Farm Profitability Leads Monday Ag News Update
Farm lenders report continued pressure on producer profitability and liquidity, while crop insurance guarantees improve […]
Agribusiness Report Podcast: Darren Hudson On Agriculture’s Changing Value Chain
Today’s guest is Dr. Darren Hudson with Texas Tech University. Hudson discusses Texas Tech’s new […]
Agriculture Today Podcast: ARC PLC Decisions Meet November WASDE Preview
This edition of Agriculture Today looks at ARC and PLC decisions facing producers, along with […]
Texas Tech Investment Targets Higher-Value Agricultural Food Markets
LUBBOCK, TX – Texas Tech University is developing new food research facilities designed to help […]
Record Rail Fuel Surcharges Raise Grain Shipping Costs
WASHINGTON, DC – Rail fuel surcharges charged to grain shippers reached an all-time high in […]
Corn Demand Holds Firm Despite Larger Supply Outlook
LUBBOCK, TX – Corn demand remains relatively strong despite a larger U.S. supply outlook that […]
Higher Farm Prices Strengthen Rural Wages And Employment
KANSAS CITY, MO – Higher farm commodity prices do more than improve producer revenue – […]
Higher Crop Insurance Prices Still Miss Farm Breakevens
WASHINGTON, DC – Crop insurance guarantees improved for corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton in 2026, […]
Farm Lenders See Growing Financial Divide Across Agriculture
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Four in ten agricultural borrowers may finish 2026 without a profit as […]
Farm Bill Uncertainty Leads Friday Ag News Update
The election makes a lame-duck Farm Bill more difficult, while corn moves above a key […]
Agribusiness Report Podcast: Mark Welch Explains Corn’s Critical Forty-Day Threshold
Today’s guest is Dr. Mark Welch, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension grain marketing economist. Welch explains […]
Diesel And El Niño Reshape South Africa Corn
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA – South African farmers are expected to reduce corn acreage sharply as […]
Agriculture Engagement Can Turn Regulation Into Market Opportunity
LUBBOCK, TX – Farmers risk having production standards and food-system rules shaped without them if […]
Energy Costs Push Fertilizer And Farm Expenses Higher
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. farmers are expected to spend $5.3 billion more on fertilizer, lime […]
Mexican Feeder Cattle Imports Begin Rebuilding After Reopening
MANHATTAN, KS – Mexican feeder cattle imports are beginning to recover as U.S. border crossings […]
Ethanol Exports Remain Strong Despite September Monthly Decline
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. ethanol exports eased slightly in September but remained historically strong, while […]
Election Results Make Lame-Duck Farm Bill More Difficult
LUBBOCK, TX – The path to finishing a Farm Bill before the current Congress ends […]
$5 Corn Hinges On Critical Forty-Day Supply Threshold
LUBBOCK, TX – The difference between corn below $5 and corn above it may come […]
Ethanol Production Leads Thursday Ag News Update
U.S. ethanol production reaches its highest weekly level since January, while diesel costs remain elevated, […]
Agribusiness Report Podcast: Dee Vaughan Discusses Rising Farm Input Pressure
Today’s guest is Dee Vaughan, a Texas Panhandle producer and board member of Texas Corn […]
Agriculture Today Podcast: Fed Inflation Fight Meets Cattle Markets Farm Policy
Agriculture Today examines the broader economy and the Federal Reserve’s continuing effort to cool inflation, […]
Livestock Margins Tighten As Feed Price Ratios Fall
WASHINGTON, DC – Livestock producers faced worsening feed-price relationships in September as weaker animal prices […]
Early Thanksgiving Surveys Show Wide Range In Costs
NASHVILLE, TN – Early Thanksgiving food-cost estimates show a wide range depending on the menu […]
Interior Grazing Shift Targets Vacant Underused Federal Allotments
LUBBOCK, TX – Federal grazing policy is shifting toward greater use of vacant and understocked […]
Refining Bottlenecks Keep Farm Diesel Costs Historically High
