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Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 07.31.2026

• Senate Farm Bill Markup Next Week Expected to Include Year-Round E15 Language
• Midnight Flash Flood Threatened 100 County Fair Cattle, Then Neighbors Stepped In
• Navigating Ag’s Labor Crisis
• Lawmakers Call for H-2A Admin Fixes | With H-2A Reform Stalled, GOP Lawmakers Push Trump Administration for Rule Changes
• Corteva Settles FTC Crop Loyalty Case Corteva Resolves FTC Case Alleging Farmers Forced to Overpay for Pesticides
• ADM to Expand Soybean Crush Capacity at 4 US Plants, Adding 25 MB of Demand
• Black Sea tensions propel wheat, Midwest rains pressure corn and beans
• Land auction methods: How selling farmland has changed
• Meet these 4 innovative farmers at 2026 Farm Progress Show Farm Progress Show: A winner will be chosen from four finalists for the Women in the Field: Producer of the Year Award.
• ADM to Expand North American Oilseed Crushing Capacity Amid Rising Biofuel Demand
• Pete’s Pick: Documentation Boosts Sale Price for John Deere 9670 STS
• How CNH Precision Technology Is Helping Family Farms Turn Data Into Better Decisions
• New ‘Spray Drone Network’ Series Premieres August 6 On AcresTV
• What is Different About Financing a Cooperative?
• After the Bell | Cotton futures rebound with support from weaker dollar

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 07.30.2026

• Fertilizer Prices Keep Sliding as UAN32 Leads 4 Nutrients in Significant Drops
• Order cover crop seed now to lock in lower prices
• How farmers use AI, other tech to transform their operations
• Farmers Spent $1.4 Billion More on Diesel During Planting Season
• No Injuries in Iowa Kosher Plant Fire | Agri Star Meat & Poultry Plant in Postville Sustains Major Fire Damage
• Senate Farm Bill Would Cut $1.9 Billion From EQIP, Fund New Forest and State Conservation Programs
• Why we shouldn’t rule out a record soybean crop
• Grain pricing opportunities in the midst of war and drought
• What Is Going on With Texas Crops?
• Soybeans Close Down More Than 27¢ | Wednesday, July 29, 2026
• Timely Payments: The Case for Commodity Programs That Pay at Harvest
• Secretary Rollins Launches USDA Initiative to Recruit Veterans, Transitioning Service Members, and Military Spouses
• Learn how to mitigate risk on your farm
• MarketsandMarkets: Adjuvants Market To Grow From $4.40 Billion To $5.64 Billion By 2031
• U.S. Ethanol Production Reaches Near-Record Week
• USDA Continues Reorganization Plans
• Texas Farm Bureau Radio Network Signs 150th Station
• USDA Announces Funding For Coordinating Agricultural Development & Innovation Program Benefits
• Reopening the Border to Mexican Cattle Imports is the Right Decision

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 07.29.2026

• Land Rush: Data Center Stampede Puts Farmers in Crosshairs of Controversy
• Hot Weather Stresses Pasture Conditions Scorching Heat, Dry Conditions Take Toll on US Pasture and Range
• Fire Burns at Iowa Meat Plant Fire Engulfs Agri Star Plant in Postville, Iowa
• WTI Below $90 as Middle East Fighting Pause Continues
• Corn prices bounce back on slashed quality ratings
• Farm Progress staff honored with awards for excellence in agricultural journalism
• Grain Price Volatility Creates a Second Chance to Sell
• Feeder Cattle Close Up $5.30 | Tuesday, July 28, 2026
• Cash rents unlikely to drop despite profit squeeze
• Farmers Applaud Progress to Help Struggling Farm Economy
• Grain pricing opportunities in the midst of war and drought
• Op-Ed: ICGA Focused on Winning Farm Bill, Year-Round E15 and Aid Votes
• Volatile Fertilizer Market Could Change How Farmers Buy Inputs
• USDA Announces Funding For Coordinating Agricultural Development & Innovation Program Benefits
• USDA: Farm Operations Note Commodity Changes In 2022

