Four start-up companies offering agricultural innovations have advanced to compete for a top prize of $100,000 in the 2027 ...
Farm production expenses have risen sharply, with higher interest rates increasing the cost of financing operations and capital purchases such as equipment and farmland.
Hoff: The September WASDE is a major report because it marks the USDA’s first opportunity to incorporate objective yield data ...
The Senate Agriculture Committee's farm bill, the Agricultural Act of 2026, modernizes essential farm programs, authorizes year-round sales of E15 to strengthen markets for American agriculture, and ...
The USDA-Economic Research Service (ERS) December update to Commodity Costs and Returns provides a comprehensive look at per-acre production costs for the nine principal row crops: corn, soybeans, ...
USDA raised its 2026 net farm income forecast by $5 billion from February to $158.4 billion, and its estimate of 2025 income ...
Hoff: Credit can also offer clues about broader economic conditions in agriculture.
Parum: So, we're continuing to see higher cash receipts in some commodities as prices continue to increase. We continue to ...
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on President Trump’s decision to waive Jones Act regulations for fuel and fertilizer imports coming through America’s ports, as ...
In late August, President Trump issued a proclamation temporarily expanding the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for lean beef ...
Farm bill credit programs help farmers and ranchers access financing when they cannot obtain sufficient credit through ...