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Fertilizer Dependence Risks Rise Amid Middle East Conflict

April 21, 2026 Tony St. James 0

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – Rising geopolitical tensions are again exposing how dependent agriculture is on […]

Energy Sector Rebound Points To Higher Farm Costs

March 31, 2026 Tony St. James 0

LUBBOCK, TX – Rising activity in the oil and gas sector is signaling renewed pressure […]

Fertilizer Costs Surge As Geopolitical Risks Intensify Globally

March 2, 2026 Tony St. James 0

NASHVILLE, TN – Fertilizer prices relative to corn values rank among the worst historically for […]

Fertilizer Costs Surge As Geopolitical Risks Intensify Globally

March 2, 2026 Tony St. James 0

NASHVILLE, TN – Fertilizer prices relative to corn values rank among the worst historically for […]

Farm Prices Fall While Input Costs Continue Rising

March 2, 2026 Tony St. James 0

WASHINGTON, DC – Farm profitability tightened further to begin 2026 as falling commodity prices collided […]

Farm Prices Fall While Input Costs Continue Rising

March 2, 2026 Tony St. James 0

WASHINGTON, DC – Farm profitability tightened further to begin 2026 as falling commodity prices collided […]

Small Farms Dominate In Number, Not Production Value

February 12, 2026 Tony St. James 0

LUBBOCK, TX – Small family farms continued to define the face of U.S. agriculture in […]

Federal Aid Covers Only Part Of Crop Losses

February 9, 2026 Tony St. James 0

LUBBOCK, TX – Federal assistance has helped blunt recent farm losses, but it has not […]

Farm Income Forecast Points To Mixed 2026 Outlook

February 9, 2026 Tony St. James 0

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. farm income is expected to be slightly lower in 2026, but […]

Farm Aid Math Shows Path To Payment Caps

January 29, 2026 Tony St. James 0

NASHVILLE, TN – As USDA’s Farmer Bridge Assistance program rolls out, the interplay between per-acre […]

USDA Sees Livestock Output Firming Despite Price Pressures

January 20, 2026 Tony St. James 0

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. livestock production is expected to remain resilient in 2026, with stronger […]

Tighter Ag Credit Demands Strategic Financial Planning

January 19, 2026 Tony St. James 0

NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. agriculture is entering 2026 with a noticeably tighter credit environment, requiring […]

Uncertainty Clouds U.S. Agricultural Trade Outlook For 2026

January 16, 2026 Tony St. James 0

LUBBOCK, TX – Uncertainty is shaping the outlook for U.S. agricultural trade in 2026 as […]

Ag Equipment Sales Slide As 2025 Closes Weak

January 15, 2026 Tony St. James 0

MILWAUKEE, WI – U.S. farm equipment sales weakened further at the end of 2025, underscoring […]

New Year Brings Focused Marketing Discipline For Farms

January 14, 2026 Tony St. James 0

STARKVILLE, MS – A new calendar year offers producers a natural opportunity to reassess how […]

Dietary Guidelines Reset Federal Nutrition Toward Whole Foods

January 8, 2026 Tony St. James 0

WASHINGTON, DC – Federal nutrition policy has shifted sharply with the release of the Dietary […]

Retail Beef Prices Signal Structural Market Reset Higher

January 7, 2026 Tony St. James 0

LUBBOCK, TX – Retail beef prices have moved decisively higher over the past two years, […]

Farmers Prioritize Balance Sheets Over New Spending

January 7, 2026 Tony St. James 0

NASHVILLE, TN – Farmers receiving payments from the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program are far more […]

Farmer Sentiment Slips As Trade Uncertainty Weighs

January 7, 2026 Tony St. James 0

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – Farmer confidence weakened slightly in December as uncertainty surrounding trade and […]

Flat Wine Demand Forces Industry To Rethink Growth

January 6, 2026 Tony St. James 0

LUBBOCK, TX – The U.S. wine industry is facing a structural shift in demand as […]

Farmers Capture Larger Share Of Rising Beef Prices

January 5, 2026 Tony St. James 0

LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. beef price inflation since 2023 has been driven far more by […]

USDA Details Farmer Bridge Assistance Payment Rates

January 5, 2026 Tony St. James 0

WASHINGTON, DC – USDA has released per-acre payment rates for the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program, […]

Consumer Confidence Offers Cautious Demand Signal For Agriculture

January 2, 2026 Tony St. James 0

LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. consumers are ending 2025 with improving confidence but restrained spending habits, […]

USDA Examines Soil Health Practice Profitability Trends

July 10, 2025 Tony St. James 0

NASHVILLE, TN – A new USDA report details how soil health practices such as conservation […]

AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Wade Cowan

August 28, 2024 Tony St. James 0

Today’s guest is Wade Cowan, Wade is a former President for the American Soybean Association, […]

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