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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 12.17.2025

• Farmers Say ACA Price Spike Will Force Some Painful Choices
• Thompson: At least $10B in additional farm aid needed
• Plan smarter: Use dynamic break evens to market stored grain
• Soils lab visit reveals 3 lessons about sampling, testing
• Plan for 2026: New herbicide products worth watching
• Grains caught in the crosshairs of a broad selloff
• Biosecurity tips to keep livestock safe from screwworms
• Top farm strategies for tough times
• 2026 beef outlook: Tight supplies, highest demand since 1983
• Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act Passed By House
• Dairy industry cheers passage of Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act
• Accountability beats a trade war
• Tractor Sales Down Nearly 20% as Combine Sales Post Even Bigger Drop
• Health Insurance Spike Will Hit 2026 Farm Budgets, Farmers Say
• Why Corn Prices Aren’t Responding to Record Export Demand
• What kept tough 2025 soybean exports from turning ‘catastrophic’

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 12.16.2025

• ACA Premium Tax Credit Hike and Farmers
• Cash Cattle Market Is Likely Done Rallying Until After the New Year
• The Elusive Dream of Rock-Bottom Interest Rates
• Fertilizer Outlook and a Flash Warmup
• Should we be counting down to January 12? | Afternoon Market Recap: USDA is set to drop a ton of potentially market-moving data next month.
• Prepare for USDA reports to shake grain markets
• What do fewer corn acres and higher ending stocks lead to?
• Improving rural health care starts with the next gen
• Ag Leaders Warn Trump Farm Aid Is ‘More Like a Circle’ Than a Bridge Farmers Need
• Trump Administration Unlikely to Finalize 2026 Biofuel Quotas This Year, Sources Say
• How Can Farmers Use Their USDA Bridge Payments Wisely?
• Tractor Sales Down Nearly 20% as Combine Sales Post Even Bigger Drop
• Choosing Cover Crops? We’ve Got You Covered! Explore your options with a new guide from NCAT: The Periodic Table of Cover Crops
• Final Phase of 2025 Agricultural Resource Management Survey
• As Corn Farmers Face Tight Margins, One Policy Solution Gains Urgency
• ICYMI: Secretary Rollins Pens Op-eds in The Hill “The Trump administration is partnering with governors to Make America Healthy Again”
• Oklahoma “Dirty Dozen” list identifies invasive plant species
• Pro Farmer Podcast | Let’s talk about exports
• Soybean sell off: Will prices rally into year end?
• Farmer buys back his first new tractor after 45 years

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 12.15.2025

• 2026 Nitrogen Prices Will Be Determined by Several Global Factors, Including N Supply
• Top 5 Things to Watch Fertilizer Outlook and a Flash Warmup
• Dicamba-Resistant Waterhemp in Missouri
• Glyphosate Is In The News Again, Here’s The Latest
• U Of Illinois: Global Measures Consistently Underestimate Food Insecurity
• U Of Illinois Researcher: How Extreme Weather Events Affect Agricultural Trade Between U.S. States
• Dehlinger’s Favorite Story of 2025 | Creative Insurance Strategies That Build Farm Wealth, Not the Insurance Company’s Bottomline
• Bayer Alleges AIG Unlawfully Refuses to Pay Billions Roundup Liability Claims
• Pressed by Trump, Mexico Agrees to Deliver More Water to U.S. Under 1944 Treaty
• USDA Press Release: Mexico Agrees to Meet Water Treaty Obligations for Farmers in the American Southwest
• Top banks bet on Argentine farming boom as Milei cuts taxes
• Brazil’s record soy harvest could flood global markets, crush prices
• China’s phosphate export restrictions could drive up fertilizer prices for U.S. farmers
• Farm Groups React as USDA Invests $700 Million in Regenerative Agriculture
• When Farmers Retire, Bids Go Higher | There are good reasons retirement auctions bring premium prices.
• $12 Billion Farm Aid Package Not Enough, Farm Leaders Say
• ‘Farmers Can’t Outyield the Balance Sheet Anymore’
• Washington Week Ahead: Ag trade nominee, whole milk bill set for final votes
• Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 12-12-2025
• BASF Announces Its Plan To Spin Out Its Agricultural Group
• Dr. Downey: Takeaways From Purdue’s 2025 Large Commercial Producer Study
• Ag Sec’y Rollins Sends Letter Challenging California’s Proposed Redistribution Of Ag Land

