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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 11.07.2025

• Soybeans Close Down Nearly 27¢ | Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025
• Ahead of the Open | Corrective selling hits grains overnight
• Economist urges farmers to study 2026 safety net updates
• Tariff Aid Payments Could Backfire, Boosting Fertilizer Prices, Analyst Warns
• Fertilizers Phosphate and Potash Gain Critical Mineral Status by USGS
• Grains Melt Down on Profit Taking, Risk Off Selling: Is This Topping Action?
• Soybeans: A House of Cards?
• Selecting Replacement Heifers for Profit, Herd Growth as Cattle Numbers Fall
• 5 tips to improve your grain marketing plan
• Regenerative organic agriculture growing fast, gaining advocates
• Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Trump Tariffs
• Farm Bureau: Trump likely to keep using tariffs
• We Need Sales, Too: After Soybean Announcement, Other Sectors Hope for Relief in China Deal
• Is China a National Security Threat to U.S. Agriculture?
• Trump administration ordered to restore full SNAP benefits by Friday
• The National Wheat Yield Contest Announces Its 2025 Winners

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 11.06.2025

• 3 Big Things Today, Nov. 6, 2025
• First Thing Today | Corrective price pullbacks in grains overnight
• Smith: farmer relief should survive U.S. Supreme Court tariff case
• Policy Updates: China suspends 24% tariffs on U.S. goods, keeps 10% levy and 13% tariff on U.S. soybeans
• Supreme Court hears Trump tariff case: What’s at stake for markets and farm input prices
• H-2A Processing Will Resume Despite Shutdown
• Ag sector watching as Supreme Court considers the legality of President Trump’s use of tariffs
• January Soybeans Recoup Yesterday’s Loss | Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025
• China ends levies on U.S. farm goods, halts export curbs on firms | China blames U.S. tariffs for agricultural trade disruptions despite cooperation
• When Chaos Is the Market’s Focus, Cattle Market Fundamentals Don’t Matter
• Ethanol production in the U.S. averaged 1.123 million barrels per day in the last reporting week, according to the EIA.
• Federal Appeals Court Orders USDA to Rewrite GMO Food Labeling Rules
• Five Retail Fertilizer Prices Higher Compared to Last Month, Led by Anhydrous
• Seed Company’s Data Reveal Lower 2025 Yields in Major Corn States
• Ethanol production has never been higher!
• Smart farm financial management goes beyond tax avoidance
• Cotton rallies may come and go, like La Niña
• Farmland values holding steady
• Shutdown impacts farmers and their advisors
• Prop. 50 approval will redraw California’s farm country
• USDA Releases Partial SNAP funds amid Government Shutdown
• Livestock Sector Optimism Fuels A Modest Rise In Farmer Sentiment
• Cotton replant gives Texas farm a second chance
• USDA Secretary Not Ready to Open US Border to Mexican Cattle

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 11.05.2025

• Supreme Court to Weigh Tariff Power Farmers, Others Challenge Tariffs as Supreme Court Hears Test to Trump’s Authority
• Ag sector watching as Supreme Court considers the legality of President Trump’s use of tariffs
• Trump Admin Still Planning Billions in Farmer Trade Aid
• After the Bell | Wheat holds firm amid selling in the grains complex
• 2025 National Wheat Yield Contest Winners
• ADM CEO: Commodity Prices Depend on China Trade, Clarity on Biofuel Policies
• NCIS Releases New Social Media Video Series on the Value of Crop Insurance
• Meatpacker JBS to pay $1.1 Million to settle climate lawsuit
• China just can’t quit U.S. soybeans – here’s why
• How to become a seed-corn contract grower
• USDA Misses Fifth Crop Progress Report as Shutdown Drags Into November
• U.S. Senate advances more USDA nominees
• Trade agreement with China could revive rail shipments for Upper Midwest soybeans
• Southeast Iowa farmer reports mixed harvest results amid USDA data gap
• Livestock Sector Optimism Fuels A Modest Rise In Farmer Sentiment
• How do U.S. farmers profit from the China trade deal?
• How are farmers navigating the ag crisis while planning for 2026?
• Farmers walk a fine line between cutting costs and sustaining yields
• Bitcoin Set to Revolutionize US Agriculture?
• Cover Crop Adoption: Results From Five Years Of Ag Economy Barometer Surveys
• Farmers Urged To "Prepare With Propane" For Cold-Weather Reliability

