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Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 01.05.2026

• Better Policies Needed to Boost Farmers’ Bottom Lines Beyond Ad-Hoc Aid
• Ag industry sits amid best and worst of times | 2026 Economic Outlook: As 2025 ends and 2026 begins, where do we go from here?
• Oklahoma’s Ban on Chinese-Owned Farmland Made an Exception for Smithfield Foods
• USDA Farmer Bridge Assistance Rates Favor Rice, Cotton
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot Farm Credit Rates
• America’s Best Young Farmers and Ranchers | The Weight of Legacy
• Dixon family’s operation creates additional revenue streams so younger generation can keep on farming.
• Beef, dairy producers wary of flesh-eating parasite | University of California scientists share crucial resources on devastating New World screwworm.
• Myron Friesen Shares How Smart Planning Protects Farms and Families
• The Number and Composition of Legal Entities Engaged in Farming: Initial Evidence from FSA Payment Files
• Mexico Reports Second Screwworm Case in Two Days
• Expert: Six Smart Tech Trends To Watch In Agriculture In 2026
• USDA Releases Chart Showing Where Consumers Dine
• USDA Releases Wheat Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Adoption Of Genetically Engineered Crops In The United States Report

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 01.02.2026

• Farmer Bridge Assistance Payment Details for Major Commodities
• USDA announces commodity payment rates for Farmer Bridge Assistance Program
• USDA Advances Farm Security Plan To Protect U.S. Farmland And Federal Programs From Foreign Adversaries
• Tariffs, Power and Pressure: How Trade Policy Drove Markets and Politics in 2025
• 7 Fertilizers See Lower Prices, Including DAP Down 6% From Month Ago
• Some Words of Wisdom on Life and Business at the End of 2025 to Carry Into the New Year
• Tariffs, Power and Pressure: How Trade Policy Drove Markets and Politics in 2025
• Best Blog of the Week Ag Policy Blog: 2026 Farm Policy Outlook: Welcome to Agriculture’s New Golden Age
• China buys 8 million tons of U.S. soybeans, on track to meet 12 million ton pledge by February deadline
• OBBBA lets LLCs maximize farm program payment limits
• Market realities forced Ford F-150 Lightning’s evolution Policy and the West: Driven by artificial state and federal deadlines, the automaker once pitched its electric trucks with much fanfare. Now the company is pivoting to something that will likely work better for farmers.
• Analyst: modest tweaks expected in USDA’s next supply/demand report
• Changes coming to H-2A guestworker program could lower wage rates for farmers in 2026
• Economists say higher prices needed as input costs stay elevated
• USDA Strengthens National Security and Protects Taxpayers by Standardizing Grant and Cooperative Agreement Requirements
• Secretary Rollins Announces New Priorities for Research and Development in 2026
• Here Are The Top 10 News Items Read In Agri Marketing In 2025
• Nat’l Assn Of Wheat Growers Comments On Bridge Payment Rates
• Nat’l Cotton Council Issues Statement On Bridge Payments

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 12.31.2025

• Strategies to Help Your Farm Deal With a Downturn
• China Is Investing Billions in Latin America, Potentially Sidelining U.S. Farmers for Decades to Come
• America’s Best Shops: The 2nd Chance | Tornado Gives Nebraska Family Opportunity to Build Ideal Shop
• Holiday momentum evaporates for grains
• 4 keys to navigate sagging farm equipment market
• USDA exports – China, unknown buys soybeans, December 30, 2025
• New Livestock Tools in 2025 Delivered Smarter, Easier Farm Management
• 12 Farm Shop Solutions Farmers Built to Fix Everyday Shop Problems
• China Vows to Stabilize Grain Production, Increase Soybean Oilseed Self-Sufficiency
• Analyst: modest tweaks expected in USDA’s next supply/demand report
• Beef Prices to Keep Rising as Brazil Supply Shrinks
• Secretary Rollins Announces New Priorities for Research and Development in 2026
• USDA Advances Farm Security Action Plan to Protect U.S. Farmland and Federal Programs from Foreign Adversaries
• Here Are The Top 10 News Items Read In Agri Marketing In 2025
• Warm, dry weather increases wildfire risk across Texas
• Oklahoma State Extension Raises Alarm Regarding New World Screwworm Threat

