Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 03.13.2025

• Crop Insurers Release 2024 Results as 2025 Sales Closing Date Nears
• Thompson: Optimistic about a farm bill in 2025
• Zeldin pledges fast action on new WOTUS revisions
• Grocery bills flat despite higher egg, beef prices
• Lawmakers eye CCC cash flow to allow uninterrupted payment
• Canada May Hit U.S. Ethanol With Retaliatory Tariffs
• USDA Says It Will Reinstate Fired Probationary Workers by Wednesday’s Deadline
• EPA Chief Slashes Agency Regulations Revisiting Climate Ruling, EPA Moves Aggressively to Roll Back Biden-Era Emission Rules
• European Union Responds With Tariffs on Soybeans, Other Ag Exports
• Trump Administration to Rewrite WOTUS |
  EPA to Rewrite WOTUS Rule Again, Seeking to Follow Supreme Court Sackett Ruling
• Report Examines Impact of New Tariffs Yeutter Institute Report: New Trump Tariffs Likely to Have Broader Effect on Ag Than 2018 Trade War
• Deere Offers New Autonomous Upgrades | John Deere’s Next-Generation Perception System Brings Autonomy to Tillage
• Farm Progress America, March 13, 2025 | Mike Pearson takes a look at how meat exports adds value to the corn and soybean farms in the United States.
• The ag economy and the ‘hairdresser test’ Watch what the markets are doing and ignore media hype when it comes to planning your financial future, economist says.
• New Level Of Precision Agriculture Thanks To Renewed Partnership Between Syngenta And Planet Labs
• Highlights Of Crop Insurers’ 2024 Results, 543 Million Acres Covered
• USDA Issues Report: Precision Agriculture Use Increases With Farm Size And Varies Widely By Technology

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 03.12.2025

• Winegrape Sector Shrinking and USDA’s Bird Flu Funding
• Almonds Contribute Big Health Benefits
• Keeping Walnuts At the Reach of Consumers
• A Timeline of Trump’s Trade Wars Between U.S., Canada, Mexico, and China
• Ag Secretary Plan for Mitigate Wildfire Risk and NASDA Wants Fix for Ag Labor
• Tariffs Threaten Shift to Higher Corn Acres in 2025
• 3/11/2025 WASDE PDF
• Sing a sad note for grain prices
• USDA Reports Summary USDA Leaves US Corn, Soybean Balance Sheets, Ending Stocks Unchanged
• USDA unexpectedly stands pat on South American crop forecasts
• Global Shares are Mixed After Wall Street Briefly Dips More Than 10% Below Its Record
• Wall Street Falls in a Manic Day After Briefly Dropping More Than 10% Below Its Record
• Ag Weather Forum | ‘Bomb Cyclone’ to Spread Multiple Impacts Through US Later This Week
• Predators Pose a Risk to Livestock | KSU Extension: Various Non-Lethal Control Methods to Keep Livestock Safe
• An Urban’s Rural View | This Is About The National Debt. Please Read It Anyway.
• Update: Trump backs off plan to double Canadian steel and aluminum tariffs
• Grassley concerned about ongoing biodiesel plant shutdowns
• Conservation Corps jobs cut as Trump administration halts funding
• Rollins, RFK Jr. commit to completing 2025 dietary guidelines on schedule
• Farm Bureau On Why Egg Prices Are At Record Prices
• U.S. Sales Of Ag Tractors Down 18%, Combines Down 48% In February
• Ag, Food Groups Request Administration To Use “Sound Science” When Rule Making
• Turning to Innovation When Commodities Aren’t Profitable
• Sorghum, a Strong Biofuel Sources
• Thousands of Farmers Call for Immediate Action on E15

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 03.05.2025

• Trump tells farmers tariffs will help them, urges them to ‘have fun’
• Trump Triggers Trade War, Price Hikes With Tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico
• China Hits U.S. Soybean Firms, Halts Lumber Imports as It Steps up Retaliation Against Trump Tariffs
• Trump Points to an ‘American Comeback’ in Speech to Joint Session of Congress
• Lawmakers Worry Budget Plan Could Take Farm Bill
• Canada & Mexico Tariffs Take Effect, China Hits Back at US Ag
• Ag Secretary: Applications for $10 Billion in Economic Aid, ECAP, Should Arrive Soon
• Shutdown Could Put Aid Payments at Risk | Commodity Producers Brace for Impact: Trade Tariffs and Shutdown Risks Loom
• How to survive inflation on the farm
• How low can you go on nitrogen fertilizer?
• With Trump’s Tariffs, Illinois Farmers Worry About Losing Corn Sales to Mexico
• Grassley anticipates Congressional help for farmers in tariff crosshairs 
• Ag Sec’y Rollins Previews Her Vision For Restoring Rural Prosperity
• Nominations Now Open For Women In Ag Award

