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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 09.17.2025

• Beyond the Numbers: Understanding the Farm Economy in 2025
• Grains bounce back with widespread rally
• Trump Administration Proposes Reallocation of Gallons Exempted From RFS in EPA Proposal
• USDA Says Avian Flu in NE Dairy Herd
• Environmental Groups Challenge Trump Decision to Scrap Meat, Poultry Wastewater Regulations
• USDA Rolls Out $1 Billion For Livestock Feed Losses From Floods or Wildfires in 2023-24
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Sunflower oil prices surge in Europe after dry summer
• NextGen: Build a lender relationship
• A dig through USDA data leaves both bots, humans confused
• 7 corn yield factors: Weather, fertility lead pack
• Luke Bryan’s Farm Tour Builds on 10 Million Meals Donated to Rural America
• Ag Industry Efforts To Modernize Pesticide Drift Model Advances
• New Study: Unrestricted Sales Of E15 Would Have An $25.8 Billion Economic Impact
• USDA Releases Drivers Of Fertilizer Markets Report
• USDA Forecasts Corn Production Up, Soybean And Cotton Production Down From 2024

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 09.16.2025

• Navigating agriculture’s split economy: Defining wins in 2025’s market divide
• Rollins says USDA thinking hard about financial relief for farmers
• Crop Progress Report | 09.15.2025 (PDF)
• USDA Forecasts Corn Production Up, Soybean And Cotton Production Down From 2024
• USDA Crop Progress: Corn 7% Harvested, Soybeans 5% Harvested as of Sept. 14
• USDA Again Increases Corn Planted Acreage, Production
• Crop progress: Corn and soybean quality ease another point lower
• Demand bulls can only take you so far
• Arabica coffee hits highest since February on supply concerns
• U.S. officials to reach India Monday for trade talks | Previous talks stalled after five rounds of discussions.
• Will grain markets continue their wild ride after WASDE whiplash?
• Party like it’s 1936: USDA spins another corn curveball
• ADM Claims Economic Model Faulty in Case
• Monitoring Technical Support Levels in the Live Cattle Complex
• USDA and DOI Announce Bold Federal Reforms to Improve Nation’s Wildfire Response System
• 47% of Beef Producers Plan to Increase Herd Numbers
• McDonald’s To Invest $200 Million In Regenerative Agriculture Practices
• New Study: Unrestricted Sales Of E15 Would Have An $25.8 Billion Economic Impact
• USDA Releases: Drivers Of Fertilizer Markets: Supply, Demand, And Prices Report

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 09.15.2025

• Washington Week Ahead: Stalled USDA nominees await action; shutdown chances rise
• 09.12.2025 WASDE Report (PDF)
• Why we remain in uncharted territory
• Weather, Interest Rate Debates Warm Up
• WASDE: USDA defies expectations with even bigger corn production
• New invasive pests in U.S. cotton belt cause alarm
• TPPA to focus on Texas water concerns at conference
• Smartphone addiction: How I conquered my digital drug habit
• Support your local cotton grower
• Market dip creates opportunity: Why pros welcome the board going lower
• BLM Plans to Scrap Conservation Leasing Rule
• Trump 2.0 Sets Stage for H-2A Farmworker Wage Reforms
• EPA Biofuel Reallocation Proposal Reportedly Could Trim Demand
• Survey Says: Smart Farming Has Big Impact On U.S. Farms, And There’s Room for More
• USDA to Provide $1 Billion to Flood and Wildfire-Impacted Livestock Producers
• Wall Street Journal Reports Corteva May Separate Into Two Different Companies
• Op-Ed: How Food And Agriculture Giants Are Sleepwalking Into Irrelevance
• Nat’l Sorghum Producers Very Concerned About China Approving Imports From Brazil
• Tractor Sales In August Are Down 7%, Combine Sales Recover
• Weekly Spotlight: Rural County Population Growth Has Continued In Recent Years

