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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 06.07.2024

• 3 Big Things Today, June 7, 2024
• USDA Reports Farmers Are Purchasing $60 Billion Of Services Annually
• Corn closes up 12¢ | Thursday, June 6, 2024 Corn and soybeans close with double-digit gains.
• Rural America needs a new farm bill
• Digital Acreage Reporting is Here USDA Modernizes FSA, RMA Acreage Reporting by Allowing Electronic Submissions in 2024
• Corn Hitting Final Planting Dates | Large Swath of Corn Area Now in Late Planting Period When Insurance Coverage Falls
• Will more Trump tariffs hurt or help U.S. farmers?
• Wheat: A dollar saved is a dollar made
• Grassley to EPA: Increase RVO levels
• Headwinds facing beef industry
• Kansas State University Veterinarians On How Viruses Move Across Species
• Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected In First Iowa Dairy Herd

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 06.06.2024

• Wheat closes down 11¢ | Wednesday, June 5, 2024
• Ag Economy Barometer sees rise in May
• USDA’s first look at the country’s best and worst spring wheat
• Using the Bonus Target Contract to Sell New-Crop Corn
• EIA: US Ethanol Output Up on Week; Supply and Demand Down
• 3 steps to succession success
• How to assess hail damage in soybeans Step No. 1: Do not panic — give crops time to recover.
• Grassley to EPA: Increase RVO levels
• Headwinds facing beef industry
• Agent says don’t rely on old prevent plant information
• Farm Finances Remain a Concern, Fed Reports
• An Overview On How Sustainable Aviation Fuel Will Impact Agriculture And The Grain Industry
• USDA Reports Farmers Are Purchasing $60 Billion Of Services Annually
• Texas rangeland conditions vary, drought persists
• Demand for Texas rural land continues, slows

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 06.05.2024

• Purdue’s Ag Economy Barometer Reports Farmers’ Sentiment Recovers in May
• Beginning Farmers Seek a Stronger Safety Net, Better Access to Capital and Crop Insurance
• Young farmers want base acres changes
• Corn and soy close lower for 6th consecutive day, analyst says | Tuesday, June 4, 2024
• As Farmers Look to Cut Costs for 2025, Machinery and Technology Could Take the Biggest Hit
• AgDay Markets Now: Vince Boddicker Explains Why Funds are Back Selling in Grain Markets
• Farmers Are Now Being Offered $1,000 Per Acre or More to Lease Their Land For Solar
• Dangerously High Temperatures Expected to Soar Out West
• China Stops Beef Exports From JBS Meat Plant in Colorado After Ractopamine Found
• Average Iowa cropland cash rental rates stall in 2024
• Planting pressure keeps grains in the red
• Roundup still at risk for litigation
• Embracing the evolution in the cattle industry
• Farm Equipment Releases 2024 Update Of Its “Farm Equipment Dealer 100” List

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 06.04.2024

• June 3, 2024 | Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• 3 Big Things Today, June 4, 2024
• USDA Crop Progress: Corn 91% Planted, Rated 75% in Good-to-Excellent Condition; Soybeans 78% Planted as of June 2
• Corn Surges on Lower-Than-Expected Stocks; Wheat, Soy Finish With Solid Gains After Mostly Neutral Report
• Can farms create opportunity from obstacles?
• Wheat continues its rally on Russia weather woes
• Solar storms a potentially costly risk for GPS agriculture
• Embracing the evolution in the cattle industry
• Consider forage options for prevent plant acres
• Grassley concerned about ag impact from high interest rates
• Deere & Co. Layoffs, Cargill Workers Strike in Canada
• As Farmers Look to Cut Costs for 2025, Machinery and Technology Could Take the Biggest Hit
• Harvesting Insights: How AI Crop Scouting Is Driving Decisions
• USDA Proposes Next Steps to Promote Fairer Poultry Markets, Protect Producers, Enhance Transparency

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 06.03.2024

• Farm Progress America, June 3, 2024
• Harvesting Insights: How AI Crop Scouting Is Driving Decisions
• Is wheat offering an opportunity? Analyst Bryan Doherty highlights how wheat contracts have rallied in recent weeks.
• Corn price connection to carbon capture hard to pin down It’s unclear what the direct benefit to the farmers who supply corn to the ethanol plant might be.
• Weather Continues to Snarl Farmer Planting Progress
• Federal Judge Drops Cow-Calf Producers as Plaintiffs in Price-Fixing Case Against Packers
• Top 5 Checklist for Pasture Turnout Before Turning Cattle Out on Grass | Consider These Management Decisions
• USDA announces emergency funding to fight avian influenza
• Are changes coming to the hemp industry? Farm bill amendment may restrict CBD sales
• Ag container shipments could be tied up with possible port dispute
• Evaluating hail damaged crops
• Producer investments to improve beef quality continue to pay off

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.31.2024

• Wheat closes down 11¢ | Thursday, May 30, 2024
• US Ag Trade Deficit Widens to $32 Billion
• Biden Admin Unveils Carbon Offset Guidelines
• Harvesting Insights: How AI Crop Scouting Is Driving Decisions
• China falls to third place as U.S. ag export market, USDA says
• USDA Offers Dairy Farmers H5N1 Testing Pilot as CDC Reports Another Infected Worker
• Purdue Research Shows Which Tasks Farmers Want Help
• Op-Ed By House Leadership: Washington Must Not Let Politics Stand In The Way Of Agriculture
• Grain prices continue to slump lower
• China blocks beef from US plant over detection of ractopamine
• Are changes coming to the hemp industry? Farm bill amendment may restrict CBD sales
• First-generation farmer an industry leader Master Farmers: Chris Hoffman never imagined himself as a farmer, but he’s found success on and off the farm.
• Mental health not only for May
• Entomologist’s surveys reveal trends in pesticide use
• Sunflower production to decrease
• AgDay Markets Now: Scott Varilek Discusses if Cattle and Grains are Seeing Profit Taking or a Trend Change