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Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 02.19.2026

• USDA Releases USDA Agricultural Projections To 2035 Report
• USDA Releases Wheat Outlook Report
• Farm Bill 2026 Draft Draws Praise and Pushback From Ag Groups
• Bringing Unassigned Base Back into Program Eligibility for Cotton Producers
• US Farm Numbers Drop 8% Since 2018 | US Agriculture Loses 15,000 Farms in 2025 as Consolidation Trend Continues
• 4 reasons to consider ECO/SCO in 2026
• Post-Valentine’s crush lifted soybean prices
• How can the Fed Chair make a difference? Ag Marketing IQ: Alan Greenspan’s market expertise helped stabilize chaos during his tenure. As farmers face 2026 uncertainties, interest rate debates and acreage guesses, past lessons are relevant.
• How will dicamba’s return affect weed control strategies?
• Will this fly swat the beef market?
• Permitting reform vs. farm reality: Will faster federal reviews help producers?
• Farm Business Planning Management Crops Research Kansas Farmer Logo The case for strategic tillage in long-term no-till
• How will dicamba’s return affect weed control strategies?
• As U.S. Agriculture Flails, Farmers See Big Corn Acres as Best Bet to Break Even
• U.S. 2026–27 Corn Plantings Seen at 94.9 Million Acres, Soybeans 84.9 Million
• Comparing Crop Insurance Scenarios with SCO and ECO for 2026
• Commissioner Miller Launches Texas Agriculture Disaster Task Force to Bolster Defenses Against Disasters and Biosecurity Threats
• Dowdy And Hula Weigh In on Crop Insurance, Budgets
• Daybreak Feb. 18: Groups accuse refiners of taking E15 hostage; Bayer deal
• Monsanto Announces Roundup Class Settlement Agreement To Resolve Current And Future Claims
• USDA Proposes Changes To Line Speed Rules
• USDA Releases Oil Crops Outlook Report
• OSU to release new ‘heavyweight’ wheat variety this fall

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 02.18.2026

• WASDE Report is Out and USDA Data Questioned
• US Farm Numbers Drop 8% Since 2018 US Agriculture Loses 15,000 Farms in 2025 as Consolidation Trend Continues
• Ag Weather Forum | Three Big ‘Spring’ Storms Threaten US This Week
• New Farm Bill on Pesticides, Prop 12 Farm Bill Directs USDA to Boost Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Study Solar Impacts
• Tim Alderson Receives Outstanding Outreach Award
• How can the Fed Chair make a difference?
• America’s vanishing cattle herd drives 15% price hikes for beef
• Breakout ahead for new-crop corn? Keep eye on $4.70 mark
• Non-GMO corn doable with right weed control
• RFK urges beef producers to expand herds as nutrition guidelines change
• Mental health needs in rural areas rise, but access lags
• Farmers cash in on tech-driven land development
• House Ag Committee Releases New Farm Bill, Markup Set for Feb. 23
• Key takeaways from the newly released farm bill
• USDA Takes Action To Lower Food Costs on Consumers and Strengthen the Supply Chain through Proposed Changes to Line Speed Rules
• Nat’l Cotton Council’s Statements On Planting Intentions And Economic Outlook
• Regional Cattle Price Spreads and Patterns
• Pro Farmer Podcast | What will cotton acres shift to in 2026?

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 02.17.2026

• Farmers need policy answers
• House Ag Committee Releases Farm, Food, And National Security Act Of 2026
• 17 billion reasons to change your corn plan in 2026
• Nat’l Cotton Council’s Statements On Planting Intentions And Economic Outlook
• USDA Outlook, Farm Bill Drafts
• New Farm Bill Expands Disaster Programs, Increases Guaranteed Operating Loan Limits, Tweaks Dairy Policy
• Off-Base, Part 4: A Fundamental Flaw in the Policy
• Dual chamber balers improve field efficiency for producers
• Innovation has been key to improved soil tillage efficiency
• Tractors built for versality
• Exclusive: In the Eye of the Cycle, John Deere Charts a Path Through Ag’s Slump
• EPA Working Toward WOTUS Rule After Supreme Court Sackett Decision
• Greenhouse Gases Will No Longer Be Regulated By Federal Government
• USDA To Issue $1.9 Billion To Livestock Producers Impacted By Weather Disruptions
• Nat’l Assn Of Wheat Growers Honors 2025 Wheat Advocates
• Trials evaluate ELS cotton’s fit on High Plains
• FarmHope offers free counseling to Texas farmers, ranchers
• Mental health needs in rural areas rise, but access lags
• Regional Cattle Price Spreads and Patterns

