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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 08.08.2025

• 4 steps for grain farmers to finish strong
• Do you have the courage to make your family uncomfortable?
• The power of online (and offline) connections
• Sales sizzle, heating up grain prices
• Corn Futures Dipped Below $4 on Wednesday
• “These markets scare me” – The impossible math of sub-$4 corn
• USDA exports – Mexico, Guatemala buy corn, August 7, 2025
• Corn Closes a Nickel Higher | Thursday, August 7, 2025
• Farm Bankruptcies on the Rise as Pressure on Ag Economy Builds
• Corn Belt Agronomists Share One Word to Sum Up July’s Impact on Crop
• MAHA Report Will ‘Respect’ Glyphosate Safety, EPA Official Says
• Trade Tensions, Biofuel Uncertainty Hit Agribusiness Profits
• MAHA Report Will “Respect” Glyphosate Safety, EPA Official Says

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 08.07.2025

• ‘Farm Bill 2.0’ next on House Ag Committee agenda “One Big Beautiful Bill” went into law July 4. All that remains now is “Farm Bill 2.0,” which House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “G.T” Thompson calls “not too controversial” and should pass with bipartisan support.
• Grains find mixed results in midweek trading
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• EPA Official: MAHA Report Will ‘Respect Regulatory Frameworks’ on Glyphosate
• President Trump Continues to Pressure Trading Partners, But Ag Exports Are Slipping
• Ag TV Star McBee’s Family Will Not Be Prosecuted on Crop Insurance Fraud
• USDA’s Top 10 Cash Rent States in 2025
• USDA: California Had Highest Average Cropland Cash Rent in 2025
• Cropland Values Continue to Rise, Topping $5,830 Per Acre Nationally
• Crop trader ADM expects biofuel mandate to spark profit rebound
• Soil-testing strategies to maximize yields, minimize costs
• Improving rural health care takes financing — and creativity
• 10 tips to stay H-2A audit-ready
• Selling Corn and Soybeans Early Paid Off in 2025 — Will It Again?
• 13 of 18 Top Corn-Growing States Confirm Tar Spot Infected Crops
• Livestock Producers Eye Upcoming MAHA Report with Optimism
• U.S. Grains Council Changes Name To U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council
• Continued Decline In Population Growth Rates Projected In top U.S. Agricultural Export Markets

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 08.06.2025

• Farmer Sentiment Weakens, But Farmers Say U.S. Headed In Right Direction
• Secretary Rollins on USDA’s reorganization plans
• Trump administration continues to address trade deficit
• NASS Data Points to Better Pastures Top Beef States See Improved Pasture Conditions While Southwest Drought Persists
• Grains Close in the Red | Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025
• August 2025 Recent Farmland Sales
• Wheat glut fuels cuts
• USDA exports – Unknown buys corn, August 5, 2025
• Harvest marketing goals: Lock in returns, minimize regret
• Sell or store? Marketing strategies for a big crop year
• Vaden: Farmers Will Feel ‘Heard’ in Second MAHA Report
• USDA Reorg Plan ‘About 95%’ Finalized as Feedback Period Begins
• Iowa Family Fights County Over Loss of Farmland, Rejects Reclassification
• On Faith and Fellowship Tuesday at the Great American Farmers Market, Secretary Rollins Reaffirms USDA’s Commitment to Upholding Religious Liberties
• Farmer-Designed Pickup Truck On Display At AgroExpo In Michigan
• Renewable Fuels Assn: Two Decades Of Success With The RFS

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 08.05.2025

• Crop Progress Report | 08.04.2025 | PDF
• 3 Big Things Today, August 5, 2025
• USDA Crop Progress: Corn Rated 73% Good to Excellent, Soybeans 69% Good to Excellent as of Aug. 3
• Risk management climate on farm keeps evolving
• Massive crop makes momentum scarce Afternoon market analysis: Corn prices shifted back into the red on Monday’s session.
• Preparation, Prevention Tips on How to Respond as NWS Threatens American Livestock
• Oil Futures Drop Amid OPEC+ Output Rise Set for September
• Did Packers Finally Get Enough Supply Bought?
• Equipment Roundup Polaris Rolls Out New Line; Deere, Case IH Offer Repair Tools; AGCO, CNH See Sales Decline
• Hidden debts, Broken trust: When family farms face financial secrets
• Will WASDE reshape the corn outlook?
• Massive crop makes momentum scarce
• Echoes of 2018 and $8 beans: Lack of U.S.-China trade deal getting worrisome
• Waging war against crop disease is lifelong challenge
• USDA Reorg Plan ‘About 95%’ Finalized as Feedback Period Begins
• Vaden: Farmers will feel ‘heard’ in second MAHA report
• Trump still weighing tariff ‘rebate’
• During the Great American Farmers Market, Secretary Rollins Removes Unhealthy Food from SNAP
• USDA Releases Vegetable And Pulses Outlook Report
• NASA Launches Satellite To Capture Soil Moisture And Field Data
• Farm And Ranch Media Announce Launch Of Their New Mobile App

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 08.04.2025

• Top 5 Things to Watch Temperatures Drop, Tariffs Take Off
• ‘Every Day My List Gets Bigger’: How Pat Swanson Plans to Improve Crop Insurance at the USDA
• What does USDA’s reorganization plan mean for farmers?
• Iowa soybean farmer: Delayed China deal could mean $8 soybeans
• Swing for the fences, or just get on base?
• Tractor makers warn Trump’s tariffs will hike machinery prices for farmers worldwide
• Autonomous tractor: Bringing a new definition to “hands-free”
• New tank-mix rootworm product expected for 2026
• It’s a seller’s market in beef cattle business
• Trump Sets Remaining Tariff Rates, Effective Aug. 7
• Mexico Tariffs Delayed; Higher Duties Set on Brazil, Canada
• USDA Opens Public Comment Period on Department Reorganization Plan
• How Wind and Solar Power Helps Keep America’s Farms Alive
• Could EPA Decision Signal The Beginning Of The End For DEF?
• Lindberg wins confirmation as USDA’s top trade official
• Nat’l Corn Growers Assn Raise Alarm Over High Input Costs
• How A 721 Exchange Preserved One Family’s Farm Legacy

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 08.01.2025

• Trump announces historic new US tariffs across the globe
• Cattle Prices Plunge | Thursday, July 31, 2025
• Farm Groups Push to Shape MAHA Agenda, Warn of Risks to Crop Protection Tools
• Oklahoma County Commissioner Charged With Cattle Larceny, Fraudulent Branding
• Oil Futures Fall Due to Tariff Deadline, OPEC+ Output Hike
• Time to lock in returns and minimize regret
• The phone call I always dreaded Two Hearts, One Harvest: Minutes mattered when Mike Reskovac had his farm accident this spring.
• Goodbye July (and good riddance?)
• Missouri farmer battles reality: No room on the farm Agri-Ready Profile: Drew Cox uses career to stay involved in agriculture to keep the door open for the next generation.
• 5 Grain Market Fundamentals Every Farmer Should Watch in August 2025
• Trade Pacts Trickle in, but Details Scant on Benefits for U.S. Ag Exports
• Farmers Would Feel Impact if MAHA Commission Targets Herbicides, Survey Shows
• USDA Relocation Plan Will Save About $4 Billion, Officials Say
• Ag Retailers Assn Leads Coalition Letter To House T&I Leadership Urging Seasonal CDL Reform
• Corn Growers Release Survey Reporting The Impact Of Pesticides, Want MAHA To Study It
• Explosion At Biofuels Plant In Nebraska Kills Three
• Survey Reports 55% Of Consumers Trust Food, 70% In 2023