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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.29.2025

• Federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law
• Court broadly strikes down Trump tariffs
• Nat’l Cotton Council’s Statement On Buying American Cotton Act
• Carroll: USDA’s ‘Farm’ Definition and What It Means for Crop Insurance
• Farm Groups Press Congress to Reaffirm EPA Authority Over Pesticide Labeling Laws
• Latest NASS Data Shows Drought Continues Hay and Pasture Turnout Seasons Show Concerns in Some Cow States
• Trump Administration Pauses Idaho Ranch Clean Water Act Case Amid WOTUS Rule Review
• Our Rural Roots | The Gift of May
• Ag scientists testify to House on improving artificial intelligence
• Late-season nitrogen rescue: Can it save your corn yield?
• Survey reveals jumps in haymaking custom rates for 2025
• Strip cropping promises corn yield boost
• Quality ratings shift triggers grain price shift Afternoon market analysis: Prices were mixed in midweek trading.
• Current Weather Pattern Set To Take A Dramatic Shift: What You Need to Know
• John Deere-Sentera Tie Up: Here’s What We Know So Far
• American Agriculture History Minute: Economic Impact of Rural Electrification
• Update On USDA’s Efforts To Fight New World Screwworm In Mexico
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook Report

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.28.2025

• Keep In Mind Crop Insurance Final Planting Dates and Late-Planting Periods
• Crop Progress Report 05.27.2025 (PDF)
• Op-ed: USDA’s ‘Farm’ Definition And What It Means For Crop Insurance
• World Shares are Mixed After a Japanese Government Bond Auction Falls Flat
• USDA Crop Progress: Corn 87% Planted, Rated 68% in Good-to-Excellent Condition; Soybeans 76% Planted as of May 25
• Federal Judge Makes Key Ruling on Expert in ADM Ethanol Markets Lawsuit
• Oil Prices Steady Ahead of OPEC+ Meeting, US GDP
• World Organization of Animal Health Calls for Science-Based Animal Health Surveillance
• May showers sink wheat prices Afternoon market analysis: Corn prices also in the red on Tuesday, while soybeans fought for modest gains.
• Replant decisions weighing on some
• Bayer executive tapped to lead National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
• Update on USDA Efforts to Fight New World Screwworm in Mexico
• Greater Export Opportunities For Sorghum As Poultry Feed
• Commodity Review in May Trading
• More On John Deere’s Acquisition Of Aerial Optics Developer Sentera
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook Report
• First Report On World’s Animal Health Reveals Changing Spread Of Disease
• The boll weevil’s march: From destruction to eradication
• Will seasonality drive rallies?
• Farm Bill Progress

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.27.2025

• Op-ed: USDA’s ‘Farm’ Definition And What It Means For Crop Insurance
• House Ag Chair Says Farm Families ‘Among the Biggest Winners’ in GOP Budget Bill
• Crop protection tools get attention in MAHA report
• Cattlemen Continue to Question How Long Will High Cattle Prices Last
• Top 5 Things to Watch MAHA Feedback and International Weather Top Watch List
• Don’t let farms fall to friendly fire This Business of Farming: What if instead we look at a more gradual turn of this economic ship?
• What farmers should know about the ‘big, beautiful bill’
• Agriculture Secretary Praises MAHA Findings While Industry Groups ‘Strongly Rebuke’ the Report, Find it ‘Troubling’
• Secretary Rollins Announces Food Purchases for Communities in Need
• Judge extends order halting federal reorganization efforts
• Agriculture leaders on the Hill ‘troubled’ by MAHA report
• American Agriculture History Minute: Rural Electrification Initiative
• John Deere Acquires Sentera To Integrate Its Aerial Field Scouting
• Mass Honey Bee Collapse May Compromise U.S. Agriculture
• Op-ed By Senator Pete Ricketts: Just Follow The Science
• Research And Markets: Global Agritech Market Expected To Grow To $48.98 Billion By 2030
• Lessiter Media On How Farm Equipment Dealers’ Opinions Are Changing On Autonomous
• Cotton Growers Disappointed With MAHA Report

