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A UC Riverside team is developing a small-scale black soldier fly system that converts food scraps into livestock feed and frass that could boost soil health and prime specialty crops, making the technology especially promising for urban and small-scale growers.

The December Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor shows the farm economy will likely stay strained into 2026. As crops face tight margins, biofuels policy — especially E15 and biomass-based diesel — could influence recovery.

Jeff Kazin, formerly of Cargill, discusses his experience in Venezuela’s agricultural sector.

Research and polling suggests the money will go toward operating costs, paying down debt, and not be eyed for machinery purchases.

Oil market remains a wild card after U.S. capture of Maduro.

Heading into 2026, markets hinge on EPA biofuel rules, global fertilizer supply and acreage shifts. StoneX warns tight inputs, policy delays and weather risk will shape crop prices and farm margins.

Netafim North America’s Melissa Lilze talks the top five trends that will impact irrigators in the coming year.

Responding to crippling input costs, Alex Harrell slashes his cropland in half and predicts significant U.S. acres may be bare come spring.

Putting BASF fungicides to the test on real farms, for real results.

Inefficient phosphorus use has long challenged growers. Now, enzyme technology offers a way to unlock more from what is already in the soil.