benefits of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for Farmers
• *VIDEO: Secretary Perdue: President Trump Will Protect Farmers From China and Jobs Act for Farmers
• Amendment to Challenge Commodity Checkoff Programs Defeated

admin2018-06-29T12:42:40+00:00June 29th, 2018|

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06.27.18

• Agri View: Tariff Effect on the Pecan Crop-Hard Nut to Crack
• $31 Million, 26,601-acre California Ranch on the Market
• Prevent Cruelty California Campaign Approved for November Ballot
• U.S. Agriculture Secretary Says Farmers Understand China Trade Fight
• Grassley Statement on EPA’s Proposed 2019 RFS Biofuels Levels
• Farmers Say Contracts, Not Compensation are Needed in Trade Deals
• It’s Still ‘Kinda Flakey’ to Destroy Farm Policy with Anti-Farmer Amendments
• EPA Boosts Biofuels Across Board, But Leaves Corn Ethanol Alone
• Trump Proposes Hitting Oil Refiners With Boosted Biofuel Quotas
• Trade Fight’s Danger Signs
• Branstad in China Sees Great Potential for U.S. Ag
• USDA Takes Comments on Removing “USA” from Foreign Grass-Fed Beef
• Lightning Strike Kills a Dozen Cows, Sparks Strange Facebook Comments
• Comprehensive, Multi-Year Study Reconfirms AccuWeather Accuracy
• Perdue: Trump Will Not Let Farmers Bear Brunt of China Retaliation
• Does Farm Growth Always Mean Adding Acres?
• Crop Progress Report: June 25, 2018 (PDF)
• Biofuels, Petroleum Interests Push for $1 Biodiesel Blenders Credit Extension
• Price Swings Fade Farm Profitability Chances, Economist Says
• Branstad in China Says U.S. Will Keep Trade Pressure On
• Why Consolidating Food Safety Efforts Won’t Work
• Rest of the Story: A New Cold Tariff-War
• EPA May Increase Biofuel Use Requirement by 3 Percent
• U.S. Cattle on Feed Running at 22 Year Highs
• Rate of Farm Loan Rejections Almost Doubles Among Banks
• Rural America to U.S. Senate: Do No Harm to Crop Insurance: More than 600 trade organizations and companies throughout rural America sent U.S. Senators a clear message today about crop insurance as they prepare to debate the 2018 Farm Bill.
• Rural Mainstreet Economy Expands for June
• Trump’s Government Overhaul Plan at a Glance
• Trump Administration Plan Would Shift USDA Programs
• Trump Jabbed First, and Now World Hits back in Trade Fight
• Congress Urged to Focus on Immigration Reform
• Cattle on Feed Up 4%
• Dicamba Injury Is Back in 2018
• Beating Credit Challenges
• Kansas Farmer Outlines Costly Toll Of Overregulation At Congressional Hearing
• Interest Rates in 30-Year Perspective: The Case of U.S. 10-Year Treasury Rates

admin2018-06-27T20:06:29+00:00June 27th, 2018|

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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

admin2018-06-22T09:09:30+00:00June 22nd, 2018|

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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

admin2018-06-21T12:15:00+00:00June 21st, 2018|

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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

admin2018-06-19T12:57:09+00:00June 19th, 2018|

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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

admin2018-06-12T13:18:12+00:00June 12th, 2018|

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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

admin2018-06-12T13:15:47+00:00June 11th, 2018|

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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

admin2018-06-11T08:43:03+00:00June 6th, 2018|

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