Farming in 2025 will be challenging for many row crop producers. Low commodity prices, disappointing 2024 yields, high input ...

USDA report days always have their share of confusion, and the agency’s website crashing just as big acreage and grain stocks came out didn’t make Friday’s data dump any less chaotic. But futures ...

The booths were buzzing and the streets were vibrant as the Farm Progress Show made a triumphant return to Boone, Iowa, for the first time since 2018. “I think what sets this show apart from other ...

The year 2024 was a tale of two economies in agriculture. The row crop and fruit industries, which tend to be monocultures, are in the third year of a downturn, now without government assistance.

June means crunch time for the Farm Progress Show and Husker Harvest Days, but it also means the really cool stuff is rolling out as the shows take shape. “The best part of my job is that every day is ...

It pays to know what your farm liability insurance covers. “Planning is important,” says Ray Massey, University of Missouri Extension economist, “but even the best plans do not always succeed in ...

“Is this crop making money or losing money?” One question rests at the root of all farm-level financial decisions. And yet, answering the complexities of that single question, year after year, will ...

Whether you are deciding what to eat for lunch or preparing your succession plan, decisions are part of our everyday lives. I am a senior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, which means that it is ...

The big story as farmers prepare for 2022 planting is rising input costs and supply chain issues that will bring challenges no matter what crops a farmer grows. At this year’s North Carolina ...

Specialty crops offer unique opportunities to include cover crops in the rotation because they are often harvested earlier. This opens a wider window for a late-summer or earlier-fall seeding in which ...

For the third time, Wilson Centennial Farm in Carson City, Mich., earned one of only six national awards for the highest quality milk — earning the platinum designation in the National Dairy Quality ...

Welcome to 2024 (almost)! For row crop producers across the country, last year was characterized by easing input cost pressure and revenue prospects as well as by widespread weather uncertainty. It ...