The western U.S. has already been facing drought conditions, and a combination of factors foreshadow those drought conditions are the beginning of a drought that could last beyond 2021.

This Friday, Dec. 11, is the deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 and Dairy Margin Coverage Program.

In its latest Beige Book update, the Federal Reserve Board observed mixed but mostly steady conditions for the ag sector around the country, with things like export demand and federal farm payments helping support farm revenues for crop producers from California to the Southeast.

Rain is falling and easing drought concerns in key South American crop regions, and export sales reports hit a few marketing-year lows, both major drivers of lower market prices heading into Monday's grain trade.

If you're looking to secure fertilizer for the 2021 crop, here are some numbers that may be of interest.

A recent look at the state of Illinois shows farmers are increasingly leveraging revenue protection (RP) crop insurance policies at higher coverage levels.

Driven largely by a more than doubling of federal direct payments to farmers, the USDA Economic Research Service is forecasting a $36 billion increase in net farm income contributing to a total tally of $119.6 billion for 2020.

Officials at the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) finalized a round of policy changes for 2021 spring crops this week,…

With fall harvest mostly in the books for 2020, farmers' attention is turning to taking care of the crop in stored grain to maximize its value when marketed.

Like many in the U.S. and around the world, farmers have faced a tough year in 2020. New data show…