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 11.04.2025

• White House Issues Fact Sheet On U.S./China Trade Agreement
• Farm Bureau Economist: Economics Of U.S. Beef And Cattle Market
• First Thing Today | Global stock markets sell off overnight
• Trump administration says it is paying out half of November’s SNAP benefits
• Harvest surprises: U.S. yields disappoint while data drought clouds markets
• USDA to Release November Crop Supply/Demand Report Despite Government Shutdown
• A Battlefield Report From the US-China Trade War
• Farm Life: Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
• Weekly Grain Movement: Corn continues its solid pace
• Soybeans extend rally and China seeks wheat
• Why China has no choice but to buy U.S. soybeans
• Cattle Recovering But Is a Bottom In? Soybeans Make Fresh Highs, Corn Fails
• Skittish beef markets make farmers worry about profit
• How to Focus on What You Can Control in Today’s Volatile Grain Markets
• A look at China’s history of U.S. wheat imports
• Organic certification may not add value to farmland
• Be cautious about dropping rootworm protection
• Chinese Buyers Purchase Brazilian Soybeans as Prices Ease Over U.S.-China Trade Thaw
• AccuWeather Reports 2.7% Drop In Annual Precipitation, Flooding Increases Since 1995

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 11.03.2025

• As Markets Search for Clarity, USDA Says NASS Will Issue Key Reports in November Despite Government Shutdown
• Washington Week Ahead: SNAP on hold; SCOTUS mulls Trump tariff power
• Highlights Of Ag Sec’y Rollins Address At FFA Convention
• Farm Bureau Economist: Economics Of U.S. Beef And Cattle Market
• Policy Updates: Judges order USDA to release SNAP funds during shutdown, blocking benefit cutoff
• This Week in Agribusiness, Nov. 1, 2025
• Farm Leaders Praise New U.S.-China Soybean Deal as ‘Meaningful Step Forward’
• What we know and don’t know about this peanut crop
• The $15 Million Lesson That Inspired Jace D. Young to Help Farmers Build a Legacy
• Secretary Rollins says USDA remains committed to supporting U.S. farmers and ranchers
• Jerry Gulke | Soybean Chart Breakout Signals More Price Upside
• Soybean Outlook: Next 5, 30, 90 Day Segments (10/31/25) | ProFarmer Analysis
• Unpacking the Beef: Report Clarifies Cattle Market Realities, Packer Challenges & Trade Tensions
• What Row Crop Farmers Can Expect, Rabo Gives Harvest Outlook
• Purdue Issues Report “How U.S. Farmers Perceive Agricultural Dealers And Retailers”
• Opinion: U.S. Agriculture Must Stand Up Against Frivolous Litigation
• Our Rural Roots Farm Life: Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
• Nat’l Corn Growers Assn Calls On EPA To Reallocate Ethanol Waivers For Small Refineries

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 10.31.2025

• Soybeans Soar on China Deal but How High Will Prices Rally? Corn, Wheat Correct
• Policy Updates: Farmers brace for sharp rise in healthcare premiums
• Major Food and Agriculture Groups Call For Renewal Of U.S.., Mexico, Canada Trade Agreement
• Trump-China Truce May Normalize Soybean Trade, But Not Farm Profits
• After the Bell | Strengthening dollar limits gains in grains
• The 5 mindsets that secure your farm’s future
• Furor over Trump beef import plan grows
• Avoid centering marketing strategy around price prediction
• Farm Leaders Praise New U.S.-China Soybean Deal as ‘Meaningful Step Forward’
• More Trump GOP Allies Break With Administration Over Argentinian Beef
• Hansen-Mueller Leaves Farms in Limbo Harvest Payday Turns to Heartbreak: Hansen-Mueller Leaves Farmers Waiting
• Farmers and Bankers Back FSA Loans, But See Need to Modernize
• China Soybean Trade Deal ‘A Net Positive’ For U.S. Farmers
• Listen Now: USDA Official Stephen Vaden Joins AgriTalk
• What Does the China Deal Mean for the Soybean and Other Ag Markets?
• Purdue Issues Report "How U.S. Farmers Perceive Agricultural Dealers And Retailers"
• Russian Ag Deputy Accused Of Stealing $23 Billion Worth Of Ukrainian Grain
• Opinion: U.S. Agriculture Must Stand Up Against Frivolous Litigation