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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 01.10.2025

• Traders Prepare for Busy Friday as USDA to Release January Reports
• ILA and USMX Reach Tentative Agreement on 6-Year Contract, Averting East Coast Port Strike
• Grain markets face quiet session ahead of WASDE
• Ag leaders applaud deal averting port strike
• Future view in 2025 in farm business | Road warrior: Check out 10 P’s, David Kohl says is key to success in the 2025 farm economy.
• What’s Driving the 3.1% Decline in Iowa Farmland Values?
• Op-Ed: New Bill Promises Aid for Farmers Hit by PFAS
• What Do Corn and Soybeans Need in USDA’s Reports to Keep Prices Moving Higher?
• Ag senators appear pleased though undecided after meetings with RFK Jr.
• Ten Ag Innovations From CNH Awarded By ASABE
• Farmer Sentiment Drifts Lower While Producers Remain Optimistic About The Future
• Farm Futures Survey: Grain Acres May Shift In 2025
• Livestock Producers Denounce Revised Grizzly Bear Listing

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 01.09.2025

• Traders Prepare for Busy Friday as USDA to Release January Reports
• Corn, soybeans and wheat prices all eroded into the red on Wednesday.
• Payne’s Favorite Story of 2024 | A Farmer Who Believed in the Next Generation
• Retail Fertilizer Prices Mixed in Final Week of December 2024
• Key Facts: Trump, Ag Exports and the Panama Canal
• Pinpointing Some Factors for Cattlemen to Watch for in the New Year
• How EPA’s new AEZ rule affects your farm
• 5 takeaways from Beck’s Practical Farm Research program | Corn Chatter: The 2024 PFR trials provide surprises, confirmation and good advice.
• Grain markets will close in honor of former President Jimmy Carter.
• Trump Won’t Rule Out Military Action to Take Panama Canal
• USDA Measuring Financial Well-Being of Farmers With Survey
• Klobuchar to keep farm bill at the forefront
• Dockworkers and employers reach deal, averting strike
• Farmer Sentiment Drifts Lower While Producers Remain Optimistic About The Future
• Farm Futures Survey: Grain Acres May Shift In 2025

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 01.08.2025

• Another Big Winter Storm for the Southern US This Week
• Drier Conditions in Argentina Finally Starting to Matter
• World Shares are Mixed After Wall St Slumps Despite Strong US Economic Data
• DTN Daily Basis Comments Soybean Basis Stronger
• A sci-fi swing and a miss on futuristic farming
• Wildfires take toll on food producers
• Wildfires, climate change and the Ice Age
• Grains Close Mixed | Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 Livestock also end the day mixed.
• Bird Flu Patient Dies in Louisiana; Was Exposed to Poultry, Wild Birds
• Trump Says He Won’t Narrow Universal Tariff Plans
• John Deere Introducing Next Generation Perception Autonomy Kits
• Senate Agenda to Start 2025 Includes New Farm Bill
• China 2025: 5 Predictions to Watch in the New Year
• John Deere Reveals New Autonomous Machines & Technology At CES 2025
• FDA Issues Guidance On Labeling Plant-Based Foods

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 01.07.2025

• Bargain buyers show up for grains 01.06.2025
• Corn Closes Up 7¢ | Monday, Jan. 6, 2025 Soybeans and wheat also close higher.
• Farm Operators Continue To Be Primary Buyers of Ag Land, Farmers National Company Says
• December 2024 Recent Farmland Sales
• Progressive Farmer Editor, Chris Clayton Reveals His Favorite Story of 2024 Learning About a Wisconsin Convent’s Ties to Regenerative Agriculture
• Pork Giant Smithfield Files for Public Offering of Stock on Nasdaq
• Not all inheritances need to be accepted | Farm & Family: Disclaimer allows for heirs to refuse inheritance.
• Mike Pearson takes a look at a new Missouri bill that will make it clear where a piece of meat or protein originated from in the packaging.
• Benchmarking Crop Machinery Cost and Investment
• Ag Industry Pushes for Farm Bill Action, Regulatory Relief After Johnson’s Dramatic Reelection
• Friday’s supply and demand report could be friendly
• Budget Reconciliation Likely to Include SNAP
• FDA guidance urges more specific labels for plant-based alternatives
• USDA Increases Funding For New Specialty Crop Program
• Updated Beef Quality Assurance National Manual Now Available
• Farmers Nat’l Co: Limited Supply, Strong Demand Fuels Ag Land Market

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 01.06.2025

• Top 5 Things to Watch A Check on Severe Winter Storms, a Much-Anticipated USDA WASDE Report, and Great Farmers and Ranchers
• Washington Week Ahead: Republicans eye one-bill reconciliation; Rollins hearing set
• New Farm Bill Top of Mind as 119th Congress Begins
• Fed Cash Cattle Prices Reach $315 Dressed & $197
• Health Officials Ramp Up H5N1 Funding as USDA Tightens Biosecurity Rules
• Ethanol production, stocks move higher
• Ag equipment dealers brace for another challenging year
• China 2025: 5 Predictions to Watch in the New Year
• Breaking Down the 2025 American Relief Act: What It Means for You
• Senate Agenda to Start 2025 Includes New Farm Bill
• What We Learned in 2024: The U.S. Dollar Matters, A Lot
• Agri Marketing’s Stock Index Steady While General Indexes Climb In 2024
• Rural Broadband Assn Releases Its Annual Scorecard On Delivering High Speed To Rural Areas
• Here Are The States, Crop Payments From Congress’ $9.8 Billion Relief Act
• Farm Bureau Economists List Their Top 10 Reports Read In 2024

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 01.03.2025

• Here Are The States, Crop Payments From Congress’ $9.8 Billion Relief Act
• Year in review: Farm bill stalemate, elections, disasters and H5N1 dominate ag news
• Breaking Down the 2025 American Relief Act: What It Means for You
• 10 Most Viewed Agri Marketing News Items In 2024
• Annual Poll Shows Which States Households Are Moving To And From
• Corn and Soy Close Higher | Thursday, January 2, 2025
• Pinpointing Some Factors for Cattlemen to Watch for in the New Year
• Good Neighbors Is a Two-Way Street for Colorado Ranch Dealing With Urban Sprawl
• EIA: Domestic Ethanol Output, Supply Up Last Week, Demand Down
• First session of 2025 shows mixed results
• Transition presents challenges, opportunities for organic funding
• USDA to survey farmers on land ownership, finances
• Risk Management and Reality: Farmers’ Use of Futures Markets
• Craig calls new farm bill her top priority
• ‘High Likelihood’ of Another East, Gulf Coast Port Strike This Month
• Commerce Department mulls ban on Chinese-made drones, tech
• Weight-loss drugs cut food spending, could lead to industry rethink, paper says
• Texas, Iowa farmers biggest beneficiaries of $10B aid package, analysis shows
• Agri Marketing’s Stock Index Steady While General Indexes Climb In 2024
• Precision Farming Dealer Magazine Lists The Top 10 New Products In 2024