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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 07.05.2023

• Agri-Pulse farm bill preview: Key issues and proposals for each title
• Crop Progress Report 07.03.2023 (PDF)
• U.S. Crop Conditions – – Corn Up One Point, Soybeans Down One
• UAN28 Fertilizer Price Drops Below $400 For First Time Since September 2021UAN28 Fertilizer Price Drops Below $400 For First Time Since September 2021
• USDA Crop Progress Report: Corn Condition Up Only 1 Point Following Rains; Soy Condition Down 1 Point
• Exhausting Heat Dome Streak Continues in 2023
• Will a smart sprayer pay off on your farm?
• Legislation introduced to classify phosphate and potash as critical minerals
• Agriculture After High School: Balance Cows & College
• Recent Rains Didn’t Put a Dent in the Midwest Drought, 70% of U.S. Corn Crop Now Hit by Drought
• High Production Costs Could Weigh on the Ag Economy Through 2024, New Survey of Economists Finds
• USDA announces millions to expand meatpacking competition
• Ag Retailers Report Their Five Largest Challenges
• 17 State Attorney Generals Join Effort Encouraging Congress To Keep AM Radios
• Moody’s Analytics Announces Its Annual Ag Lending Conference

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 06.30.2023

• Cotton Acres Could Be the Biggest Surprise in USDA’s June Acreage Report
• New Agricultural Economist Survey Forecasts Key Drivers Of U.S. Ag Outlook
• Safety net remains a priority for farmers in 2023 Farm Bill discussions
• Canada Fire Smoke May Affect Pollinating Corn
• Grains consolidate losses ahead of USDA data
• Pay, flexibility top-of-mind for today’s farm workers
• Did we just see the summer high in grain prices?
• EPA says it will revise wetlands rule in line with Supreme Court decision
• “Forecasts for Crop-Boosting Rains” Pressure Grain Prices Lower
• High Production Costs Could Weigh on the Ag Economy Through 2024, New Survey of Economists Finds
• Winter Wheat Futures Markets Were Again Pulled Down
• EPA, Corps plan ‘surgical’ update to WOTUS rule by Sept. 1
• First Cotton Bale of 2023 Harvested in Alamo, Texas

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 06.29.2023

• USDA Reports Preview USDA’s Acreage and Grain Stocks Reports on Deck
• Senate Republican Ag Committee Chair: Safety Net Remains Top Priority In 2023 Farm Bill
• Grain Prices “Shrugging Off” Lower Crop Conditions
• Wetter forecasts keep dragging grain prices down
• Pay, flexibility top-of-mind for today’s farm workers
• USDA exports – Mexico buys corn, June 28, 2023
• Kluis survey finds planted acres higher than expected
• Ethanol production holds as stocks rise slightly
• Farmer says volatility in sector is becoming increasingly hard to manage
• High Production Costs Could Weigh on the Ag Economy Through 2024, New Survey of Economists Finds
• Landowner Sues EPA and Demands Jury Trial
• EPA, Corps plan ‘surgical’ update to WOTUS rule by Sept. 1
• Daybreak June 28: McConnell: Money tight for farm bill
• Plant-based meat alternatives may have hit a wall
• USDA Releases Cost-of-Production Forecast
• AI Applications In Agriculture And Legal Implications
• USDA: Prices For Genetically Modified Seeds Have Risen Much Faster Than Non-GM Seeds

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 06.28.2023

• Stabenow Proposes $20 Billion Farm Bill Solution?
• Farmer Participation in Crop Insurance Key to Farm Safety Net | Crop Insurance in America
• Ag Weather Forum | How Might Drought Monitor Change This Week?
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Grain markets begin pricing in rainy forecasts
• Geopolitical risk in grain marketing
• Rain hopes sink grain prices
• Sackett v. EPA is perfect example of bureaucracy out of control
• Safety net remains a priority for farmers in 2023 Farm Bill discussions
• Farmer says volatility in sector is becoming increasingly hard to manage
• Landowner Sues EPA and Demands Jury Trial
• Technology Unlocks The Door to New Modes of Action for Controlling Insects, Disease and Weeds
• FDA refines Human Foods Program plan based on staff, stakeholder feedback
• U.S. Corn, Soybean Conditions Are Now The Worst Since 1988
• Senate Republican Ag Committee Chair: Safety Net Remains A Priority For Farmers In 2023 Farm Bill Discussions

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 06.27.2023

• June 26, 2023 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• USDA Reminds Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports by July 17, Use New Online Map Features on Farmers.gov
• Farm Bill 2023: Another Side of Expectations Management for Farm Policy
• USDA Crop Progress Report: Corn Condition Falls Another 5 Points During Week Ended June 25
• View From the Cab | Farmers Talk Need for Rain and Local Supplier Loyalty
• Mexico Imposes 50% Tariff on White Corn Imports
• Markets remain worried about crop conditions
• Sackett v. EPA is perfect example of bureaucracy out of control
• Wheat surges following Russia’s weekend turmoil
• Will the June USDA reports offer surprises?
• Texas is green and farmers are thankful after dry winter
• Congressional members discuss NASA ag research
• USDA awards biofuels infrastructure grants, says more on the way
• Top economists, industry leaders preview farm economic outlook
• News of the Day USDA Announces $500 Million Funding For Biofuel Infrastructure Projects
• USDA Releases Cost-of-Production Forecast
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 06.26.2023

• House Ag Committee Chair Thompson Says Farm Bill Draft Could Be Ready By August
• Top 5 Things to Watch | Acreage Reports and Weather Issues Kick Off Summer Season
• 7 ag stories you may have missed last week
• SCOTUS sides with states in Colo. River case
• Texas is green and farmers are thankful after dry winter
• Federal public lands rule would be yanked under bill passed by U.S. House panel
• Cattle placements see first gain in months
• House Ag Committee set to tackle labor issues in industry
• India to remove retaliatory tariffs on some U.S. ag products
• Congressman calls for broken broadband fix
• FDA announces change in animal antimicrobial drugs’ status FDA announces change in animal antimicrobial drugs’ status
• DTN- Fertilizer Prices “Continued the Trend of Moving Lower”
• Vilsack tapping CCC again to boost domestic fertilizer production, nutrition assistance
• Statement by Secretary Vilsack Regarding India’s Reduction In Retaliatory Tariffs on Agricultural Products
• Farmers Business Network Releases Guide On Buying Farmland
• Nat’l Assn Of Wheat Growers Applauds Introduction Of "American Farmers Feed The World" Act