Today’s combination of elevated input costs and tighter commodity margins is changing the way farmers think about risk.
Farmland values in the Midwest were flat in the second quarter of 2026 compared to a year ago, according to a 7th Federal Reserve District report.
Farmers and ranchers who own land will have a stronger balance sheet thanks to increased values, but there are still pros and cons to the cost of farmland going up, says Jim Henry.
Deidra Roell, a fifth-generation grain farmer in Washington County in southern Indiana, shared the latest on her farm with AgriNews.
My husband’s family farm was within a mile of some of the significant flooding but thankfully was spared due to being a little higher ground.
Content-creating moms and their families from the Chicagoland area visited farms to learn directly from farmers about how they raise livestock and grow crops on their operations.
The Livingston County Soil and Water Conservation District will host a Women in Ag meeting on Sept. 9 with a focus on leasing and succession planning.
The United States has fully resumed Mexican avocado imports following a temporary suspension prompted by a security alert in the western state of Michoacán.
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