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for TX & OK Farmers & Ranchers: 03.04.2025

• New Research: Farmers, Public Support Protecting Access To Crop Protection Tools
• Trump’s Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Take Effect, With Added Duties on China
• New tariffs on imported ag products: Trump’s message to U.S. farmers
• Rollins Offers Some Details on Market Relief, Releases Conservation Funds
• U.S. to target new ag trade markets in 2025, Sec. Rollins says
• Treasury Scraps Deadline and Penalties for Beneficial Ownership Information Rule
• Letters to the Editor | Revitalizing the Future of Farming
• Rollins Details Economic Aid, USDA Cuts | Ag Secretary: Applications for $10 Billion in Economic Aid, ECAP, Should Arrive Soon
• Big Spring Storm Bringing Severe Weather, Blizzard to Central US
• Case IH, New Holland Release New Sense-and-Act Sprayer Technologies at 2025 Commodity Classic
• Trade war tensions rise: How new tariffs could hit your farm
• Grain selloff marches ahead in earnest | Afternoon Market Recap: Corn, soybean and wheat prices all slumped lower on Monday.
• China Readying Tariff Countermeasures on US Agriculture
• Ag Sec’y Rollins Delivers Remarks At Commodity Classic, Announces Next Steps For Economic Disaster Relief
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook Report
• USDA Forecasts 94 Million Acres Of Corn, 84 Million Acres Of Soybeans Plus Other Estimates

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 02.27.2025

• Lawmakers Worry House Budget Plan Could Tank New Farm Bill
• Non Bearing Almond Acreage is Down
• Are consumers open to smoke-affected wines?
• Cherry Pricing Pt 2
• Past California Farm Bureau President Runs for State Assembly
• The Statistics Around Egg Prices
• Food Insecurity by Region and DOGE Review of USDA
• Trade War 2025 Pt 2 | Fruit Grower Report
• Farmers tell senators they’re ‘desperate’ for H-2A relief
• Secretary Rollins Initiates New Public-Private Partnership to Reduce Wildfire Risk
• House Ag Chair Praises USDA’s Action To Prevent Illegal Aliens From Accessing SNAP
• Cartel IED Kills Texas Rancher | Texas Ag Commissioner Issues Warning After Rancher Killed by IED in Mexico
• USDA Unveils $1 Billion Plan to Combat Avian Flu and Lower Egg Prices
• Ag Organizations React to Changes in USDA Bird Flu Strategy
• Knowing Weight of Round Bales is Financially Vital Information
• Lawsuits on Biden Tailpipe Rule on Hold in Appeals Court Pending Trump Review
• Open your barn door from anywhere
• USDA program supports organic transition
• The heart of a farmer’s daughter
• Make more money on cropland, lease it for grazing
• Agricultural Groups Praise Jamieson Greer’s Confirmation as U.S. Trade Representative
• John Deere Brings Electric Power to Agriculture Tractors
• Kansas State Researchers Developing Index To Measure Cattle Pain, Stress Using Consumption Rate
• Trump Says 25% Canada, Mexico Tariffs ‘Going Forward’
• House Subcommittee hearing focuses on American trade enforcement
• Secretary Rollins Takes Action to Prevent Illegal Aliens from Accessing Food Stamps
• Tariff Threat Looms Over US-Canada Ag Canadian Ag Minister Warns of $200 Million in Daily Ag Trade Disruption
• Environment Groups Sue USDA For Removing Climate Webpages/References
• 2025 Growing Season Weather Update: Uncertainty After La Nina; Hotter, Drier This Summer
• Livestock Program Deadline Nears | Farm Service Agency Reminds Producers of Livestock Disaster Assistance Programs Deadline
• Is the corn market panic button ringing? | Ag Marketing IQ: Nope. Here are two strategies to hold onto upside price opportunities for your corn crop.
• Protect and defend price opportunity | Ag Marketing IQ: Crop insurance is a building block for risk management. Farmers must build a wall to stand during a year of grain market volatility with record corn planted acreage likely.
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy And Poultry Outlook Report
• Is Bigger Machinery Always Better?
• Here’s How Farmers Can Stay Balanced and Protect Profits in an Unpredictable Market, According to Veteran Market Analyst
• Are U.S. Commodity Program Payments Impacting Planted Acres?
• From Ranger to Rancher: Patrick Montgomery Produces Award-Winning Wagyu Beef While Uplifting Other Veterans in Ag
• U.S. Grains Council To Vote On Name Change To U.S. Grains And BioProducts Council

