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Recent rains may have been too little, too late for the U.S. corn and soybean crops. Drought continues to deepen, and the forecast over the next two weeks points to favorable harvest weather, but it won’t help the drought situation.
Ken Zuckerberg, leads the global research team at CHS through its CHS Market Advisors division, and he says the winds of change are blowing as the crop cycle continues to search for a bottom.
At just 10 years old, Jackson Laux has gone from riding with his grandpa to farming his own acres — while also becoming John Deere’s first-ever Chief Tractor Kid. And now he’s teaming up with NFL quarterback Brock Purdy and John Deere to make a difference.
Compeer Financial has spearheaded pilot projects to show how collaboration can create a fly-wheel to better life in farm country.
The Farm Journal September Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor makes it clear: Working capital is thinning, export markets are shaky and long-term crop margins could get ugly. But for now, one thing is still keeping its strength: Americans’ appetite for beef.
This week’s Fresh Produce Fridays features Kendall Rae Johnson, a young Georgia farmer who shares how her passion for growing food earned her a full-ride scholarship to South Carolina State University.
There’s light at the end of the tunnel, but we might not see it completely turn around for two to three years,” says Grant Gardner, University of Kentucky ag economist.
Willie Negroni has more than 26 years of experience in the agriculture industry, most recently Senior Vice President of Supplier Relations at Wilbur-Ellis.
Nominate your professional operator for AGCO’s operator of the year soon as nominations close September 30.
Corn harvest is just getting started for Rod Parkinson in Wataga, Ill., but early indications show fungicides kept disease pressure down and yields are holding steady.
New analysis from AccuWeather points to the increasing frequency of heavy rain events, resulting in greater flood risk
It’s a head-scratcher situation: some Illinois farmers are reporting moisture levels in their corn are dropping only one point per week.
If you want to thrive in the next few years, you have one option: innovate like you’ve never innovated before, using artificial intelligence, says columnist Mark Faust.
“I’ve had conversations with lawmakers on the hill, counterparts in the white house and across the cabinet. We are putting together options from A to Z, so when the President decides it’s time, we can step in,” she says.
While application season is still weeks away, retailers and other suppliers are encouraging farmers to reserve product now.
Growmark FS has two ag retail locations in Rep. Mannion’s district.
With most input prices still record or near-record high, farmers in parts of the country have seen eroding balance sheets for four straight years. Now the concern is more farmers will be forced out of farming this year, unless they see some type of market or government intervention.
The tours to put a local face on the industry, as strengthening these relationships is central to the Agricultural Retailers Association’s advocacy mission.
The 2025 VA-NC Farm Tour offers a timely, hands-on opportunity to explore how agricultural productivity and ecological stewardship can go hand in hand.
In a statement issued to Farm Journal, John Deere says fewer machinery orders from farmers are coming in, so more layoffs are slated to hit factory workers in Des Moines and Waterloo.
It’s not disease hurting the Illinois corn and soybean crop this year. It’s dryness and drought. Ashland, Ill., farmer Brent Johnson says just two weeks into harvest, the dry finish to summer is eating into both his corn and soybean yields.
What the numbers say about a land crisis.
As farmers think about 2026 cropping plans, step one is to book fall fertilizer. However, those plans are leading to challenging discussions about profitability and what can be applied as a bare minimum.
A growing crisis is silently unfolding in agriculture. Farmers are 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide than the general population. With mounting financial stress, that number could be on the rise this year.
The 2025 State of the Beef Industry Report summarizes optimism prevails yet challenges persist in today’s beef industry.
“What’s really gratifying is that we find, generally, 80% to 90% of people in the U.S. want this product,” says Nathan Pumplin, CEO of Norfolk Healthy Produce, the company behind the Empress Purple Tomato.
Ag applauds the MAHA commission for providing farmers with a “seat at the table” as it developed the action plan unveiled earlier this week, but says some reservations remain.
Detailed daily field scans and predictive, AI-powered multispectral imaging capabilities are hitching a ride on a SpaceX rocket launch and will soon be available to field agronomists, grain and commodity traders, and even farmers.
All states in the Chicago Federal Reserve district, average a 3% percent increase in dollar value of “good” farmland from July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2025.
Agriculture is at the heart of the newly launched HARVEST program, which is replacing the previous IN2 program.