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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 08.21.2024

• Crisis is real. Congress must act
• Strategy Outlines EPA Plan to Reduce Herbicide Exposure for Endangered Species
• Policy quick hits: Another law targets Chinese ownership, Vilsack supports expanding sustainable aviation fuel credits
• EPA releases final herbicide strategy
• Lessons learned in the livestock barn
• Canadian Rail Stoppage Looms This Week
• EPA finalizes ESA herbicide strategy, says it’s easier to implement
• Illinois Scientists To Revamp Corn Breeding With Focus On Climate Resilience
• NCC Responds to Rhetoric on Food Price Gouging
• Family honored for more than 100 years of farming
• Dems call for net-zero agriculture emissions by 2050
• FACT SHEET: Celebrating Two Years of the Inflation Reduction Act
• Sage Advice: How To Deal With Politics While Selling
• USDA Wheat Outlook Report
• USDA Accepts 2.2 Million Acres Through 2024 Grassland, General And Continuous Conservation Reserve Program
• USDA Release Report Showing Cover Crop Adoption By Rental Terms

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 08.20.2024

• Crop Progress Report 08.19.2024
• Soybeans close up 19¢ | Monday, August 19, 2024
• USDA Release Report Showing Cover Crop Adoption By Rental Terms
• USDA Crop Progress: Corn Rated 67% Good to Excellent, Soybeans 68% Good to Excellent as of Aug. 18
• After 4 Decades in the Commodity Business, Aloha From Todd’s Take
• Is Most of the Bearish News Already in For Soybeans?
• Media tent is ‘game changer’ for farm reporters
• Nanotechnology can reduce amount of fungicide needed
• Will we soon see $8 soybeans?
• Don’t put young farm help at risk
• As investors pay top-dollar for land, farmers are often priced out
• Economist discusses current state of ag equipment market
• VP Harris Calls For Federal Ban on Food Price Gouging
• Will 5 States Along the Pro Farmer Crop Tour Shatter Their Record Yields?
• FSA nears Conservation Reserve Program enrollment cap
• DNC OKs platform that affirms Biden record on ag, targets stepped-up basis
• USDA Releases Feed Outlook Report

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 08.19.2024

• Low equipment sales in July highlight need for farm bill
• USDA Lists Key Results From Two Years Of The Inflation Reduction Act
• USDA Release Midyear Inflation Report By Food Categories
• Fertilizer Prices Continue To Decline, Half What They Were In 2022
• Estimate your propane needs for grain drying before the demand increases at harvest time. A simple online tool can help you do that.
• Propane demand may be higher this year — fill up now to save
• DTN Ag Summit Series Webinar and Yield Numbers Continue to Roll Out
• Top 5 Things to Watch
• 7 ag stories you may have missed week ending – August 16, 2024
• This Past Week | Wheat shows some end-of-week upside
• Farm labor hard to recruit
• Review your cattle buying strategy
• 11 Ways to cut grain drying costs
• Syngenta offers online disease management resources
• Farmers overcome drought, hurricane, and harvest hurdles
• November soybeans down over 45¢ week-over-week | Friday, August 16, 2024
• Lawsuit Filed Challenging Florida’s Ban On Cultured Meat
• U.S. Renewable Diesel Imports Up 29% This Year
• 9 Months: Deere’s Revenues Down 11%, Net Income Down 25%: $5.9 Billion

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 08.16.2024

• Ag banker concerned about lengthy downturn in farm economy
• All Fertilizer Prices Lower for Third Consecutive Week
• Farm Bill and Walz at FarmFest
• Three new tractors ranging from 66 to 73 hp are designed to work on large cash-crop farms.
• Corn lures in some bargain buyers
• August supply and demand report highlights
• Financial slippage is now apparent
• Consumer segmentation in pork
• Farmland loss report provides foundation
• Report lost or stolen mail to your congressman
• Aerial WeedScout: The next-generation targeted spray solution overcoming on-machine sensing challenges
• Reuters | U.S. farmers grow record soy crop, ditch pricier corn
• U.S. to expand bird-flu testing of beef in slaughterhouses
• Lawmakers weigh in on CBO, farm bill score
• USDA Appoints New Members to Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
• US Renewable Diesel Imports Up 29% This Year
• Risk and Reward: How These Farms Found Success With Vertical Integration
• Farmer Sentiment Improves Despite Financial Concerns
• U.S. July Tractor And Combine Sales Continue To Fall, 4WD Up 19%

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 08.15.2024

• Ag banker concerned about lengthy downturn in farm economy
• All Fertilizer Prices Lower for Third Consecutive Week
• Farm Bill and Walz at FarmFest
• Three new tractors ranging from 66 to 73 hp are designed to work on large cash-crop farms.
• Corn lures in some bargain buyers
• August supply and demand report highlights
• Financial slippage is now apparent
• Consumer segmentation in pork
• Farmland loss report provides foundation
• Report lost or stolen mail to your congressman
• Aerial WeedScout: The next-generation targeted spray solution overcoming on-machine sensing challenges
• Reuters | U.S. farmers grow record soy crop, ditch pricier corn
• U.S. to expand bird-flu testing of beef in slaughterhouses
• Lawmakers weigh in on CBO, farm bill score
• USDA Appoints New Members to Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
• US Renewable Diesel Imports Up 29% This Year
• Risk and Reward: How These Farms Found Success With Vertical Integration
• Farmer Sentiment Improves Despite Financial Concerns
• U.S. July Tractor And Combine Sales Continue To Fall, 4WD Up 19%

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 08.14.2024

• 3 Big Things Today, August 14, 2024
• USDA Cotton Report
• FBI Holds Agriculture Threats Symposium For Famers And Agribusinesses
• Tuesday | Grains fail to find momentum
• FDA Tests More Dairy Products for H5N1
• Financial slippage is now apparent
• Grains fail to find momentum
• USDA exports – China buys soybeans, Mexico buys corn, August 13, 2024
• State attorneys general demand glyphosate labeling consistency
• 218 bushels breaks world-record soybean yield
• Congressman Flood introduces SAF Information Act
• US Renewable Diesel Imports Up 29% This Year
• Risk and Reward: How These Farms Found Success With Vertical Integration
• Wetland Proposals are Due August 16
• Stratovation Group Releases "Ag Biologicals: Revisiting Farmer Value, Perception and Potential" Study Results
• Oklahoma State Unveils Plans For Agronomy Discovery Center
• USDA Reports Locations Of Agricultural Producers With Military Service Location