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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 06.03.2025

• USDA Reverses Course on California Office Closures
• Pecan Genetics for the Future of the Industry
• Heat Illness Prevention in Tree Nut Processing Facilities
• Big Red Cherry Campaign Pt 1
• Crop Progress Report 06.02.2025 (PDF)
• Budget Reconciliation Bill Offers Limited Safety Net Boost for Corn and Soybean Farmers
• Administration Wants USDA To Cut 30% Of Its Budget In 2026
• Worst Honeybee Die-off Ever and USDA Invests in Food Assistance
• Cattle Futures Chase Record Cash: Soybeans Fall and Corn Follows
• USDA Crop Progress: Corn 93% Planted, 69% Good-to-Excellent; Soybeans 84% Planted, 67% Good-to-Excellent as of June 1
• New AI chatbot assists farmers with precise crop monitoring
• Swampbuster Case Dismissed by Federal Judge
• Trade isn’t always the answer for increasing demand for ag products
• Grain Bin and Manure Pit Safety Education Saves Lives
• Farmers Pushing for Biofuels Boost to Increase Crop Demand
• Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 05-30-2025
• American Feed Industry Assn Restructures To Advance Industry Leadership, Grow Member Engagement 
• AgNewsWire To Provide “Talking News Releases” Service
• Not All Good Ideas Need Venture Capital

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 05.28.2025

• Nitrogen Needs On Recycled Orchard Trees
• Cherries Are Coming 2025 Pt 2
• Native plants attract more pollinators than cultivars
• California Trade Hearing and U.S. Vietnam Trade Negotiations
• Don’t let farms fall to friendly fire
• Almond Alliance Honors Industry Leaders and Advocates
• Cotton Industry Challenges Health Report’s Claims | California Ag Today
• Keep In Mind Crop Insurance Final Planting Dates and Late-Planting Periods
• Crop Progress Report 05.27.2025 (PDF)
• Op-ed: USDA’s ‘Farm’ Definition And What It Means For Crop Insurance
• World Shares are Mixed After a Japanese Government Bond Auction Falls Flat
• Federal Judge Makes Key Ruling on Expert in ADM Ethanol Markets Lawsuit
• Oil Prices Steady Ahead of OPEC+ Meeting, US GDP
• World Organization of Animal Health Calls for Science-Based Animal Health Surveillance
• Bayer executive tapped to lead National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
• Update on USDA Efforts to Fight New World Screwworm in Mexico
• Greater Export Opportunities For Sorghum As Poultry Feed
• Commodity Review in May Trading
• More On John Deere’s Acquisition Of Aerial Optics Developer Sentera
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook Report
• First Report On World’s Animal Health Reveals Changing Spread Of Disease
• The boll weevil’s march: From destruction to eradication
• Will seasonality drive rallies?
• Farm Bill Progress

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 05.22.2025

• What do Tariffs Mean for California Agriculture?
• Precision Irrigation Addresses Two of Western Agriculture’s Biggest Challenges
• USDA Forecasts Slightly Larger Almond Crop
• Wine Industry Honorees Lifetime Achievement, Vineyard of the Year, and Wine All-Stars Recognized by California State Fair
• Ag Outraged by MAHA Commission Report MAHA Acknowledges Pesticide Concerns While Recognizing Farmers’ Role in Health
• What farmers should know about the ‘big, beautiful bill’
• Secretary Rollins Applauds President Trump’s Leadership to Make America Healthy Again
• Filing Claims in $83.5M JBS Settlement JBS Cattle Antitrust Settlement Claims Due Sept. 15 for $83.5 Million Payout
• MAHA report blames chronic disease rise on diet, chemicals and overmedication | A Trump administration report cites unhealthy food, chemicals, overmedication and corporate influence as factors in rising chronic diseases in the U.S.
• White House Targets Food, Chemicals, Overtreatment in Childhood Disease Report
• China Says U.S. Trade Talks Important but Multilateralism Key to Solution
• ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Passes House, Sparking Applause from Ag Industry, Backlash Over Cuts
• Environmental Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Remove Pesticide Section From Farm Act
• Used Sprayers in the Spotlight: Auction Prices, Farmer Demand Still Strong Despite Tough Year
• Kennedy Pledges Support for U.S. Farmers Amid Health Report Concerns
• The Surprising Link Between Cattle, Cocaine and the Screwworm’s Comeback

