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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

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