Farmers are bracing for a more expensive 2026 harvest and 2027 growing season.

Article by Paul Schadegg, President, Farmers National Company

One of the biggest landscape changes in U.S. agriculture has been the decline in wheat acreage. In the early 1980s, the U.S. harvested an average of 71.6m acres of wheat annually. Most recently, wheat harvests have averaged 36.1m acres annually, representing a 50% decline.

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A retired firefighter says farm fires could have better outcomes if SoyFoam was used to fight them.

The Financial Times’ Taylor Nicole Rogers reported recently that “businesses are bracing for a strike at three dozen U.S. ports that could upend supply chains and raise prices just weeks before election day.”

The USDA’s latest estimates reveal that U.S. cropland values average $6,020 per acre in 2026 (Figure 1). However, that national average often isn’t, on its own, very insightful. Instead, year-over-year, state-level data provide meaningful context.

The chairman of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says he’ll bring the farm bill back up for another vote after lawmakers return from the August recess.

A farm equipment specialist says an abundant supply is softening the price of used combines.

USDA recently announced that it plans to begin a phased reopening of southern ports for livestock trade in August.

The National FFA Southern Region Vice President says continued membership growth is helping expand opportunities for students across the country.

The chief atmospheric scientist with Nutrien Ag Solutions says he expects a record setting El Nino to have significant impacts this fall.

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USDA reports on-farm corn stocks up 16% from a year ago, while storage capacity growth has plateaued. “Where are we going to put all the grain when harvest starts?”That’s the question John Tuttle with Brock (storage bin manufacturer) says more commercial grain handlers are asking as the 2026...