Hog Outlook: Industry experts forecast strong profitability ahead, with pork prices expected to surge 5% to 10% in the fourth quarter. This marks a dramatic turnaround from the devastating losses of 2023 and 2024.

A renewable energy company says the expanded use of biodiesel and biomethane in the maritime industry could be a game changer for the ag industry.

American Soybean Association CEO Steve Censky says the escalation of trade tensions with China are concerning. Censky says an announcement from President Trump that he intended to cancel his upcoming meeting with China’s president came as a surprise. “Just recently, the President posted on Truth...

A southeast Iowa livestock producer says economic conditions have been favorable for his turkey operation.

The chill of deep winter freezes and late spring frosts have thawed to a much larger expected pear harvest this year, according to USA Pears. And the difference is substantial: 2025 could deliver yields that jump 60% from the weather-related woes of a year ago.

Autonomous farm machinery is no longer a technology of the future — tasks such as tillage and grain cart operations are now operating nearly on their own.

Net farm incomes are expected to be higher in 2025 compared to 2024, not from cash prices for crop production but, from high livestock prices and direct government payments.

Producer Sentiment by Farm Type

The Wall Street Journal's Brian Schwartz, Patrick Thomas and Natalie Andrews reported that "President Trump is considering providing $10 billion or more in aid to U.S. farmers as the agriculture sector warns of economic fallout from his far-reaching tariffs, according to people familiar with the...

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says high input costs are affecting farmers across the United States.

The senior vice president for the American Coalition for Ethanol suggests there’s not a lot of opposition to year-round nationwide E15. Ron Lamberty says the only group publicly against permanent E15 legislation is the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers Association.

Clayton Sellars became the first rodeo athlete to receive an AGwagon PRORODEO Special Edition when his Ford F-250 XL was recently delivered. Sellars is a four-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier, a Professional Bull Riders World Finals qualifier and the 2018 PRCA Resistol Rookie of the Year.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $480 million to make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous and strengthen global food security through its two premier international food assistance programs, McGovern-Dole and Food for Progress. These programs rely on and support American...

The U.S. hog herd got a little bit smaller over the past year. The USDA says that at the start of September 2025, the U.S. hog inventory was 1% below September 1, 2024, at 74.472 million head, with the marketing herd 1% under last year at 68.538 million head and the breeding herd dipping 2% to...

The USDA’s latest estimate is that U.S. farmers planted more than 98m acres of corn in 2025, the largest planting in nearly nine decades. In recent memory, 2025 acreage surpassed the 2012 high-water mark of 97.3m acres (Figure 1).