U.S. rice planted area fell to a multi-decade low in 2026, while cotton acres were higher. The USDA has planted area for all types of rice at 2.017 million acres,

A grain elevator manager in the Eastern Corn Belt says now is a good time for farmers to make seed considerations if they want to plant canola in the fall.

Cash dairy prices were mixed Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was unchanged at $0.68. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0075 to $1.43.  Three sales were recorded ranging from $1.4175 to $1.43.  Cheese barrels were down $0.0050 to $1.4750. No sales were

U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a proclamation temporarily lifting countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizer from Morocco, and several ag groups say they are pleased with the decision. National Corn

Farmers planted even fewer wheat acres than expected in 2026. Wheat acres are the lowest on record at 42.74 million acres, with farmers planting fewer acres to both the spring

Farmers did make some changes to their corn and soybean intentions during the 2026 planting season. The USDA now has soybean planted area at 85.365 million acres, up 700,000 from

House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson from Pennsylvania has introduced a new ag labor bill that’s meant to build upon previous efforts to reform the H-2A guest worker program.

An extension forage specialist says weather conditions in her state have benefited alfalfa. Shelby Gruss with Iowa State University tells Brownfield June was unseasonably cool. “Which a lot of our

The American Farm Bureau Federation says there’s broad support for legislation addressing the ag labor crisis.   John Walt Boatright says the Securing Agriculture Workforce Act is expected to be

The chairman of the National Milk Producers Federation says increased global demand continues to drive record U.S. dairy exports. Brian Rexing tells Brownfield, “Some other countries have had some issues with