Forecaster: Temperatures Warming in Farm Country This Week
After a week that continued the trend of a cooler spring and delivered unseasonably cold temperatures to much of the…
Supplies Tightening for Glyphosate, Other Herbicides
As corn prices continue to surge and planters roll around the country, farmers could face a new challenge in working…
Expansion has Dairy Sector ‘On a Knife’s Edge’
One of the largest expansions of the U.S. dairy industry in over two decades is underway, with herd numbers rising…
Fed Creates Working Group to Seek Drought Solutions
A day before this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor showed the advancement of drought conditions in parts of the western U.S.…
Organic Produce Sales Growth Continues
New data released this week show the trend of rising organic fresh produce sales volume kicked off in March 2020…
Moisture Extremes Inflicting Early-season Cotton Pains
While row crop and wheat farmers face weather challenges from a recent drop in temperatures from the central Plains to…
USDA Announces CRP Expansion
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) has long been a fixture among the land use options available to U.S. farmers. But…
Farm Machinery, Parts Shortages Mount on Supply Chain Disruptions, Demand
Farm equipment and machinery manufacturers faced labor and raw material shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic, and that shortage is extending…
CFTC: CBOT Corn Futures Net Long Positions Highest in a Decade
Booming crop demand, generally low domestic stocks and now potentially troubling early-season crop weather have speculators and money managers at…
Cold Temps Pausing Row Crop Planting, Endangering Winter Wheat
The winter wheat crop is emerging from dormancy in the central and southern Plains, making it particularly susceptible to frost…