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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 10.24.2023

• Oct. 23, 2024 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• Corn and soy close in the red | Monday, October 23, 2023
• National Wheat Yield Contest Winners 2023 National Wheat Yield Contest Winner Bins 211.98 BPA
• Hundreds of Farmers Tell EPA to Scrap Endangered Species Herbicide Strategy
• Harvest progress dings corn, soybean prices
• What will farming be like in the future?
• Not fair: Dad split the farm equally between all my siblings
• Policy quick hits: Scott takes another stab at Speaker
• Are cover crops right for your farm?
• 2023 Webinar Series Session 5: The Farm Bill and Its Impact on Livestock Producers
• Taxes and Finance | What Actually is Cost of Production?
• USDA report weighs agency’s role on carbon markets
• USDA: Paycheck Protection Program Loans Provided $5.8 Billion To Farm Sector
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook Report
• Study Reports Farmers’ Viewpoints On Precision Technology And Profitability

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 10.23.2023

• Farm Bill work continues in Senate, one-year extension is likely
• Study Reports Farmers’ Viewpoints On Precision Technology And Profitability
• Washington Week Ahead: Splintered House GOP tries again to unify on speaker
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- October 2023
• DTN Top Five Things to Watch This Week
• 7 ag stories you can’t miss week Ending October 20, 2023
• View From the Cab | Farmers Continue to Cut Those Beans and Shell That Corn or do They Pick it?
• Farmers Say Crop Insurance is a Need, Not a Want
• Profit-takers come for ag prices
• Does grain storage pay in 2023?
• High interest rates discouraging farmers from borrowing money
• September cattle placements up 6% on year
• Corn market in “balancing act” tips above $5
• 4 Ways to Focus a Tech Audit
• Cotton Is The Next Crop To Benefit From Meristem’s NexGen Bio-Capsule Technology
• USDA Reports Households That Earn Less Spend A Higher Share Of Income On Food

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 10.20.2023

• Ag leaders discussing farm bill extension
• Corn closes up 13¢ | Thursday, October 19, 2023
• House standoff deepens: Republicans can’t agree on Jordan, or an interim speaker
• Farmers Say Crop Insurance is a Need, Not a Want
• Wide Analyst Range on Cattle Placements Raises Questions Ahead of Oct. 1 Cattle on Feed Report
• Senate Witness Says Updated WOTUS Rule Still Gives EPA Expansive Authority
• Accidents in the field and on the road
• Expect another round of ‘WOTUS whiplash,’ warns senator
• Ethanol stocks hit near two-year low
• Aging panel’s top Republican says policy fixes needed for ag workforce that’s getting older
• More Peanuts Expected This Year
• New Price-Fixing Lawsuit Filed Against Big 4 Beef Packers
• Oklahoma State Ag Economist Predicts Good Cattle Prices To Last For Years To Come

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 10.19.2023

• USDA expands specialty crop insurance options, eyes additional steps
• Wheat rallies as soybeans notch 3-week high
• Ethanol Case May Wait for 7th Circuit
• Pressure on GOP Lawmakers Over Speaker | Nebraska Rep. Bacon Pushes Back on Tactics of Jim Jordan’s Supporters
• Soybeans likely hit their fall lows – what’s next?
• Farm Business Planning | How to kick-start your strategic plan
• Lower fertilizer costs will ease breakeven challenge for farmers, says Purdue University
• Study Finds Global Climate Change Adaptation Actions Are Too Uncoordinated
• China Approves “Dozens” of Genetically Modified Corn, Soybean Varieties- Potentially Advancing Production
• Senators hear conflicting assessments of Clean Water Act ruling
• Seed shopping time, Part II
• Master Farmers make a difference
• Oklahoma State Ag Economist Predicts Good Cattle Prices To Last For Years To Come
• New Report Outlines Farmers’ View Of How Data Should Be Collected And Used

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 10.18.2023

• New Report Outlines Farmers’ View Of How Data Should Be Collected And Used
• U.S. House remains without a speaker, farm bill delay continues
• DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends Retail Anhydrous Fertilizer Price Climbs 16% as Farmers Start Fall Fieldwork
• USDA Touts CRP Acreage Increase CRP Payout: Top and Lowest State CRP Rental Rates
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot | Farm Credit Rates
• Corn, soybean pricing strategies in a volatile market
• Farmers are reevaluating 2024 wheat acreage
• Value of Washington’s 2022 Agricultural Production Totaled a Record High $12.8 Billion
• Texas Farm Bureau: Proposition 1 Protects Texas Family Farmers and Ranchers
• FAS Highlights International Pork, Beef and Chicken Export Variables- EU Share Expected to Fall, Brazil Increase
• USDA Releases Season Average Price Forecasts Outlook
• Livestock risk services – Empowering cattle producers with LRP price protection
• Ag Sec’y Vilsack Provides Update On USDA’s Fertilizer Production Expansion Program
• Survey Of Ag Industry Leaders Show The Majority Are Confident About Future Profitability
• USDA Releases Season Average Price Forecasts Outlook

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 10.17.2023

• Oct. 16, 2023 | Crop Progress Report | PDF
• USDA Releases Season Average Price Forecasts Outlook
• USDA Provides Update On Its Crop Insurance Program For Double Cropping
• Cash Market Moves | 2023 US Soft Red Winter Crop Wheat Makes Grade
• People skills, transitions in focus at Farm Futures Business Summit
• Policy quick hits: E15 sales soar
• What decisions are top of mind for your farm?
• Claim: USDA’s ‘incredibly shrinking’ conservation program a warning about the farm bill
• Huge is becoming normal for U.S. crops
• Wheat export sales notch marketing year high
• Rains Impact Wheat Planting in China- The Fifth-Largest U.S Wheat Importer in MY 2022-23
• 8 Lessons Learned As a Farm Mechanic on a Sunny Fall Day
• USDA distributes $1.7B in annual Conservation Reserve Program payments
• Ag Sec’y Vilsack Provides Update On USDA’s Fertilizer Production Expansion Program
• Survey Of Ag Industry Leaders Show The Majority Are Confident About Future Profitability
• Global Crop Protection Product Market Forecast To Be $132.4 Billion By 2032