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 the March prospective plantings report and 5% higher than 2025. Corn came out at 95.343 million acres, 5 million more than the last guess and […]
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Sorghum planted area declined from year-to-year. The USDA says 6.28 million acres were planted to sorghum this year, up from the
U.S. rice planted area fell to a multi-decade low in 2026, while cotton acres were higher. The USDA has planted area
A grain elevator manager in the Eastern Corn Belt says now is a good time for farmers to make seed considerations
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
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a proclamation temporarily lifting countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizer from Morocco, and several ag groups
Farmers planted even fewer wheat acres than expected in 2026. Wheat acres are the lowest on record at 42.74 million acres,
House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson from Pennsylvania has introduced a new ag labor bill that’s meant to build upon
An extension forage specialist says weather conditions in her state have benefited alfalfa. Shelby Gruss with Iowa State University tells Brownfield
The American Farm Bureau Federation says there’s broad support for legislation addressing the ag labor crisis. John Walt Boatright says
