Ag News

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 11.22.2023

• Grassley sees unprecedented partisanship impeding farm bill
• Agricultural Land Market Stays Positive Cash Buyers for Ag Land May See Expansion Opportunity Ahead
• Wheat Climbs Following Russian Strike on Odesa
• Urban Ag and Farm Bill Funds
• Why you should consider investing in off-farm real estate
• Is ‘store and ignore’ a game-winning marketing strategy?
• Wheat takes the lead in today’s rally race
• How to use the tax-free gift exemption on your farm
• More people call out solar farms as threat to prime farmland
• XtremeAg farmers focus on gratitude and changing gears to maximize ROI in 2024
• The Role of Seeds in Transforming Agrifood Systems Under the Spotlight
• Rising heat challenges farmworkers globally
• USDA sets 2024 agenda for boosting global agricultural trade
• USDA: Most States With High Net Farm Income Saw Growth In 2022
• USDA Releases Feed Outlook Report
• 140 Ag Groups Express Concern With USDA’s Ad Hoc Disaster Relief Changes
• USDA Announces Its Next Farm Income And Financial Forecast Webinar
• USDA And The Small Business Administration Partner To Create Economic Growth In Rural America

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 11.21.2023

• 3 Big Things Today, November 21, 2023
• Farm Progress America 11.21.2023
• Crop Progress Report 11.20.2023 (PDF)
• Claim: Farm bill debate pits conservation vs. commodities
• Farm bill extension secured in new funding agreement
• After Poor Planting and Growing Weather, 2023 Corn Crop Mostly Favorable
• How to use the tax-free gift exemption on your farm
• Farm lobby pushes for new farm bill in early 2024
• Senate Ag Chair Stabenow encouraged by progress on farm bill
• Peterson not expecting farm bill anytime soon
• Kansas City Fed: Farm Loan Interest Rates Climb, as Ag Real Estate Values “Held Firm”
• Thompson on Cotton
• Thanksgiving Food Costs Reflect A Healed Supply Chain
• 140 Ag Groups Express Concern With Ad Hoc Disaster Relief Changes
• USDA Announces Its Next Farm Income And Financial Forecast Webinar
• USDA And The Small Business Administration Partner To Create Economic Growth In Rural America
• USDA Releases Cost-Of-Production Forecast Report
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook Report

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 11.20.2023

• 3 Big Things Today, November 20, 2023
• Farm Bill Extension Passes Senate | Farm Bill, Budget Extension Go to President’s Desk
• Give Thanks During a Shortened Week
• View From the Cab | Farmers Reflect on 2023 Crop as Harvest Winds to Close
• USDA eyes non-traditional markets for ag exports
• Ag committee Republicans vote against funding bill
• October cattle placements up on year
• Ethanol industry looking for permanent fix for year-round E15
• Precision agriculture resources could see more farm bill support
• Kansas City Fed: Farm Loan Interest Rates Climb, as Ag Real Estate Values “Held Firm”
• Rural Minds Offers Mental Health Support For Rural America
• What’s on the Horizon for Machinery in 2024
• Congress Can’t Ignore the Mental Health Crisis Anymore, Costa Says
• NCBA applauds farm bill extension and urges swift presidential action
• Cost of Thanksgiving Dinner Down Slightly from Record High in 2022
• Will Prop 12 fix be in new farm bill?
• Why Leading VCs Are Rethinking Their Agrifood Investments
• USDA Announces Series Of Ag Trade Missions In 2024

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 11.17.2023

• Farm Bill Extension Announced | The 2018 Farm Bill will remain in place for another year
• Extension in hand, ag groups press Congress to finish new farm bill
• What Will the Reference Price Be in the New Farm Bill?
• USDA: Rural Area Population Gains Exceed Natural Decrease Losses
• Agriculture Secretary Comments on the 2023 Rural America at a Glance Report
• At Last, the Outlook for Interest Rates Shows Signs of Easing
• Outside forces sway corn, soybeans, wheat prices
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• The Brock Report says corn and soy under pressure from South American weather.
• Ag BIO Act introduced in U.S. House
• Time to finish the farm bill
• New Program Offers Resources to Support Mental Health Across Rural America
• Farmers and ranchers – unlocking income through carbon credits
• On-farm testing is farmer’s passion
• USDA Announces Series Of Ag Trade Missions In 2024
• USDA Proposes Changes In Approval Process Of Genetically Engineered Crops

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 11.16.2023

• 3 Big Things Today, November 16, 2023
• USDA Proposes Changes In Approval Process Of Genetically Engineered Crops
• Anti-corruption law to require farms, small businesses to start filing ownership reports
• Insanity of Paying 7% on an Asset (Farmland) That Only Earns 2%
• Cheaper Fertilizer Lowers Corn Production Costs for 2024, But Soybeans More Likely to be Profitable
• AI’s Future in Agriculture
• Kansas Farmers, Agents Share Crop Insurance Stories
• Stock shock: USDA report depresses prices
• Agrivision: Plan how you want to spend your time after farming. This will affect your financial needs in retirement.
• Weather better predictor of crop response than management zones
• Is the economic derecho coming?
• Security and affordability will be key for AI in agriculture
• House Ag Committee member has mixed feelings about farm bill extension
• Taxes and Finance | Storage Never Pays, Or Does It?
• How Did Cluster, Skip-Row, Triple Crop Corn Fare In 2023?
• Jury Rules In Favor Of Deere In Kinze And Ag Leader Patent Infringement Lawsuit
• USDA: Farm Share Of U.S. Food Dollar Dipped Below 15 Cents In 2022

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 11.15.2023

• Ag Economists Report Long Term Trends In Grain And Oilseed Profitability
• USDA Agricultural Projections To 2033
• How El Nino Affects Crop Prices
• USDA Reports Global Food Production Per Person Has Grown Over Time
• Crop Insurance Supports Farmers, Farmers Support Crop Insurance
• Artificial Intelligence Creates Opportunities and Risks in Ag Space
• Soybeans close up 8¢ | Tuesday, November 14, 2023 Analyst says Brazilian weather limiting soybean weak
• House Ag Committee member has mixed feelings about farm bill extension
• BASF offers Grower Finance Program to mitigate high interest rates
• USDA Offers Assistance to Protect Ag Lands and Grasslands
• U.S. Agricultural Land Sees Inflation-Crushing Gains as Investors Snap up American Farmland
• Will Border Security Issues Force Congress To Take Action On Immigration Reform? Ag Economists Say It’s Unlikely
• The Bird Flu Outbreak Isn’t Over, but It’s Less Severe, Helping Egg and Poultry Prices Recover
• Grain Storage Outlook Improves for U.S. Elevators, but Bushels Remain Elusive
• Kansas City Fed: U.S. Ag Economy Softened in Third Quarter; While Soybean Futures Climb “10% From a 22-Month Low in October”
• New Legislation Looks To Connect Farmland And Ranchland To Broadband
• East-Central Texas Farmer Blown Away By Cotton Yields This Year
• USDA Releases Clima