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TX & OK Ag & Crop Insurance News: 03.22.2024

• U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran frustrated by slow pace of negotiations on new five-year farm bill
• House ag discusses ‘danger’ from China
• Ag Groups Seek USDA Funds to Recover Markets
• Vilsack quizzed on SNAP, WIC, H-2A, CCC
• Senate Ag Committee members introduce Farm Transition Act
• Apparently, Yes, Some Think Farmers Should Be Harshly Penalized
• Details for SAF Tax Credits Delayed, But Will ‘Send Right Signal,’ Ag Secretary Says
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• ‘No Sales’ Return to Farmland Auction Market, But Local Conditions Can Still Drive Strong Sales
• Brace for Friday’s Cattle on Feed Report with Greater Placements
• Grains manage modest gains in Thursday’s session
• Ag economists: Expect lower interest rates by summer
• 6 tips for managing early winter wheat
• Looking for signs of expansion in the cattle herd
• RFA to EPA: final rule disregards ethanol’s carbon benefits
• Enhancing US cotton sustainability – Trust protocol & climate smart program
• Vilsack Urges Toning Down Anti-China Rhetoric, Citing Farm Exports
• Farm Transition Legislation Introduced In Congress To Prepare For Upcoming 370 Million Acres Of Farmland
• Rural & Ag Health & Safety: Child Injuries On Farms Are Not "Accidents"
• New Report Shows U.S. Food And Ag Industries Have $9.63 Trillion Economic Impact

admin2024-03-22T08:12:38-04:00March 22nd, 2024|Ag News|

TX & OK Ag & Crop Insurance News: 03.21.2024

• 3 Big Things Today, March 21, 2024 | Successful Farming
• Bayer CEO Anderson Focuses on Roundup Legal Fight Inside, Outside Courtroom
• US Sales of 4WD Tractors, Combines Down in February
• Ag Weather Forum
• Ag Groups Disappointed in EV Mandate | Biden EPA Sets EV Mandate; Ag Groups Say Biden Vehicle Emissions Rule Shuts Out Ethanol, Biofuels
• 10 Takeaways From Latest National Cover Crop Survey
• How Could a Developing La Nina Affect Corn Yield?
• February 2024 Recent Farmland Sales
• Examining Chinese Threats to Ag
• Q&A With Deere on Technology: Cameras, Autonomy, Algorithms
• Ag economists: Expect lower interest rates by summer
• Keep the peace: Farm business vs. farm life
• Tips for understanding the price slide in cattle marketing
• Try new record-keeping tools for farm
• Enhancing US cotton sustainability – Trust protocol & climate smart program
• John Deere, Kinze And Ag Leader Announce Collaboration
• USDA: Changes In Food Spending From 2019-2022 Varied By State
• USDA: U.S. Ag Import Values Outpace Export Values In 2023

admin2024-03-21T08:28:11-04:00March 21st, 2024|Ag News|

TX & OK Ag & Crop Insurance News: 03.20.2024

• 3 Big Things Today, March 20, 2024
• USDA: U.S. Ag Import Values Outpace Export Values In 2023
• US wheat exports hit historic low amid drought and global shifts
• Estate planning versus succession planning
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• If Farmers Sold Grain Like Contractors Bid Projects
• Argument Continues Over IRA Conservation Dollars and Farm Bill
• Deere, Kinze, Ag Leader Announce Collaboration Deal, Resolve ExactEmerge Dispute
• Celebrating National Agriculture Day | NCIS
• Is a weather premium propping up corn prices?
• Commentary | Complete farm tasks you’ve been avoiding
• The Fed battles interest rates and sticky inflation
• Farmers’ tax liability to rise as tax breaks expire in 2025
• EU Imposing Tariffs on Russian Grain
• Markets Now: What is the Market Telling Farmers to Plant This Spring?
• FAPRI Releases Baseline Ag Projections for 2024
• Crop Insurance And CRP In The Farm Bill
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Feed Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Wheat Outlook Report
• NCC asking Congress to step up action on farm bill, other priorities

