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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 08.06.2024

• Analysis shows House farm bill $33 billion over budget
• Cost Estimate Says House Farm Bill Will Raise Deficit
• Crop Progress Report | August 5, 2024
• DOJ Issues Statement On Its Landmark Antitrust Ruling Against Google
• USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report | USDA Crop Progress: Corn 67% Good to Excellent, Soybeans 68% Good to Excellent as of Aug. 4
• Where do prices go from here? Afternoon market recap: Markets are not clear starting the week. Grains mostly found some strength on Monday.
• Farm succession not one-size-fits-all
• Brace for big price moves
• Midseason check on Battle of the Belt
• Want to bring something new to your farm?
• Todd’s Take | A Uniquely Bearish Possibility in Cash Corn Price History
• Limited rail capacity in Mexico a concern for U.S. trade
• National FFA Announces Record-Breaking One Million Student Members
• Hoping for Support in the Grain Trade
• USDA Reports Wind Energy Development Is Located Mostly On Cropland, Pasture

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 08.05.2024

• “Put more farm back in the farm bill”
• University Ag Economists Report Increasing Pessimism About 2024 & 2025 Corn And Soybean Returns
• Farmers Talk Autonomy, Tech and Weather Stress
• USDA: Land Values Up 5% | Cropland Values Average $5,570 Per Acre, USDA Land Summary Report Says
• Top 10 Highest Cash Rents by County USDA Survey Shows Top 10 Cash Rent Averages by County in Corn Belt
• Strong Federal Reserve Medicine Delivering Painful Side Effects
• The Consequence of Lower Interest Rates on Unpriced New Crop Grain
• John Deere Responds to Economy, Prepares for Future With Layoffs
• Amid layoffs, optimism persists in U.S. equipment manufacturing
• Iowa ethanol company sues marketing partner for $7 million
• Project would accelerate development of bird flu vaccine for humans
• Analyst: Stay defensive
• Analyst: Oversold, but is it time to buy?
• USDA Reports Soybean Seeding Rates Are Declining

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 08.02.2024

• USDA Reports Where Crop And Livestock Insurance Payouts Per Recipient Were Highest
• 3 Big Things Today, August 2, 2024
• The Ugly Truth: 2023 and 2024 Will Go Down As the Two Largest Declines in Net Farm Income Ever
• Farmers Tell Congress: The Time for a Farm Bill is NOW
• Farmers May Lose Higher Bonus Depreciation, But Water Resources Bill Passes
• Wheat heads higher, while soybeans continue to slump
• Commentary | It’s time to aggressively sell corn
• USDA exports – China buys soybeans, August 1, 2024
• WRDA Bill Passes Senate; Tax Bill Fails
• Should you apply fungicide on $10 soybeans?
• Here are some cool agritainment ideas
• Smoke’s silver lining: Protecting seedlings
• U.S. Senate Energy panel approves bipartisan bill streamlining energy permitting
• Women in Agribusiness Summit scheduled for September
• Bad news: How Allis-Chalmers’ employees found out about the buyout at a tractor pull
• Learning from adversity: Farmer insights from a challenging season
• NASS to review major crop acreage ahead of production report
• NOAA Reports "Dead Zone" In The Gulf Has Grown To The Size Of New Jersey

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 08.01.2024

• 3 Big Things Today, August 1, 2024
• Farmers Tell Congress: The Time for a Farm Bill is NOW
• The Ugly Truth: 2023 and 2024 Will Go Down As the Two Largest Declines in Net Farm Income Ever
• December Corn Futures Contract Closes Below $4 for First Time Since November 2020
• Large supplies weigh down corn prices
• Increasing pessimism about 2024 and 2025 corn and soybean returns
• Today’s ag teachers foster tomorrow’s ag leaders
• USDA tackles salmonella
• What does grain quality have to do with your safety on the farm? Harvesting a higher-quality crop can prevent grain bin accidents.
• 3 ways you can fight weed resistance for better stewardship
• Sustainability not new for U.S. farmers
• Federal government pays $2 billion for farmer discrimination
• U.S. Senate Energy panel approves bipartisan bill streamlining energy permitting
• Record week for ethanol production
• Carbon intensity score calculator
• Consumers haven’t been deterred by higher retail beef prices
• NASS to review major crop acreage ahead of production report
• Four Experts You Need On Your Succession Planning Team
• Ag Industry Experts Discuss The Latest In Mexico’s Ban Of GM Corn
• Ag Drone Developer Rantizo Connects Its AcreConnect With John Deere’s Operation Center
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook Report

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 07.31.2024

• USDA Announces Changes To Its Enhanced Coverage Option Crop Insurance Program
• Ag Marketing IQ: Be a price maker by maximizing yield and putting options and crop insurance to work on your 2024 grain crop.
• Hot Weather, Interest Rates Decision, Crop Condition Update
• Soybeans close down 18¢ | Tuesday, July 30, 2024 Corn and wheat also end the day down.
• Grains heading lower with less threatening forecast
• All 18 top-producing states report corn dough
• U.S. wheat yields up significantly over 2023
• Commentary Farm Progress | Watch what Fed says
• Achieve farm goals with growth mindset
• Widespread Near to Above-Average Corn Yields Indicated in UNL Forecast Model
• The Consequence of Lower Interest Rates on Unpriced New Crop Grain
• Cheap November Soybeans May Also Be Near Long-Term Support
• CDC Seeks Livestock Workers to Vaccinate Against Seasonal Flu Following H5N1 Outbreak
• Analyst: Farm bill prospects nearly nonexistent this year
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Report Showing The Largest Increases In Tile-Drained Acreage In 2022
• USDA Reports The Majority Of Farms With Beef Cows Have Fewer Than 50 Cows
• USDA Releases Adoption Of Genetically Engineered Crops In The U.S.
• ADM’s profit shrinks on crop market downturn

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 07.30.2024

• USDA Announces Changes To Its Enhanced Coverage Option Crop Insurance Program
• Analyst: Farm bill prospects nearly nonexistent this year
• EXCLUSIVE: John Deere Speaks Publicly For the First Time About Layoffs, New Challenges in the Ag Economy
• Crop Progress Report | 08.29.2024 | PDF
• 3 Big Things Today, July 30, 2024
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• USDA Crop Progress: Corn 68% Good to Excellent, Soybeans 67% Good to Excellent as of July 28
• Court Reverses Biden EPA on Denial of Small-Refinery Exemptions in 2022
• The Cattle Complex Continues to Defy Seasonal Norms
• Farmers Scout Crops and Talk Storage Strategies
• Waiting for a short covering rally?
• Could empty fields be growing food?
• Project using farm waste to fuel bioeconomy
• Few farmers can outwait the trades who are holding short positions in grain markets
• Conflicting signals on world, U.S. wheat prices
• Federal right-to-repair policy needed, Colorado farmers tell FTC head
• Crop Gangsters: Million-Dollar Farm Ponzi Collapses Under Flood of Fish
• USDA Releases Report Showing The Largest Increases In Tile-Drained Acreage In 2022
• USDA Reports The Majority Of Farms With Beef Cows Have Fewer Than 50 Cows
• USDA Releases Adoption Of Genetically Engineered Crops In The U.S.