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Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 04.09.2026

• CoBank: Economic Fallout Of Rising Fuel And Energy Costs Will Be Most Acute In Rural America
• Crude oil prices tank, crushing wheat prices
• 5 Fertilizers Significantly More Expensive, Urea Up 34% From Month Ago
• NCGA Survey: Rising Alarm About Fertilizer Costs and Availability in 2027NCGA Survey: Rising Alarm About Fertilizer Costs and Availability in 2027
• ADM Loses Decision to Exclude Witness Court Allows Expert Witness in ADM Ethanol Market Manipulation Lawsuit
• Fragile Ceasefire Presents Energy Risk Management Opportunity
• How long can grain markets be viable inflation hedge?
• How to manage farmland held in a corporation
• CBOT Wheat Down Nearly 18¢ | Wednesday, April 8, 2026
• What Farmers Need to Know Before the April WASDE Report
• USDA Baseline Points to Declining U.S. Row Crop Acreage
• Hit With a USDA Swampbuster Violation? Here Are Your Options
• Deere agrees to $99M settlement in right-to-repair lawsuits
• Farmer Sentiment Improves in March Despite Iran War Cost Increases
• Relay Cropping System Lowers Input Costs, Raises ROI
• Ag and Energy Markets Unwind on Possible Iran Ceasefire: Will it Stick?
• Renewable Fuel Standard politics roil outlook for E15
• What Producers Need to Know About Futures Markets
• Crop Production Relay Cropping System Lowers Input Costs, Raises ROI
• USDA On Time And Budget For Construction of New World Screwworm Domestic Fly Production Facility
• Pesticide Liability Limitation Passes In Kentucky
• USDA: Small Family Farms Drive U.S. Organic Acreage

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 04.08.2026

• Farm Policy is Stuck
• Crop prices and payments likely led to increase in this month’s Ag Economy Barometer
• Farmer Sentiment Improves Despite Rising Input Costs Concerns
• USDA Announces the Creation of the USDA National Proving Grounds Network to Strengthen U.S. Farm and Ranch Profitability
• USDA Announces New Guidance Portal
• USDA Finalizes Historic Regulatory Reform in National Environmental Policy Act Final Rule
• As Planting of 2026 Crops Begin, USDA To Touch Up Old-Crop Estimates
• 45Z Rule Still Hinges on USDA Tool
• Farmers to Recover Up to 53% of Overcharge Damages in John Deere Right-to-Repair Settlement
• Afternoon Market Recap: Corn, soybean and winter wheat prices all eroded lower today.
• Farmers in 9 States Have Started Planting Corn, USDA Says
• Ag groups urge ITC to reconsider fertilizer duties
• Dicamba rules tighten: weed scientists caution applicators pay close attention
• Farmers and Ranchers Can Use AgPack to Offset Rising Input Costs
• Solar Panel Plague or Progress? Controversy Explodes as Farmland Disappears
• Grain and Livestock See Risk Off Selling on War Fears
• USTR Greer: USMCA can remain a trilateral deal and handle bilateral issues
• USDA Releases Beginning Farmer and Rancher Operations Survival Report
• USDA: Small Family Farms Drive U.S. Organic Acreage
• Farmers And Ranchers Can Use AgPack To Offset Rising Input Costs
• What Producers Need to Know About Futures Markets
• Trade Mission to Philippines and USDA Data Concerns

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 04.07.2026

• Trump Budget Would Cut USDA Funding by $4.9 Billion
• USDA Releases Beginning Farmer and Rancher Operations: Characteristics Associated With Business Survival Report
• Crop progress: USDA issues its first 2026 crop progress report
• Crop Progress Report (April 6, 2026) PDF
• After the Bell | Cotton closes at an 11-month high
• A closer look: Recapping our marketing advice for corn and soybeans after last week’s USDA reports
• Winter Wheat Condition Rated 35% Good to Excellent in First National USDA Crop Progress Report of 2026
• New tool available to project soybean cost of production
• Time to price new grain amid Iran conflict?
• Feeder Cattle Rally Over $30 in Three Weeks in the Face of Tight Supplies
• Protect Your Farming Heir From Estate Plan Changes After Your Death
• Middle East conflict could drive higher food prices, economist says
• Purdue economist: Financial risk grows for farmers heading into 2026 season
• Farm Policy News | Trump Budget Would Cut USDA Funding by $4.9 Billion
• How One Kansas Family is Cultivating a New Legacy by Diversifying their Farm
• Pete’s Pick of the Week: 2004 John Deere 8120 Sells for Record High $158,000
• Corn, Soybeans Add War Premium, Watching Weather: Live Cattle Make Contract Highs Chasing Cash
• Extreme Drought Impacting Nearly Half of the Country
• Looking in on the Peanut Market
• New Pesticide Product To Address New World Screwworm Received by the EPA
• Young farmers share their process for testing new ideas
• Op-Ed: End Fertilizer Import Tariffs To Bring Relief To Farmers
• USDA cotton report reflects few U.S., world changes
• Search for veterinarian with new tool
• Here’s the secret to steady farmland values
• What is a farm worth when an owner exits?

