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

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

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• 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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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 01.08.2025

• California board approves a definition for regenerative agriculture
• Wildfires take toll on food producers
• Wildfires, climate change and the Ice Age
• Drier Conditions in Argentina Finally Starting to Matter
• World Shares are Mixed After Wall St Slumps Despite Strong US Economic Data
• A sci-fi swing and a miss on futuristic farming
• Bird Flu Patient Dies in Louisiana; Was Exposed to Poultry, Wild Birds
• Trump Says He Won’t Narrow Universal Tariff Plans
• John Deere Introducing Next Generation Perception Autonomy Kits
• Senate Agenda to Start 2025 Includes New Farm Bill
• China 2025: 5 Predictions to Watch in the New Year
• FDA Issues Guidance On Labeling Plant-Based Foods
• Farm Operators Continue To Be Primary Buyers of Ag Land, Farmers National Company Says
• Not all inheritances need to be accepted | Farm & Family: Disclaimer allows for heirs to refuse inheritance.
• Mike Pearson takes a look at a new Missouri bill that will make it clear where a piece of meat or protein originated from in the packaging.
• Benchmarking Crop Machinery Cost and Investment
• Ag Industry Pushes for Farm Bill Action, Regulatory Relief After Johnson’s Dramatic Reelection
• Budget Reconciliation Likely to Include SNAP
• USDA Increases Funding For New Specialty Crop Program
• Updated Beef Quality Assurance National Manual Now Available

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 12.30.2024

• UC: Protect livestock, poultry from bird flu
• Almond Price Break Even Point is Too High for Many Growers
• Carbon Program Offers Financial and Soil Health Incentives
• California State of Emergency and Poll Shows Americans Want E15
• Vertical Farming Company Shifts Away from California
• How Farmers Will Be Paid In Congress’ Economic Loss Assistance Program Payments
• Top 5 Things to Watch | Delayed Business Reporting Rule, Weather Changes, Top Ag Story of 2024 Reveal in Week Ahead
• 2025: The Beginning of the New Normal
• Experts Worried Bird Flu Spread is Reaching Boiling Point
• What Farmers Need to Know About the Corporate Transparency Act Taking Effect Jan. 13, 2025
• How to Increase Yields With Lime Applications
• Bumper Crops, Struggling Prices Weigh on Grain Farmers’ Incomes
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• This Week in Agribusiness, Dec. 28, 2024
• Commodities play bounce house in Chicago
• 7 ways to ease human health concerns with triazole fungicides
• Trump Threatens To Take Back The Panama Canal, Critical For Ag Exports
• How Financial Liquidity Helps Farms Perform In Tough Times
• Dollar Stores Impact Rural Independent Grocery Stores More Than Urban Stores

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 12.20.2024

• Shutdown more and more likely: House rejects Trump-backed deal to keep government running
• Budget deal collapse jeopardizes ag aid and farm bill | Government shutdown looms as Trump torpedoes bipartisan agreement.
• House Votes Down Funding, Ag Relief Bill Trump Backs
• California Sunflower Seed Hybrid Development
• How Do Smallholder Farmers Afford Ag Robotics?
• Fresh Perspectives and Continuity at California Farm Bureau
• Morroco and Turkey Possible New Almond Markets
• Trump Endorses New Spending Plan in Congress That Suspends Debt Limit for Two Years
• Minnesota’s Amy Klobuchar Named Ranking Member Of Senate Ag Committee
• Dec. 1 Cattle on Feed Report Expected To Be Supportive for Cattle Complex
• Expert Witness Who Alleges ADM Manipulated Ethanol Market Sees Credibility Examined in Court
• Take tillage to next level with these tools
• Grains Close Mixed | Thursday, December 19, 2024
• White House Recognizes Rural Innovators for Their Community-Focused Work
• Tax Turbulence: How Sunsetting Provisions Could Change Your Bottom Line
• GAO Reports Farmers Have Received $161 Billion From USDA In Past Five Years