admin2024-03-20T08:29:09-04:00March 20th, 2024|Ag News|

TX & OK Ag & Crop Insurance News: 03.19.2024

• Today Is National Ag Day! Events To Be Held Across The Country
• FarmHER And RanchHER To Empower Women In Agriculture During Nat’l Ag Week
• Crop Insurance And CRP In The Farm Bill
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Feed Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Wheat Outlook Report
• NCC asking Congress to step up action on farm bill, other priorities
• Soybeans slump, wheat jumps higher
• Avoiding SAF Flight Cancellation Airline Industry, Others Stress Need for Sustainable Aviation Fuels to Take Off
• Should Corn Farmers Be Harshly Penalized for a Modest Surplus?
• Seasonal Forecast Update Includes La Nina UPDATE: Weather Outlook Through Summer 2024 Could Mean Intense Summer Heat
• Weekly Grain Movement: Corn continues solid pace Soybean and wheat volume were relatively lackluster last week, in contrast.
• Number Of U.S. Wheat Farms Declined 40% In Last 20 Years
• Farmers’ tax liability to rise as tax breaks expire in 2025
• Will the estate tax exemption boogeyman get you this time?
• Republicans would put half of climate funding into commodity subsidies, says Stabenow
• Legislation could speed up domestic fertilizer production
• Ask questions about climate smart programs
• No work on FY25 budget until FY24 has passed Congress
• Ag Labor Working Group report highlights urgent issues with H-2A
• Texas Wildfires Kill 7,000+ Cattle
• Studies, Government Data Discredit Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen” List

admin2024-03-19T05:42:37-04:00March 19th, 2024|Ag News|

TX & OK Ag & Crop Insurance News: 03.18.2024

• National Ag Day, Cold Clipper Coming
• 2024 National Ag Day celebrates young voices in agriculture
• 3 Big Things Today, March 18, 2024
• Number Of U.S. Wheat Farms Declined 40% In Last 20 Years
• 2024’s Counties Most At Risk Of Hail Damage
• What can be done to protect your farm if your heir passes away first?
• President’s Budget Confirms Crop Insurance Essential to Farm Safety Net
• Top 5 Things to Watch
• Make these planter adjustments before heading to the corn field
• USDA exports – Unknown buys corn, March 15, 2024
• USDA report looks at ways to grow biomass market
• More biodiesel plants may close in 2024, says ag analyst
• USDA restricts use of ‘Product of USA’ label to U.S.-grown meat, poultry, and eggs
• Five months late, USDA gets full-year funding
• Farmer wonders how he can keep paying for others’ mistakes
• 5 Steps to transition the grain sales process
• Expiration of Tax Cut and Jobs Act could significantly impact family farms
• Bipartisan support on childcare likely in a new farm bill
• News of the Day AgFunderNews: Agrifoodtech Startup Investment Dropped 50% In 2023

admin2024-03-18T08:14:53-04:00March 18th, 2024|Ag News|

TX & OK Ag & Crop Insurance News: 03.15.2024

• 3 Big Things Today, March 15, 2024
• Dept Of Justice, FTC Issues Statement Advocating Consumers’ Right To Repair
• Senate GOP says adding conservation funds to farm bill strengthens baseline
• Republican Senators ask admin to pursue new trade deals
• Precision tech slow to catch on in agriculture | GAO report reveals only 27% of U.S. farmers and ranchers use precision technology.
• Autonomy In Ag Is Firing On All Cylinders Right Now, And It Looks Different Depending On Where You Live
• Demand worries push grain prices lower
• Bill Includes Cattle EID Tag Funding Disease Traceability Is Main Focus for the Need for Cattle EID Tags
• Another farm bill extension might be a possibility
• Insanity of Paying 7% on an Asset (Farmland) That Only Earns 2%
• Ag labor crisis needs Congressional intervention
• USDA Cash Rent, Land Value Numbers Released
• President’s Budget Confirms Crop Insurance Essential to Farm Safety Net
• USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack Will Speak At Nat’l Ag Day Celebration
• USDA Outlines Vision to Strengthen The Bioeconomy Through A Resilient Biomass Supply Chain

admin2024-03-15T09:08:56-04:00March 15th, 2024|Ag News|

TX & OK Ag & Crop Insurance News: 03.14.2024

• Another farm bill extension might be a possibility
• Large global supplies push wheat prices lower
• Minding Ag’s Business Craft a Game Plan for Tough Weather, Price at Ag Summit Series Webinar March 14
• Insanity of Paying 7% on an Asset (Farmland) That Only Earns 2%
• The search for property tax relief
• Tax Penalties, Section 179 and Bonus Depreciation Changes
• 3 incentives for a corn rally
• ADM struggles to bounce back after accounting investigation
• Education is helping agriculturists hone farm business strategy
• Ag should engage on food ‘price gouging’ debate
• The end of the carbon pipeline?
• Ag labor crisis needs Congressional intervention
• Here’s How to Bridge the Data Gap With Your Ag Retailer
• U.S. Dominance In Corn Exports On The Wane Due To Brazilian Competition

