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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 12.12.2025

• Cotton: The natural solution to plastic pollution
• 239.93 BPA Sorghum Crop Earns New Jersey Grower Bin Buster Award
• USDA Launches Regenerative Ag Pilot Tied to Make America Healthy Again Agenda
• How to lose your lender
• Webinar series to aid farmers transitioning to organic
• Spoil your farmer this Christmas with these farm shop upgrades
• Demand bulls find a little room to run
• Murray Grey: Rare cattle breed for ranching success
• Strategies to address poor hay quality and maintain livestock health
• Marketing for 2026: Reward bean rally, wait on corn
• December rate cut brings relief for farmers planning 2026 borrowing
• USDA Releases December 2025 Cotton Production Report for the Southeast
• FCA Receives Report On Conditions In Agriculture And The Farm Credit System
• CoBank Releases 2026 Year Ahead Report – Forces That Will Shape The U.S. Rural Economy
• Republicans Urge Trump To Act To Protect U.S. Vitamin Supply, Food Security

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 12.11.2025

• CoBank Releases 2026 Year Ahead Report – Forces That Will Shape The U.S. Rural Economy
• Divided Fed approves third rate cut this year, sees slower pace ahead
• US farmers say Trump’s $12 billion aid package won’t cover losses
• Push is on for more farm aid, even before $12B goes out
• USDA Launches Regenerative Ag Pilot Tied to Make America Healthy Again Agenda
• Five Fertilizers Lead Nutrient Prices Higher Again
• US Agencies Battle New World Screwworm Through Prevention Measures
• Irrigation companies unveil new tech, initiatives
• Are overall alcoholic beverage sales on the decline?
• Strategies to address poor hay quality and maintain livestock health
• Dark horizon: Brace for 2026 economic outlook
• Soybeans Have Been a Top U.S. Ag Export for Decades. What Happens When the Top Buyer Stops Buying?
• USMCA faces 2026 review, Greer says exit, revision, or renegotiation possible
• Government Threatens Seizure of 85-yr-old’s Entire Farm for Irrigating Wrong Field
• Farm CPA Estimates Per-Acre Bridge Payment Rates In Anticipation of Final USDA Numbers
• The Legacy of Land-Grant Universities in American Agriculture History
• New Report Analyzes Pest And Disease Outbreaks In Agriculture

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 12.10.2025

• First Thing Today | Fed interest rate decision this afternoon
• Corn Exports Get a Boost in December WASDE, But Wheat and Soybean Balance Sheets Untouched
• USDA Increases Corn Exports to Record 3.2 BB
• Blog About Beef Prices and Size of Cattle Herd Stands Out for Analyst
• New loaders and excavators on market
• Farmers call Trump’s $12B aid a ‘Band-Aid’ fix
• Who were WASDE winners and losers?
• Commentary: Are tariffs affecting food inflation? Not really – at least yet, says expert
• Why now is the time to buy farmland despite high prices
• Row Crop Farmers Set for $11 Billion in Aid by February, USDA Says
• How Farmers Can Prepare for Soybean Prices to Swing Either Direction
• Monetizing Crop Risk into Crop Payments
• $11 Billion In Bridge Farm Aid To Be Issued By February
• WASDE Report Slightly Bullish For Corn, Neutral For Other Crops
• USDA finds remarkable cotton yields in parts of the Delta
• Iowa State Survey Reveals Stable Farmland Values
• The Death of DEF? Trump Says He’ll Roll Back Environmental Requirements to Cut Farm Equipment Costs

