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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 03.12.2024

• 3 Big Things Today, March 12, 2024
• USDA Releases Report Showing Demographics Of Farms Being Lost And Those That Are Growing
• USDA finalizes rule on Product of the USA labeling
• A New Podcast from National Crop Insurance Services | Key crop Insurance Dates: Spring Sales Closing Deadlines
• Sunsetting Income Tax Breaks in 2025 Could Drive up Liability for Farmers
• Farmers Consider Fertilizer Decisions with Mild Weather, Early Spring
• Are Railroad Layoffs Compromising Safety and Service?
• Split-Interest Land Purchases Make a Comeback
• Crop insurance is a certainty as U.S. farmers start a new season operating under five-year-old farm bill provisions.
• Slaughter cattle and ground beef market soars
• USDA exports – China cancels wheat sale, March 11, 2024
• Leverage change to benefit your farm
• Grains fade in post-WASDE hangover
• Biden administration issues FY25 budget
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn Issues Statement On “Product of USA” Final Rule
• Here’s How Weather Influences Changes The Size Of The Nation’s Cattle Numbers
• Report Estimates 1 Billion People In The World Are Obese, Lists Top 10 Nations

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 03.11.2024

• Higher reference prices for 2024 ARC and PLC programs | A first: Three years of high prices pushed up the marketing year average for corn and soybeans.
• Fallout From Falling Net Farm Income and Stubborn Interest Rates: Ag Economists Reveal What’s Now at Risk in 2024
• A New Podcast from National Crop Insurance Services | Key Crop Insurance Dates: Spring Sales Closing Deadline
• March 2024 WASDE Report
• The Week Ahead: Progressive Farmer Top Things to Watch This Week
• Wildfire Victims Get Outpouring of Help Agriculture Organizations, Producers Rally for Wildfire Victims
• USDA Cuts Brazil Soy Production 1 MMT
• Ask the Vet | Treating Cattle That Are Wildfire Survivors
• Reaction to March WASDE Is Mild; Soybeans Rise on China Demand Changes
• Ag Policy Blog | In Rowdy Speech, President Details Some Ag and Food Issues, But Fails to Tout a Farm Bill
• Ag Weather Forum | Exercise Caution Over Planting Too Early in 2024
• Commodity Groups Reflect Classic Divide Over Farm Bill Safety Net Priorities
• Solar panels help stabilize farm income
• Texas Panhandle: After the wildfires | 24 photos
• Opinion | Crop Insurance Is Not An Effective Marketing Tool | AgWeb | Farm Journal
• Six Major Issues Grain Industry Will Have To Contend With This Year
• USDA Release Report On Demographics On Number Of Farms Lost And Gained
• Ag Industry Leaders Applaud Bipartisan Labor Working Group’s Final Report

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 03.08.2024

• USDA To Assist Farmers, Ranchers And Communities Affected By Catastrophic Texas, Oklahoma Wildfires
• Traders make final pre-WASDE preparations
• Mistakes are a part of life, but mistakes on a farming operation can be much more dangerous compared to other occupations.
• Export Report: Soybeans outpace expectations | Corn volume also strong last week, with wheat turning in relatively weak results.
• Website offers tips on backyard livestock | Extension experts provide bilingual instruction for small-scale producers.
• Is a low forming ahead of a rally? Ag Marketing IQ: To be ready for anything, monitor the delicate balance of Fed commentary, interest rates and the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index.
• Use ‘non-prime’ farmland for renewable energy, says Vilsack
• Texas wildfires: What we know about farmers and ranchers near Smokehouse Creek Fire
• Farmers Continue Embracing Solar Panels
• 2024 Commodity Classic: 3 Farmers Talk Technology and Equipment
• Biden challenges food companies, says he’s saved farms
• Wheat price trends and farming insights
• Preparing for Various Agricultural Reports
• USDA Releases Chart Showing Migration To Urban And Rural Areas Pre- And Post-Pandemic
• Ag Sec’y Vilsack, Sen. Stabenow, Sen. Boozman To Speak At Agri-Pulse’ Ag & Food Policy Summit
• Ag Economy Barometer shows modest improvement, but concerns linger
• Lobbyist expecting farm bill release in late spring
• Final SEC Emissions Reporting Rule Exempts Farmers, Ranchers From Reporting
• Corn, soybeans quiet ahead of USDA data