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 04.06.2026

• WASDE, Weather Lead Coverage This Week
• Best Agricultural Universities In The World, See Where Yours Ranks
• Cash In on Credits
• Kumar’s Calculus and the Economics of Spring Planting
• Ag Groups Call For End To Fertilizer Duties
• USDA Budget Proposal Signals Shift Away from Food Aid, Rural Development
• New Podcast Explores Tightening Margins on the Farm and Risk Management Decisions
• Recent data challenges traditional grain marketing strategies
• The ‘sleeper’ market in ag you shouldn’t hit snooze on
• Young Farmers Drive Shift in Tech Use, but Relationships Still Matter
• New Grazing Agreement Draws Strong Support From Farm and Ranching Groups
• Purdue economist: Financial risk grows for farmers heading into 2026 season
• Mosaic and Simplot Support Keeping Phosphate Fertilizer Tariffs
• Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 04-03-2026
• Estimated Planting Acres of Peanuts by USDA
• Weathering tough times and moving forward
• 11 cues to keep your peanut weeds departed
• Can farmers claim tax deductions for donated hay?
• Take an active role in crop disease scouting

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 04.03.2026

• USDA ‘to Be Flexible’ With Employees During Reorg, Rollins Says
• New Grazing Agreement Draws Strong Support From Farm and Ranching Groups
• Ag Groups Call For End To Fertilizer Duties
• Six Grain Market Fundamentals to Watch in April 2026
• Renewable Fuels Assn: Nationwide E15 Sales Jump 23% In 2025, Setting New Record
• Kentucky Farmer Aims to Plant 90% of His Corn, Soybeans Autonomously This Spring
• P Fertilizer Countervailing Duties Negatively Affect US Farmers
• New ‘Product of USA’ Label Standard Puts Proof Responsibility on Packers
• USDA Halts REAP Grant Applications as Rising Energy Costs Squeeze Farmers
• Deere’s PRO Service Leaves Farmers in Dark on Equipment Problems, Critic Says
• Recent data challenges traditional grain marketing strategies
• How 10 small steps can make more money in 2026
• Can farmers claim tax deductions for donated hay?
• Take an active role in crop disease scouting
• 5 dicamba changes you need to know for 2026
• Fertilizer traders cash in on war profits, farmers pay the price
• The ‘sleeper’ market in ag you shouldn’t hit snooze on
• Texas wheat soured by drought, but Blacklands crop looks promising
• How Future View Farms nailed its 5-year transition plan
• Farmers Could See Increased Farm Program Payments With Eligibility Changes
• USDA Releases Cotton Prospective Plantings Report
• Spring volatility expected in winter wheat prices
• Data Centers and Their Implications for Rural Communities
• The Future of Food Aid

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 04.02.2026

• Using a proactive crop management plan to mitigate risk in 2026
• USDA Halts REAP Grant Applications as Rising Energy Costs Squeeze Farmers
• D.C. Dialogue: USDA is restricting communication and making questionable data revisions
• Demo Exposes Deere Repair Software Gap | Deere’s PRO Service Leaves Farmers in Dark on Equipment Problems, Critic Says
• 4 Fertilizer Prices Rise Double-Digits; Anhydrous Jumps Above $1,000 Per Ton
• Another Interest Rate Cut? Still Possible, But Far From Guaranteed
• Looking for Diamonds in the Mud in USDA’s Prospective Plantings, Grain Stocks Reports
• Midweek selloff puts rally on pause
• No foolin’ – USDA had its say, now it’s Mother Nature’s turn
• How to calibrate early signals for the 2026 marketing year
• New MOU cuts red tape, strengthens U.S. beef supply chain
• Farm estate planning gets a boost from the OBBBA
• Forecast Performance of RMA Expected Yields
• Ag banker’s advice for farmers during down economy
• Grains End Lower Removing Risk Premium: Cattle Make New Highs
• States divided in Monsanto Roundup case before Supreme Court
• EPA Making Changes to Diesel Exhaust Fluid Systems
• Ag Groups Send Letter On Farm Economy To President Trump
• John Deere Partners With Major League Baseball
• USDA, DOI Move To Boost Support For American Ranchers, Help Lower Prices For Consumers
• USDA: Rural Population Reaches 46.2 Million In 2024
• Policy Updates: EPA sets record high biofuel volumes in Renewable Fuel Standard final rule
• USDA Releases Cotton Prospective Plantings Report
• Southern Acreage Shifts Toward Soybeans and Cotton in 2026 Planting Intentions