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🚜 Every Acre Matters

One 1,000-acre farm can support:

• Equipment dealerships
• Seed companies
• Fertilizer suppliers
• Local banks
• Trucking companies
• Grain elevators

Agriculture keeps rural Texas moving.

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Avoid mail delays or your claim payment getting lost when you set up direct deposit in the FMH Policyholder Center.
Learn how at https://t.co/nd5sHPRVkS.

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🌾 Grain Sorghum (Milo)

Ever wonder what those reddish grain heads are?

That's grain sorghum.

It's drought tolerant and thrives in Central Texas.

Uses include:
• Livestock feed
• Bird seed
• Gluten-free foods
• Export markets around the world

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Learn how you can make #cropinsurance easier and more accurate this harvest season at https://t.co/YupV3fSV5z.

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Thinking about harvest? Precision Crop Insurance Solutions™ from FMH lets you use the precision ag data you're already collecting for electronic reporting.

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🌿 Why So Much Corn Here?

Central Texas offers:

• Long growing season
• Excellent sunshine
• Productive soils
• Reliable spring rainfall (most years)

These conditions make the Central Texas Blacklands ideal for corn production.

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Once the ears have filled with grain, the plant naturally dries down. Those brown leaves are a sign the kernels have matured and harvest is getting close. Brown doesn't always mean bad—it often means harvest time.

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"The corn is dead! Did the farmer lose his crop?" Actually...this is exactly what the farmer wants to see.

Corn is an annual plant, meaning it completes its entire life cycle in one growing season.

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🌱 Cotton: More Than Blue Jeans

Cotton becomes much more than clothing.

It can be found in:
✔ Medical supplies
✔ Dollar bills
✔ Cooking oil (cottonseed oil)
✔ Livestock feed
✔ Paper products

Texas produces more cotton than any other state.

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🌽 Where Does Central Texas Corn Go?

After harvest, corn may become:

🐄 Cattle feed
🐖 Hog feed
🐔 Poultry feed
⛽ Ethanol
🥣 Breakfast cereal
🌮 Tortilla chips

One crop...
Thousands of products.

[Secretary Brooke Rollins @SecRollins]

American farmers grow the best cotton in the world, @POTUS is making sure the world buys it.

That’s exactly why @USDA launched the Great American Cotton Plan earlier this year: to revitalize the US cotton industry, expand markets, and create new opportunities for our producers.

Today’s action by @USTradeRep to crack down on forced labor pairs perfectly with that effort by leveling the playing field and driving even greater demand for world-class American cotton.

It’s simple: If you want to make textiles for the American market, buy American cotton. 🇺🇸

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#Harvest2026 season is here. Praying for a bountiful and SAFE harvest for everyone! Please be mindful if you are on the roads and have patience while our farmers are out there!

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Happy 250th Birthday America!!

"Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful, and most noble employment of man."

-Goerge Washington

#IndependenceDay
#farming
#agriculture

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Early detection is critical. Be sure to check animals regularly for unusual wounds or signs of infestation and contact your veterinarian immediately if you suspect a problem.

Please share with fellow ranchers and livestock producers to help keep everyone informed. 🇺🇸🐄

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🚨 New World Screwworm (NWS) Update 🚨

If you own livestock, now is a good time to stay informed. USDA APHIS is providing regular updates, interactive maps, and confirmed detection reports as they work to monitor and contain New World Screwworm.

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Official USDA Resources:
📍 Current Status: https://t.co/EAUm8HFXyL
📍 Confirmed U.S. Detections Dashboard: https://t.co/gz2zqHDPJp

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2027 Annual Forage signups are approaching, deadline is July 15, 2026. Call to lock in your coverage for forage or hay on planted annuals!

[U.S. Farm Report @USFarmReport]

The request allocates $10 billion to row and specialty crop producers for crops planted in 2026, with the remaining $1.1 billion designated for Florida farmers hit by winter storms in late 2025 and early 2026. https://t.co/JGdX8Tukh8

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Get ready for #Harvest2026 and print out your calibration checklist now.
Learn more about FMH Precision Solutions at https://t.co/oyb9u2JkEr

[Farm Service Agency @usdaFSA]

Landowners – Remember to review and consider base acre increases on farms enrolled in Agriculture Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage by Aug. 31, 2026. https://t.co/k8XHsPzCrx