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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 06.11.2025

• USDA Reports Preview June WASDE Offers Early Summer Fundamental Update for Markets
• Senate confirms Vaden as deputy ag secretary
• Integrity of USDA Data Questioned After Trade Report Redaction
• Wheat extends weakness as corn and beans bounce
• Just spitballin’: June WASDE looms as market inflection point
• Review updated custom harvest, grain handling rates
• 8,000-Acre Oklahoma Ranch Sells to New Owners for First Time in 80 Years
• Cattle Group Urges Approval of Ivermectin Feed-Through to Prevent Screwworm Outbreak
• The Best Time to Start Your Retirement Plan
• Third Chinese National Accused of Smuggling Biological Materials into Michigan
• RFK Jr. eyes SNAP restrictions on ultra-processed foods
• Daybreak June 10: Trump, Johnson insist budget bill’s on track
• Secretary Rollins Signs State Waivers to Make America Healthy Again by Removing Unhealthy Foods from SNAP in Arkansas, Idaho, and Utah in Addition to Indiana, Iowa, and Nebraska
• New Leadership in the Peanut Industry
• "The Future Of Beef Show" Now Streaming On Farm Journal TV
• Wheat market sliding at harvesttime—could it still turnaround?

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 06.10.2025

• Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• Grains Close in the Red | Monday, June 9, 2025
• How to Find an Agricultural Lawyer | New fact sheet provides helpful resources and suggestions
• USDA Crop Progress: Corn 97% Planted, 71% Good-to-Excellent; Soybeans 90% Planted, 68% Good-to-Excellent as of June 8
• Oil Futures Edge Up on US-China Talks, US Dollar Down
• Will your family pay the price?
• Beyond the bushel: What millers look for in wheat
• Cotton and soybean: Spoon feed nutrients to maximize yield
• IRA funds appear to be headed to conservation programs | Money set aside for climate-smart agriculture may be included in farm bill.
• Shifting Listings: USDA Office Lease Terminations Keep Changing
• DOGE Cuts USDA Office Closure List in Half
• Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller Celebrates National Dairy Month
• Crop Reporting Deadlines Approaching
• Certified Angus Beef Sets Sales Records, Sees Historically High Brand Acceptance Rates
• Stark Flight Releases Report On The Use Of Agriculture Drones
• The Key Elements Of A Soil Carbon Contract

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 06.09.2025

• Top 5 Things to Watch
• Washington Week Ahead: Senate GOP tries to iron out budget bill; Rollins faces lawmakers
• USDA Budget Plan Slashes Conservation Technical Assistance and NRCS Staff
• Senators Worried About Aging Farmers
• DOGE Pares List of USDA Agency Office Closures and Savings Nationally
• Week in Agribusiness Ending June 7, 2025
• After drenching May, wheat looks better than expected Local basis is improving, but overall pricing is down from last year.
• Wheat futures surge near 7-week high
• 4 steps to better insect management
• What Farmers Need to Know Before the June WASDE Report
• New rapid detection test could help combat HPAI
• Vietnam signs MOU with U.S. agribusinesses
• US Trade Deficit Narrows by 55% in April
• Trending Used Farm Equipment: Pre-DEF Still Prime, Regional Needs And Insights For Dealers
• How Deere Plans To Offset $500 Million In Tariffs
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn And HCC Highlight Conservation In Congressional Testimony

