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Source: AFBF
Significant Farm Losses Persist, Despite Federal Assistance
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, wheat, cotton, rice, barley, oats, peanuts and sorghum. At a high level, ERS projects average total costs per acre to increase for every crop in 2026, underscoring the persistence of elevated production expenses across U.S. agriculture.

Source: NDSU
Breaking Down the January 2026 NDSU Agricultural Trade Monitor: IEEPA Fertilizer Tariffs, Price Pass-Through, and Market Adjustment
The January 2026 edition of the NDSU Agricultural Trade Monitor examines how tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) affected agricultural input markets during 2025, with a particular focus on fertilizers.

Source: DTN/Progressive Farmer
Funding Deal Reached by Congress Doesn't Include More Farm Aid
A package of funding bills assembled by House and Senate appropriators that needs to pass before the end of January does not contain any more aid for farmers despite a push by some lawmakers.
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Source: Brownfield
Advancing E15 policy opens doors for other biofuels
The CEO of Clean Fuels Alliance America says revisions to a bipartisan bill advancing year-round E15 would benefit other renewable fuels.

Source: FAO
Global Forum for Food and Agriculture puts agriculture at the center of water policy, recognizing FAO’s leadership
Agriculture ministers from more than 60 countries meeting at the 2026 Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) agreed that addressing water scarcity and competing uses requires placing agriculture at the core of water policy and governance.

Source: DTN/Progressive Farmer
Winter's First Half Dried Out Much of the Mississippi Basin
As we approach the midpoint of the 2025-26 meteorological winter season (December-January-February), the drying influence from a warm December is showing up in the greater Mississippi River basin. December 2025 ranked as the fifth-warmest December on record for the contiguous United States.
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Source: Brownfield
Farm leaders calling for swift congressional action to buoy farmers
Nearly 60 state and national farm groups are asking for Congress to pass immediate economic support for both row crop and specialty crop farmers.
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Source: USDA
USDA Launches Lender Lens Dashboard to Promote Data Transparency
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden today unveiled the Lender Lens on the Rural Data Gateway.

Source: DTN/Progressive Farmer
Supreme Court to Hear Bayer Roundup Case That Could End Glyphosate Lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Friday it will hear a Bayer Roundup case that could bring product-liability lawsuits to a close on the glyphosate-based weed killer.
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