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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 12.29.2023

• 3 Big Things Today, December 29, 2023
• 2023 Farm Bill Plans Disappear in a House Divided
• A Few IRS Tax Changes in 2024 | Tax Penalties, Section 179 and Bonus Depreciation Changes for the New Year
• Equipment Roundup Cummins Faces Largest-Ever Clean Air Act Fine; CNH Brands, CLAAS Win Awards; AGCO Opens New Tech Lab
• Want to Avoid Leaving Climate-Smart Money On the Table? There’s An App for That
• USDA Lists Its Successes In 2023
• Focus On Making Your Succession Plan Fair, Not Equal
• USDA seeks public insights for improved foreign landowner reporting
• Weak dollar provides price opportunity for grain markets
• What role will technology play on your farm?
• See what’s new in tires, tracks
• Upcoming Educational Opportunities for Peanut Growers
• AgriThority Lists 10 Major Agriculture Trends In 2024
• Survey Of Farm Equipment Dealers Reports Their 2024 Revenue Expectations

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 12.28.2023

• 3 Big Things Today, December 28, 2023
• A Few IRS Tax Changes in 2024 Tax Penalties, Section 179 and Bonus Depreciation Changes for the New Year
• Survey: Majority of farmers will spend up to $60K on new truck
• Split-Interest Land Purchases Make a Comeback
• Top 10 Ag Stories of 2023: No. 2 Interest Rates on Farm Loans Soar to 20-Year Highs as Fed Fights Inflation
• Manage market carry costs
• Take herd records from notebook to tablet | Deploying the right technology can help answer problems on the farm and ranch.
• Anyone 18 or older should have a general power of attorney
• Rural Mainstreet Economy sees another slump
• 2024’s AgTech revolution – Smarter farming for a sustainable future
• USDA Reports Growth in Peanut Exports
• Updated Numbers from the 2023 Peanut Crop

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 12.27.2023

• Ag Economists Report Their Expectations For 2024
• 2023 Wild Weather Caused by Quick Change in La Nina to El Nino Ocean Temperatures
• Manage market carry costs
• 3 tips for leading a farm through change
• What’s ahead for 2024 farm profits?
• Policy quick hits: Senators call for checkoff reform
• What to expect from holiday trading
• New valve for pivot irrigation has self-powering capabilities
• Stay the course: Looking back at 2023 will keep you on track for 2024
• Time to review your tax strategy
• The Kvale family’s journey that shaped a century-long ranching legacy
• Rise in global transportation challenges
• Grain traders await fresh news from USDA’s next supply-demand report
• USDA Highlights 2023 Successes in Serving Farmers, Families and Communities
• Congress Must Act to Fully Fund WIC in 2024, or Risk Nutrition Security for Millions of Women, Infants and Children
• Jury Decides In Favor Of Bayer In California Roundup Lawsuit
• AgriThority Lists 10 Major Agriculture Trends In 2024
• USDA: Consumers’ Food Spending Hit Record High In 2022
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook Report
• Survey Of Farm Equipment Dealers Reports Their 2024 Revenue Expectations
• U Of Illinois Ag Economists Report On The Explosive Growth Of Renewable Diesel
• USDA Reports The Largest Meat Importing Countries

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 12.22.2023

• Farmland Values Expected to Remain Steady Near Record Levels in 2024
• Holiday Schedule Mixes Up Markets
• Fertilizer Outlook: Global dynamics to influence 2024 fertilizer prices
• How AI and machine learning affect irrigators
• Divorce, disability and disagreement: How to plan for them on the farm
• Farm, rail companies urge reopening of U.S.-Mexico crossings shut over migrants
• NCBA president bullish on cattle market
• Red meat production declines in November
• Previewing this week’s USDA reports
• 5 High-Yield Farmers Share Their Secrets
• America’s Premier Farmers and Ranchers to Gather at 2024 Top Producer Summit in Kansas City

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 12.21.2023

• 3 Big Things Today, December 21, 2023
• 8 Factors Shaping the Rural Economy in 2024
• The High Cost of Some Inputs Fall, But So Does Farm Income
• El Niño’s plans for 2024 corn, soybean production
• New products aim to improve crop management
• How to protect your online assets from fraud
• Digital agriculture aids decision making
• Christmas Miracle: She Found Her Fiancé Clinging to Life After A Major Anhydrous Leak, Here’s How She Helped Save Him
• Thompson On Cotton: Current Demand Remains Weak
• What’s Top Of Mind For Ag Lenders Right Now
• Thompson On Cotton: Current Demand Remains Weak
• Wheat Groups: Closed Rail Crossings At Mexican Border Put Crucial Exports At Risk
• Digital agriculture aids decision making
• New products aim to improve crop management
• Understanding WOTUS

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 12.20.2023

• 3 Big Things Today, December 20, 2023
• Surge in foreign ownership of US farmland in 2022
• EPA to Restore Chlorpyrifos on Shelves EPA to Restore Chlorpyrifos Uses Following November Court Ruling
• EPA Sends E15 Rule to White House OMB
• Brazilian rains steer soybean prices lower
• Implement a strategy to control price volatility
• China’s purchases lift wheat prices from muti-year lows
• High crush margins drive rapid expansion
• Get answers to farm transition questions
• Grassley seeks farm family distinction for student aid qualifiers
• UN’s bold Agriculture vision by 2050
• Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Agreement between Seven Federal Agencies to Implement the American Climate Corps