Ag News

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 06.20.2023

• Rural Mainstreet Index Rebounds, At Highest Level Since May 2022
• USDA invests $320 million to strengthen supply chains
• CLAAS is fifth manufacturer to sign right to repair MOU
• Farm Bill negotiations over funding, nutrition and crop insurance ramp up
• New legislation would prevent interference of interstate ag trade
• Carbon Mitigation Payments Can Make Bioenergy Crops More Appealing for Farmers
• U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken Visits China Aiming to Stabilize Tensions
• Senate committee paves quicker pathway for novel feed ingredients
• Thompson on Cotton: A Bearish Combination For Cotton Prices
• Farm Bill 2023: Trying to Reason with Expectations for Farm Policy
• USDA: Weekly Cotton Market Review
• Cotton Futures Not Following Grain Trade
• Ag Co-ops’ Insurance Premiums Up 40% In Past Three Years
• Livestock Feed Mfgrs List Their Top Three Challenges

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 06.19.2023

• 3 Big Things Today, June 19, 2023
• Washington Week Ahead: USDA, FDA get starring role in brewing budget showdown
• Payment limits to be reconsidered in farm bill
• Top 5 Things to Watch This Week: Market Holidays and Weather Markets
  
• 7 Ag Stories You May Have Missed Last Week
• A Look at Agriculture in Drought
• Todd’s Take From Bearish to Bullish, Corn Prices Scramble to Adjust
• Opioid epidemic impacts 3 out of 4 farm families
• Global Wheat Production Forecast at a Record
• Thompson on Cotton: A Bearish Combination For Cotton Prices
• USDA: Weekly Cotton Market Review
• Farm Bill 2023: Trying to Reason with Expectations for Farm Policy
• A Look at Agriculture in Drought

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 06.16.2023

• 3 Big Things Today, June 16, 2023
• US ag bolstered by tentative West Coast labor deal
• Legislative rider directs USDA to block farmland purchases by four nations
• Commodity Giants Bunge and Viterra Join Forces in $18 Billion Merger
• Ag Marketing IQ: Balancing drought and potential rain in the forecast
• 1st hurdle: Enough plants for high yields
• Minimal disease issues for wheat
• Administration Partners with Ag Producers to Strengthen Markets, Create Jobs
• A Look at Agriculture in Drought
• Global Wheat Production Forecast at a Record
• House Republicans propose stiff tax on foreign farmland purchases
• Webinar Explores How to Use Land-Based Income to Increase Profits
• U Of Illinois Researchers: Carbon Mitigation Payments Can Make Bioenergy Crops More Appealing For Farmers

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 06.15.2023

• Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged for Now, Farmers Deal with Interest Costs That Have Doubled in a Year
• Anhydrous Leads Retail Fertilizer Prices Lower, Drops to $787 Per Ton
• Walmart Taking Next Step to Develop End-to-End Supply Chain Strategy for Beef
• Yesterday: Profit-takers trim soybean, wheat prices
• Corn closes down 5¢ | Wednesday, June 14, 2023
• Working off home farm before returning has value
• Family living cost dilemma vs. Farm budget
• Growing Price Gap in U.S. Corn Export Prices Could Further Limit U.S. Exports
• FAS World Agricultural Production Report, Focus on Wheat and Soybeans
• Government’s Power Over Private Land and Farmers Takes Hit If Chevron Falls
• House GOP advances USDA funding bill after softening blow to electric co-ops
• Webinar Explores How to Use Land-Based Income to Increase Profits
• 5 Reasons to Take a Hard Look at Your Balance Sheet
• USDA: CRP Reaches 22 Million Acres In 2022
• USDA Launches Effort To Strengthen Animal-Raising Claims Substantiation
• Ag Companies In The Fortune 500, And Those Who Should Be

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 06.14.2023

• The Importance of Insurance Unit in Crop Insurance Policy Debates
• Texas Feedlot Losses Hit 4,000 Head in Flooding
• Trustee: Likely Fraud in Cattle Case Unpaid Claims by Producers Against Bankrupt Cattle Feeder Top $122 Million
• Remember dicamba cutoff dates
• USDA directs $714 million to rural high-speed internet
• Drought concerns create analysis paralysis
• Cattle working facilities: What makes it easier?
• Don’t deworm all your cows, experts say
• A shift in ad hoc payments to farmers might be coming
• Dryness Concerns Impact Corn Price, as China is “Actively Seeking to Add New Suppliers of Corn”
• Government’s Power Over Private Land and Farmers Takes Hit If Chevron Falls
• EPA to delay rollout of biofuel volumes beyond June 14 deadline
• USDA: Weekly National Posted Prices for Peanuts
• Veterinarian Approval Now Needed To Treat Livestock With Antimicrobials
• El Nino Arrives, What It Means To U.S. Agriculture

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 06.13.2023

• 06.12.2023 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• USDA Crop Progress Report: Corn, Soybean Conditions Drop 3 Percentage Points
• Worse than 2012?
• Ninth Circuit backs ag marketers in wage case
• Cash in on climate-smart ag incentives
• Cap on crop insurance premiums could enhance risk management
• FAS World Agricultural Production Report, Focus on Wheat and Soybeans
• Here’s How USDA Will Collect Data From Its Climate Smart Ag Projects
• What’s the Most Random Thing You’ve Found in Your Field? 5 Farmers Share Their Stories
• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $700 Million to Connect People in Rural Areas to High-Speed Internet
• Disaster Assistance Application Process Soon Taking Place
• El Nino Arrives, What It Means To U.S. Agriculture
• Canola Council Supports Government Of Canada’s Efforts To Re-Establish Certainty In Trade With Mexico
• USDA: Farm Sector Real Estate Debt Hits Record High