Officials at the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced Wednesday they’re extending flexibilities to crop producers amid operations that have…

The last time expansive drought conditions hit U.S. crop producers in the 2012 crop year, the dryness and warmth began building well before spring, back to late 2011.

Though high prices are good for producers, they can sometimes come back around to bit you. That's one thing to watch for in 2021 for both grain farmers and end-users like dairy producers, one economist says.

Government payments to farmers, strong commodity prices, low interest rates, limited inventory on the market and strong investor interest are all contributing to a relatively strong farmland market as the calendar turns to 2021.

The beef sector has had a wild ride in 2020, but the good news for producers is the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic starting in the second quarter have largely been resolved, namely at at the processor's level.

Though there are risks to practices like cover crops and "planting green," the benefits to those types of practices far outweigh the dangers they pose, a soil health expert said recently.

As consumers continue to demand more from the food they purchase, food and ag supply chains are adjusting to meet that new demand, even if it means fundamental paradigm changes to entire sectors of the industry.

There are four dominant climatic cycles in place that foreshadow a quick spring planting season uninterrupted by rainfall in 2021.

It won't be a huge rush to prosperity for many in agriculture in the new year, but variables are lining up to deliver a recovery for the ag sector in 2021, one economist says.

A large portion of the nation’s center is in a winter storm watch or warning Monday morning, with snowfall expected…