California Remains Top Ag-Producing State, Iowa Second
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. agriculture’s largest producing states maintained their dominance in 2025, but shifting […]
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Farm Prices Fall While Input Costs Continue Rising
WASHINGTON, DC – Farm profitability tightened further to begin 2026 as falling commodity prices collided […]
Mid-Size Farms Continue Disappearing From U.S. Agriculture
(NOTE: This is the second in a four-part series from USDA’s Farms and Land in […]
Federal Aid Covers Only Part Of Farm Losses
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. farmers remain financially strained despite multiple rounds of federal support, according […]
Government Payments Mask Weak Farm Profitability Into 2026
NASHVILLE, TN – Producers entering 2026 still face tight margins despite improved headline farm income, […]
Terrain Projects Large Supplies And Tighter Margins Ahead
NASHVILLE, TN – Farmers heading into the 2026/27 marketing year face another season of strong […]
Minneapolis Fed Conference Flags Ongoing Agriculture Headwinds
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Economic growth across the Federal Reserve’s Ninth District continued in 2025, but […]
Farm Income Forecast Points To Mixed 2026 Outlook
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. farm income is expected to be slightly lower in 2026, but […]
Farm And Family Relief Act Targets Tariffs, SNAP
WASHINGTON, DC – House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig of Minnesota on Tuesday unveiled […]
Wind Repowering Creates New Negotiation Leverage For Landowners
LUBBOCK, TX – Wind energy projects across rural America are entering a new phase as […]
Ag Industry Support Not Expected to Continue Indefinitely
There is no expectation that the significant federal support the agricultural industry has received over the past four years will continue in 2022.
Increases in 2020 Net Farm Income at Risk
Despite the challenges faced by agriculture producers over the past few years, inflation-adjusted net cash farm income is expected to increase nearly 24 percent in 2020.
Net Farm and Cash Farm Income Rapidly Improving
Inflation-adjusted U.S. net cash farm income, which is defined as gross cash income minus cash expenses, is forecast to increase more than $23 billion this year to $134.1 billion in 2020.
Despite COVID-19 Challenges, Midwest Farm Incomes Receive Boost
The Federal Reserve released their latest Beige Book and according to the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to weigh on agriculture incomes.