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 06.06.2025

• The View from Capitol Hill, with Veteran Journalist Jim Wiesemeyer
• Dems, USDA spar over disaster aid for small, mid-size farmers
• Coverage ratio alert: Farm financial health slips into the red zone
• What Exactly is Fusarium Graminearum? Common Fungus Makes Big Headlines
• California Assembly Passes E15 Bill as ‘Urgency’ Awaits Action by State Senate
• Senator Introduces Bill to Increase Special Valuation Tool for Farm Estates
• Tariff War, Cheap Imports, High Labor Costs All Put Stresses on Aging Farmers
• Wheat Showing Signs of a Bottom
• Chinese Nationals Arrested for Smuggling Crop Pathogen Into US
• Two New Videos Spotlight Crop Insurance Success: Farmer Survey | Farmers Testify About Crop Insurance.
• Congress must stand up for America’s farmers by protecting conservation funding
• Will China control the global food supply?
• New-crop corn ends at two-week highs
• Check out these creative farm shop ideas
• What Farmers Need to Know Before the June WASDE Report
• Trump Doubles Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum
• Vietnam Delegation Pledges $2 Billion in Farm Good Purchases
• India could be the next large market for US ag products
• Federal Milk Marketing Order changes kick in
• USDA Statement on Releasing Much Needed Disaster Aid for Farmers
• Syngenta Repeats As Highest Corporate Donor For "Give FFA Day" Fundraiser
• Farm Bureau Economists On "One Big Beautiful Bill" And Its Impact On Agriculture
• How Deere Plans To Offset $500 Million In Tariffs

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 06.05.2025

• Report: USDA Delayed Trade Outlook Report Last Week Due to Higher Deficit Forecast
• Tax credit bill seeks to increase use of American cotton
• CBO: Tariffs will shrink economy, raise prices, cut deficits
• Food assistance targeted by White House
• Rulings cloud Trump’s tariff authority, but he has some options
• Counties could bear brunt of House reconciliation bill’s SNAP administrative changes
• Farm Bureau Economists On “One Big Beautiful Bill” And Its Impact On Agriculture
• Grain Processing Groups Disappointed By Inaccurate Seed Oil Comments From FDA Commissioner
• New Farm Journal Foundation Report Analyzes Veterinary Shortages
• Budget Reconciliation Bill Offers Limited Safety Net Boost for Corn and Soybean Farmers
• EIA: US Ethanol Output Rises
• USDA Budget Plan Slashes Conservation Technical Assistance and NRCS Staff
• Driving ag tech forward without an operator
• 3 management strategies to combat red sunflower weevils
• Grains Close Higher | Wednesday, June 4, 2025
• Farmland Lease Checklist: 10 Essential Elements Every Lease Agreement Should Include
• John Deere Announces New F8, F9 Series Self-Propelled Forage Harvesters with Automation Features
• U.S. crop outlook is good for now
• Soybean seedling disease on the rise
• Swathers to Sprayers: Strong Oklahoma Auctions and Machinery Pete’s Ratio for Fair Used Farm Equipment Deals
• USDA would take over Food for Peace under FY26 spending bill

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 06.04.2025

• White House Budget Looks to Cut Nearly $7 Billion from USDA
• USDA Budget Cuts and Conservation USDA Budget Plan Slashes Conservation Technical Assistance and NRCS Staff
• Budget Reconciliation Bill Offers Limited Safety Net Boost for Corn and Soybean Farmers
• Afternoon market analysis: Grain prices were mixed in Tuesday’s session.
• Farm business report reveals insider look at net income volatility
• Judge Rejects Landowner Claim That USDA Swampbuster Rule is Unjust Taking of Property
• NASS Data Highlights Drought Areas
• Can your farm survive one more generation?
• Mind the gap: How spreads provide a handy tool for grain marketers
• New AI chatbot assists farmers with precise crop monitoring
• Mapping Soybean Yield Risk: Regional Contrasts in the U.S. and Brazil
• Swathers to Sprayers: Strong Oklahoma Auctions and Machinery Pete’s Ratio for Fair Used Farm Equipment Deals
• USDA slightly raises projection for ag trade deficit to $49.5B
• Senate Ag Committee pushes forward on whole milk bill
• The Importance of Proactive Disease Control
• Farmer Sentiment Reaches A Four-Year High In May
• A USDA Employee And Five Individuals Charged With $66 Million SNAP Fraud
• Retail Egg Prices Fall, Following Declining Wholesale Prices