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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 03.25.2024

• Farm Futures Survey Reports Farmers Will Plant 2.3 Million Fewer Corn Acres, 2.4 Million Soybean Acres
• A lot on the to-do list in a farm bill year
• March Grain Stocks and a Good Friday Break
• On the farm: Debt is up and income is not
• Top 5 Things to Watch
• USDA’s acreage report not always the final say
• Louis Dreyfus Co.’s profit tops $1 billion again
• Ag tech businesses bet big on artificial intelligence
• Senate votes to ban Paraguay beef
• 2024 acreage: Farmers still eager to plant corn
• Ready to retire? Plan farm equipment sales wisely
• Used machinery inventories are exploding
• Livestock economist says supplies of cattle will continue to tighten
• Texas, New Mexico officials investigate mystery dairy cattle illness
• Credit coming for decades old soil health practices
• American Bankers Assn: Farm Bank Lending Increased To $110 Billion In 2023
• Farm Transition Legislation Introduced In Congress To Prepare For Upcoming 370 Million Acres Of Farmland
• Fast Company: How Farm Journal is Sowing The Regenerative Ag Movement

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 03.22.2024

• U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran frustrated by slow pace of negotiations on new five-year farm bill
• House ag discusses ‘danger’ from China
• Ag Groups Seek USDA Funds to Recover Markets
• Vilsack quizzed on SNAP, WIC, H-2A, CCC
• Senate Ag Committee members introduce Farm Transition Act
• Apparently, Yes, Some Think Farmers Should Be Harshly Penalized
• Details for SAF Tax Credits Delayed, But Will ‘Send Right Signal,’ Ag Secretary Says
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• ‘No Sales’ Return to Farmland Auction Market, But Local Conditions Can Still Drive Strong Sales
• Brace for Friday’s Cattle on Feed Report with Greater Placements
• Grains manage modest gains in Thursday’s session
• Ag economists: Expect lower interest rates by summer
• 6 tips for managing early winter wheat
• Looking for signs of expansion in the cattle herd
• RFA to EPA: final rule disregards ethanol’s carbon benefits
• Enhancing US cotton sustainability – Trust protocol & climate smart program
• Vilsack Urges Toning Down Anti-China Rhetoric, Citing Farm Exports
• Farm Transition Legislation Introduced In Congress To Prepare For Upcoming 370 Million Acres Of Farmland
• Rural & Ag Health & Safety: Child Injuries On Farms Are Not "Accidents"
• New Report Shows U.S. Food And Ag Industries Have $9.63 Trillion Economic Impact

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 03.21.2024

• 3 Big Things Today, March 21, 2024 | Successful Farming
• Bayer CEO Anderson Focuses on Roundup Legal Fight Inside, Outside Courtroom
• US Sales of 4WD Tractors, Combines Down in February
• Ag Weather Forum
• Ag Groups Disappointed in EV Mandate | Biden EPA Sets EV Mandate; Ag Groups Say Biden Vehicle Emissions Rule Shuts Out Ethanol, Biofuels
• 10 Takeaways From Latest National Cover Crop Survey
• How Could a Developing La Nina Affect Corn Yield?
• February 2024 Recent Farmland Sales
• Examining Chinese Threats to Ag
• Q&A With Deere on Technology: Cameras, Autonomy, Algorithms
• Ag economists: Expect lower interest rates by summer
• Keep the peace: Farm business vs. farm life
• Tips for understanding the price slide in cattle marketing
• Try new record-keeping tools for farm
• Enhancing US cotton sustainability – Trust protocol & climate smart program
• John Deere, Kinze And Ag Leader Announce Collaboration
• USDA: Changes In Food Spending From 2019-2022 Varied By State
• USDA: U.S. Ag Import Values Outpace Export Values In 2023

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 03.20.2024

• 3 Big Things Today, March 20, 2024
• USDA: U.S. Ag Import Values Outpace Export Values In 2023
• US wheat exports hit historic low amid drought and global shifts
• Estate planning versus succession planning
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• If Farmers Sold Grain Like Contractors Bid Projects
• Argument Continues Over IRA Conservation Dollars and Farm Bill
• Deere, Kinze, Ag Leader Announce Collaboration Deal, Resolve ExactEmerge Dispute
• Celebrating National Agriculture Day | NCIS
• Is a weather premium propping up corn prices?
• Commentary | Complete farm tasks you’ve been avoiding
• The Fed battles interest rates and sticky inflation
• Farmers’ tax liability to rise as tax breaks expire in 2025
• EU Imposing Tariffs on Russian Grain
• Markets Now: What is the Market Telling Farmers to Plant This Spring?
• FAPRI Releases Baseline Ag Projections for 2024
• Crop Insurance And CRP In The Farm Bill
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Feed Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Wheat Outlook Report
• NCC asking Congress to step up action on farm bill, other priorities

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 03.19.2024

• Today Is National Ag Day! Events To Be Held Across The Country
• FarmHER And RanchHER To Empower Women In Agriculture During Nat’l Ag Week
• Crop Insurance And CRP In The Farm Bill
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Feed Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Wheat Outlook Report
• NCC asking Congress to step up action on farm bill, other priorities
• Soybeans slump, wheat jumps higher
• Avoiding SAF Flight Cancellation Airline Industry, Others Stress Need for Sustainable Aviation Fuels to Take Off
• Should Corn Farmers Be Harshly Penalized for a Modest Surplus?
• Seasonal Forecast Update Includes La Nina UPDATE: Weather Outlook Through Summer 2024 Could Mean Intense Summer Heat
• Weekly Grain Movement: Corn continues solid pace Soybean and wheat volume were relatively lackluster last week, in contrast.
• Number Of U.S. Wheat Farms Declined 40% In Last 20 Years
• Farmers’ tax liability to rise as tax breaks expire in 2025
• Will the estate tax exemption boogeyman get you this time?
• Republicans would put half of climate funding into commodity subsidies, says Stabenow
• Legislation could speed up domestic fertilizer production
• Ask questions about climate smart programs
• No work on FY25 budget until FY24 has passed Congress
• Ag Labor Working Group report highlights urgent issues with H-2A
• Texas Wildfires Kill 7,000+ Cattle
• Studies, Government Data Discredit Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen” List

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 03.18.2024

• National Ag Day, Cold Clipper Coming
• 2024 National Ag Day celebrates young voices in agriculture
• 3 Big Things Today, March 18, 2024
• Number Of U.S. Wheat Farms Declined 40% In Last 20 Years
• 2024’s Counties Most At Risk Of Hail Damage
• What can be done to protect your farm if your heir passes away first?
• President’s Budget Confirms Crop Insurance Essential to Farm Safety Net
• Top 5 Things to Watch
• Make these planter adjustments before heading to the corn field
• USDA exports – Unknown buys corn, March 15, 2024
• USDA report looks at ways to grow biomass market
• More biodiesel plants may close in 2024, says ag analyst
• USDA restricts use of ‘Product of USA’ label to U.S.-grown meat, poultry, and eggs
• Five months late, USDA gets full-year funding
• Farmer wonders how he can keep paying for others’ mistakes
• 5 Steps to transition the grain sales process
• Expiration of Tax Cut and Jobs Act could significantly impact family farms
• Bipartisan support on childcare likely in a new farm bill
• News of the Day AgFunderNews: Agrifoodtech Startup Investment Dropped 50% In 2023