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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK | 05.12.20233

• 3 Big Things Today, May 12, 2023
• What Mother’s Day (Truthfully) Looks Like on the Farm
• Labor and Immigration
• Biden, Ag committee leaders hold ‘very cordial’ farm bill discussion
• Export sales: More lackluster results
• Oklahoma Producer credits cover crops for saving dryland cotton crop
• Colo. right-to-repair law could inspire other states
• TAPS sorghum winner shares strategies
• Eichberger: decarbonization and electrification are not the same
• “China May Cancel More US Corn,” as Extension Agreement on Black Sea Grain Deal “Nearing”
• Food Prices Climb 7.7 Percent Over the Last Year
• Farmers Make Sensational Woolly Mammoth Discovery Beneath Soybean Field
• USDA ag promotion programs get spotlight at hearing
• Purdue Survey Shows Which Organic Foods Consumers Are Purchasing
• Margin, Price, Revenue in the Farm Bill Commodity Program Context
• KC Federal Reserve Reports Ag Credit Conditions Hold Strong As Interest Rates Rise
• April U.S. 4WD Tractor Sales Up 54%; Combine Sales Up 23%
• Scientists Use Gene-Editing To Produce First BVD Resistant Calf

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.11.2023

• Biden to discuss farm bill with Ag committee leaders
• Afternoon report: Corn prices bounce back on Wednesday after getting slashed on Tuesday.
• Drought Sinks HRW Wheat Yields Gro Intelligence Sees 2023 Hard Red Winter Wheat Yields Below Last Year
• Ag Weather Forum | Weather Pattern Change for Second Half of May
• DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends |Fertilizer Prices Mixed, With Five of the Eight Major Fertilizers Lower
• Will low carbon ‘fuel’ ag’s next golden age?
• Making sense of marketing | Scott Irwin’s new book takes a fresh look at futures
• Farmland sales flatten as farmers concentrate on planting
• Insurance tools for livestock and dairy producers
• CRP Reform Act introduced in U.S. Senate
• Black Sea Grain Exports Resume- at Slow Pace, as U.S. Corn Exports in Focus
• Landowner Fights Government in Benchmark Battle, Refuses to Surrender Private to Public
• Dead Noise: AM Radio Could Soon Be Phased Out of All Vehicles
• Republicans look to shift IRA conservation funding, but Stabenow holds the cards
• Crop insurance industry appeals for pay increase, citing specialty crop squeeze
• USDA streamlines conservation easement program
• Rural bankers ask for tax exemptions at Senate Ag hearing
• Taxpayer, Farm And Environmental Advocates Urge Congress To Reject Farm Subsidy Increases
• American Bankers Assn Applauds Introduction Of Access To Credit For Our Rural Economy Act

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.10.2023

• Purdue Survey Finds Half Of Farmers Intend To Grow Their Operations
• Land O’Lakes CEO Says Ag Research, Labor, Water Need to be Policy Priorities
• U.S. Treasury Dept Proposes Rule Requiring Government Approval For Land Purchases Near Miliary Bases By Foreign Entities
• Markets react to swift planting progress
• USDA exports – China cancels another corn sale, May 9, 2023
• May 9, 2023 | Lackluster Chinese trade data sinks markets
• Spring curveballs: What to do first Finance First: Prepare your mindset and team to handle curveballs well
• The 2 biggest paybacks in farming | Crops consultant shares his views on the investments that offer the biggest returns.
• New study to examine ag regulations
• 15 things you can control this crop season
• Tiling and nutrient runoff: An uneasy relationship
• Ensuring a global water supply to feed nearly 10 billion by 2050
• Farmers Make Sensational Woolly Mammoth Discovery Beneath Soybean Field

Ag News for TX & OK Farmers: 05.09.2023

• Crop Progress Report | 05.09.2023 (PDF)
• USDA Reports 49% Of Corn, 35% Of Soybeans Are Planted, Well Ahead Of 5-Year Average
• These Four Challenges Will Shape the Next Farm Bill – And How the U.S. Eats
• 2022 U.S. Ag Exports Highest on Record, Focus on Corn, Soybeans and Wheat
• USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report | Progressive Farmer
• Russia blocks Ukrainian grain, sends wheat higher
• Look beyond your backyard for market direction clues | Ag Marketing IQ: Winter wheat suffers but what will crop tools say about corn and soybeans?
• EPA administrator Regan comments on E15 waiver
• Black Sea Grain Export Deal “Effectively Stopped,” Ukraine Says
• USDA Hiring Soil Conservationists Across U.S.
• New AI Institute Focuses On Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry
• Farm Journal Foundation Holds Forum To Discuss Farm Bill Opportunities For Ag Innovation
• Thompson on Cotton: It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again
• Market Analyst Warns China Is Making Ag Product From Others, Not The U.S.
• USDA:: Farm Sector Real Estate Debt Hits Record High
• USDA Releases Commodity Costs Report
• 2022 U.S. Ag Exports Highest on Record

Ag News for TX & OK Farmers: 05.08.2023

• Crop Progress Report | 05.09.2023 (PDF)
• USDA Reports 49% Of Corn, 35% Of Soybeans Are Planted, Well Ahead Of 5-Year Average
• These Four Challenges Will Shape the Next Farm Bill – And How the U.S. Eats
• 2022 U.S. Ag Exports Highest on Record, Focus on Corn, Soybeans and Wheat
• USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report | Progressive Farmer
• Russia blocks Ukrainian grain, sends wheat higher
• Look beyond your backyard for market direction clues | Ag Marketing IQ: Winter wheat suffers but what will crop tools say about corn and soybeans?
• EPA administrator Regan comments on E15 waiver
• Black Sea Grain Export Deal “Effectively Stopped,” Ukraine Says
• USDA Hiring Soil Conservationists Across U.S.
• New AI Institute Focuses On Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry
• Farm Journal Foundation Holds Forum To Discuss Farm Bill Opportunities For Ag Innovation
• Thompson on Cotton: It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again
• Market Analyst Warns China Is Making Ag Product From Others, Not The U.S.
• USDA:: Farm Sector Real Estate Debt Hits Record High
• USDA Releases Commodity Costs Report
• 2022 U.S. Ag Exports Highest on Record

Ag News for TX & OK Farmers: 05.05.2023

• Crop Insurance Coalition’s Testimony: A Critical Risk Management Tool, Key For Conservation
• Bank Failures and Ag Credit Access Ag Lenders See Tighter Credit Tied to Regional Bank Collapses
• Wheat prices shine in second consecutive session
• Bayer to enhance Channel brand and simplify seed buying
• Corn export sales slide to marketing year low
• Young farmers rely on diversification and connections for growth
• Report finds U.S. food and ag sectors’ impact exceeds pre-pandemic levels
• Wheat Climbs Following Kremlin Attack, While “China Has Approved the Safety of a Gene-Edited Soybean”
• Doomsday Addiction: Celebrating 50 years of Failed Climate Predictions
• Input suppliers bullish on farmer demand amid strong crop markets
• Rural bankers ask for tax exemptions at Senate Ag hearing
• First-time farm bill drafters face ‘learning curve’
• Base or no base: Lawmakers debate whether to let new acres into farm bill programs
• Fact Sheet: USDA Is Fighting for Fair, Competitive, and Transparent Markets
• Peanut Grower Participates in Farm Bill Hearing
• Ag Exports Generated Additional $190.5 Billion In Economic Activity In 2021