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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 11.14.2023

• House, Senate Ag Committees Reach Agreement On Farm Bill Extension
• Crop Progress Report 11.13.23 (PDF)
• USDA Releases Climate Change Report
• USDA Agricultural Projections To 2033
• Farm bill extension included in House package
• Ag Economists Report Long Term Trends In Grain And Oilseed Profitability
• New Holland Rolls Out New, Overhauled CR11 Combine
• Minding Ag’s Business
• Our Rural Roots Life’s Good, Travel Happy
• Crop Insurance Supports Farmers, Farmers Support Crop Insurance
• Crop progress: Winter wheat quality slides lower
• Farm transition workshops planned for mid-December
• When’s the right time to start making 2024 plans?
• Watch local market sales cues
• Market faces demand questions
• Sustainability practices are helping add value to red meat exports
• Year-end tax considerations
• Corn Futures Near Three-Year Low, Falling “Around 32% So Far in 2023”
• Will Border Security Issues Force Congress To Take Action On Immigration Reform? Ag Economists Say It’s Unlikely
• What’s Behind the China Soybean Sales? China Buys 110 Million Bushels Last Week and More Monday
• Thompson On Cotton: Will The Bandage Hold And Bleeding Stop?
• USDA Reports Global Food Production Per Person Has Grown Over Time

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 11.13.2023

• House, Senate Ag Committees Reach Agreement On Farm Bill Extension
• Stabenow, Boozman, Thompson, Scott Statement on Farm Bill Extension
• House Ag Committee eyes early 2024 for getting farm bill done
• Bankers Look to Drive Home the ACRE Act | In Competition Battle with Farm Credit, Bankers Seek Tax Break on Rural Loans
• Top 5 Things to Watch this Week
• Post-WASDE grain slump continues
• Bankers See Choppy Tides for Farmers | Ag Bankers Concerned About Farmer Liquidity and Income Coming Out of 2023
• Hope for a bull, but prepare for a bear market
• The 2023 crop is in. What’s next? | Commentary
• USDA Issues a Surprising WASDE Report | Immediate negative grain market reaction for corn and soybeans following report
• 2023 Tractors Of The Year Announced
• Ag Economists Report Grain And Oilseed Profitability
• Purdue Economist Compares Rise In Ag Input Costs And General Inflation
• Ag Groups Urge Biden Administration To Reform Trading System
• World Population Passes 8 Billion Mark, Median Age Is 32
• Court Will Determine Dicamba’s Fate Soon
• USDA: Prices For Genetically Modified Seeds Have Risen Much Faster Than Non-GM Seeds

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 11.10.2023

• November WASDE Report (PDF)
• WASDE Report Surprises With Lower Yield, Production and Soy Stocks
• Cotton Spin: Call options for post harvest hedging
• P&S Action Brought Against Koch Foods
• USDA’s November WASDE ups U.S. corn and soy production, stocks beyond expectations
• USDA official says Biden administration continues to work on trade
• Vilsack outlines transparency efforts to increase competition
• Record U.S. Corn Harvest Expected, While Ukraine Grain Exports Fall- “Despite Recent Improvements”
• Cotton: World Markets and Trade
• USDA Announces $1.2 Billion In Loans And Grants To Rural Cooperatives
• USDA Launches Initiative To Enhance Competitiveness Of Specialty Crops
• New Report On Farmers’ On-Line Buying Activities Released By Farm Journal
• USDA Issues UpdLivestock Risk Protection Program participation surgesates On Its Competition And Innovation In Seeds Initiative

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 11.09.2023

• 3 Big Things Today, November 9, 2023
• New Report On Farmers’ On-Line Buying Activities Released By Farm Journal
• USDA Provides Glimpse of 2024 U.S. Planted Acreage, While Fertilizer Prices Mostly Higher
• USDA Announces Appointments of Members, Alternates, and Advisors to Serve on The Cotton Board
• USDA Issues Updates On Its Competition And Innovation In Seeds Initiative
• Farmer sentiment rises in October
• 9th Circuit Upholds Permanent Injunction on California Glyphosate Warning
• A Fear of the 1980s for Farmers and Black Swan Risks for Cattle Producers
• USDA exports – Exporters announce 4 large sales, November 8, 2023
• Export optimism fuels soybeans to two-month high
• Commentary | 2 chances to profit with smart marketing strategies
• One fourth of corn and soy growers alter practices due to weather shifts
• Vilsack outlines transparency efforts to increase competition
• Government needs to do more for farm labor issues says ag groups
• 4 Reasons Why You Should Care About South America
• Succession Planning | Overcome Family Dysfunction with the 3 C’s

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 11.08.2023

• Big Things Today, November 8, 2023
• Farmer Sentiment Rises As Producers Report Improved Financial Conditions
• November WASDE Report Takes in Harvest Reports
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Afternoon market recap: Corn and wheat incurred moderate losses on Tuesday.
• 2 chances to profit with smart marketing strategies
• Crop Progress: Wheat ratings surprise markets
• Finance First: Be prepared to respond when a curveball targets your farm.
• Farm bill extension needed because of GOP extremism, says Scott | Meanwhile, House Agriculture chairman Glenn Thompson told a home-state newspaper to expect a farm bill vote in the House during December.
• Calls for farm bill extension getting louder
• China Shows “Wave of Interest in U.S. Soybean Exports,” as Drought Dents Cattle Herds
• U.S. Wheat Exports Falter to “Unprecedented” Lows, While Chinese Pork Prices Impact Deflation Prospects
• Succession Planning | Overcome Family Dysfunction with the 3 C’s
• November Is The Busiest Month for Land Auctions
• Liquidity, Farm Income Top Ag Lender Concerns For Producers In 2023
• Court Prohibits California’s Prop 65 Which Required Glyphosate Warning

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 11.07.2023

• Top 5 Things to Watch this Week
• USDA Announces Early Release of Select Commodity Tables for Agricultural Projections to 2033
• Washington Week Ahead: Shutdown threat looms with House, Senate sharply divided
• House Ag Committee Ranking Member calls for 1-year farm bill extension
• View From the Cab | Farmers Search for Sneaky Soybean Yield Thief
• Will unchanged interest rates impact farmers?
• Seasonal selling works again in 2023
• Global Food Prices Continue to Drop- At Slower Pace
• Jerry Gulke | Soybean Rally Proves There’s No Room for Error in the Global Balance Sheet
• What Are the 5 Most Common Grain Marketing Mistakes?
• Hinson discusses failed ag appropriations bill
• USDA’s 100th Agricultural Outlook Forum – Registration now open
• Farmers Turning To Retrofitting Machinery Rather Than Buying New
• NSP: USDA’s Emergency Relief Program Hurts Large Famers, Favors Small Ones
• Ag Groups Applaud Court’s Ruling On Chlorpyrifos