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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 07.30.2025

• Will the Nation’s First Possible Coast-to-Coast Railroad Benefit Agriculture?
• UP, NS Railroads Announce Merger Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Sign Agreement to Merge
• ICE Canola Higher: Corn, Soybean and Wheat Markets Lower
• Hotter than July: Everywhere except the grain markets
• China’s Soymeal Glut Raises Demand Doubts Ahead of U.S. Soybean Export Season
• Senate Ag Committee advances two more USDA nominees
• States File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over Efforts to Collect SNAP Recipients’ Data
• USDA to Gather Conservation Data to Assess Trends and Improve Programs and Services
• How Wind and Solar Power Supports America’s Farms
• USDA Relocation Plan Raises Service, Staff Disruption Concerns
• Fusing The Best of Regenerative Ag and Smart Farming: Senator Marshall’s Take on MAHA
• What’s Really Causing the Tight Tassel Wrap Pollination Problems This Year?
• EU: Some U.S. ag exports to get tariff-rate quotas in trade pact
• Total Use of Peanuts Higher This Year
• USDA Relocation Plan Raises Service, Staff Disruption Concerns

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 07.29.2025

• Crop Progress Report 07.28.2025 (PDF)
• U.S. Corn Futures Hit Two-Week Low; Soy Slides, Wheat Steadies
• USDA Crop Progress: Corn Rated 73% Good to Excellent, Soybeans 70% Good to Excellent as of July 27
• Federal Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Discrimination Case Against ClearFlame
• Sort & Cull | Feedlot Managers Keep Winning
• Market calm defies heat wave memories as traders await Fed decision
• Weather woes: Time to explore or ignore?
• U.S.-EU Trade Deal Applauded by Ag and Biofuel Leaders
• Farmers Turn to 500-Foot Plastic Storage Bags in Wake of Storm Damage
• U.S. July Cattle Herd Smallest Since 1973
• USDA Shakeup, Skinny Farm Bill, and Broadband: Rural Policy in Focus
• Fusing The Best of Regenerative Ag and Smart Farming: Senator Marshall’s Take on MAHA
• UN report: Global hunger declines but food insecurity persists due to inflation
• Peanut Crop Status & Export Buyers
• USDA Releases Fruit And Tree Nuts Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook Report

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 07.28.2025

• Top 5 Things to Watch End to Heat Wave Coming, Fed Contemplates Interest Rates
• Trump Officials Preparing List of Ag Products for Potential Tariff Carve-outs
• View From the Cab Farmers Talk High Temps, Tardy Tassels, Dicamba Label and More
• National Crop Insurance Podcast Explores What OBBB Means for Crop Insurance
• One more look at the ‘big, beautiful bill’
• Balancing crop input costs and yield
• ‘A Significant Win’: Ag Leaders Applaud Trade Deals With Indonesia, Japan, and Australia
• Trump’s USDA Reorganization Plan Sparks Concerns Over Service Disruptions, Staff Exodus
• USDA to Scatter Half Its Washington Staff to Field Offices Around 2,600 workers — more than half the Washington, D.C. workforce — will be moved to five hubs stretching from North Carolina to Utah
• Senate Ag Schedules Hearing on USDA Reorganization
• All cattle and calves down 1% from 2023
• Placements down 8% in latest Cattle on Feed report
• Trump, von der Leyen announce agreement on tariffs
• A Long-Awaited Breakthrough for American Beef Producers
• Three Agricultural Revolutions That Transformed U.S. Farming
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn Member Shares One Big Beautiful Bill Insights At Congressional Hearing

