USDA’s new $12 billion relief package is welcome news across farm country. These payments will help farm families cover critical operating costs, keep equipment running and secure financing for next season with a little less uncertainty hanging over their heads.

This case study illustrates how the Federal budget process can be circumvented, calling into question its fiscal integrity and usefulness.

An Iowa farmer who serves on the United Soybean Board is still concerned about margins despite the government’s plan to issue bridge payments in early 2026.

Given how significant corn imports are to the Western Canadian feed grain markets and how vastly different the situation is from four short years ago, I wanted to provide an update and a brief outlook.

Compared to a year ago, economic uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policy is much lower, steadying the broader outlook for 2026.

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says the US could withdraw from its tri-lateral trade deal with Canada and Mexico.

Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, alongside U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced a $700 million Regenerative Pilot Program to help American farmers adopt practices that improve soil health, enhance water quality, and boost long-term productivity, all while strengthening America’s food and fiber supply.

A clipper system that moved through on Dec. 9-10 was a strong one, producing a band of heavy snow across the north and strong winds.

Retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN for the first week of December 2025 continue to show most are slightly higher.

The USDA tightened the balance sheet for corn while leaving soybean and wheat ending stocks unchanged.

Part 2 of this Market Intel series walks through these remaining categories, uninsured crops, value-loss crops, trees/bushes/vines, on-farm storage losses and milk losses, and identifies where USDA’s assigned-value approach provides needed support, as well as areas where the methodology may limit payments or create administrative challenges for producers.

Most retail-sized trees take seven to 10 years to grow, leaving growers exposed to multi-year weather volatility, biological pressures and labor shortages in ways most specialty crops are not.

The Trump administration has announced its financial aid package for farmers.

Commodity farmers should know by the end of December exactly how much they will receive in economic aid from the Trump administration from the $12 billion package that should be distributed by the end of February, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Monday.

American Farmland Trust (AFT) strongly endorses the bipartisan, bicameral Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act (press releases here and here).

Recent changes to the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) methodology for H-2A workers have revived state minimum wages as the required wage for workers in many states.

President Donald Trump has ordered his administration to examine anti-competitive behavior, price-fixing and the effects of foreign ownership on the food supply chain and its impact on Americans.

Escalating energy costs are raising concerns among farmers.

The holiday season is in full swing, with Thanksgiving leftovers still in many refrigerators and the upcoming winter holidays on many consumers’ minds.

A farm aid package is expected to be announced next week for farmers suffering from export losses and low commodity prices.

Agricultural groups and others are testifying about the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in a multiday hearing, while reports out of Washington suggest President Donald Trump could consider withdrawing from the deal that he crafted in his first administration.

A pair of commodity groups say the USCMA agreement is critical to providing reliable markets for American ag goods.

This Market Intel evaluates the COF report, decreased processing plant capacity and other key pieces of the supply chain that could have lasting impacts on cattle markets.

Machinery costs continue to separate high-performing crop operations from the rest, with 2024 data showing large farms consistently operating at lower machinery cost per acre--$178 for corn and $108 for soybeans--compared to smaller operations.

Farmers in regions prone to wet springs where prevented planting is a high risk will no longer have the option to buy-up prevented-planting coverage under a rule change issued by USDA.

The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index climbed to 139 in November, 10 points higher than in October and the highest barometer reading since June of this year. The improvement in farmer sentiment was attributable to producers’ more optimistic outlook for the future...

The American Bankers Association says the next farm bill will be critical for the farm financial outlook.

The Soybean Innovation Lab (SIL) introduces readers to the question whether Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) presents a new market opportunity for US soybean growers.