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Updated: 02.17.2025 | Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 02.14.2025

• Highlights Of Ag Secretary Rollins Action On Day One
• New USDA Sec’y Takes Bold Action To Stop Wasteful Spending
• NCC Survey Suggests U.S. Producers To Plant 9.6 Million Acres Of Cotton
• USDA: The Majority Of Counties Generate Some Agritourism Income
• Tariffs create ‘perfect storm’ for further pullback in farm machinery market
• ‘Farmers are going to be helped’ by Reciprocal Tariffs, Trump says
• House Budget Plan Requires $230 Billion Ag Committee Cuts
• Thousands of USDA Workers Fired Forest Service, NRCS Among Agencies Hit by Mass Firings as USDA Cuts Jobs
• House GOP Unveils Plan to Extend $4.5 Trillion in Tax Cuts, Lift Debt Ceiling
• California to Revisit Ban on Driverless Tractors
• Self-Pollinating Almonds and Ethanol Export Records
• How Almond Hulls and Shells in the Soil can Inhibit Soil Pests
• Smoke Exposure Website Pt 1
• Senate Confirms New Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins Wins Strong Bipartisan Vote to Become Agriculture Secretary
• Rollins says she’s focused on realigning USDA with its roots
• Rollins, Kennedy nominations confirmed by Senate
• House GOP Unveils Plan to Extend $4.5 Trillion in Tax Cuts, Lift Debt Ceiling
• E15 Bill Introduced in House, Senate | Bipartisan Year-Round National E15 Solution Introduced in House, Senate
• Protocol to Prevent Screwworm Spread | Animal Health Officials Work Together to Prevent New World Screwworm Spread
• How PFAS Ruined Some Small Texas Farms
• Why go organic? Let’s count the reasons
• Is farmland still a good investment?
• Reactions Roll in for RFK Jr.’s Confirmation as Health Secretary, Ag Industry Largely Silent
• The Quiet Genius Who Designed Deere’s Most Popular Tractors
• U.S. weather patterns have changed for the better
• Food aid still stalled; impact could be ‘catastrophic,’ key senator says
• Trump signs executive order laying groundwork for ‘reciprocal’ tariffs
• U.S. Sales Of Ag Tractors & Combines Drop During First Month Of 2025
• Exports Remain Key To U.S. Ethanol Industry Growth In 2025
• House’ Budget Plan Requires $230 Billion In Ag Committee Cuts
• 1st Quarter: John Deere’s Sales Down 30%, Net Income Down 50%: $869 Million

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 02.05.2025

• Could tariffs help California wine?
• California Department of Pesticide Regulation | Releases 2024-2028 Strategic Plan
• Who is the American Wine Industry? – Time to Reframe Tariff Messaging
• Cattle Inventory Continues Contraction
• The winds of change in agricultural lending
• What is a Good Bull Worth in 2025?
• Power Shortfalls CoBank CEO: Electricity Supply an Issue Across Rural America
• Farmers in the Dark as USDA Puts Major Project Payments on Hold
• China Tariffs Begin, Canada & Mexico Tariffs Paused
• Will spring wheat acreage hit historic lows?
• CNH Brands Case IH, New Holland Expecting Tough Financial Year in 2025
• Senate Ag Committee Advances USDA Secretary Nominee Brooke Rollins
• How I’m learning to give up control, as a farmer and a parent
• Bird Flu Detected in Commercial Egg Layer Flock in O’Brien County, Iowa
• John Deere Aftermarket Kit Bridges Precision Ag Tech Across Manufacturers
• House Ag Committee Leadership and AFBF President Talk Tariffs, Farm Bill
• Iowa State Releases New N-FACT Tool, Calculates Optimal Nitrogen Application Rates
• U.S. Farmers’ Retain Optimistic Outlook For 2025 Despite Ag Trade Uncertainty
• A Platform For Famers To Find/Review Biologicals AgList Is Launched

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 01.28.2025

Mrs. Brooke Rollins, of Texas
Nominee for Secretary of Agriculture

See Full Nomination Hearing
Download Her Testimony (PDF)

