It was a very warm overall fall season in 2025. Some bursts of cold air moved through as they always do, but they were fewer and further between this year.

A closer look at the farmland market for 2026. Randy Dickhut with Agricultural Economic Insights says cash rents have remained stable, but are expected to decline in 2026.

Program enrollment decisions for the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs were made in March of 2025. However, the One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3), which was not passed and signed into law until July, resulted in farmers receiving the higher of the PLC or ARC payments for 2025

The American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health program and the Ministry of Investments, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand collaboration on developing U.S. soy value chains to advance trade between the United States and Uzbekistan.

USDA’s most recent Commodity Costs and Returns, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates and Farm Sector Income & Finances reports confirm what those in agriculture have known for several years: U.S. farm income is under immense pressure as input costs have increased dramatically while crop prices have fallen sharply – resulting in crop and specialty crop margins that have been at or below breakeven for several consecutive years.

U.S. winter wheat conditions improved last week, USDA NASS said in its final national Crop Progress report of 2025 released on Monday.

Geopolitics are expected to influence fertilizer prices in 2026.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) intent to purchase up to $30 million in fresh fruit from American farmers and producers to distribute to food banks and nutrition assistance programs across the country.

The Agriculture Department will soon roll out the second stage of the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program. We asked Richard Fordyce, undersecretary of agriculture for farm production and conservation, about the program and when — or if — the trade aid payments previously teased by the administration will be announced.

The Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation at the USDA says conversations are still happening about trade aid.

Abundant global supplies and limited trade policies have put the U.S. sugar industry on the brink.

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.7 million head on Nov. 1, 2025. The inventory was 2% below Nov. 1, 2024, USDA reported on Friday.

The Meat Institute today released an economic study that found the meat and poultry processing industry contributes $57.3 billion to the US economy and provides 584,000 jobs.

U.S. trade relations with Japan and other countries are headed in a direction that could put U.S. agriculture and other businesses on unstable ground, a former U.S. trade negotiator and head of an Asia trade think tank in Washington, D.C., said on Wednesday.

The National Milk Producers Federation celebrated today’s latest step toward better nutrition for children, as the Senate passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act by unanimous consent.

The U.S. Dairy Export Council says August shipments continued a three-month trend higher.

A new bill in the U.S. House seeks greater price transparency and stability in the fertilizer market.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news given that the market has had plenty to digest lately.

National Farmers Union (NFU) today released the annual Thanksgiving Edition of the “Farmer’s Share of the Food Dollar,” revealing stark inequities in America’s food system.

The 40th annual American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Thanksgiving dinner survey finds that a table of classic dishes for 10 people will cost $55.18, down 5% from last year, but still higher than four years ago.

Developing countries recognize the urgent need to adapt agrifood systems to climate change, but most National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) are struggling to address key risks or protect vulnerable groups due to severe financing and capacity gaps, according to a landmark report released on Tuesday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The Deputy Secretary of Agriculture says trade deal negotiations during the shutdown could impact the possibility of farmer assistance this year.

The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) kicked off a Pacific Northwest (PNW) Exploratory Mission today, convening U.S. Soy producers and exporters with dozens of international buyers to highlight the PNW’s value as a strategic gateway connecting U.S. Soy to high-demand, growing, global markets located across the Pacific Ocean.

The USDA NASS weekly Crop Progress report resumed publication on Nov. 17 after six weeks off.

In its first Crop Progress update since the government reopened, the national corn harvest is lagging slightly behind average while winter wheat planting is moving along, according to USDA NASS's weekly Crop Progress report released on Monday.

The USDA says next week producers can start enrolling for the second wave of the Supplemental Crop Disaster Assistance Program.

The trade deal between the United States and China, announced in November, ends the suspension of soybean imports.

With today's announcement of their revised 'Waters of the U.S.' rule, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers have duly recognized states' expertise in managing and protecting local land and water resources.