The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed that farmers harvested a record-large corn crop in 2025, estimated at more than 17 billion bushels. At the same time, corn stockpiles are expected to climb to their highest level in eight years, while prices are projected to fall to lows not seen in six years.

The American Farm Bureau Convention continued with a full slate including a keynote address, reflections from congressional leadership, diverse workshops, Cultivation Center Stage presentations and a medley of awards.

An ag prairie specialist says prairie strips can be used on lower-yielding acres.

In a surprise to corn market observers, USDA on Monday raised corn production to more than 17 billion bushels by bumping up the corn yield by 0.5 bushel and increasing harvested acres.

Now that the first full week of 2026 has passed, and cattlemen and traders alike are back into the normal cadence of business following the holiday run, everyone seems to be asking the same question: Now what?

Congress is back in Washington for the second session of the 119th Congress. We sat down with House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., to discuss the future of year-round E15, prospects for a second budget reconciliation bill to be passed in 2026, and odds of a five-year farm bill being passed.

The ratio of US cropland price to cropland cash rent has nearly doubled since 1998, from 20 to 36 (see Figure 1). Empirical analysis so far has not identified any statistically significant explanatory factor, so this article’s purpose is to call attention to this dramatic change.

The chief advocacy and policy officer for Meals on Wheels America says the elimination of USDA’s Household Food Security Survey could weaken hunger relief efforts across the country.

At 11 a.m. CST on Monday, Jan. 12, USDA will set the stage for 2026. First by looking back to late 2025 and providing stocks estimates as of Dec. 1, as well as an estimate of winter wheat acres planted last fall. At the same time, the Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) reports will give supply and demand forecasts for the year ahead.

A new case of New World screwworm has been confirmed roughly 215 miles from the Texas border.

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue its decision on the legality of President Trump’s tariffs soon and USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade says he’s confident President Trump’s tariffs are appropriate.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today published the 2024 Pesticide Data Program (PDP) Annual Summary. The summary shows that more than 99 percent of the samples tested had pesticide residues below benchmark levels established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

We are about to go through another weather pattern change as the run of extreme and widespread warmth will take a backseat.

Farmer sentiment weakened slightly in December as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index dropped just 3 points in December to a reading of 136.

In a letter sent today to congressional leadership, a coalition of more than 70 biofuel and agricultural organizations called for the immediate passage of legislation to allow year-round nationwide sales of the American-made E15 fuel blend, containing 15 percent ethanol.

The USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services have rolled out the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

A market specialist anticipates a less volatile year for fertilizer prices in 2026.

For specialty crop farmers, 2025 has offered little relief from mounting financial pressures. Markets that once delivered stable margins are now marked by volatility, while production expenses continue to rise faster than prices.

One of the defining characteristics of a La Nina cool-water phase in the Pacific Ocean is its influence on dry conditions in the winter wheat areas of the U.S. Southern Plains. And as January 2026 gets underway, most hard red winter wheat areas are starting the new year on a very dry note after a parched month of December 2025.

To assess the potential skilled labor shortage related to new technologies in production agriculture, this article examines precision agriculture adoption across US states and how the use of these technologies correlates with employment and wages for farm service technicians.

The vice president of fertilizer with Stone X Group says recent events in Venezuela could have a long-term impact on the nitrogen market.

After a truly unprecedented year in 2025 where live cattle, feeder cattle and boxed beef prices all ran to prices unfathomable at the year's start, 2026 is also off to an aggressive rally as the market's bullish sentiment for the year ahead is undeniable.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today congratulated Dr. Seth Meyer for his years of service to our country and announced Dr. Justin Benavidez as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Chief Economist.

The USDA recently announced payment rates for row crops eligible for the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program. Acres planted to corn ($44.36 per planted acre), soybeans ($30.88), wheat ($39.35), and 16 other eligible commodities should expect to receive FBA payments by the end of February.

1. Marketing in the new year: We're watching for any momentum in the grains markets ahead of the Jan. 12 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report release.

This article examines labor hours per acre and labor efficiency for crop farms using FINBIN data from 2007 to 2024.

A weed science professor at the University of Illinois says the extent of waterhemp resistance to Group 15 residual herbicides is likely more common than previously thought.

It's been a big year for farm policy. President Donald Trump was inaugurated in January and quickly followed through on many of his campaign promises: an aggressive trade agenda, renewed focus on food inflation, and the use of a Republican-controlled House and Senate to enact a sweeping budget reconciliation bill that included major agriculture spending.