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 12.12.2025

• Cotton: The natural solution to plastic pollution
• 239.93 BPA Sorghum Crop Earns New Jersey Grower Bin Buster Award
• USDA Launches Regenerative Ag Pilot Tied to Make America Healthy Again Agenda
• How to lose your lender
• Webinar series to aid farmers transitioning to organic
• Spoil your farmer this Christmas with these farm shop upgrades
• Demand bulls find a little room to run
• Murray Grey: Rare cattle breed for ranching success
• Strategies to address poor hay quality and maintain livestock health
• Marketing for 2026: Reward bean rally, wait on corn
• December rate cut brings relief for farmers planning 2026 borrowing
• USDA Releases December 2025 Cotton Production Report for the Southeast
• FCA Receives Report On Conditions In Agriculture And The Farm Credit System
• CoBank Releases 2026 Year Ahead Report – Forces That Will Shape The U.S. Rural Economy
• Republicans Urge Trump To Act To Protect U.S. Vitamin Supply, Food Security

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 12.11.2025

• CoBank Releases 2026 Year Ahead Report – Forces That Will Shape The U.S. Rural Economy
• Divided Fed approves third rate cut this year, sees slower pace ahead
• US farmers say Trump’s $12 billion aid package won’t cover losses
• Push is on for more farm aid, even before $12B goes out
• USDA Launches Regenerative Ag Pilot Tied to Make America Healthy Again Agenda
• Five Fertilizers Lead Nutrient Prices Higher Again
• US Agencies Battle New World Screwworm Through Prevention Measures
• Irrigation companies unveil new tech, initiatives
• Are overall alcoholic beverage sales on the decline?
• Strategies to address poor hay quality and maintain livestock health
• Dark horizon: Brace for 2026 economic outlook
• Soybeans Have Been a Top U.S. Ag Export for Decades. What Happens When the Top Buyer Stops Buying?
• USMCA faces 2026 review, Greer says exit, revision, or renegotiation possible
• Government Threatens Seizure of 85-yr-old’s Entire Farm for Irrigating Wrong Field
• Farm CPA Estimates Per-Acre Bridge Payment Rates In Anticipation of Final USDA Numbers
• The Legacy of Land-Grant Universities in American Agriculture History
• New Report Analyzes Pest And Disease Outbreaks In Agriculture

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 12.10.2025

• First Thing Today | Fed interest rate decision this afternoon
• Corn Exports Get a Boost in December WASDE, But Wheat and Soybean Balance Sheets Untouched
• USDA Increases Corn Exports to Record 3.2 BB
• Blog About Beef Prices and Size of Cattle Herd Stands Out for Analyst
• New loaders and excavators on market
• Farmers call Trump’s $12B aid a ‘Band-Aid’ fix
• Who were WASDE winners and losers?
• Commentary: Are tariffs affecting food inflation? Not really – at least yet, says expert
• Why now is the time to buy farmland despite high prices
• Row Crop Farmers Set for $11 Billion in Aid by February, USDA Says
• How Farmers Can Prepare for Soybean Prices to Swing Either Direction
• Monetizing Crop Risk into Crop Payments
• $11 Billion In Bridge Farm Aid To Be Issued By February
• WASDE Report Slightly Bullish For Corn, Neutral For Other Crops
• USDA finds remarkable cotton yields in parts of the Delta
• Iowa State Survey Reveals Stable Farmland Values
• The Death of DEF? Trump Says He’ll Roll Back Environmental Requirements to Cut Farm Equipment Costs