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 07.28.2026

• Crop Progress Report | 07.27.2026 | PDF
• House Adopts Budget Proposal for Package with $12 Billion in Farm Aid
• USDA Crop Progress: Corn Rated 63% Good to Excellent; Soybeans 63% Good to Excellent as of July 26
• USDA Kansas City: Model or Risk? NIFA Says It Learned From 2019 Relocation, Its Workers Aren’t So Sure
• Decide now: Grain prices approach projected 2026 peaks
• USDA Reports, Unexpected Announcements and Putting Your House/Operation in Order
• Beef Price-Fixing Class Action Moves Forward Against Four Largest US Packers
• Crop progress: Heat wilts corn, soybean condition Both crops faced moderate quality setbacks in the week through July 26.
• Tyson and JBS shares jump as U.S. to resume Mexico cattle shipments
• Will July go out with a whimper or a bang?
• Farm Business Planning | Should in-laws be included in family farm meetings?
• What’s Going on With Cattle Prices in Recent Weeks?
• Impact of Leverage on Rates of Return of Crop Farms
• How the Cattle Industry Is Reacting to USDA’s Border Reopening
• Ag economist says heifer retention increases, but cattle herd expansion remains uncertain
• Beef prices drop $39 as cattle imports set to resume in August
• Anti-Farming Groups Urge FAA To Reject Rule That Shielding Animal Agribusiness From Drone Oversight
• USDA Lowers Conditions Report: 63% Of Corn And Soybeans In Good To Excellence Shape
• USDA Releases Fruit And Tree Nuts Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook Report

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 07.27.2026

• Top 5 Things to Watch: Interest Rates and Senate’s Full Plate
• USDA Sets Aug. 24 Date to Resume Mexico Cattle Imports if Plan Followed
• Why Farm Owners Avoid Succession Planning Conversations
• July 1 Cattle on Feed Up 2% From Year Ago; July 1 Cattle Inventory Up Slightly
• Pork struggles to win over U.S. consumers despite protein boom
• Heat worries wheat farmers as crop prices surge
• Want Better ROI From Precision Ag? Start With These Upgrades
• Cattle inventory report implies gradual rise in numbers
• Compeer appraiser: today’s farmland buyers are showing more discipline
• Red meat, poultry in cold storage larger than last year
• Farm Aid Could Total $360 Per Taxpayer. Is It a Bridge or a Pier?
• Equipment Price ‘Powder Keg’ Builds as Used Inventory Tightens
• Soybean Hit Contract Highs on China Buying on the Way to $13? Will Corn Follow to $5?
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn’s Statement On Reopening Of First Port Of Entry In Arizona
• American Soybean Assn Appreciates Ag Input Exemptions, Calls For More
• USDA Reports Guide Cattle Industry On Herd Rebuilding
• Over 23,000 Consumers Call On Major Food Companies To Reject GMO Wheat
• USDA To Move Forward With Mandatory Relocation Despite Pushback

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 07.24.2026

• Agricultural Labor Bill Divides Republican Party
• House GOP Passes $95B Budget Resolution With $12B in Farm Aid; Some Farm Groups Oppose War Funding
• USDA Announces Plans To Purchase Fresh, Frozen, Processed Fruit, Groundfish And Farm-Raised Catfish
• Cattle Herd Rebuilding? Trade Eyes July 1 Inventory Report for Clues
• Landwatch Weekly | Recent Sales Results From Wells County, Indiana; Allamakee County, Iowa; Beaver County, Oklahoma; and Brookings County, South Dakota
• Bin it to win it? Why you shouldn’t bet the ’26 crop on storage alone
• What to check first when floodwaters recede from your hayfields
• CME to Launch Sorghum Basis Futures Contract Next Month
• Rabobank Expects Brazil’s 2026/27 Soybean Crop to Fall Amid Pause in Area Growth
• AFBF: Farm losses projected to deepen
• Black Sea conflict fuels wheat rally
• New Illinois Paper Puts Price Tag on Farming Without Glyphosate
• Senate Finance Committee questions USTR Greer over ag exports, tariffs
• CME Group Launches Sorghum Basis Futures To Meet Global Feed, Export & Biofuel Demand
• American Soybean Assn Applauds Efforts To Restore Prevented Plant Buy-Up Option
• Livestock Analysis | Live cattle bounce from seven-month lows | 07.23.2026