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Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 04.28.2026

• Crop Progress Report | 04.27.2026 (PDF)
• Crop Progress: Corn 25% Planted, Soybeans 23% Planted, Winter Wheat Rated 30% Good to Excellent as of April 26
• Ag Committee Chairman Thompson’s Farm Bill Statement At Rules Committee
• Why LRP can be a cost-effective way to put a floor under cattle prices
• Texas Farmers Fight for Grain Claims
• A peanut farmer’s fight to farm, live ‘one more day’
• Here Is What The Lawyers Said In Supreme Court’s Glyphosate Hearing
• US Supreme Court Justices Appear Split Over Bayer’s Bid to Kill Roundup Lawsuits
• Grains start the week with big gains
• How ethanol boom could put more money in farmers’ pockets
• Will drought impact spring pasture turnout?
• Expand your herd or hold back? Why this decision isn’t simple
• Fuel, fertilizer price hikes hit Southern farms hardest
• Strong Close in Commodities | Monday, April 27, 2026
• Middle East Ceasefire Fails to Ease U.S. Fertilizer Price Pressure on Farmers
• Rural Hoosiers Lean on the Law to Fight Drones
• API, Farm Groups Urge Congress to Back Year-long E15 Sales as Prices Rise
• Are You Ready for Weather-Driven Price Volatility?
• Texas Agriculture Commissioner Responds to Florida’s Announced New World Screwworm Emergency Animal Import Rule
• Nearly $10 Billion in Farmer Bridge Assistance Allocated
• USDA Details on $1 Billion Specialty Crop Aid Expected Within Weeks
• Record-Breaking Auction Prices Signal Scarcity in Top-End Used Machinery
• Trump Admin to Roll Out Major Fertilizer Plan This Week, Accelerate U.S. Production Push
• Cattle Bottoming as Border/Strike Talk Fear Eases and Cash Ideas Improve
• Purdue Researchers: Farmers Struggle To Find Financial Return When Adopting Precision Technology
• Challenges in the Farmer-Lender Relationship
• Trump Admin to Roll Out Major Fertilizer Plan This Week, Accelerate U.S. Production Push
• Pesticide labeling front and center at Supreme Court
• Federal Reserve Meeting Begins This Week
• USDA Releases U.S. Bioenergy Statistics Report

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 04.27.2026

• USDA Issues Second Supplemental Disaster Payment to Farmers, Extends Program Application Deadline to August 12
• Top 5 Things to Watch Planting Continues as Fed Mulls Rates
• Washington Week Ahead: Farm bill and Roundup on tap as ag woes mount
• USDA Announces Food Safety and Inspection Service Reorganization
• Small planting errors cost farmers up to $30 per acre
• The grain pricing opportunity staring us right in the face
• Save costs, and yields, with integrated weed management
• Young Ohio farmer makes 1,000 acres and off-farm job work
• NCBA Members Bring Cattle Industry Priorities to Washington
• Tiny, Knotted Robots Jump, Fly and Plant Seeds | One of the most promising applications of this system: planting seeds
• Updated Heating Oil Specification Includes Biodiesel Blends Up to B50
• Hawaii Farmers Face $31M in Damages After Devastating Kona Low Flooding
• ‘Losing Glyphosate Would Be A Disastrous Blow For Farmers’
• Durnell v. Monsanto: Pesticide Liability at the Supreme Court
• U Of Nebraska Researchers Develop Vaccine Showing Promise Against Bird Flu
• USDA To Include More Farmers In Future Surveys
• Farm Bureau: Balancing Data Center Growth With American Agriculture
• Challenges in the Farmer-Lender Relationship

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 04.24.2026

• Trump slashes H-2A farmworker wages by up to $5 per hour
• USDA to Expand Acreage Surveys to More U.S. Farmers
• USDA Picks Iowa for New Food Safety HQ and Shifts ERS, NIFA, NASS Jobs
• USDA Announces Food Safety and Inspection Service Reorganization, Establishes National Food Safety Center in Iowa
• USDA Signs $300M Deal With Palantir Palantir Secures USDA Contract to Consolidate Farmer Data, Modernize Programs
• House Farm Bill Appears to Have Broad Support, GOP Leaders Say
• U.S. Farm Agency to Move Research and Food Safety Staff From Washington
• Kansas City Wheat Closes Up 29¼¢ | Thursday, April 23, 2026
• USDA Reports Corn Emergence in 8 States
• Protein-Maxxing, GLP-1s Have U.S. Farmers Betting on Peas and Lentils
• USDA’s Rollins signals possible action soon on fertilizer prices
• Data center development causing land-use debates across the country
• Rising urea prices signal increased fertilizer market risk as Iran conflict continues
• Farm Bill Amendments Would Expand E15, Change RFS Obligations for Small Refiners
• How to keep up with grain markets
• Farmers Emphasize Demand, Not Payments, Is The ‘Bridge To Better Times’ For Agriculture
• Supreme Court To Hear Oral Arguments In Glyphosate Lawsuit On April 27
• Durnell v. Monsanto: Pesticide Liability at the Supreme Court
• Farm Bureau: Tracking Farmer Bridge Assistance Program Payments By State And Crop
• Nat’l Ag Law Center: More On Deere’s "Right To Repair" Lawsuit Settlement
• USDA Releases Oil Crops Outlook Report
• Cotton growers optimistic new funds, policy will lift industry

