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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 10.01.2025

• Government shutdown hits farmers: What you need to know
• Nearly half USDA workforce to be furloughed in shutdown
• USDA Migrates Data Archive to New Website, Dropping Cornell’s Mann Library
• First New World screwworm drug receives FDA conditional approval
• USDA ‘Prepared’ for Looming Government Shutdown, Layoffs Possible
• USDA Raises Corn Stocks to 1.53 BB, Lowers Soybean Stocks to 316 MB
• Drought Deepens Across the US, Affects Pasture and Range Quality
• Can commodity farmers disrupt the market?
• USDA names Arizona as test site for New World screwworm
• Higher-than-expected stocks chop corn prices
• Decommoditization Helps Farmers Earn More From Value-Added Crops
• History & Tough Reality: When Payments Do More Harm Than Good, Consider Other Options
• What Marketing Lessons Can Farmers Learn From the Past Two Years?
• A Farmer’s Guide to Cash Rent Calculations and Negotiations
• First-Generation Farmers Set for Day of Reckoning as Agriculture Crisis Deepens?
• USDA Deregulates Corn Developed Using Genetic Engineering To Resist Certain Pests
• Justice Department And USDA Coordinate To Protect Competition In Agricultural Inputs

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 09.30.2025

• Rollins: USDA is prepared for shutdown
• DOJ, USDA to Examine Rising Farm Input Costs
• Justice Department And USDA Coordinate To Protect Competition In Agricultural Inputs
• USDA: Rural Obesity Rates Exceeded Urban Obesity Rates
• Ag Economy | Breaking Down the 4 Biggest Challenges Facing the Ag Economy
• USDA Crop Progress: Corn 18% Harvested, Soybeans 19% Harvested as of Sept. 28
• Corn Export Inspections Continue to Run Ahead of Previous Year
• View From the Cab | Farmers Talk Harvest, Landlords, Service Trucks and Stuff
• Old tractors find new purpose in auger duty
• Crop Progress Report 09.29.2025 (PDF)
• Blistering demand signals fail to bump corn prices
• How to build good soil structure on your farm
• Weekly Grain Movement: Corn commands huge year-over-year lead
• Agriculture Secretary Announces Major Crops Purchase, Antitrust Efforts at Kansas City Conference
• Rollins Rules Out Payment Program for Building Cattle Herds
• Rollins previews USDA’s beef industry revitailization plan
• Seed companies: Who owns what in the Northeast and Midwest?
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook Report

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 09.29.2025

• USDA Issues Second Economic Assistance Payment To Agricultural Producers
• Top 5 Things to Watch Anxiously Awaiting Shutdowns, Rebates
• Washington Week Ahead: Shutdown looms amid White House, Democrats deadlock
• Trump Administration Pledges to Scrutinize Farm Input Costs, USDA Chief Says
• USDA Reports Preview USDA to Fine-Tune Old-Crop Grain Supplies Carried Into New Season
• Survey High: 91% of Ag Economists Say Crop Sector in Recession, Losses Likely Through 2026
• Use AI to measure real-time crop health
• Are you working for the weekend – or through it?
• Next-Gen Agribusiness: How can you capitalize on current market conditions on your farm?
• Major agrichemical companies unveiled upcoming products at the 2025 Farm Progress Show, offering new solutions for weed, pest and disease control in crops.
• Own an ag drone? Keep these three essentials on hand
• China Buys Most of 40 Argentina Soy Cargoes This Week for Nov-Dec, Traders Say
• History & Tough Reality: When Payments Do More Harm Than Good, Consider Other Options
• Agriculture Secretary Announces Major Crops Purchase, Antitrust Efforts at Kansas City Conference
• Rollins previews USDA’s beef industry revitailization plan
• Breaking Down the 4 Biggest Challenges Facing the Ag Economy
• USDA Purchases 417,000 Metric Tons Of U.S. Grown Commodities For International Food Assistance Programs
• Highlights From The 14th Annual Women In Agribusiness Summit
• USDA Releases Map Showing Participation Of SNAP, 12% Use The Program
• Ag Sec’y Rollins Reports USDA, Dept Of Justice To Investigate Ag Input Industry