NASHVILLE, TN – Refining bottlenecks and tight global diesel supplies are keeping farm fuel costs […]
Ethanol Production Jumps To Highest Level Since January
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. ethanol production climbed to its highest weekly level since early January, […]
Congressional Agriculture Shakeup Leads Wednesday Ag News Update
Democratic control of Congress and major turnover on both Agriculture Committees lead today’s update, along […]
Agribusiness Report Podcast: Tom Sell Discusses Farm Bill And Rural Priorities
Today’s guest is Tom Sell, co-founder and principal of Combest Sell & Associates and newly […]
Agriculture Today Podcast: Fed Inflation Fight Meets Cattle Markets Farm Policy
Agriculture Today examines the broader economy and the Federal Reserve’s continuing effort to cool inflation, […]
Japan Remains Critical Export Market For U.S. Agriculture
TOKYO, JAPAN – Japan remains one of the most important overseas markets for U.S. agriculture, […]
Beef Demand Growth Reshapes Fed Cattle Market Reporting
MANHATTAN, KS – Stronger consumer beef demand and decades of value-based cattle marketing are reshaping […]
Consumers Shift Dairy Spending Toward Higher Protein Products
ARLINGTON, VA – U.S. consumers are increasingly favoring higher-protein dairy products even as inflation and […]
Fuel Costs Surge As Farm Input Pressure Intensifies
WASHINGTON, DC – Farm fuel costs jumped sharply in September, adding another layer of pressure […]
Ukraine Grain Exports Plunge As War Disrupts Logistics
KYIV, UKRAINE – Ukraine’s grain exports are falling sharply as intensified Russian attacks disrupt ports, […]
Twenty-Five Years Later, All Ag Keeps Talking Agriculture
FLOYDADA, TX – On a Monday morning 25 years ago, a radio station in Floydada […]
Election Sweep Reshapes Congressional Agriculture Committees And Leadership
WASHINGTON, DC – Democratic control of both chambers of Congress will trigger major changes on […]
Ag News Update Podcast: Mexico Corn Sale Leads Export Demand
A massive U.S. corn sale to Mexico leads today’s update, along with fresh soybean business […]
Agriculture Today Podcast: Grain Markets, Hog Losses And Diesel Costs Collide
Monday’s Agriculture Today looks across several forces affecting producers as grain markets search for direction […]
Domestic Mining Revival Brings Dormant American Mines Back
KELLOGG, ID – Rising technology demand, national-security concerns and a federal push to rebuild domestic […]
Record Whey Prices Reflect Strong Global Protein Demand
ARLINGTON, VA – U.S. dry whey prices reached record levels in October as strong export […]
Roadless Rule Changes Could Expand Forest Management Access
LUBBOCK, TX – Proposed changes to the federal Roadless Rule could expand access for wildfire […]
Huge Mexico Corn Sale Extends Strong Export Demand
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. corn export demand strengthened Monday after USDA announced a flash sale […]
Farm Support Faces Budget Pressure In Year-End Congress
LUBBOCK, TX – Agricultural support programs will enter the year-end congressional debate as lawmakers also […]
Farm Costs Rise While Producer Purchasing Power Falls
WASHINGTON, DC – Farm purchasing power weakened again in September as the prices producers paid […]
USDA Data Leaves China Corn Shipment Gap Unresolved
LUBBOCK, TX – Questions over U.S. corn shipments to China began when USDA’s October 19 […]
TIMBER AND LUMBER REPORT – MONDAY 11/02/2026
NASHVILLE, TN – North American lumber prices enter November under renewed pressure. Madison’s Lumber Prices […]
Farm Disaster Aid Leads Monday Ag News Update
Potential year-end farm disaster assistance leads today’s update, along with managed-money selling in grains, a […]
Higher Milk Output Pressures Dairy Producer Margins Further
ARLINGTON, VA – U.S. milk production increased 2.4% in August from a year earlier, but […]
BLM Grazing Rules Face First Major Rewrite Since 1995
LUBBOCK, TX – The Bureau of Land Management is moving toward its first major grazing-rule […]
Farmland Values Rise While Farm Cash Flow Tightens
LAKELAND, FL – U.S. farmland values remain firm even as farm profitability and working capital […]