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 12.09.2025

• USDA PRESS RELEASE: Trump Administration Announces $12 Billion Farmer Bridge Payments for American Farmers Impacted by Unfair Market Disruptions
• Here Are The Details Of The $12 Billion Farm Aid Package
• USDA Sets Timeline for Aid Payments Trump Administration Details Framework for $12 Billion Farmer Bridge Assistance Program
• President Trump to Announce $12 Billion Aid Package to Farmers
• Cattle Complex Sits Anxious Following Last Week’s Price Rally
• Farmers to reap some spoils of (trade) war
• Treasury Secretary Bessent Says He Has Divested His Soybean Farm
• China Set for Record 2025 Soybean Imports on Brazil Buys, U.S. Trade Truce
• Duvall: Nationwide E15 could be nearing the finish line
• USDA Reorganization to be Completed in 2026, Vaden Says
• Sorghum’s path forward: Fuel, exports and opportunity
• Nat’l Corn Growers Assn Issues Statement On Farmer Bridge Assistance Program
• Assn Of Equipment Mfgrs Applauds Economic Assistance Package For Farmers
• After the Bell | January soybeans close below the $11 mark
• Cutting Through the Confusion: White House Confirms Trade Agreement With China on Soybeans
• A Santa rally for the cattle market? It’s the strongest trend in commodities.

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 12.08.2025

• Trump Launches DOJ, FTC Task Forces on Food Prices, Supply Chains
• Groups Press USDA to Tighten Standards for Expected Trade Aid Payments
• Washington Week Ahead: Farmers await aid package; Health insurance showdown set
• USDA to Expand Crop Insurance Access for Farmers and Ranchers, Boosting the Farm Safety Net
• USDA to Fine-Tune Demand Outlook in December Report
• Farm Bureau Reports On Ag Workers’ Wages By State
• Top 5 Things to Watch Aid Bridges, Arctic Blasts, WASDE Tuesday
• What Farmers Need to Know Before the December WASDE Report
• Where have all the bargains gone?
• Rehydrate dry soybeans and reclaim value
• Texas Christmas tree demand, acreage grows
• China Soybean Buying Deadline Now February, Bessent Says
• Pork industry seeks new markets beyond China
• Beef cow slaughter down 18% through November
• Machinery Pete: Why It’s Time to Change Your Equipment Purchasing Strategy
• Has the Soybean Market Topped?
• Soybeans Tank as USTR Says No China Deal: Pulls Corn, Wheat Down
• Results Of Its 2025 Consumer Trends Research Conducted By Plant Based Products Council
• What can farmers expect from ‘bridge payment’ package?

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 12.05.2025

• What can farmers expect from ‘bridge payment’ package?
• Crop insurance expert says 2025 bill gives key boost to federal coverage
• Statistics Canada Confirmed Record Canola, Wheat Production
• Will USDA lower ending stocks for wheat?
• China Ramps Up Its Purchases Of U.S. Soybeans And Sorghum
• Farmers Lose PP Buy-Up Under New Rule | New Crop Insurance Rule Ends Prevented Planting Buy-Up, But Aids Beginning Farmers
• DTN Closing Livestock Comments | Dressed Cattle in Nebraska Jump $11.00 to $16.00 Higher
• Grains shift from setback to comeback
• Why U.S. farmers should still care about Ukraine
• Losing money on rented land? Hold or fold?
• 3 tips for farm financial health during the holidays
• Thoughtful planning simplifies pivot maintenance, saving
• Try this emerging software for your farm in 2026 A Missouri cattleman scrolls Facebook and finds a new bookkeeping method that fits his operation.
• Farmer Sentiment Reaches Highest Level Since June
• Ag groups urge full extension of USMCA to protect reliable export markets
• Ag Economy Barometer Survey: More than half of farmers say they plan to use farm aid to pay off debt
• Equipment sale-leasebacks helping farmers improve cash flow
• Trump Admin Backs Bayer’s Bid to Limit Roundup Lawsuits
• Over $10 Billion Still Available To Farmers In Disaster Relief Program
• Jerry Gulke: Is Your Future Truly Sustainable?
• Thompson: Aid package will account for low prices, not just export losses
• New Finding Of World Screwworm Located 120 Miles South Of Texas
• USDA: Gravity Irrigation Continues To Decline While Pressurized Irrigation Has Leveled Off
• Purdue: Machinery Cost Benchmarks Corn & Soybean Producers Should Watch