Category Archives: Top Agriculture News

The House Ag farm bill markup has entered its second day, but the key stumbling block to a bipartisan bill has now come into sharp focus. The fight over SNAP versus farm programs has kept a new farm b...

By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener Even if I did not have access to a calendar, I would always know when we are nearing the end of winter. Of course, there are many signs in nature, but I defer to th...

Well, as you're waking up and looking at the weather on your phone, you may see something that you haven't seen in a long time: 80-degree weather. Spring is almost here, and it looks like we're alread...

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540. The news cycle continues to be dominated by the turmoil in the Middle East....

What does farm income in the U.S. potentially look like for 2026? USDA's first projections for net farm income for this year indicate: "Net cash farm income is forecast at $158.5 billion, which is an ...

During the recent Commodity Classic in San Antonio, Texas, USDA Undersecretary Richard Fordyce talked about a new "One Farmer, One File" initiative at the agency. "The Secretary said your file will fo...

The House Ag Committee recently put forth its text for an updated Farm Bill, something farmers and ranchers have been longing for. Ryan Yates, American Farm Bureau Managing Director of Government Affa...

As the Farm Bill 2.0 markup was to begin on Tuesday afternoon, optimism about getting a new five-year bill can be hard to find. Duane Stateler, about to finish his term as president of the National Po...

A lot of commodities remain in storage because of low prices for corn and soybeans. Ed Usset, an agricultural economist, said soybean prices have begun to bounce back after sinking in late 2025. "Firs...

Roughly 20 percent of the world's oil moves through the Strait of Hormuz near Iran. War in that region will affect oil prices, which have responded accordingly by going higher, and fertilizer prices a...