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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.09.2024

• ChatGPT for Precision Ag? Not Yet.
• Weather Anxiety Changes Trend in Corn, Soybean Markets as Planting Stalls in Early May
• Corn closes down 8¢ | Wednesday, May 8, 2024
• IRS Sees Possible Biofuel Credit Fraud
• Mental Health Hope & Help – 2 Farmers Urge Fellow Farmers to Reach Out When Life Overwhelms
• Grains face midweek slump
• Wheat prices revived on weather woes
• Plains wheat crop is down to the wire
• Labor department responds to farmworker housing crisis
• Will aerial spray drones ever replace ground rigs?
• EPA, FDA And USDA Issue Joint Regulatory Plan For Biotechnology
• A Squeeze on Agriculture by Interest Rates

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.08.2024

• May WASDE Brings Out New-Crop Estimates, Southern Updates
• Farmer Sentiment Declines To Lowest Level Since June 2022
• Trash talking the farm bill and lining up votes
• Afternoon market recap: Corn, soybeans and wheat face mild to moderate losses on Tuesday.
• Wheat prices revived on weather woes
• Gifting as part of farm transition planning
• 8 Steps to establishing native grasses in your pasture
• Grains close in the red | Tuesday, May 7, 2024
• Ag losses in spring Texas wildfires top $123 million
• Unclear planting window creates market uncertainty
• USDA Releases Report About Cover Crops On Livestock Operations

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.07.2024

• 3 Big Things Today, May 7, 2024 | Wheat Futures Drop Overnight; Weekly Export Inspections of Beans Improve
• Crop Progress Report | 05.06.2024
• Vilsack encouraged by Stabenow farm bill proposal
• NASS: Survey Cuts ‘Uncomfortable’ | Lawmakers, Others Push for USDA to Keep Surveys Despite Budget Cuts
• Mental Health Hope & Help – 1 Rural Americans Still Face Mental Health Stigma, Scarcity of Resources, But Outlook Is Improving
• USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report | USDA Crop Progress: Corn 36% Planted, Soybeans 25% Planted as of May 5
• Don’t lie when it comes to your farm’s financials
• Commentary: Seek new farm opportunities in 2024
• Markets reset after last week’s weather-fueled rally
• Over 20 years, University of Missouri research shows no-till offers the highest return for corn and soybeans.
• Ag Losses in Spring Texas Wildfires Top $123 Million
• USDA Releases Commodity Costs And Returns Report

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.06.2024

• Video: Kathy Reports Back on CIPA Meeting and the Status of Farm Bill 2024
• Top 5 Things to Watch this Week | May WASDE and Wet Fields Top Headlines
• Chairwoman Stabenow says members are committed to getting a farm bill finished
• Farm Bill: A Short History and Summary
• House farm bill proposes SNAP cuts
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn Supports House Ag Committee’s Farm Bill Framework, But Not The Senate’s
• 43% Fewer Farmers Are Raising Wheat Compared To 20 Years Ago
• Oklahoma cautiously optimistic for cotton
• Fed helps farmers – for now
• Farm community pulls together after tornado | slide show
• Rural Americans Still Face Mental Health Stigma, Scarcity of Resources, But Outlook Is Improving
• Commodities Hit a Wall — in a Good Way?
• Bayer Issues Open Letter On Glyphosate: American Agriculture Is At Risk
• While China’s Import Of Soybeans Continue To Surge, U.S.’ Share Shrinks
• USDA Issues Map Showing Concentration Of Specialty Crop Farms

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.03.2024

• House Farm Bill Mark-Up Set for May 23
• Chairwoman Stabenow says members are committed to getting a farm bill finished
• Commodity Groups Appeal Fuel Test Rule
• CHS Strikes Deal to Buy Eight Cargill Grain Elevators in Five States
• Commodity Groups Appeal Fuel Test Rule
• Editors’ Notebook Take Time for Mental Health | Progressive Farmers
• Export Report: Mulling over mostly disappointing results
• What’s on deck for ag markets? May/June 2024 Risk & Reward: What to watch in the markets as spring fieldwork hits its peak
• Soybean prices rally at the close | May 2, 2024
• 7 Details about corn planting so far this season
• Beef export sales surge to marketing year high
• White House touts rural broadband expansion, but job far from finished
• Fischer says new modeling incentivizes imports
• Farm Bureau Issues Report "Crop Insurance 101: The Basics"
• The Sustainability Consortium Launches Free Commodity Mapping Platform

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.02.2024

What’s New in the new Farm Bill Plans

• What is in the new Farm Bill Plans (PDF)
• House Ag Committee Reacts To Farm Bill Outline
• House Farm Bill Mark-Up Set for May 23
• 2024 Farm Bill Overviews Released
• Ag Organizations React: 2024 Farm Bill Plans
• House Ag Committee on Agriculture Press Release: Thompson Releases 2024 Farm Bill Overview
• 3 Big Things Today, May 2, 2024
• Farm practices will open the door to SAF tax credits, for some
• Agriculture and biofuel industries react to new rules for sustainable aviation fuel tax credit
• What’s on deck for ag markets?
• Some Groups Pan SAF Rules for Farmers | Groups Criticize Cover Crop Requirement for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Modeling
• DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends Most Fertilizer Prices Continue to Rise
• Rancher Sues Biden Over 1M Acre Claim, Contends Abuse of Presidential Authority