The Ogallala Aquifer is a massive natural underground water source — the largest in the contiguous U.S. — that fuels crop irrigation in eight states in the central U.S., and it's been experiencing a high-profile drawdown in recent years.

Minnesota Congressman and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson's defeat in last week's election opened the door to a new leader, and two fellow "Blue Dog" conservative democrats are vying for the position.

Growing concerns about mounting dry weather conditions in South America provided some upward momentum to soybean prices heading into the week's trade Sunday night and into Monday.

While cold air has begun moving south from Canada and cooling temperatures, as is the seasonal tendency in the last month, conditions remain warm and dry in the western third of the U.S.

The dairy market's been strong in the last two months on export demand and government programs providing incentive for consumer dairy purchases.

With much of the 2020 corn and soybean crops in the bin (how much depending on your location), it's time for farmers to start turning attention to post-harvest financial work to get informed and ready for the 2021 crop year.

When the derecho system moved through the Midwest in early August, one of the projected long-term implications was on the…

Though the COVID-19 pandemic caused a lot of worries about the sustainability of supply chains for things like fertilizer and chemical earlier this year, industry analysts say for the most part, farmers can be confident in availability through fall fieldwork and as they plan ahead for the 2021 crop.

Warm temperatures and high winds in the western U.S. are fueling fire dangers in a few areas, and though southern winds blowing into the Midwest from the Gulf will sustain warm, dry conditions in that region, there are a few snowfall chances in the northern Plains in the long-term ag weather outlook for the next week or so.

One key congressional race this week signals some major change ahead on the farm policy front moving forward.