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 03.07.2024

• Ag Economy Barometer shows modest improvement, but concerns linger
• Lobbyist expecting farm bill release in late spring
• Final SEC Emissions Reporting Rule Exempts Farmers, Ranchers From Reporting
• Corn, soybeans quiet ahead of USDA data
• Wheat closes down 20¢ | Wednesday, March 6, 2024
• Corporate Transparency Act hits farms, ag businesses
• Educator encourages systemic approach to ag
• Drones draw eyeballs, but are they viable?
• How AI-Powered combine harvesters are transforming harvesting
• What are your planting intentions for 2024?
• Farmers and ranchers safe from new greenhouse emissions reporting rule
• Signs of weakening farmland values
• Ag trade deficit is multifaceted
• March WASDE Offers Updates on Demand, South American Estimates
• WIC and Foreign Ag Land Addressed in Funding Bills
• Agricultural productivity soars in the US since 1948
• Modest Improvement In Farmer Sentiment, Yet Financial Concerns Loom

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 03.06.2024

• Lobbyist expecting farm bill release in late spring
• U Of Illinois Releases Updated Tool To Calculate Best Crop Insurance Option
• 3 Big Things Today, March 6, 2024
• March WASDE Offers Updates on Demand, South American Estimates
• Ranchers, Farmers Recover From Devastating Wildfires That Scorch Texas, Oklahoma
• USDA Rolls Out New Packer Rule Defining Discrimination and Retaliatory Practices
• Farmland values still sizzling
• Farm land prices are leaving young producers frustrated
• High Cotton Awards video honors winners
• What you need to know about pasture leases
• Should you finance equipment with AgDirect?
• Maintaining cattle immediately after a wildfire
• What does the law say when your neighbor won’t help with fencing?
• Which corn-growing state has the worst drought conditions?
• Are cover crops worth the cost?
• WIC and Foreign Ag Land Addressed in Funding Bills
• Regret Is An Emotion With Deep Tentacles: Thus Is the Story Of Corn in the Bin
• Agricultural productivity soars in the US since 1948
• USDA Announces New Final Rule Under The Packers & Stockyards Act
• Texas Wildfire Now The Second Largest In U.S. History, Cattle Losses Are Catastrophic

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 03.05.2024

• 3 Big Things Today, March 5, 2024
• Top 5 Things to Watch March WASDE and Texas Fires
• Climate-Smart Spending and Livestock USDA Undersecretary Rejects EWG Complaints Over Livestock and Climate Projects
• Launch Dates For FarmHER And RanchHER On RFD-TV Announced
• Devastating Losses From Wildfires for Texas Family
• Texas Fires: With Over 1 Million Acres of Grassland Burned, Cattle Ranchers Face Struggles
• Data Delay Slows Right-to-Repair Case | John Deere Right-to-Repair Case Could Face Extended Delay on Data Dispute
• Get Ready for Generative AI Ever Heard of Generative AI? It’s Coming to a Farm Near You
• Are European farmer protests a sign of what’s to come?
• Corn closes up 5¢ | Monday, March 4, 2024
• Farmers have mixed responses to GREET model delays
• Study says a reduction in carbon footprint for U.S. soybeans
• Congress to consider six appropriations bills this week
• USDA Announces Next Major Step in Promoting Competition in Agriculture
• Americans Spend 52 Minutes a Day in the Kitchen: 5 Ways To Make Those Minutes Matter
• University Ag Economists Release Podcast "Making Your 2024 Crop Insurance Decision"
• USDA Releases Report Showing Number Of Free Breakfasts Served At Schools