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 12.13.2024

• California Table Grape Commission Hires Director of Community Service and Health Programs
• Walnut Industry Reaching Out To Connected Foodies
• Will importing workers lead to importing crops?
• Can Whole Orchard Recycling Suppress Weed Establishment in New Orchards?
• Postharvest State of the California Table Grape Industry
• Why Did Court Halt CTA Reporting Requirements?
• Biden Administration Wants to Protect Monarch Butterfly With Endangered Species Act
• Deportation Threat Pt 1
• Trump trade war to hurt farmers as China turns to Brazil
• Democrats in Congress Propose $10 Billion in Economic Aid to Farmers
• Market Aid in Jeopardy During Farm Bill Extension Talks
• Farm Bill Extension Stalls as Republicans Oppose Using IRA Funds for Aid to Farmers
• Smith’s Favorite Story of 2024 | Celebrating Farming Fathers and Family
• Crop Insurance | Keeps America Growing | Crops, Cars and Cavemen
• Find way through trying times in agriculture
• With Trump, Oil Refiners ‘Will Be Back in the Driver’s Seat’ on RFS, Says Analyst
• Navigating Trade Wars, Tariffs and More in the New Year
• Opinion | As Farmers, it is Important and Good to Stand Up and Defend the Future of Agriculture
• DGA Report Sparks Debate Over Nutrition Guidelines
• Trump signals support for dockworkers as potential January strike looms
• CoBank Releases Report “Forces That Will Shape The 2025 U.S. Rural Economy”
• USDA Denies Iowa To Prevent Purchase Of Lab-Grown Meat And Eggs With Federal AssistanceFarm Bill Extension Stalls as Republicans Oppose Using IRA Funds for Aid to Farmers
• USDA Release Report Showing How Food Dollar Sales Are Split Between All Parties
• Why Gifting Shares of a C-Corp is Not a Good Idea
• Congress continues work on supplemental disaster package for farmers
• Farmer stays resilient, says farm bill would help
• U.S. agriculture can be greenhouse gas negative
• Progressive Farmer | Baranick’s Favorite Story of 2024 April Eclipse Was a Life-Changing Experience
• Ten megatrends impacting agriculture: Part 1
• Trump Migrant Deportations Could Threaten States’ Agricultural Economies
• Two Judges Block Kroger-Albertsons Merger
• Grassley certain of farm bill extension but unsure on disaster aid
• House Votes for Final Passage of New Water Infrastructure ‘WRDA’ Bill
• Tractors Take New Sales Hit in November | New Tractor and Combine Sales Fell Again in November
• These new UTVs are built for work and play
• 2024 growing season highlights the wonders of soil
• A Year in the Life of a Christmas Tree Farmer
• Federal Judge Halts Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act
• 2025 Top Farmer Conference Provides Economic, Policy and Tech Strategies
• Will the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Get a Second Life?
• USDA Reports Precision Agriculture Use Increases With Farm Size
• USDA Announces Availability Of $1.13 Billion For Local Food Programs
• USDA Announces Marketing Assistance Program For Small Specialty Crop Growers

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 12.05.2024

• Growers begin vote on Almond Board’s future
• Ag Economist Irwin: Trump Administration Could Do Away With 45Z Tax Credit
• Farmer Sentiment Following The U.S. Election Reaches Highest Levels Since May 2021
• Most Fertilizer Prices Remain Higher
• USDA’s December Net Farm Income Forecast at $140.7 Billion
• Traders Turn Feeder Cattle Complex Higher as Fundamental Support Prevails
• Ag Trade Deficit Higher, But Tariffs on Imports Could Boost Domestic Demand for Soybeans
• Kioti, Manitou release new ag machines
• Road warrior: Focusing on your business and personal cash flow is a powerful strategy during a down business cycle.
• DFAP is closed, will not reopen, USDA says Scams misleading potential recipients of Discrimination Financial Assistance Program money have been reported.
• A ‘Trump Bump’ on the Farm, With a Dollop of Trade War Anxiety
• Strong Livestock Revenue Slows Decline in U.S. Farm Income
• Judge Overturns USDA Rule on Genetically Engineered Plants
• Treasury says 45Z tax guidance coming before new Trump administration
• Consider having more control over drainage systems
• Watch interest costs
• Farm Bill Extension a Priority as Congress Returns
• Judge blocks business ownership reporting requirement
• USDA Forecasts Farm Sector Profits To Fall In 2024
• More From Farm Bureau On Ag Producers’ Income Drop Of $41 Billion In Two Years
• CropLife Magazine Reports The 100 Largest Crop Input Ag Retailers
• Farm Bill Extension a Priority as Congress Returns
• Did Mr. Trump promise inflation? A Rabobank research report predicts inflation, higher deficits and ag trade disruption if the president-elect follows through on economic policy promises.
• Trump transition looms over organic summit
• The Value of a Dollar Is Influencing the Value of Commodities
• Where Is Farmland Going? A look at what is happening to American farmland as farmers get older.
• Activists’ Issue Statement On Court Strikes Down Lax GMO Rules, Halts GE Crop Introductions Without USDA Oversight

