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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.14.2024

• Crop Progress Report 05.14.2024
• House Ag Committee Chair Thompson Releases Additional 2024 Farm Bill Details, Issues Open Letter
• Still time to make a deal on farm bill, says Ag chair
• Farmers and 45Z Tax Credit 45Z Tax Credit Offers a Market for Ag and Carbon Scores, Demands Data and Trust
• Wheat repeats with impressive gains
• Weekly Grain Movement: Soybeans outperform expectations
• Rural Doctors Exit as Health Declines
• USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report USDA Crop Progress: Corn 49% Planted, Soybeans 35% Planted as of May 12
• Two sides of the heifer coin
• Credit conditions weakening, Chicago Fed says
• Traders Speculate China Tariffs to Include Used Cooking Oil
• April Sales Of Large Tractors In The U.S. Rise, Combine Sales Up 79%

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.13.2024

• House Ag Committee Chair Thompson Releases Additional 2024 Farm Bill Details, Issues Open Letter
• Crop Insurance Gets A Boost In Both The House’s And Senate’s Version Of The Farm Bill
• May 2024 WASDE Report (PDF)
• Wheat wins May 2024 WASDE | Corn, soybean markets brush off May 2024 WASDE data only to reap gains following report’s release.
• Mental Health Hope & Help – 4 Gender Differences Exist in Farmer Emotional Health
• USDA Reports Review | Corn Surges on Lower-Than-Expected Stocks; Wheat, Soy Finish With Solid Gains After Mostly Neutral Report
• Timing Critical for Forage Production | For Optimal Forage Production, Consider Proper Timing of Pasture Turnout
• Friday Afternoon market recap: Corn and soybeans also find sizable gains in Friday’s session.
• Farm bill progress or posturing? The coming weeks will tell if lawmakers are truly serious about passing a new farm bill.
• La Nina to return by late summer
• Understand agronomic costs to meet grain marketing goals
• USDA, HHS Announce New Actions to Reduce Impact and Spread of H5N1
• Audit Finds Potential Fraud in Biofuels Tax Credit Program
• Economist: Age of U.S. Farmers is Not a Problem
• House To Consider Financial Innovation And Technology For The 21st Century Act
• USDA Releases Map Showing Where Cover Crops Are Used

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.10.2024

• EPA, FDA And USDA Issue Joint Regulatory Plan For Biotechnology
• Farmers offered $1,000 or more per acre for solar farm installations
• Dicamba: They’re not kidding about the paperwork
• Grain price Deja vu? Ag Marketing IQ: Time to reconsider grabbing the corn and soybean orders you passed on at the start of the year.
• Soybean slump continues with double-digit setback
• Mental Health Hope & Help – 3 Obstacles, Solutions Abound in Rural Youth Mental Health
• Ag Weather Forum | Weather Pattern Changing, But Still Active
• IRS Sees Possible Biofuel Credit Fraud
• Will USDA adjust for corn production pressure?
• Understand agronomic costs to meet grain marketing goals
• China Approves GM Wheat Crops
• ChatGPT for Precision Ag? Not Yet.
• Labor department responds to farmworker housing crisis
• Will aerial spray drones ever replace ground rigs?
• A Squeeze on Agriculture by Interest Rates

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.09.2024

• ChatGPT for Precision Ag? Not Yet.
• Weather Anxiety Changes Trend in Corn, Soybean Markets as Planting Stalls in Early May
• Corn closes down 8¢ | Wednesday, May 8, 2024
• IRS Sees Possible Biofuel Credit Fraud
• Mental Health Hope & Help – 2 Farmers Urge Fellow Farmers to Reach Out When Life Overwhelms
• Grains face midweek slump
• Wheat prices revived on weather woes
• Plains wheat crop is down to the wire
• Labor department responds to farmworker housing crisis
• Will aerial spray drones ever replace ground rigs?
• EPA, FDA And USDA Issue Joint Regulatory Plan For Biotechnology
• A Squeeze on Agriculture by Interest Rates

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.08.2024

• May WASDE Brings Out New-Crop Estimates, Southern Updates
• Farmer Sentiment Declines To Lowest Level Since June 2022
• Trash talking the farm bill and lining up votes
• Afternoon market recap: Corn, soybeans and wheat face mild to moderate losses on Tuesday.
• Wheat prices revived on weather woes
• Gifting as part of farm transition planning
• 8 Steps to establishing native grasses in your pasture
• Grains close in the red | Tuesday, May 7, 2024
• Ag losses in spring Texas wildfires top $123 million
• Unclear planting window creates market uncertainty
• USDA Releases Report About Cover Crops On Livestock Operations

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 05.07.2024

• 3 Big Things Today, May 7, 2024 | Wheat Futures Drop Overnight; Weekly Export Inspections of Beans Improve
• Crop Progress Report | 05.06.2024
• Vilsack encouraged by Stabenow farm bill proposal
• NASS: Survey Cuts ‘Uncomfortable’ | Lawmakers, Others Push for USDA to Keep Surveys Despite Budget Cuts
• Mental Health Hope & Help – 1 Rural Americans Still Face Mental Health Stigma, Scarcity of Resources, But Outlook Is Improving
• USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report | USDA Crop Progress: Corn 36% Planted, Soybeans 25% Planted as of May 5
• Don’t lie when it comes to your farm’s financials
• Commentary: Seek new farm opportunities in 2024
• Markets reset after last week’s weather-fueled rally
• Over 20 years, University of Missouri research shows no-till offers the highest return for corn and soybeans.
• Ag Losses in Spring Texas Wildfires Top $123 Million
• USDA Releases Commodity Costs And Returns Report