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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.30.2024

• USDA And FarmRaise Launch Additional Online Disaster Assistance Decision Tool For Farmers
• Do farm profits equal farm size?
• Grains close in the red | Wednesday, May 29, 2024
• Mostly Lower Fertilizer Prices Continue
• Value of organic sales rises, not units
• White House announces principles for ‘high quality voluntary carbon markets’
• Farm bill negotiations focus on hunger
• A new golden rule: ‘He who controls the land controls our food’
• Beef with a business mindset
• Manage farm risks
• U.S. Grains Council member watching China following tariffs
• Cattle marketing patterns shift as drought improves
• Biden Admin Unveils Carbon Offset Guidelines

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.29.2024

• Crop Progress Report May 28, 2024 (PDF)
• Rancher, Cattle Die From Lightning Strike As Herd Being Fed After Branding
• Falling Crop Prices Add to Farm Stress
• Crop progress: Corn plantings near the finish line
• Will dicamba be usable in 2025?
• How to get paid for carbon on your farm
• Russian frosts spook wheat prices higher
• Soybeans close down 18¢ | Tuesday, May 28, 2024
• Bird flu strikes flock of 4.2 million chickens in Sioux County, Iowa
• Farm bill advances from U.S. House panel but faces a tough row to hoe
• Solar and wind farms generate controversy but occupy a sliver of rural land
• Livestock economist says robust expansion of the cattle herd still isn’t happening
• US, Europe Considering Bird Flu Vaccines for Poultry and Dairy Workers
• Renewable Diesel Production Surpasses Biodiesel
• USDA Releases Fruit And Vegetable Prices Report
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook Report

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.28.2024

• 3 Big Things Today, May 28, 2024
• House Agriculture Committee approves farm bill with 4 Democratic votes
• Cotton Council Praises Draft Farm Bill
• Top 5 Things to Watch Weather, Farm Bill and Crop Progress
• Prospects to Boost Meat Export Sales
• Are Bigger Carcass Weights Really What the Industry Needs
• GOP Members Hold Off Attempts to Amend Farm Bill in Late-Night Committee Vote
• Farmers Fight Weather in Planting Race
• Are any big rallies in the corn picture?
• Farming through the eyes of a college student
• FP Next: How to get paid for carbon on your farm
• Secretary Naig Applauds Bipartisan Committee Passage of House Farm Bill
• UPDATE: An Unraveled Genetic Mystery in Angus
• Chip Flory Talks Farm Bill Politics, Wet Planting and Award-Winning Wings
• Vilsack announces domestic fertilizer projects from CCC

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.24.2024

• House Chairman’s Opening Statement At Markup Of Farm, Food & Nat’l Security Act of 2024
• Republicans Represent 81 of Top 100 Ag Production Districts
• May 1 Cattle on Feed Report Could Show Total On-Feed Numbers Lower, Marketings Up
• Crop Insurance in America Podcast: Private-Sector Delivery is Key to Crop Insurance Success
• Secretary Challenges House Farm Bill
• Vilsack questions Republican farm bill math
• USDA chief voices ‘deep concerns’ over U.S. House GOP farm bill’s nutrition cuts
• Stabenow says she’s waiting for Senate Republican farm bill text
• Export Report: Soybean shipments slide to marketing-year low
• What if 2024 corn and soy crops miss yield targets?
• Whats going on with Texas corn?
• Export sales mostly up on week
• Farm groups push for checkoff reform
• Equipment sales hold long-term optimism for ag
• Farmer Survives 15 Years of Opioid Hell as Drug Crisis Ravages Rural America

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.23.2024

• Wheat closes in the red | Wednesday, May 22, 2024
• Vilsack outlines his opposition to House farm bill
• Vilsack Takes Aim at House Farm Bill, Saying It ‘Overpromises’ Farmers
• EIA: US Ethanol Output, Demand Up on Week While Stocks Fall
• The economic pinch
• Vilsack questions Republican farm bill math
• Down with the ‘hunger weirdos’
• Equipment sales hold long-term optimism for ag
• Farmers be aware of possible Chinese-made drone ban
• CDC Reports Second Human Case of H5 Bird Flu Tied to Dairy Cow Outbreak
• Farm Action Testifies About Grocery Price Gouging
• Ag Organizations React to Farm Bill Text
• 2024 Farm Bill Receives Wide Praise From Industry And Stakeholders
• Frontline Democrats to Oppose House Farm Bill
• Farm Futures Releases "Best Places To Farm" Report Featuring Interactive Map
• USDA Releases Oil Crops Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Cotton And Wool Outlook Report

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.22.2024

• What They’re Saying: The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024
• House Plan Puts More ‘Farm in the Farm Bill’ But Widens Payment Disparities
• Ethanol Groups Ask Supreme Court to Reverse Appeals Court Decision on SREs
• The economic pinch | Producers may need to make some difficult decisions and make changes in their farm business in 2025.
• This Business of Farming: What makes somewhere the best place to farm? A Farm Futures study digs into the economic factors.
• Profitability for cotton remains a concern
• Kansas Wheat Yield Projected Highest Since 2021
• House Unveils Farm Bill Text, Democrat Support Remains Uncertain
• 2024 Farm Bill Receives Wide Praise From Industry And Stakeholders
• Coalition Opposes First Draft of Farm Bill Text
• Iowa State Release Cash Rental Rates For 2024, Steady With 2023
• USDA Releases Wheat Outlook Report
• USDA Release Report Showing Volume Of Ag Exports By Type of Commodity