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.23.2025

• Ag Outraged by MAHA Commission Report | MAHA Acknowledges Pesticide Concerns While Recognizing Farmers’ Role in Health
• What farmers should know about the ‘big, beautiful bill’
• Secretary Rollins Applauds President Trump’s Leadership to Make America Healthy Again
• Filing Claims in $83.5M JBS Settlement JBS Cattle Antitrust Settlement Claims Due Sept. 15 for $83.5 Million Payout
• Afternoon market analysis: Soybeans stayed firm on Thursday, with wheat trending lower.
• Export Report: New crop wheat sales soar Corn sales were also strong last week, with soybean posting lackluster results.
• MAHA report blames chronic disease rise on diet, chemicals and overmedication | A Trump administration report cites unhealthy food, chemicals, overmedication and corporate influence as factors in rising chronic diseases in the U.S.
• White House Targets Food, Chemicals, Overtreatment in Childhood Disease Report
• China Says U.S. Trade Talks Important but Multilateralism Key to Solution
• ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Passes House, Sparking Applause from Ag Industry, Backlash Over Cuts
• Environmental Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Remove Pesticide Section From Farm Act
• Used Sprayers in the Spotlight: Auction Prices, Farmer Demand Still Strong Despite Tough Year
• Cotton Acres Expected to Sink to 10-Year Low in 2025
• Grains Hit Resistance: What Will it Take to Keep the Rally Going?
• Kennedy Pledges Support for U.S. Farmers Amid Health Report Concerns
• Nat’l Corn Growers Assn Deeply Troubled By MAHA Report Release
• The Surprising Link Between Cattle, Cocaine and the Screwworm’s Comeback

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.022.2025

• 2024 Land Report 100: Who Owns the Most Land in the United States?
• Farmers Brace for Impact: What the MAHA Report Could Mean for Agriculture
• GOP Farm Bill Criticized by Tester
• Pesticide references expected in MAHA Commission report
• NGFA Opposes All-Day Futures Trading NGFA Says 24/7 Futures Trading Would Create Convergence Risks Without Solving a Problem
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot Farm Credit Rates
• Do you have a plan for when parts break?
• TAPS teams finalize technology selections for 2025 season
• Soy-based foam may create new 12 million-bushel market for farmers
• Soybeans Close Up Nearly 10¢ | Wednesday, May 21, 2025 | Corn and wheat also closed in the green.
• Spending Impacts of PLC and ARC-CO in House Agriculture Reconciliation Bill
• Ethanol production rises as domestic supply dips
• Reconciliation bill one step from House Floor
• Ghost Cattle: $650M Ponzi Rocks Livestock Industry, Money Still Missing
• It’s Not Just Drought Meteorologists Are Concerned About This Summer, It’s Also Heat
• US Senator Warnock and AFBF President Zippy Duvall Share Thoughts On Tariffs
• US Senator Warnock and AFBF President Zippy Duvall Share Thoughts On Farm Bill Progress
• USDA: U.S. Cotton Planting To Reach 10-Year Low
• Will AI Replace Jobs In The Agricultural Industry?
• Ag Specialist Offers Strategies For Successful Farm Succession
• USDA Celebrates 25 Years Of Its Farm Storage Facility Loan Program
• USDA Releases Cotton And Wool Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy And Poultry Outlook Report

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.21.2025

• CBOT Wheat Closes Up 17¢ | Tuesday, May 20, 2025
• Ag Groups Anxious This Week’s MAHA Report May ‘Baselessly Attack’ Farmers
• RFK Downplays MAHA Commission Report
• USDA Warns of Tighter Corn Supplies — Is a Price Spike Coming?
• The unexpected economic bellwether you should track
• Senator Paul urges SEC probe into firms opposing JBS listing
• Rollins touts plan to help small family farms
• New Podcast Alert: A Conversation with the New RMA Administrator
• Basis gyrations show reshuffled map for 2024-25 crop prices
• Why uncertainty reigns with carbon programs
• Is late-season nitrogen worth the investment?
• Anti-Pipeline Activists Cheer Expected Removal of Federal Permit Preemption From Reconciliation Bill
• U.S. Senator Questions Brazilian Meatpacker JBS Over Trump Inaugural Fund Donations
• Yamaha Motor Launches Yamaha Agriculture, Investing in Automation for Specialty Crop Growers
• AgRev Bringing AI to Its Stores, Field Technicians to Enhance Equipment Service and Repairs
• Daybreak May 20: Rollins: We’re working on ag labor
• USDA Releases Cotton And Wool Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy And Poultry Outlook Report
• USDA Seeks Feedback From Producers About 2025 Crops, Stocks, Inventories, And Values
• Ag Sec’y Rollins Approves Soda, Energy Drink Restriction From Nebraska Food Stamps