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 02.16.2026

• Chairman Thompson Releases Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
• Ag Policy Blog | Texas Prepares for Growing Disasters as EPA Ignores the Risk
• Greenhouse Gases Will No Longer Be Regulated By Federal Government
• Top 5 Things to Watch USDA Outlook, Farm Bill Drafts
• House Ag Chairman releases draft Farm Bill, drawing mixed reactions
• Losses on Losses: USDA’s Farm Income Forecast Paints Dire Picture
• Will Farmland Values, Lower Interest Rates Save Midwest Farmers in 2026?
• Thompson’s farm bill draft takes aim at Prop 12, skips E15
• Can corn break through $4.70 ceiling?
• Do farmers have smooth days? Ever?
• OSU to release new ‘heavyweight’ wheat variety this fall
• What to know about glufosinate-resistant waterhemp
• Release of Insurance Evaluator With the New SCO and ECO
• Farm financial stress rising, but no credit crisis looming
• Higher costs and lower prices driving U.S. cotton acreage decline
• A Judge Says She’ll Rule That the US Still Cannot Force States to Provide Data on SNAP Recipients
• USDA Issues Emergency Livestock Relief Program Payments
• Ag Organizations React to U.S.-Taiwan Trade Agreement
• Exclusive: In the Eye of the Cycle, John Deere Charts a Path Through Ag’s Slump
• Are You Ready for The China Effect? Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group
• USDA Announces Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers Impacted by Unfair Market Disruptions
• USDA Issues Final Emergency Livestock Relief Program Payments for 2023 and 2024 Drought, Flood and Wildfire Losses
• Ag Groups Applaud Senate Hearing On USMCA, Call For Renewal Of Agreement
• Number of farms in U.S. continues slow decline
• Prop 12, Q3 Policies Addressed in Farm Bill Proposal
• USDA To Issue $1.9 Billion To Livestock Producers Impacted By Weather Disruptions

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 02.13.2026

• How will the grain markets play out? 02.13.2026
• Bridge payments arriving soon: Here’s how to prepare
• Losses on Losses: USDA’s Farm Income Forecast Paints Dire Picture
• USMCA, Ag Exports and Trade Certainty While Seeking Changes, Senators and Farm Groups Defend USMCA’s Benefits
• Environmentalists Sue Over Delayed Monarch Butterfly Protections as Extinction Risk Grows
• EIA Weekly Ethanol Report EIA: US Ethanol Output Climbs 2.3% YOY; Stocks Up
• Soybean prices shook off dismal export data
• USDA exports – Egypt buys soybeans, February 12, 2026
• Export Report: Corn sales leap above expectations
• Grab your wheat rally cap
• How hard will Trump’s Argentine beef imports hammer your cattle operation?
• What farmers can do now to curb fertilizer costs
• U.S. House in Bipartisan Vote Defies Trump, Agrees to End His Tariffs on Canada
• Lawmakers Seek to Standardize County Regulation of Renewable Energy Facilities
• Trade leaders debate reforms, extension of U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
• Land access challenges grow for young farmers as USDA delays key survey results
• New research suggests higher consumption of whole-fat dairy could lower heart disease risks
• Many Producers ‘Fighting for Survival’ in 2026, Survey Shows
• Lawsuit Claims Rail Fee Blocks Competition, Cuts Plains Farmers’ Grain Prices
• The “What If” Scenario: How Geopolitical Anxiety Could Shift the U.S. Corn Market
• BASF Highlights New Stoneville Cotton Varieties for 2026 Growing Season
• USDA Announces Farmer And Rancher Freedom Framework To End Agricultural Lawfare
• Troubled world pushes fertilizer prices
• Trump, Zeldin Announce ‘Largest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History’
• The “What If” Scenario: How Geopolitical Anxiety Could Shift the U.S. Corn Market
• E15 outlook dims in Congress despite Trump’s call for action
• Ag Groups Applaud Senate Hearing On USMCA, Call For Renewal Of Agreement

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 02.12.2026

• Grab your wheat rally cap
• USDA Announces Farmer And Rancher Freedom Framework To End Agricultural Lawfare
• Losses on Losses: USDA’s Farm Income Forecast Paints Dire Picture
• DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends Urea Up 5% From Month Ago, Other Fertilizer Prices Remain Varied
• Traders Now Expect the Cash Market to Lead the Charge in the Cattle Sector
• Ag Weather Forum Late Winter Finds Dryness in Central and Southern US Crop Areas
• USDA exports – Unknown buys corn, February 11, 2026
• How hard will Trump’s Argentine beef imports hammer your cattle operation?
• 5 key grain market fundamentals to watch closely
• Congress’ ICE debate a perfect opportunity for immigration reform
• What farmers can do now to curb fertilizer costs
• Release of Insurance Evaluator With the New SCO and ECO
• Early Planting Is Forcing Farmers to Rethink Corn vs. Soybean Order
• Rollins, Hegseth sign MOU advancing National Farm Security Action Plan
• USDA Crop Data Reliability Remains Under Scrutiny
• USDA Announces Completion Of Sterile Fly Dispersal Facility In Texas
• Farm Bureau Forecasts Smaller Cattle Herd Creates Market Volatility
• Brownfield Ag News Launches "Inside D.C." Program
• Cover Crop Business Accelerator Opens Applications For 2026
• Will ag marketing and financial outlook look like ’25 in ’26?
• USDA and DoW Advance Key Parts of the National Farm Security Action Plan