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 05.19.2025

• California Almond Industry Reaches Record Sales with Opportunities for Worldwide Market Growth
• Deadline Nears for Almond Board Ballots as 2025 Crop Forecast Rises
• New Study Reveals Eye Health Benefits of Consuming Pistachios
• RBA Celebrates Gov’t Raisin Buys, Shares Factors that will Shape Grower Prices in 2025
• Four Trending Products with American Pistachios that Consumers are Raving about Worldwide
• Entomologist embodied land-grant mission to vegetable farmers, industry
• California counties declare wolves a threat to humans
• What if cattle disappeared from the West?
• The Stark Math on the GOP Tax Plan: It Doesn’t Cut the Deficit
• Trump tax bill passes in key US House committee vote
• Cattle Reports and Weather Updates
• Oil Prices Steady as Quick Iran Deal Seems Less Certain
• Meet Kawasaki’s Newest Farm Utility Vehicle: 2025 Mule Models Built for Heavy-Duty Jobs
• Is Congress Trampling on State Laws Protecting Property Rights Against Pipelines?
• EPA Delivers Proposed RVOs to White House
• Washington Week Ahead: House Republicans push ahead with budget bill; MAHA report due
• Livestock Markets And Dealers Support Efforts To Prevent New World Screwworm
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn Urge Congress To Pass Tax Relief And Ag Priorities
• More Than 9%. Households With Older Adults Were Food Insecure
• Deere’s Sales Down 22%, Net Income Down 35%: $2.7 Billion
• USDA projects below-average wheat, corn, sorghum prices for 2025/26 marketing year
• Deere Announces $20 Billion Pledge
• Experts Caution: Tariff Pauses Don’t Equal Trade Peace

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 05.12.2025

• Secretary Rollins Suspends Live Animal Imports Through Ports of Entry Along Southern Border, Effective Immediately
• US and China announce agreement to cut reciprocal tariffs for 90 days
• U.S., China Announce New Tariff Policies, Stock Market Soars
• Top 5 Things to Watch May WASDE, Winter Wheat Tour, Weather Pattern Change
• Washington Week Ahead: House GOP set to push through budget bills
• U.S. Suspends Mexican Cattle, Horse, and Bison Imports Over Screwworm Pest
• NWS Closer: Border Closed for Animals NWS Moves North in Mexico, Rollins Closes Border to Protect US Cattle Herd
• USDA Report Preview USDA Kicks Off Growing Season With Unveiling of New-Crop Estimates
• PRRS-resistant pigs are one step closer to reality
• How a Pandemic and a Hot Dog Put This First-Gen Rancher on the Map
• US-UK Trade Deal Could Help American Ethanol and Beef
• Ag Groups File Brief Supporting Supreme Court Hearing Glyphosate Case
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn Urges FDA To Toughen Rules For Fake Meat Marketing
• China Turns To Other Countries For Canola Because Of Tensions With Canada
• U Of Illinois Extension: Lessons On The Cover Crop Learning Curve
• What Farmers Are Saying About See & Spray Technology
• 1st Quarter: Beyond Meat’s Revenues Down 9%, Reports A $53 Million Loss
• USDA Release Map Showing Ag Productivity Growth In The U.S.
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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 05.06.2025

• Chinese Government Releases Propaganda Video Against U.S. Tariffs
• Group Launches Campaign Against California’s Prop 12
• The Difference Between Nutrition and Health in Walnuts
• Tariffs or Not Pt 2 Fruit Grower Report
• What’s the Bigger Question: Can the U.S. Reduce its Reliance on China or Can China Survive Without the U.S.?
• ‘We Can’t Rob Peter to Pay Paul’: Ag Policy Leaders Discuss GOP SNAP Cut Proposals and Farm Bill Spending
• Trump Budget Proposes 18% Cut to USDA Funding
• Crop Progress Report 05.05.2025
• Inspections Continue to Run Ahead of Last Year
• Packers Buy Up Some Cash Supply, But Remain Troubled With Boxed Beef Prices
• Ethanol Blog | Does the Trump Administration Fully Understand Rural Economic Potential of SAF?
• Ag drone use soars as farmers see results
• As planters forge ahead, crop prices slump
• Pain now, jobs later? Farmers wait
• Weekly Grain Movement: Wheat struggles to find momentum
• Skip a generation? Why giving farmland to grandkids might not pan out
• Take another look at your farm balance sheet | Donald Trump’s American Relief Act is bringing net farm income back up, but for how long?
• Study shows 2024 was a record year for biodiesel economic impact
• More Than 15,000 USDA Employees Have Taken Trump Financial Incentive to Leave
• Ag researcher raises concern about USDA funding
• Tariffs are slashing inbound ships, alarming ag exporters
• USDA Participates In Targeted SNAP Benefit Fraud Operations
• American Bankers Assn: Rural Communities Are Struggling. Congress Can Help
• Ag Sec’y Rollins Praises President Trump’s Budget, Applauds Fiscal Responsibility
• USDA Releases Commodity Costs And Returns Report

