U.S. Ag Exports Remain Strong, But Global Share Declines as Destinations Have...
U.S. agricultural exports in fiscal year 2017 increased over $10 billion to the third-highest level on record. Although the U.S. remains the second largest exporter of agricultural goods in the world,...
View ArticleFarm Bill Update: Perspective from Chairman Conaway and Chairman Roberts
Last week, Don Wick, a farm broadcaster from the Red River Farm Network (Grand Forks, N.D.), sat down with several lawmakers on Capitol Hill to discuss current Farm Bill issues. Notably, he spoke with...
View ArticleA Focus on Corn Belt Ag Exports; NAFTA Update
A FarmPolicyNews update last week pointed to recent USDA information pertaining to the aggregate value of U.S. agricultural exports, and how these trade flows have changed over the past two decades. A...
View Article2017 U.S. Farm Income Forecast- November Update
On Wednesday, the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) released its November 2017 Farm Income Forecast. This follows the August revision of the initial net farm income forecast released by ERS in...
View ArticleFederal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- November ’17
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board released its November 2017 Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions by Federal Reserve District. The report included several...
View ArticleEPA: Recent Perspectives on RFS and Agriculture
Recall that in December of 2016, agricultural policy observers expressed some measure of unease with President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Oklahoma...
View ArticleUSDA Updates U.S. Ag Export Forecast Amid NAFTA Worries
In fiscal year 2017, U.S. agricultural exports totaled $140.5 billion, representing the third-highest level on record. In its quarterly export forecast in August, USDA indicated that fiscal year 2018...
View ArticleFarm Bill- “Sooner Rather Than Later”
Today's update looks at recent news items discussing the Farm Bill, with specific focus on the potential timing of when Congress may take up the legislation. Lawmaker perspectives on provisions in the...
View ArticleUSDA Trade Data; NAFTA Perspectives from Farm State Senators
Today’s update provides a brief overview of updated USDA agricultural export data, and also looks at recent news items regarding the NAFTA renegotiation, with particular focus on perspective from some...
View ArticleRFS: Rift Between “Corn State” Senators &“Oil-and-Gas State” Senators Persists
Last week, Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Tex.), along with several of his GOP colleagues, met with President Trump and other executive branch officials regarding the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Today's update...
View ArticleIowa Farmland Values, and the Corn Belt Economy- “At a Crossroads”
The 2017 Iowa State University Land Value Survey was released on Tuesday, and showed that farmland values climbed 2% this year. The survey was conducted in November by the Center for Agricultural and...
View ArticleRecent USDA-ERS Reports: Farm Structure (2017), and Evolving Distribution of...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) has recently released two separate reports that provide interesting perspective on the structure of U.S. agriculture. The first...
View ArticleDairy, Livestock, and Trade Issues Highlighted in Recent USDA Reports
In the last few days, USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) and Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) have released three separate reports that contain current information relating to dairy sector...
View Article2018 Purdue University Outlook: Cash Rents, Farmland Values, Corn and Soybean...
The Agricultural Economics Department at Purdue University recently released its annual outlook report that contained 12 specific articles looking at various aspects of the U.S. agricultural economy....
View ArticleFarm Bill: Congressional Inaction on Disaster Bill; 2018 Agenda Items
At the end of 2017, Congress passed a temporary spending bill to prevent a government shutdown, but failed to complete work on an $81-billion disaster aid package. In addition to assistance for...
View ArticleFederal Reserve Bank of Dallas Ag Credit Survey- Fourth Quarter 2017
Earlier this week, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas released its Agricultural Credit Survey for the fourth quarter of 2017. The Fed update indicated that, "Demand for agricultural loans overall...
View ArticleNAFTA- Recent Developments as President Trump Addresses AFBF Members on Monday
President Donald Trump will be in Nashville, Tennessee on Monday to speak at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) 99th Annual Convention. The AFBF noted recently that, "After three consecutive...
View ArticlePresident Trump Delivers Remarks to Farm Bureau Members
President Donald Trump addressed the American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) 99th Annual Convention in Nashville, Tennessee on Monday. The President touched on a variety of issues, including tax...
View ArticleFarm Bill- Disaster Bill Seen as First Step, SNAP Concerns
An update posted on Tuesday at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) blog indicated that, "Less than two weeks into the new year, and Congress already has an incredibly full plate. Both...
View ArticleUSDA Trade Data Update: Focus on Soybeans and Grains
Today’s update provides a brief overview of updated USDA agricultural export data, with particular focus on soybeans and grains.
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