Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 07.07.2025

• Nut, prune orchards rebound after early-season flooding
• California’s July 4 cookout costs soar 27% above national average
• Popular Grape Camp Returns to Sonoma County
• CA GROWN Launches New Website to Connect Visitors with State’s Rich Agritourism Experiences
• California Citrus, Table Grapes & Dairy Well-Represented in Upcoming Trade Mission to Dominican Republic
• Top 5 Things to Watch | WASDE Week and More Precipitation
• Washington Week Ahead: Time running out for tariff relief
• Congress Passes Megabill with Significant Farm Program Funding
• Passage of ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Sparks Fireworks Among the Agriculture Sector
• Farm Bill Wins, Tax Cuts: What to Know Farmers Win Better Safety Net, Permanent Tax Cuts in ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
• View From the Cab Farmers Talk Stars, Stripes and Sweet Corn
• Crop Insurers Commend Risk Management Provisions in Budget Bill
• This Week in Agribusiness, July 5, 2025
• Why steel can be a weed-management solution
• Estate Plan Edge: Estate planning is a trek that lasts the rest of your life. Expect to keep your plan updated and aligned with the evolving needs of your family and farm.
• The Saga Continues: More USDA Office Lease Terminations Walked Back
• Cotton growers pleased with farm bill provisions in reconciliation
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn Comments On the One Big Beautiful Bill
• Fertilizer Prices Vs Corn Prices Are Now Some of the Worst in History
• Ag Sec’y Rollins Announces New Slate Of Presidential Appointments To USDA
• House Ag Committee Chair: One Big Beautiful Bill Is A Game-Changer For America
• Conditions favor double-cropping beans or grain

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 06.30.2025

• California’s pear crop is back to normal
• California Immigration Raids and 4th of July Food Prices Unchanged
• Invasive beetles are killing oak trees in Southern California
• Variety and Neighboring Crops are Predictors of Leaffooted Bug Risk in Almond
• Mendocino Winegrowers Announces New Executive Director
• Top 5 Things to Watch Grain Acreage and Stocks Reports Monday, Markets Closed Friday
• US-China Trade Tensions Cost Farmers $2 Billion Reports No. Dakota State Univ Study
• GOP offers rural hospitals aid, tweaks biofuel incentive as leaders push to pass megabill
• Upcoming crop progress report could bring some fireworks to a dim grain market
• Insider viewpoint: Risks for farmers and ranchers using infinite banking
• DTN’s Special Ag Labor Coverage: List of Content and Links
• This Week in Agribusiness, June 28, 2025
• Trump Ends Canada Trade Talks, Eyes Deals With India and China — Plus More from D.C.
• New Survey Predicts 1.3 Million-Acre Jump for Corn Ahead of USDA Report
• Ag Secretary says One Big Beauitful Bill Act contains big wins for agriculture
• Senate Ag’s SNAP Cost-Share Plan Approved by Parliamentarian
• How Farmer Stories and 4WD Row Crop Tractors Push Used Equipment Values Higher
• Cattle Hold Despite Lower Cash: Grain Markets Finally Bounce
• Special USDA Report Preview & Daily Grain Express
• 3 Questions Every Farmer Should Ask About Biological Products
• Claims of workplace hazards at USDA lab substantiated by Office of Special Counsel
• USDA Reports Vegetable Availability Declined In 2024

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 06.23.2025

• UC Davis Launches Small-Batch Wine Label
• California Agricultural Leadership Foundation Hires New Marketing and Communications Manager
• Almond Board Announces 2025 Election Results Posted
• Encouraging Consumers To Buy More And Consume More Walnuts
• University of Arizona lauded for its entomology program
• Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine Lifted in Orange County
• Washington Week Ahead: Thune tries to thread the needle for Big Beautiful Bill
• Best Agricultural Universities In The World Announced, See Where Yours Ranks
• This Week in Agribusiness, June 21, 2025
• Navigating Ag’s Labor Crisis DTN’s Special Ag Labor Coverage: List of Content and Links
• USDA June 1 Cattle on Feed Report June 1 Cattle on Feed Down 1% From Year Ago, Placements Down 8%
• Methane Study Tests Angus Breed | Bezos-Funded Methane Study Sparks Questions From Angus Breeders
• Farm Labor: Promoting From Within Can Be Rewarding
• How 2 small words doubled a farmer’s land rent
• Equipment size matters when margins are thin
• AI’s cattle marketing advice: A recipe for financial disaster
• 4 factors set high-yielding corn apart
• RMA yield numbers mean payments for many producers
• Building international trade relationships for the US wheat industry
• May cattle placements 8% below last year
• Wheat Farmers Cut Losses as Harvest Lags
• Fertilizer Prices and Farmer Profitability: Best Case Scenario Prices Flatten, But Won’t Go Down
• Parliamentarian rules out GOP’s key SNAP cut Suspension of permanent farm law also hit by ruling
• CropLife America: Supreme Court Must Prevent Conflicting State Standards For Pesticide Labels
• American Agri-Women Honors Congressmen Jim Costa And Derrick Van Orden As 2025 Champions Of Agriculture

