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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 10.18.2024

• How to survive a challenging farm economy
• What Farms Need to Know About BOI
• AFBF: 230,000 Farms Affected by Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rules
• Financial and credit culture shift in farm business
• These irrigation products could change your operation
• Tech a labor-saving solution for organic growers Robots’ potential to be discussed at Organic Grower Summit.
• Can farmers break even this year?
• Corn ends the day up 2¢ | Thursday, October 17, 2024
• Food inflation’s ‘remarkably small’ bite and consumer perception
• New U.S.-China trade war could cost farmers billions
• Stray voltage remains a problem for some farms
• Monster Deer Madness: Iowa Farmer Nabs Antler Thieves, Busts Multistate Shed Ring
• Machinery Pete: Can Used Farm Equipment Prices Go Any Higher?
• IMF: Global Trade Has Slowed but Not in Reverse
• Alcohol-to-jet reaches milestone, but pipeline crucial
• Getting Grounded: Inside USDA’s efforts to staff up to meet farmers’ environmental challenges
• USDA Highlights Success Of Historic Partnerships For Climate-Smart Commodities Initiative

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 10.17.2024

• Corn and wheat end the day higher | Wednesday, October 16, 2024
• Ag economists say both presidential candidates bad for trade
• Harris-Walz Campaign Challenges Trump’s Strength With Rural Voters
• Massive Mexico sale lifts corn prices
• Examine your business environment to find opportunities
• Rural life: A challenge or a blessing
• Cow feed dilemma: More feed, or reduce the need?
• 5 ways to score insurance discounts
• The Hard Truth: 2024 Could Go Down as the Worst Financial Year for Farmers Since 2007
• Looking to Cut Costs? This Illinois Farmer Saved $8,000 on Herbicides in a 200-Acre Soybean Field
• The Department of Energy has announced a conditional $1.46 billion loan guarantee to Gevo for a large-scale corn starch-to-jet fuel facility.
• Analysis Shows Tariff-Induced Trade War Would Hurt U.S. Farmers

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 10.16.2024

• Grains end the day in the red | October 15, 2024
• 9 new tractors coming to a farm near you
• The Hard Truth: 2024 Could Go Down as the Worst Financial Year for Farmers Since 2007
• Concerns in Farm Country Grow as Financial Conditions Worsen
• USDA Wants Livestock Industry to Consider Restrictions on Alternative Marketing Agreements
• China Trade War Threatens US Corn, Soybean Exports as South America Stands to Gain
• 16 Close House Ag Committee Races We’re Watching
• Robotics improve efficiency at Reinke
• Why This Harvest Is The Perfect Storm for Alternative Storage
• Highlights of Bloomberg’s Interview with U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai
• USDA Inspector General investigating handling of Boar’s Head food safety violations
• Analysis Shows Tariff-Induced Trade War Would Hurt U.S. Farmers
• Farmers For Free Trade’s Statement On New Analysis Of Impacts From A Tariff-Induced Trade War​

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 10.15.2024

• 16 Close House Ag Committee Races We’re Watching
• Grains Plunge Again on Weather and Outside Markets, But Are The Funds Back Selling?
• Farm Leaders Praise Push for Fairer Markets While NCBA Criticizes Event
• Budget Showdown: Harris and Trump’s Fiscal Plans Could Add Trillions to US Debt
• Farm Progress Commentary: Navigate the right path forward for your farm
• Ag Marketing IQ: Fertilizer prices are down, but a storm of uncertainty roils energy market expectations, grain production estimations and interest rate conversations.
• Uncertain cash rent projections
• How an economic downturn can influence ag borrowing and lending
• Tackling Issues with Research
• Taxes and Finance | How To Take Advantage Of Section 1031 Exchange
• Politics Presidential Poll Results: How Farmers and Economists View Candidates’ Impact on Agriculture
• Grain Technical Give Way
• Changes to USDA’s Meat S&D Tables
• Getting Grounded: Inside USDA’s efforts to staff up to meet farmers’ environmental challenges

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 10.14.2024

• October WASDE Report (PDF)
• Farmers Talk Landlords, Inputs and Bucket Lists
• The Week in Agribusiness Ending Oct. 12, 2024
• Farmers Talk Harvest Hiccups, Hurricanes and Planning for 2025
• How will La Niña affect winter weather?
• Iowa farmland values are cooling
• WASDE data serves traders stark supply reminder
• WASDE: No ‘October surprise’ as USDA dials in small changes
• How to work with family members on the farm
• 9 ‘need to knows’ for marketing grain
• No one knows the future — especially in the cattle markets
• What’s it like to farm the ‘Field of Dreams’? The Rahes grew up next to the iconic eastern Iowa film landmark. Now, along with their own family farm, they tend the same field.
• Getting Grounded: Inside USDA’s efforts to staff up to meet farmers’ environmental challenges
• Virginia Tech Study Shows Ag’s Ability To Meet Food Output Is Slowing
• U.S. Sales Of Tractor And Combine Sales Continue Their Slump In September
• Lessiter Media Releases Report On How Farmers Use Finance To Purchase Equipment
• FDA Releases Annual Summary Of Sales And Distribution Of Antimicrobials In 2023
• Protect The Harvest Organization Ceasing Operations Oct. 31
• Solar Projects Are Located Mostly On Agricultural Land
• Farm Credit System Insurance Corp Unveils New Logo And Expands Its Website Content
• CoBank Issues More Hopeful Report For U.S. Ag Economy
• Study Explores Stress, Social Support And Mental Health For Men And Women Farmers
• EPA Finalizes Rule To Protect Farmworkers, Families And Communities From Pesticide Exposures
• Bayer’s Stock Slumps From Washington Court Ruling On PCB Settlement

Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 10.11.2024

• Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor| Presidential Poll Results: How Farmers and Economists View Candidates’ Impact on Agriculture
• Study Explores Stress, Social Support And Mental Health For Men And Women Farmers
• CoBank Issues More Hopeful Report For U.S. Ag Economy
• A look at farm bill safety net | Policy Report: With lower commodity prices, more attention is being paid to the commodity programs and their role in the federal farm safety net.
• How an economic downturn can influence ag borrowing and lending
• With Harvest Underway, USDA Updates Row-Crop Estimates
• Corn, soybean mixed ahead of USDA reports
• Afternoon market recap: Grains turn in mixed performance while traders look ahead to Friday’s WASDE report.
• Pest, weed control offers challenges in organic systems
• Sell or keep? Feed costs affect spring calf decisions
• Soybean Watch: Here are questions to ask when you don’t get the yield you expect.
• December corn closes down over 2¢ | Thursday, October 10, 2024
• Here’s how harvest stacks up among the top three corn growing states
• CEO of National Milk Producers Federation not confident for farm bill passage
• Farmers look to weeding robots as herbicide resistance solution
• Examining economic impact of rural ports
• Career Strategies For Early Agribusiness Professionals And Employers
• EPA Finalizes Rule To Protect Farmworkers, Families And Communities From Pesticide Exposures
• USDA Announces Seed And Meat Competitive Guidelines