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 12.30.2025

• Trump administration rolls out rural health funding, with strings attached
• Nine Global Agriculture Forecasts For 2026
• Growers Expected to Set New Record Average Yields Despite Seasonal Setbacks
• Trump Administration, 12 States Seek October Trial in Syngenta, Corteva Pesticide Case
• Beyond Bushels: Align High-Yield Strategies With Your Crop Budget
• Grains Fall With Macro Markets, Year End Squaring: Cattle Mixed
• Expect Another Moderately Quiet Week in the Cattle Complex
• 5 top items for farmers’ 2026 watchlist
• How the One Big Beautiful Bill Redefined Taxes and Farm Policy in 2025
• A Farming Daughter’s Story of Resilience
• Grains sing the post-Christmas blues
• USDA exports – Egypt buys soybeans, December 29, 2025
• How Uncle Sam factors into your budget
• Don’t let technology get in the way of farming
• China Is Investing Billions in Latin America, Potentially Sidelining U.S. Farmers for Decades to Come
• USDA Seeking Advice on Foreign Farmland Reporting Standards
• Sharp Decline In Grains | Monday, Dec. 29, 2025
• University of Illinois confirms first U.S. case of glufosinate-resistant waterhemp, raising concerns for Midwest farmers
• FCC Foreign Drone Ban Could Impact US Farmers
• Caleb Ragland Named Pro Farmer’s 2025 Person of the Year
• American Soybean Assn Urges Balance On Agricultural Drone Policy
• The Conversation Agriculture Needs to Have About Mental Health and Burnout
• News of the Day Here Are The Top 10 News Items Read In AgriMarketing.com In 2025
• USDA Releases Map Reporting Counties Relying On Farming

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 12.29.25

• USDA Projects $37 Billion Ag Trade Deficit in FY26
• Top 5 Things to Watch Winter Returns, Markets Show Strength
• 5 Key Ag Policy Changes Farmers Should Watch in 2026
• Nine Global Agriculture Forecasts For 2026
• Market watch: Top 5 things to pay attention to into the New Year
• American Soybean Assn Urges Balance On Agricultural Drone Policy
• How Uncle Sam factors into your budget
• You call it a trial. IRS might call it research and development.
• Can you make money on $4.50 corn?
• A farmer takes stock of 2025
• 9 tax law changes farmers need to know about
• How does trade impact beef prices? Producers navigate complex trade dynamics while plant closures disrupt traditional buyer relationships nationwide.
• Potash Fertilizer Outlook Positive for 2026
• Profiles: Which 15 Minutes With a Farmer Stories Resonated With Listeners in 2025?
• New Farm Machinery Highlights of 2025 Bring More Power and Smarter Tech
• Ethanol industry celebrates strong markets, record output
• Volatility expected to remain a factor in 2026 commodity markets
• Ag finance specialist urges farmers to pair agronomic and economic plans for 2026 profitability
• NCBA Shares Efforts on Farm Bill Items Remaining For Cattle Producers December 29, 2025
• 20,000 Employees (18%) Left USDA In First Half Of 2025
• Chemicals and Organic Farming
• U.S. Prime Beef Takes on Japan
• What is the Future of CRP in Split Bills

Crop Insurance & Ag News TX | OK Farmers & Ranchers: 12.23.25

• USDA’s Staffing Cuts Detailed Trump Administration Dramatically Reduced USDA Staffing, OIG Report Highlights
• Grains End the Day Higher | Monday, Dec. 22, 2025
• Texas Ag Law Year in Review
• Experts, Lawmakers Split on 2026 Farm Bill Likelihood
• U.S. Farm Agency Lost 20,000 Staff in First Five Months of Trump Administration
• Ag Policy Blog: Projecting Farmer Bridge Assistance Payments
• Traders React Positively to Friday’s Cattle on Feed Report
• China Imports No U.S. Soybeans for Third Month; Argentine Arrivals Up 634%
• Julie Callahan Confirmed to Lead U.S. Farm Trade With Strong Industry Support
• The Best Used Equipment Deals This Winter May Come From Dealer Lots
• Farm Aid Pressure Builds as Lawmakers Eye Another Package in Early 2026
• EPA and Army Wrap Up Public Listening Sessions on Proposed Definition of WOTUS
• The Impact of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ on Edible Crops, Food Quality
• Lawmakers Eye More Farm Aid On Top Of USDA Bridge Assistance
• Does Vendor Financing Offer an Advantage For Farmers Over Traditional Bank Loans?
• A Year of Scorched Earth at USDA With Mass Firings, Canceled Grants and Reorganization
• USDA: Agricultural Exports Contributed $362.4 Billion To U.S. Economy
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Cost-Of-Production Forecast Report
• USDA Releases Vegetable And Pulses Outlook Report