admin2024-03-14T06:05:51-04:00March 14th, 2024|Ag News|

TX & OK Ag & Crop Insurance News: 03.13.2024

• Crop insurance is a certainty as U.S. farmers start a new season operating under five-year-old farm bill provisions.
• Farmers Receive 24 Cents For Food Prepared At Home, Only 3 Cents From Food-Away-From-Home
• 6 Tech Tools and Trends To Watch In 2024
• U.S. February Tractor Sales Down 7%, Combine Sales Down 32%
• USDA finalizes Product of USA rule
• Soybeans end 14¢ to 16¢ higher | March 12, 2024
• USDA restricts use of ‘Product of USA’ label to U.S.-grown meat, poultry, and eggs
• Higher standards for ‘Product of USA’ meat proposed by Biden administration
• U.S. agriculture secretary unveils initiatives aimed at small and midsized operations
• 8 Field Activity Data Types You Need to Collect Now
• How to hedge during a farm transition
• More No Sales as Land Auctions ‘No Sales’ Return to Farmland Auction Market, But Local Conditions Can Still Drive Strong Sales
• USDA Releases Report Showing Demographics Of Farms Being Lost And Those That Are Growing
• USDA finalizes rule on Product of the USA labeling
• A New Podcast from National Crop Insurance Services | Key crop Insurance Dates: Spring Sales Closing Deadlines
• Sunsetting Income Tax Breaks in 2025 Could Drive up Liability for Farmers
• Report Estimates 1 Billion People In The World Are Obese, Lists Top 10 Nations
• Split-Interest Land Purchases Make a Comeback
• Take on the ag tech challenge
• USDA Release Chart Showing How Weather Influence Fluctuations In Beef Cattle Herd Size

admin2024-03-13T05:42:49-04:00March 13th, 2024|Ag News|

TX & OK Ag & Crop Insurance News: 03.12.2024

• 3 Big Things Today, March 12, 2024
• USDA Releases Report Showing Demographics Of Farms Being Lost And Those That Are Growing
• USDA finalizes rule on Product of the USA labeling
• A New Podcast from National Crop Insurance Services | Key crop Insurance Dates: Spring Sales Closing Deadlines
• Sunsetting Income Tax Breaks in 2025 Could Drive up Liability for Farmers
• Farmers Consider Fertilizer Decisions with Mild Weather, Early Spring
• Are Railroad Layoffs Compromising Safety and Service?
• Split-Interest Land Purchases Make a Comeback
• Crop insurance is a certainty as U.S. farmers start a new season operating under five-year-old farm bill provisions.
• Slaughter cattle and ground beef market soars
• USDA exports – China cancels wheat sale, March 11, 2024
• Leverage change to benefit your farm
• Grains fade in post-WASDE hangover
• Biden administration issues FY25 budget
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn Issues Statement On “Product of USA” Final Rule
• Here’s How Weather Influences Changes The Size Of The Nation’s Cattle Numbers
• Report Estimates 1 Billion People In The World Are Obese, Lists Top 10 Nations

admin2024-03-12T08:32:10-04:00March 12th, 2024|Ag News|

TX & OK Ag & Crop Insurance News: 03.11.2024

• USDA To Assist Farmers, Ranchers And Communities Affected By Catastrophic Texas, Oklahoma Wildfires
• Traders make final pre-WASDE preparations
• Mistakes are a part of life, but mistakes on a farming operation can be much more dangerous compared to other occupations.
• Export Report: Soybeans outpace expectations | Corn volume also strong last week, with wheat turning in relatively weak results.
• Website offers tips on backyard livestock | Extension experts provide bilingual instruction for small-scale producers.
• Is a low forming ahead of a rally? Ag Marketing IQ: To be ready for anything, monitor the delicate balance of Fed commentary, interest rates and the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index.
• Use ‘non-prime’ farmland for renewable energy, says Vilsack
• Texas wildfires: What we know about farmers and ranchers near Smokehouse Creek Fire
• Farmers Continue Embracing Solar Panels
• 2024 Commodity Classic: 3 Farmers Talk Technology and Equipment
• Biden challenges food companies, says he’s saved farms
• Wheat price trends and farming insights
• Preparing for Various Agricultural Reports
• USDA Releases Chart Showing Migration To Urban And Rural Areas Pre- And Post-Pandemic
• Ag Sec’y Vilsack, Sen. Stabenow, Sen. Boozman To Speak At Agri-Pulse’ Ag & Food Policy Summit
• Ag Economy Barometer shows modest improvement, but concerns linger
• Lobbyist expecting farm bill release in late spring
• Final SEC Emissions Reporting Rule Exempts Farmers, Ranchers From Reporting
• Corn, soybeans quiet ahead of USDA data

admin2024-03-11T07:34:17-04:00March 11th, 2024|Ag News|