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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 10.13.2025

• Top 5 Things to Watch: Shutdowns, Payments Due, River Levels Fall
• U Of Illinois Research: Once Dominant, U.S. Agricultural Exports Falter Amid Trade Disputes And Rising Competition
• New potash supplier may further turbocharge Brazil’s crop machine
• Will future crops be more efficient?
• Maximize corn profits with storage hedge strategy
• Absent USDA, 3 news watchlist items for farmers
• Brazil repeals fine against JBS over cattle purchases in the Amazon
• Farmers, Traders ‘Flying Blind’ as U.S. Shutdown Blocks Key Crop Data
• Boozman: details still being finalized before Trump administration moves forward on aid
• Washington Week Ahead: Port fees kick in as Trump ratchets up trade war
• September Tractor Sales In The U.S. Down 8%, Combine Sales Down 40%
• Nat’s Sorghum Producers Meet With Congressional Members, Key Policy Issues Discussed
• Farmers Business Network To Spin-Off Its Crop Protection Products Business
• New Report Says EPA’s Pesticide Regulators Can Improve Efficiency, More Customer-Friendly Staff

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 10.10.2025

• Farmers, Lenders Work Together to Help Farms Stay Profitable Even With Tighter Margins
• Rollins: no aid until government shutdown ends
• Farm Credit Rates
• Mexican Border Closure Burdens Texas Feedyards and Mexican Cattle Producers
• Recognizing the Effect of Wider Daily Trading Limits in Cattle Contracts
• Is There a Light at the End of the Wheat Tunnel?
• Bin it, back it, hold on for better corn prices
• Grains see red as traders await fresh data
• 2 options: Fall weed control or cover crops
• Texas producers yield strong pumpkin harvest
• How to Keep the Farm in the Family When a Trust Gets in the Way
• Brazil’s Soybean Exports to Hit Record as U.S. Out of Market, Chinese Demand Strong
• Feeder Cattle Close Up More Than $5 | Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025
• Craig says Trump tariffs are squeezing farmers from all sides
• Livestock advisor expects strong beef market to continue into 2026
• Research Intelo: Agricultural Drones Market To Surpass $29.1 Billion By 2033
• Avant Marketing Group Poll: Farmers Are Mixed Regarding Outlook For Agriculture Economy

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 10.09.2025

• Over 200 Farm Groups Sent Letter To President Trump Asking For Help, Here Is That Letter
• 3 Big Things Today, Oct. 9, 2025
• Farmer Aid Reportedly Delayed by Gov’t Shutdown
• Net Return to Storing U.S. Corn and Soybeans Since 1973
• Farm groups to Trump: family farms need emergency aid before 2026
• Is a bull on the commodity horizon?
• Farmer Sentiment Holds Steady as Tariff Support Drops
• Iowa Ethanol Leaders Warn of Farm and Biofuel Crisis Over Lack of Carbon Capture
• If storing grain, don’t just ‘hold and hope’ – have a plan
• Should you buy a tiling machine or hire a contractor?
• More seed choices for 2026
• Farmland market is normalizing, not collapsing
• If storing grain, don’t just ‘hold and hope’ – have a plan
• Brazil’s Soybean Exports to Hit Record as U.S. Out of Market, Chinese Demand Strong
• Hemp seed meal approved for laying hens, opening new market for U.S. farmers
• HPAI detected at West Michigan turkey farm
• Sept Sentiment Study: Farmers Say Current Conditions On U.S. Farms Are Weakening

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 10.08.2025

• Farmer Aid of as much as $15 Billion Expected this Week
• Farmers Await Details of Aid Package Ag Groups Press for Aid While Some Raise Concerns About Long-Term Tariff Damage
• Federal Court Denies USDA Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Cattle ID Mandate
• Rural America Could See Steep Health Insurance Hikes Without ACA Credits
• Best Blog of the Week | An Urban’s Rural View: The Free Speech Generation Gap
• Recent Farmland Sales in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan
• USDA’s Top 10 Cash Rent States in 2025
• USDA: Land Values Up 4.3% in 2025 | Cropland Values Continue to Rise, Topping $5,830 Per Acre Nationally
• Irrigation companies offer new products for 2025
• More seed choices for 2026
• U.S. Soybean Farmers, Deserted by Big Buyer China, Scramble for Other Importers
• Mexico Confirms New Screwworm Case in Northern Border State Nuevo Leon
• Federal aid could decide if farms survive or fold in 2026
• Has Government Shutdown Stalled Farm Financial Aid Package?
• Daybreak Oct. 7: Scoop: USDA quietly moves $13B as officials ready farm aid; senators offer new details
• Sept Sentiment Study: Farmers Say Current Conditions On U.S. Farms Are Weakening
• CoBank: Record Crop Meets Trade Uncertainty

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 10.07.2025

• Sort and Cull Recognizing the Effect of Wider Daily Trading Limits in Cattle Contracts
• Farmers Face Grain Storage Conundrum Grain Storage Crunch Looms as Record Harvest Challenges Farmers, Elevators
• Tight Supplies Lead to Profitable Beef Industry | Robust Beef Demand Persists Despite Dwindling Herd Size Nationwide
• Wall St. doesn’t care about D.C. (so far)
• Solving crop puzzles from the air: 10 questions to ask
• Global meat prices extend rally to record on tight beef supplies
• Follow the clues to a pop in corn price | Ag Marketing IQ: While the federal government is shut down, markets send and receive their own signals. Here’s what these messages are saying about grain prices.
• FFA Lessons Carry Small-Town Student From County Fair to Global Ag Research
• Could Seed Impact Mills Be the Future of Weed Control?
• Weak Prices Squeeze Farmers, While Tariff Aid Gains Momentum
• Economist says shutdown could lead to volatility in the markets
• Farmers advised to sell on carry, re-own corn with fixed risk options
• Are Large ARC/PLC Payments Coming?
• The Scoop Podcast: What’s Next For Ag Drone Application?
• Farm groups appeal for aid; top official says announcement due ‘really soon’
• USDA Peanut Stocks and Processing Report for August Shows Mixed Market Trends
• CoBank: Record Crop Meets Trade Uncertainty
• How The Government Shutdown Will Impact Soil Conservation
• New Thematic Map Released Highlighting U.S. Water Rights Systems, Informs Water Governance
• American Public Television To Distribute Women’s Work: The Untold Story Of America’s Female Farmers Nationwide

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 10.06.2025

• 3 Big Things Today, Oct. 6, 2025
• Top 5 Things to Watch Government Shutdown: Cancellations and Postponements
• Washington Week Ahead: Shutdown drags on, may delay farm aid plan
• Crop vs. Livestock Sentiment: Perspectives From the Ag Economy Barometer
• What Farmers Need to Know Before the October WASDE Report — Shutdown Edition
• Trump Considering at Least $10 Billion for Farmer Aid; Announcement Next Week
• USDA-DOJ Agreement on Farm Inputs Welcomed, but Issues Complex
• U.S. Soybean Farmers, Deserted by Big Buyer China, Scramble for Other Importers
• Farmers await final 45Z rules while opportunity clock ticks
• New Thematic Map Released Highlighting U.S. Water Rights Systems, Informs Water Governance
• Nat’l Corn Growers Assn Encourages Congress To Act After California Authorizes E15 10-3-2025
• Weather extremes, low prices vex sorghum producers
• Farmers deserve to know more about USDA reorg
• Ag tech’s next frontier: Precision weed control in row crops