The U.S. and Iran have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to end the war, and an ag economist says the ripple effects are impacting the ag sector.

There is no shortage of concern about the financial health of the farm economy. One difficulty is how to adequately describe the severity of ongoing concerns. First, there is always some degree of financial stress. Bankruptcies and delinquency rates are never zero. Second, the current situation for...

This time of year, farmers are deciding whether their crops would benefit from a nutrient boost, weighing yield potential against the high cost of fertilizer.

The USDA says 1.7 million cattle were placed into feedlots during the month of May, a 10 percent decline from 2025. While within pre-report expectations, it was at the low end of the range.

New federal clarifications on the H-2A guest worker program will allow dairy farms to access temporary workers.

The director of swine health for the National Pork Board (NPB) says there is a lot of disease pressure that pork producers are struggling with right now.

2026 could be another record year for U.S. ethanol exports.

The smallest U.S. wheat crop in decades continues to shrink due to weather issues and acreage cuts.The USDA sees the crop at 1.03 billion bushels, 2% below May, as harvest moves forward, and 27% below 2025, with an average yield of 46.8 bushels per acre, down 0.8 on the month and 8.1 bushels on the...

The USDA is projecting increased milk supplies and declining cheese prices to overhang the market this year and next.

Lawmakers and industry representatives want to see the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement improved to better support U.S. agriculture.

The organization representing more than 5,000 U.S. ag retail locations says the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger should not happen.

During a call with reporters, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said one case was found in the umbilical area of a three-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texas. “We have established a 20-kilometer infested zone around the detection and implementing quarantines, movement controls, and surveillance in this...

A market advisor says dry weather in Brazil hasn’t had a significant impact on the country’s expected record corn crop.

The CEO of Farm Credit Illinois says the ag economy continues to show signs of stress.Kelly Hunt says some difficult conversations took place during the cooperative’s loan renewal season.