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Source: NCGA
NCGA surveys find rising alarm over fertilizer costs and availability, with risks escalating into 2027
U.S. corn farmers are facing growing uncertainty around fertilizer affordability and access, with concern mounting well beyond the current planting season, according to new survey results released today by the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA).

Source: DTN/Progressive Farmer
Biofuel groups push 45Z rule as delayed USDA emissions tool clouds tax credit value
Biofuel groups are pressing the IRS and Treasury Department to finalize a rule for the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit as USDA's still-unfinished feedstock carbon calculator leaves farmers and ethanol producers without clear guidance heading into another planting season.

Source: Brownfield
Confidence in transition to El Nino weather pattern climbing
A meteorologist with Aura Commodities says the U.S. could start to see a shift to an El Nino weather pattern as soon as next month.

Source: USDA
USDA announces the creation of the USDA National Proving Grounds Network to strengthen U.S. farm and ranch profitability
USDA’s Research, Education, and Economics Under Secretary Dr. Scott Hutchins today announced the launch of the USDA National Proving Grounds Network for AgTech (NPG-Ag), a nationwide initiative designed to rigorously evaluate agricultural technologies under real-world U.S. farming and ranching conditions.

Source: PR Newswire/John Deere Company
Deere & Company reaches settlement in repair services antitrust litigation
Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) announced Monday that it has reached a settlement agreement to resolve the multidistrict "right to repair" litigation pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. This settlement addresses the issues raised in the 2022 complaint and brings this case to an end with no finding of wrongdoing.

Source: Purdue/CME Group
Farmer sentiment improves despite rising input costs concerns
Farmer sentiment improved in March as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer (AEB) Index rose from 116 points in February to 127.

Source: DTN/Progressive Farmer
Winter wheat condition rated 35% good to excellent in first national USDA Crop Progress report of 2026
The nation's winter wheat crop is starting the 2026 growing season in worse shape than last year's crop, according to USDA NASS's weekly Crop Progress report released on Monday.

Source: Brownfield
Middle East conflict could drive higher food prices, economist says
An ag economist says the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could have lasting ripple effects throughout the entire food supply chain.

Source: Brownfield
Purdue economist: Financial risk grows for farmers heading into 2026 season
An ag economist at Purdue University says the conflict in the Middle East is contributing to increased financial strain.













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