Gifting farmland at the end of a calendar year is a component of many farm succession plans, and for good reason: Doing so allows predecessors to take advantage of an annual gift tax exclusion and federal estate tax exemption.

In its monthly report of farmer sentiment, the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer found a decline driven by increasing perceptions that regulations, taxes and trade pressures will all increase after the November elections.

There's always some profit-taking in the grain futures market at the end of a contract month, but when grain prices continued to sag into this week, it threw up red flags among traders and analysts about the sustainability of the price rally moving forward.

Vineyard and winery operators in the Pacific Northwest have faced some of the largest, most dangerous wildfires in history, and even as the flames are extinguished, the challenges haven't ended.

Dean Foods filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy a little over a year ago and was purchased by Dairy Farmers of America six months later.

New USDA data show farmers are planting more wheat acres this fall as market prices surge on strong demand.

Much of the western half of the U.S. is facing drought conditions right now while weather forecasters continue watching the development of a La Niña system in the Pacific Ocean for ideas on the duration and severity of the dry weather pattern from the High Plains to the west coast.

New data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers show more farmers are looking to make new machinery and equipment purchases between now and the end of the calendar year.

The global grain export market is the primary driver of domestic corn, soybean and wheat prices in the U.S. right now.

Thanksgiving is a time when U.S. farmers, consumers and families around the country briefly pause break bread and express our…