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 09.12.2025

• 3 Big Things Today, Sept. 12, 2025
• Agri-Pulse Reports Top Ag Organizations’ CEO Compensation
• Farm groups appeal for Congress to pass farm bill 2.0
• One last chance to prep for WASDE
• Soybeans Close Up More Than 8¢ | Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025
• Weather woes in key growing regions set to impact WASDE Report
• Covering 9/11 Tragedy From Farm Show DTN Reporter Recalls Covering 9/11 Tragedy 24 Years Ago
• Ag Weather Forum La Nina Returns This Fall Into Early 2026
• Production Blog Mitigation Math: Webinar Offers Tips to Tally Points for Pesticide Use
• At Husker Harvest Days, Worries About Rising Input Costs, Pushing E15 and Trade Expansion
• DTN Oil Update Oil Futures Fall Driven by IEA’s Ample Supply Forecast
• Rangeland scientists say these principles can be followed whether a person has one acre, 10 acres or thousands of acres.
• When to use trusts for your retirement accounts
• Export Report: Rolling into the 2025-26 marketing year
• BLM Plans to Scrap Conservation Leasing Rule
• Targeted herbicide application tools, ROI varies
• MAHA Commission Unveils Landmark Strategy to Combat Childhood Chronic Disease in America
• Farm Credit Leads Ag Group Support For Farm Bill 2.0 Passage
• Environmental Groups Ask Court To Overturn EPA’s On Enlist One And Enlist Duo
• USDA: Food Security Strengthens In 2025 With Rising Incomes And Easing Food Inflation

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 09.11.2025

• Texas cotton abandonment down, harvest underway
• As Harvest Nears, USDA to Refresh Supply and Demand Forecasts
• MAHA Commission Report Wins Support of Ag Groups After Backing Down on Pesticides
• DAP Price Up 5%, Leads Half of Fertilizer Prices Higher
• The Cattle Market May Be Historically Strong, But Volatility Remains a Factor
• Ag leaders cautiously welcome second MAHA Commission report
• Soybean gall midge: How variety selection could be strongest defense
• Is corn due a yield cut in the September WASDE?
• 6 reasons farm families choose auction sales
• What Farmers Need to Know Before the September WASDE Report
• Ag Trade Deficit Hit Another Record High in July
• How Much Does It Cost to Run a High Horsepower Tractor?
• Secretary Rollins Announces Reinvigorated Farm to School Grants Supporting American Farmers and Children
• Farm Bill Education Highlight Cotton Meetings
• How a probiotic reduces mastitis by 40%
• USDA: MAHA Commission Unveils Sweeping Strategy To Make Our Children Healthy Again
• Brock Associates Publish New Book Guide For Grain Producers’ Marketing

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 09.10.2025

• 3 Big Things Today, Sept. 10, 2025
• Feeder Cattle Close Down More Than $9 | Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025
• MAHA Commission Unveils Sweeping Strategy to Make Our Children Healthy Again
• Newest MAHA Report Gains Ag Support MAHA Commission Report Wins Support of Ag Groups After Backing Down on Pesticides
• Many in ag “cautiously optimistic” following MAHA Comission report
• American Beef Is A Perfect Fit With The Second MAHA Report
• Antique engines roar to life at Husker Harvest Days | Texan Mike Polasek brings his restored Krueger-Atlas engines, over a century old, to the Nebraska show.
• 3 ways to capitalize when grain prices are low
• Alarm bells sound over California fuel prices
• What is ELS cotton?
• Can you get a ‘Goldilocks’ lease?
• Show some love to your crops with boron
• Rice, Peanuts, and Cotton Estimated to Get Biggest Payment Increases From Spending Bill
• What Farmers Need to Know Before the September WASDE Report
• Farmer financial assistance could bridge funding gap
• Monopolies as Catastrophic Collapse Looms
• Ag Trade Deficit Hit Another Record High In July
• Estimated 33 Children Injured Daily During Farm Work, New Plan Developed For Them, Their Parents
• U.S. House Reauthorizes U.S. Grain Standards Act