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 07.25.2025

• USDA Press Release: Secretary Rollins Announces USDA Reorganization, Restoring the Department’s Core Mission of Supporting American Agriculture | July 24, 2025
• Secretary Rollins announces USDA reorganization plans
• USDA reorganization closes buildings, creates regional hubs
• Producers, Traders Looking for Clues on Herd Build-Back in Friday’s USDA Cattle Reports
• Trump Administration Cancels $4.9 Billion Grain Belt Express Loan Guarantee
• UMASH: Watch for Heat-Related Illnesses How Farmers, Farm Workers Can Help Avoid Heat-Related Illnesses
• Pushing pause: Thursday’s market devoid of excitement Afternoon market analysis: Grains lightly mixed amid a fairly quiet session.
• Export Report: Wheat finds mammoth ‘marathon’ results Corn sales were also strong last week, with soybeans posting relatively disappointing results.
• USDA exports –Two large corn sales announced, July 24, 2025
• FarmOp expands funding capability, challenges conventional ag lending
• Which State Has the Best — and Worst — Spring Wheat This Year?
• Commissioner Miller Praises Texas Legislature for Putting a Fork in Lab-Grown Meat
• What Is the Best Value Equipment for Agricultural Operations in West Texas? Equipping your farm for long-lasting value
• California’s Prop 12 Increased Pork Prices, USDA Data Says
• Can Pulse Crops Double Acreage by 2030? The Push to Include More Pulses in the MAHA Movement
• Senators call for hearing on USDA reorganization plan
• Agencies seek comments on defining ultraprocessed foods
• EPA proposes registering dicamba again
• HHS, FDA And USDA To Establish A Uniform Definition For Ultra-processed Foods
• Ag Sec’y Rollins Announces American Agriculture Celebration
• From IQ 80 to 1200: Agriculture’s AI revolution demands human balance
• Merger Discussion Of Union Pacific And Norfolk Southern Confirmed
• EPA Proposes To Re-Register Dicamba For Soybean And Cotton Use
• USDA Releases Season Average Price Forecasts Report

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 07.24.2025

• Negative Close in the Grains | Wednesday, July 23, 2025
• ‘Skinny’ farm bill by end of September? Fat chance, some say
• What farmers need to know about the ‘skinny’ farm bill proposal
• EPA Comment Period Opens on OTT Dicamba
• Average Retail Prices for Five Fertilizers Continue to Climb
• The Trump administration canceled a $4.9 billion loan guarantee for the Grain Belt Express project, putting the 800-mile wind power transmission line across farmland in doubt.
• House Ag Moves Grain Standards Renewal, Ensures Inspection Services Beyond 2025
• What will stop cattle’s price stampede?
• Corn can’t stop the bleeding
• In-Season Crop Nutrition Offers Flexibility and Profitability
• Ag Land Values Mostly Stable Through First Half of 2025
• Considering a Solar or Wind Lease? This New Farmer-Led Group Can Help
• 2 Key States Have an 80-Point Difference in Good/Excellent Spring Wheat Ratings
• Trump Says U.S. Has Secured Deal With Japan
• Trade deal frameworks point to additional market access but uncertainty remains
• Make Agriculture Great Again Trade Wins: President Trump Secures Greater Ag Market Access to Australia for American Beef
• HHS, FDA and USDA Address the Health Risks of Ultra-Processed Foods
• Secretary Rollins Unveils Weeklong Celebration of American Agriculture with the Great American Farmers Market
• Senate Moves Forward with $27.1 Billion USDA Funding Package
• Ethanol Production Recedes As Stock Rise
• House Ag Committee Holds Hearing On Prop. 12
• Texas A&M Research Leader Advances Plant Breeding, Livestock Systems
• USDA Releases Oil Crops Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Feed Outlook Report

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 07.23.2025

• Ag industry outlines importance of crop protection tools during House Ag Committee hearing
• Senate Committee Advances Bill To Provide Funding to USDA Agencies
• USDA: Agricultural Exports Contributed $362.4 Billion To U.S. Economy
• Corn Closes 4¢ Weaker | Tuesday, July 22, 2025
• Minimal Drought Expected Through Fall 2025 in Primary US Crop Areas
• Ag Panel Backs Science-Based Farming | House Ag Holds Hearing on MAHA Threat, Future of Crop Protection Tools
• Farmers and Lenders Call for FSA Loan Reforms to Meet Current Ag Needs
• What will stop cattle’s price stampede?
• Cotton: How to assess and manage off-target auxin movement
• Cotton ending stocks rise, weakening price outlook
• Could Congress show leadership on an issue like immigration?
• Tight Tassel Wrap Is Showing Up in the Corn Belt — Here’s What Farmers Should Know
• Regulatory Overhaul Needed to Advance Ag Technology, Lawmakers Told
• Trump Says U.S. Has Secured Deal With Japan
• U.S.-Indonesia Trade Framework Includes Effort to Streamline Ag Exports
• Coke Cane Sugar Switch Threatens Ag Jobs, Corn Refiners Say
• USDA Releases Wheat Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Cotton And Wool Outlook Report