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 06.16.2025

• ICE Ordered to Pause Immigration Raids on Ag Businesses
• Daily Almond Snack Helps People With Metabolic Syndrome
• New Bill Could Boost Demand for California-Grown Cotton
• Specialty Crop Testimony
• Helping Pistachio Growers with Products and Services That May Not Work
• 10-Year Study Confirms Grazing Benefits Sage Grouse
• Top 5 Things to Watch | Federal Budget Talks, RFS Debate Continues
• Rollins insists she’s aligned on immigration agenda as Trump protects farmworkers
• Secretary Rollins Supports EPA’s Record Setting Biofuels Blending Requirements
• US Secretary of Agriculture Addresses New World Screwworm in House Ag Committee Hearing
• This Week in Agribusiness, June 14, 2025
• ‘The Boldest Proposal Ever’: Ag Industry Cheers EPA’s 2026/27 RFS Plan
• Traders Let Cattle Contracts Tumble $2.00 to $3.00 Lower
• View From the Cab | Farmers Explore the Legacy of Working with Dad
• Deere acquires Sentera, boosting aerial scouting capabilities for farmers
• Manage for $4 corn and plan for $5
• Renewable fuels groups, farmers encouraged by EPA RVO proposal
• A closer look at the Senate Ag Committee’s budget reconciliation bill
• Washington Week Ahead: Senate GOP looks to finish budget bill; trade talks expected at G7
• Buffett’s final bow: Witnessing history at “The Woodstock of Capitalism”
• The big fuss about banning seed oils
• Farm Equipment Magazine Reports The 10 Largest Machinery Dealers
• Meat Institute Calls For Processors To Be Included In Ag Worker Solutions
• Farm Credit Adm Receives Quarterly Reports On General
  

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 06.10.2025

• Rootstock Trials Continue in Almonds
• Protecting a $1B Rice Industry
• John Deere’s New Technology Trends
• Conservation, Innovation, and What’s in the Bill
• Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• How to Find an Agricultural Lawyer | New fact sheet provides helpful resources and suggestions
• Oil Futures Edge Up on US-China Talks, US Dollar Down
• Will your family pay the price?
• IRA funds appear to be headed to conservation programs | Money set aside for climate-smart agriculture may be included in farm bill.
• Shifting Listings: USDA Office Lease Terminations Keep Changing
• DOGE Cuts USDA Office Closure List in Half
• Certified Angus Beef Sets Sales Records, Sees Historically High Brand Acceptance Rates
• Stark Flight Releases Report On The Use Of Agriculture Drones
• The Key Elements Of A Soil Carbon Contract
• Washington Week Ahead: Senate GOP tries to iron out budget bill; Rollins faces lawmakers
• USDA Budget Plan Slashes Conservation Technical Assistance and NRCS Staff
• Senators Worried About Aging Farmers
• 4 steps to better insect management
• What Farmers Need to Know Before the June WASDE Report
• New rapid detection test could help combat HPAI
• Vietnam signs MOU with U.S. agribusinesses
• US Trade Deficit Narrows by 55% in April
• Trending Used Farm Equipment: Pre-DEF Still Prime, Regional Needs And Insights For Dealers
• How Deere Plans To Offset $500 Million In Tariffs
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn And HCC Highlight Conservation In Congressional Testimony

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 06.05.2025

• Senator seeks to understand California’s farm challenges
• Report: USDA Delayed Trade Outlook Report Last Week Due to Higher Deficit Forecast
• Tax credit bill seeks to increase use of American cotton
• CBO: Tariffs will shrink economy, raise prices, cut deficits
• Food assistance targeted by White House
• Rulings cloud Trump’s tariff authority, but he has some options
• Counties could bear brunt of House reconciliation bill’s SNAP administrative changes
• Farm Bureau Economists On “One Big Beautiful Bill” And Its Impact On Agriculture
• Grain Processing Groups Disappointed By Inaccurate Seed Oil Comments From FDA Commissioner
• New Farm Journal Foundation Report Analyzes Veterinary Shortages 
• EIA: US Ethanol Output Rises
• USDA Budget Plan Slashes Conservation Technical Assistance and NRCS Staff
• Driving ag tech forward without an operator
• 3 management strategies to combat red sunflower weevils
• Farmland Lease Checklist: 10 Essential Elements Every Lease Agreement Should Include
• John Deere Announces New F8, F9 Series Self-Propelled Forage Harvesters with Automation Features
• U.S. crop outlook is good for now 
• USDA would take over Food for Peace under FY26 spending bill

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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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