Need a quick catch up on the news? Here are seven agricultural stories you might have missed this week.

1. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue spoke to FFA members gathered in Indianapolis for the 90^th annual National FFA Convention. He called on the FFA members to be advocates for agriculture policy. – Indianapolis Star

2. Nebraska Agriculture Director Greg Ibach has been confirmed by the full Senate to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs at USDA. Meanwhile, the nomination of Bill Northey is on hold and a hearing is tentatively scheduled for Nov. 9 on the nomination of Sam Clovis.  – Farm Futures

3. Rep. Roger Marshall, who represents the Kansas Big First District, has introduced bipartisan legislation, the Securing All Livestock Equitably Act, to protect producers. The SALE Act would place livestock sold to a dealer, and proceeds and receivables from already sold livestock, into a trust until the original seller has been paid. – Kansas Farmer

4. Europe is wrangling with a decision on whether or not the use of glyphosate should be continued. A decision is needed by the end of the year. – Farm Futures

5. Two agricultural economists from the University of Illinois analyze five-year price outlooks for corn and soybeans. For 2017, they suggest a corn price of $3.50 per bushel. – Prairie Farmer

6. There were several earning announcements this week. DowDuPont reported preliminary third-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates as prices climbed and demand rose in most of its markets. Bayer group sales advanced 1.2%. Caterpillar reported sales and revenues ahead of 2016 figures. – Farm Futures

7. The Animal Legal Defense Fund, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Bailing Out Benji and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa against the Agricultural Production Facility Fraud, otherwise known as Iowa’s ag-gag law. – Wallace’s Farmer

And your bonus:

A $500,000 grant from USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) is being used by the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to study the use of drones to improve irrigation efficiency. – Nebraska Farmer