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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

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.21.2024

• GOP farm bill increases crop subsidy ceiling by 24%
• May 20, 2024 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• AI Use Cases in Agriculture
• USDA Crop Progress: Corn 70% Planted, Soybeans 52% Planted as of May 19
• Policy quick hits: The farm bill reaction edition
• House GOP Farm Bill Provides Big Boost to Reference Prices; What You Need to Know
• Ethanol Groups Ask Supreme Court to Reverse Appeals Court Decision on SREs
• Derrell Peel: So far so good, but be cautious of 2024 pasture and hay conditions
• All-electric not an option Hoosier Perspectives: We will never see liquid fuels totally disappear.
• Wheat closes up 38¢ | Monday, May 20, 2024
• Cut the middleman out of your beef operation
• Group calls for swift guidance on 45Z clean fuels tax credit
• USDA Release Report Showing Volume Of Ag Exports By Type of Commodity
• Nat’l Young Farmers Coalition Opposes First Draft Of House Farm Bill Text
• USDA Releases Feed Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook Report

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.20.2024

• Where are the best places to farm in U.S.? Best Places to Farm: A 20-year study based on USDA Census of Agriculture data tracks farm financial performance in 3,000-plus counties.
• What’s in the Farm Bill | May 17, 2024
• House Republicans release farm bill draft
• House Ag Committee prepares for farm bill markup
• Top 5 Things to Watch
• Wheat, Weather and Cattle Reports
• Expect an upper cut to ag’s gut
• Brazil floods boost soybean prices
• War, weather risks keep wheat rally alive
• Will planting delays sink 2024 corn yields?
• U.S. soybean seed costs have risen 260% since 1997
• China approves genetically modified wheat crops
• USDA issues first look at beef and pork production for 2025
• Fischbach looks for trade boost in next farm bill
• U Of Illinois Urgers Livestock Producers To Report Asian Longhorned Ticks, Threatens Their Animals
• USDA Releases Report Ranking Congressional Districts’ Ag Sales
• Farm Bill Lobbying Exceeds $500 Million, Major Players Listed

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.17.2024

• House Ag Committee prepares for farm bill markup
• Farm Bill Lobbying Exceeds $500 Million, Major Players Listed
• Crop subsidy costs could surge 56% under House farm bill, say analysts
• Corn closes down 5¢ | Thursday, May 16, 2024 | Analyst says yesterday’s price action may signal the high is in.
• Where are the best places to farm in U.S.?
• Dems push back on Republican farm bill proposal | Disagreements over nutrition and conservation may make proposal a non-starter
• How local historical wealth influences farmland prices
• Mike Pearson takes a look at agriculture protests and how they have now broken out in Warsaw, Poland
• Farm profit: New data reveals regional differences
• Potential Return to China Tariff Wars
• Iowa Gov. Signs Fake Meat Bills Reynolds Signs Bills on Fake Meat Labeling and Nutrition Programs Use in Iowa
• Forage fertility management
• Expiring Estate Tax Exemption: What Farmers Need to Know
• Record Organic Sales Reported In The U.S. Last Year

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.16.2024

• FARMER Act would strengthen crop insurance
• Stabenow: farmers, rural communities need certainty, and a farm bill does that
• Grain prices stumble unexpectedly lower
• Grassley concerned China tariff retaliation will include U.S. ag
• New tariffs deliver a partial victory for U.S. food processors
• Important drone laws you should know
• Key discovery made in tar spot battle
• An estate plan is not a succession plan
• RFA praises Biden admin’s tariff increase on Chinese EVs
• Farm Bill Lobbying Exceeds $500 Million, Report Says
• Expiring Estate Tax Exemption: What Farmers Need to Know
• Big Ideas In Ag Technology: Where Selective Spraying Is Going
• John Deere’s Cyber Recruiting Program Gets White House’s Attention
• USDA Easing Producers’ Transition To Organic Production With New Programs

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.15.2024

• House farm bill text expected this week
• Still time to make a deal on farm bill, says Ag chair
• Profit-takers snipe grain prices Afternoon market recap: Corn, soybeans and wheat all trend lower in Tuesday’s session.
• Corn and soy close down 5¢ | Tuesday, May 14, 2024
• Important drone laws you should know
• Did solar storm mess with your planter’s accuracy?
• Expect to see wildfire smoke more often | Wildfire smoke was visible during the 2023 crop season and could return in the future.
• Big Ideas In Ag Technology: Where Selective Spraying Is Going
• New Data Shows 89% Of Cage-Free Egg Commitments Are Fulfilled By Food Corporations
• April Sales Of Large Tractors In The U.S. Rise, Combine Sales Up 79%
• Sale Of Cultured Meat Banned In Alabama, Second State To Do So
• Retired U Of Illinois Extension Specialist Nafziger Warns Farmers About Research Data