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 09.26.2025

• China Signals That Purchases of U.S. Soybeans Hinge on Tariff Removal
• Administration: Farmers To Receive Assistance From Tariff Revenue
• House Committee Chairman Releases Statement About Tariff Fees For Farmers
• Secretary Offers Few Crop Aid Details Ag Secretary Acknowledges Economic Pressures, But Sees Opportunities Ahead for Producers
• Chinese Scholar Accused of Smuggling Plant Pathogen Into US Nears Plea Deal
• Taxlink | One Big Beautiful Bill Transforms Farm Planning
• Warmer Weather to Continue Across US
• Rural Suicide Prevention | Simple Act of Reaching Out Can Help Prevent Suicide
• US Sept. 1 Hog Inventory Down 1% From Year Ago
• The oldest lesson in farming: Stand together
• Summit aims to bridge ag-urban water divide
• Why perspective is your most powerful tool
• Farm Life | What was it like to attend a country school?
• Nutrien Hub Adds Weather, Financing, Crop Planning Tools
• Fertilizer Woes Cloud New Crop Outlook as Farmers Mull Cutbacks
• New Options for GSI Grain Storage Products: VersaLoop, Air Systems, and QuickBolt Towers Now Available
• Texas state vet ‘not in panic mode’ after latest NWS case
• Federal mental health support for farmers in jeopardy without new farm bill
• Cutting USDA Household Food Insecurity Survey could weaken hunger relief efforts
• In Kansas City, Secretary Rollins Speaks on State of Farm Economy, Announces Suite of Actions to Support American Farmers
• USDA Releases Season Average Price Forecasts Report
• U.S. Fertilizer Consumption Rebounds From 2021 Drop

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 09.25.2025

• DAP Continues to Lead Fertilizer Prices Higher
• Traders Recognize Supplies Are Going to Tighten Even More in Cattle Complex
• Irrigation innovation: New life for decades-old center pivots
• Diesel traders bet on price spike as Russia refineries attacked
• Reminder: There’s no ‘magic wand’
• The ‘4-alarm fire’ blazing through farm country
• USDA Puts Researchers on Leave After Canceling Hunger Report
• EPA’s Proposed Dicamba Labels Criticized as Complex
• USDA’s new plan could spur additional ag export sales, expand markets
• NCGA announces input cost task force
• Farm-State Senators Want Answers From Trump
• How EPA’s Proposal to Exempt Refineries From Blending Biofuels Impacts Farmers
• Fertilizer woes cloud new crop outlook as farmers mull cutbacks
• USDA proposes changes to SNAP retail stocking requirements
• Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D., Sworn in as National Nutrition Advisor at U.S. Department of Agriculture
• U.S. Fertilizer Consumption Rebounds From 2021 Drop
• USDA Releases Wheat Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Oil Crops Outlook Report

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 09.24.2025

• USDA Reveals Three-Point Plan To Support Crop & Livestock Producers And Exporters
• Risks to Operating Machinery on Roads Safety Extremely Important as Farm Machinery, Vehicles Share Rural Roads
• Bill To Provide More Timely Support Through PLC Introduced
• Rain Could Bring Pasture Improvement
• How can we feed a growing population?
• Seed companies unveil top corn, soybean varieties for 2026
• A young farmer’s determination to break the mold
• Global cotton supply tightens slightly, U.S. reports no change
• Brave women make a difference in agriculture
• Crop Progress Report 09.24.2025 (PDF)
• Cattle industry urges action as screwworm fly spreads north
• Grassley: farmers can’t wait for aid, crisis echoes 1980’s collapse
• Economist: Farm equipment sales slump for 25th straight month
• Op-Ed: We Urgently Need Action From Rural Minds: The ACA premium tax credits are crucial for rural America’s mental health care
• China’s Soybean Buyers Turn to Argentina, Continue Shunning US
• Texas Poachers Busted in Historic Kansas Sting After Slaughter of 119 Monster Bucks
• ERS administrator, others on leave over hunger survey cancellation
• U.S. Wheat Associates Highlights Commitment To Biotech Principles In HB4 Wheat Development
• USDA Releases Feed Outlook Report