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 11.25.2024

• Trump Names Policy Leader Brooke Rollins As Agriculture Secretary in Next Administration
• Agricultural industry groups released statements congratulating the current president and CEO of America First Policy Institute on her nomination.
• Market Relief Needed to Supplement Farm Bill Extension, Senators Say
• California’s avian influenza outbreak escalating
• Short California Winegrape Crop Doesn’t Fix Wine Market Troubles
• Food and Beverage Companies Sharpen M&A Efforts to Focus on Core Strengths and Consumer Trends
• USDA Launches New Online Civil Rights Tool
• 7 ag stories you can’t miss from week ending – November 22, 2024
• Ag Policy Blog: Stabenow’s Late Effort to Secure a New Farm Bill Before Retirement, the Rural Prosperity Act
• With Trump Administration, Ag Sustainability Goals Will Likely Lean on Private Sector
• Will grain markets get a bull for Christmas?
• Does Black Friday turn grain markets red?
• Want to scout soybeans better? Check out these tools
• Keeping agriculture cool: Building on opportunities, leadership and advocacy
• Winter Wheat Planting Complete in 8 States
• ASA monitoring tariff suggestions under second Trump admin
• How to maximize profitability in a tough ag economy
• Farm Labor Survey under question
• Farmland: A Legacy And An Asset
• Full Year: John Deere’s Revenues Down 28%, Net Income Down 30%: $7.1 Billion
• John Deere’s Stock Price On Track For Largest Percent Increase Since 2021
• USDA Releases Season Average Price Forecasts Report
• Is Beef Getting the Boot in Dietary Guidelines?

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 11.15.2024

• How The Anti-Animal Confinement Proposal Was Crushed In California
• Trump taps Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head Health and Human Services
• Cash-Strapped U.S. Farmers Switch to Generic Crop Chemicals, in Blow to Big Manufacturers
• Republicans Elect Farm-State Sen. Thune for Majority Leader
• Ag Bankers Survey: Profitability Concerns Rise Among US Farmers
• Ag Interest Rate | Snapshot Farm Credit Rates
• The ABCs of Business Ownership
• The ever-increasing market support for organic agriculture
• Couple marries beef cattle with CrossFit
• Corporate Transparency Act Deadline Approaching – What You Need to Know
• Ag Committee Member John Thune Elected Senate Majority Leader
• Zeldin Picked to Lead EPA, Lighthizer Not Asked to Tackle Trade
• BASF Adjusts Its Grower Financing Program To Support Farm Liquidity In 2025
• EPA Announces Members To The Farm, Ranch And Rural Communities Advisory Committee
• New Report Highlights Impact Of Glyphosate Loss On Farm Bill Programs
• USDA: Poverty Rates Highest For Rural Children Under 5 Years Old
• Ag leaders pleased with selection of Thune as Senate Majority Leader
• Are possible Trump tariffs generating ag anxiety?
• EID and your cattle: What you need to know
• When cellphones don’t work, how do you communicate on farm?
• Will Trump tariffs benefit agriculture trade?

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