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 04.29.2025

• A Better than Expected Berry Season
• Estate Tax Expiration and Suits to Stop Tariffs
• Tariffs Needed to Correct Fair Trade for Cattle Producers
• Farm Bill in 2025 – NPC Pt 1
• USDA Secretary Issues Mexico Ultimatum to Protect U.S. Livestock Industry from New World Screwworm
• Walnut Blight in Walnuts
• California Ag Today: 77% Off-Farm: The Hidden Backbone of Farm Income
• Pistachios Crack Walnuts’ Long-Standing Spot In California’s Tree Nut Acreage Ranking
• Crop Progress Report 04.28.2025 PDF
• U.S. agriculture faces split fortunes as economic challenges persist in 2025
• Ag Sec’y Rollins: USDA Will Assess Market Losses For Reimbursement During Harvest
• Ag Sec’y Rollins Demands Mexico Cooperate To Protect Products From Invasive Pests; Threatens Port Closures
• Trump EPA Grants Emergency Fuel Waiver to Allow E15 Pump Sales to Continue
• DTN USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report Crop Progress: Corn 24% Planted, Soybeans 18% Planted, Winter Wheat Rated 49% Good-to-Excellent as of April 27
• With ‘Goldilocks’ gold, can ag commodities join the club?
• China Says It Won’t Be Affected by Loss of U.S. Grains and Oilseeds
• Rollins commends USDA’s HPAI prevention plan
• Texas Farm Bureau Pleased With New Agreement Ensuring Mexico Water Deliveries
• USDA Enhances Identity Verification for SNAP
• Pesticide Label Changes
• Bird Flu Lessons One Year Later With NMPF
• Short-staffed weather service offices getting relief, lawmaker says
• USDA Releases Vegetable And Pulses Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook Report

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 04.21.2025

• California sues Trump over tariffs
• California Farm Bureau President Highlights Urgent Challenges Facing Agriculture
• CDFA Announces Vacancies on Fertilizer Inspection Advisory Board’s Technical Advisory Subcommittee
• Trump to tap America First Policy Institute leader for USTR chief ag negotiator
• House Democrats Warn SNAP Cuts Could Derail Farm Bill Reauthorization
• Crop Insurance Deadline Nears For Summer Planted Crops, Annual Forage And Forage
• USDA Reiterates Importance of Those Who Can Work, Should Work While Receiving SNAP
• What Should You Do When A Drone Flies Over Your Operation?
• Can Farmers Weather The Trade Uncertainty Storm From China?
• This Week in Agribusiness: April 19, 2025
• Minding Ag’s Business Low-Margin Management Tips
• Plan Would Slash Local FSA Offices Report: FSA, NRCS Face Deep Cuts Under White House Budget Plan for USDA
• Trump moves to levy Chinese vessels in widening trade war
• 7 ag stories you can’t miss – April 18, 2025
• These Young Farmers Embrace Regenerative Agriculture Practices on Their Small Farm
• DIY Conservation: Farmers Can Save Soil and Water Without Government Help
• White House says trade assistance payments are being considered
• Legal challenges mount, but tariffs likely aren’t going anywhere soon
• Nutrition, ultraprocessed food researcher exits NIH, citing censorship
• Shift•ology Communication’s Virtual Farm Trips Reaches 1.5 Million Students
• 165+ Ag Organizations Call On USDA To Unfreeze Increasing Land, Capital And Market Access Prog
  