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 04.23.2026

• House Farm Bill Appears to Have Broad Support, GOP Leaders Say
• After the Bell | Cotton retreats after scoring fresh two-year high
• Supreme Court To Hear Oral Arguments In Glyphosate Lawsuit On April 27
• How to keep up with grain markets
• Farm Bureau: Tracking Farmer Bridge Assistance Program Payments By State And Crop
• E15, SRE Farm Bill Amendments Coming | Farm Bill Amendments Would Expand E15, Change RFS Obligations for Small Refiners
• EIA Weekly Ethanol Report EIA: US Ethanol Inventories Expand, Up 5.8% Year-Over-Year
• 6 Fertilizer Prices See Sizeable Moves Higher
• Are wet weather forecasts soaking soybean prices?
• How global oil shocks come home to roost on farm gate
• Soybeans Close Down Nearly 11¢ | Wednesday, April 22, 2026
• USDA’s Rollins signals possible action soon on fertilizer prices
• Many farmers utilize life insurance for farm financing
• Farmer says next two growing seasons could test farm finances
• Grains Disappoint, See Profit Taking Off Highs Despite China Rumors: Cattle Hold Support
• Market Analysis | Corn and Soybeans at a Crossroads
• US eyes ag outcomes from Trump’s May China visit
• House appropriations bill would cut USDA budget
• No Expected Rate Cut At April Federal Reserve Meeting
• Justice Department Considers Antitrust Lawsuit Against Egg Companies
• Op-ed By ARA’s CEO: How Court Decisions Threaten America’s Ag Supply Chain
• Major Field Crop Acreage Projected To Decline
• Wall Street’s premature euphoria won’t ease the farm squeeze
• E15 Expansion ‘Just a Matter of Time,’ Oil-State Lawmaker Says
• Nat’l Ag Law Center: More On Deere’s "Right To Repair" Lawsuit Settlement
• USDA Releases Cotton And Wool Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Feed Outlook Report

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 04.22.2026

• Comparing 2022 Drought Map 2026; How it Could Affect the Cowherd
• Resilient Calf Prices, Rising Input Costs, & Relentless Drought
• DTN Oil Update Brent Nears $100 as Iran on Brink of Ceasefire Collapse
• Justice Department Opens Criminal Investigation of Beef Companies
• Grains green up amid Middle East anxieties
• U.S. Set to Use Tariff Funds to Address High Fertilizer Prices
• Fertilizer CEO: It’s likely to get worse before it gets better
• DOJ probes meatpackers, egg suppliers for price-fixing
• Global oil shocks: What they mean to farm gate
• Cattle Futures Stumble After 4-Week Rally, Long-Term Outlook Holds
• U.S. Set to Use Tariff Funds to Address High Fertilizer Prices
• Soybeans Close Up 8½¢ | Tuesday, April 21, 2026
• USTR’s Callahan says tariff policy delivering results for agriculture
• Purdue economist: Geopolitical tensions igniting long-term concerns about fertilizer prices
• Organizations Call On Congress to Support Rural Small Businesses
• AAFC’s April Update Highlights Need to Maintain Canola Area
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook Report
• Are You Required to Accept an Inheritance?
• House farm bill whipping ramps up with broad early support
• Justice Department Considers Antitrust Lawsuit Against Egg Companies
• USDA Releases Wheat Outlook Report

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 04.21.2026

• Crop Progress Report (PDF) | April 20, 2026
• Crop Progress: Corn 11% Planted, Soybeans 12% Planted, Winter Wheat Rated 30% Good to Excellent as of April 19
• Soil Moisture a Concern for Most of US
• Cattle Futures Stumble After 4-Week Rally, Long-Term Outlook Holds
• How Farmers Are Managing Razor-Thin Margins in 2026
• Has the Cash Cattle Market Topped for Spring?
• Diesel by the Numbers; Equipment Sales Down; Reports Say Cat Buys Monarch Tech
• Global oil shocks: What they mean to farm gate
• 7 ways to prepare for drone use on your farm
• Texas strawberries rebound from slow start
• Crude Oil Up $3.34 Ahead of Close | Monday, April 20, 2026
• US Set to Use Tariff Funds to Address High Fertilizer Prices
• Ag Aviation Industry Urges Drone Operators To Give Right-Of-Way To Manned Ag Aircraft
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook Report
• Resilient Calf Prices, Rising Input Costs, & Relentless Drought
• Crop Condition Index showing signs of stress in wheat
• Energy production involves more than flipping a switch
• New grant expands virtual fencing to more cattle producers
• Fertilizer producer warns nitrogen prices may rise further amid Gulf supply disruptions