• Legislation Aims to Modernize California’s Water Plan
• Not Selling Walnuts As a Commodity
• Vilsack to Lead World Food Prize Former Ag Secretary to Lead World Food Prize, Focusing on Food Security
• House Ag leaders debate farm bill, possible SNAP cuts
• Jury Upholds AGCO/Precision Planting Technology On Lawsuit Filed By John Deere
• Ag Sec’y Nominee Rollins Commits To Working On Prop. 12 Fix During Confirmation Hearing
• Washington Farmer Learns More From Leaving the Comfort Zone
• Managing the Farm as Two Separate Businesses
• Farm Credit Rates
• New Podcast: Farm Policy 101 with Dr. Joe Outlaw
• Smart farming takes center stage at CES 2025
• Why are the bears running the show now?
• Smart farming takes center stage at CES 2025
• Frigid Weather Likely Damaged U.S. Winter Wheat Crop, Meteorologist Says
• Market advisor expects little change in crop plans
• US, Colombia Avoid Trade War Over Deportations
• Fed Policy and Political Influence: A critique by Malanga
• What A Battle Over the Panama Canal Means For U.S. Agriculture
• 42% Of Family Farms Had Income Below The Median, And 5% Had Wealth Below The U.S. Median In 2023
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook Report

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 01.21.2025

• Trump takes charge, presses trade plans, pledges to end EV ‘mandate’
• Trump 2.0: From Early Executive Orders to Delaying Tariffs Against China, Here’s What to Expect as Trump Takes Office
• Trump Says a ‘Golden Age’ Is Beginning as He Seeks to Peel Back Last Four Years
• Krymsk 86 Rootstock is Popular Among Almond Growers
• New administration a mixed bag for almonds
• Water Rights Annual Reporting Deadline: Feb 1
• 2025 Farm Media Usage/Preference Study Released By Avant Marketing Group
• Nat’l Assn Of State Depts Of Ag Congratulate Donald Trump,, Emphasizes Importance Of Federal And State Collaboration
• Hundreds of Ag Groups Write Senators Backing Ag Secretary Nominee Brooke Rollins
• Treasury Nominee Bessent Pledges to Press China on Ag Trade Commitments
• 2025 Federal Crop Insurance Change
• Secretary of Ag Tom Vilsack’s Journey: What Comes After 12 Years at USDA?
• Arctic Blast Brings Dangerously Cold Temperatures to Majority of U.S.
• Renewable diesel boom leveling out
• Leadership and Legacy: Empowering Stories from the First Female Corn Growers President
• Where Do Farmers Plan to Cut Costs in 2025? Here Are the Results from the Latest AgWeb Poll
• More Action Needed By Mexico Before Reopening Border for Feeder Cattle Imports, Says Vilsack
• 2025 farm outlook: Planted in hope
• 3 Strategies For Weathering Years Of Low Farm Income
• Study Reports How Public Support Payments To Farmers
• Farm Futures Survey Reports 2025 Farmers’ Outlook
• AgWeb.com Poll Finds Where Farmers Are Cutting Back On Expenses
• Save Family Farming Documentary Pt 1

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 01.15.2025

• Finding Shelter for Animals in Fire Areas
• Declining Almond Acreage, New ABC Leadership
• California Budget Hurting Farmers and Mixed Message on Trump Tariffs
• Almonds Provide Excellent Exercise Recovery
• Northwest Cherries in 2024 Pt 1
• Did climate change fuel the LA wildfires?
• USDA Sets Enrollment Periods for Commodity Programs
• Letting tax cuts expire would trigger ag job losses, hurt worker pay, report says
• WATT Lists The Top 10 U.S.-based Feed Companies
• John Deere Expands Self-Repair Solutions By Customers
• Cattle Producers Pleased By Withdrawal Of Anti-Free Market USDA Rule
• Small Family Farms Accounted For 86% Of U.S. Farms And Generated 17% Of The Value Of Production
• Retail Fertilizer Prices Start 2025 Mixed
• JBS USA Reaches $4 Million Settlement on Alleged Child Labor Law Violations
• AFBF: Foreign Ag Land Ownership in US Grows by 1.58 Million Acres From 2022 to 2023
• In the first outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth in nearly 40 years, United Kingdom, Mexico and South Korea has stopped the imports of meat.
• Science, ag sit at an important crossroad
• Learning from past land sales cycles
• Nitrogen optimization program already helping farmers plan for ‘25

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