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 04.16.2025

• Almond Market Concerns Loom, and Not Just Retailatory Tariffs
• Almond Board’s Export Marketing Strategies
• Are Consumers Leaving Wine Behind in the Slew of Alternative Beverages and Social Trends?
• Real California Cow’s Milk Cheeses Bring Home 57 Awards at California State Fair Cheese Competition
• Summit to Showcase California Agritourism Best Practices, May 14-15
• Wheat Group Says Section 302 Proposal to Costly for Wheat Exports
• Plan Would Slash Local FSA Offices | Report: FSA, NRCS Face Deep Cuts Under White House Budget Plan for USDA
• USDA Cancels Biden Era Climate Slush Fund, Reprioritizes Climate-Smart Funding
• More On USDA’s Changing Of The Climate-Smart Funding Program
• USDA Announces New Presidential Appointments
• Ag Weather Forum NOAA Report Shows March 2025 was the Third-Warmest March on Record
• Environmental Groups Sue Administration For Removal Of Climate Change On Websites
• DTN Ag Weather Brief DTN Ag Weather Brief
• How To Cope With Succession Anxiety Disorder
• Bayer Warns It May Stop Producing Glyphosate
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot | Farm Credit Rates
• Grains End Day in the Red | Tuesday, April 15, 2025
• U.S. corn exports see unexpected surge
• Grain prices still seeing red
• Can Trump solve the farm labor crisis before harvest?
• USDA exports – Portugal buys corn, April 15, 2025
• Climate-smart program ‘canceled’ amid Brooke Rollins’ Pennsylvania visit | With uncertainty high in farm country, the secretary of agriculture is optimistic about long-term trade deals.
• Canadian Ag Tries to Smooth Path to USMCA Renewal
• Advancing Markets for Producers could give climate programs a second chance
• More certainty for E15 this summer
• Rollins Applauds Arkansas Governor for Submitting SNAP Waiver to Make America Healthy Again
• Senators Press USTR on Impact of Tariffs on Farmers
• Market Dynamics Create the Perfect Storm for Cattle Prices

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 04.09.2025 | UPDATED 04.10.2025

• Administration Calls Off Tariff Policy For 90 Days, Increases China’s By 125%
• Tariff Delay Rallies Ag and Outside Markets, Trumps China Trade War
• Trump announces 90-day tariff pause, hikes duties on China even higher
• If You Are a Californian, This Is for You: Unveiling CDFA’s Strategic Plan Update for 2025-2030
• Could Precision Pollination Someday Reduce Thinning Costs?
• Almond Grower Adoption of Alternative Bees for Pollination
• Truckers First to Signal Honeybee Loss Alarm
• Walnuts Are Known to be Healthy
• Trump Impact on Ag Pt 1 | Fruit Grower Report
• Trump Impact on Ag Pt 2 | Fruit Grower Report
• US agriculture chief says new deals may be struck over tariffs by end of week
• What Farmers Need to Know Before the April WASDE Report
• Farmers split on tariffs’ impact as trade tensions rise
• Preoccupied Markets to Review USDA Supply and Demand Updates on April 10
• USTR: Trump’s Tariffs Spark Trade Talks, But Senators Remain Skeptical
• Watch for these profit indicators
• Grassley, Klobuchar ask EPA to raise RVOs 
• Climate grantees anxiously awaiting USDA decisions
• Farmers Fear Tariffs Could Cost Them One of Their Biggest Markets in China
• Ag already part of tariff negotiations, Greer says
• Year-Round E15 Could Help Boost Domestic Corn Demand
• April 8, 2025 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• Key Ag Inputs Exempt from New Reciprocal Tariffs
• Step out of the cab with new autonomous tractor system
• Ag sector changes: What does the next decade hold?
• Is it time to start retaining beef heifers? Beef Outlook: Tight cattle supplies have become more evident at feedlots after a March report.
• Delaware Statutory Trust may be more practical investment Farm & Family: Delaware Statutory Trust is a special type of trust that owns income-producing real estate.
• 9 ways to boost your phosphorus IQ
• Buying Inputs in the Current Business Climate
• Meet a Fifth-Generation Colorado Farmer Balancing Information and Innovation
• Congress making progress on tax policy
• Turkey, Mexico ramp up egg exports to U.S. amid tumbling prices
• Farm Bureau On Tariffs And Their Effect On Agriculture
• The Process Of Buying Inputs In The Current Business Climate

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