Economists at the University of Illinois say the scenarios they have run show strong benefits in a lot of cases for farmers to lower their individual Revenue Protection coverage but add on ECO and SCO policies. That works in a lot of cases, but not for everyone.
The 2026 Commodity Classic brought 12,000 farmers and industry insiders to San Antonio. Here's a final look at some of the technology and hardware we saw.
We'll be evaluating the damage from last week's flooding while the Farm Bill draft continues to stir discussions.
It remains to be seen how much fanfare the new World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report on Tuesday, March 10, will receive with markets rallying on the onset of war in the Middle East.
A group of U.S. Senate Democrats introduced a bill Thursday that would force most of the largest packers to sell or spin off lines of business or sell their entire operations if they are foreign owned. The bill also would limit how many cattle a packer could slaughter from large feedlots.
The Iowa Corn Growers Association spotlighted a report from Bloomberg that the Justice Department is examining whether major fertilizer companies are colluding to raise their prices. The probe comes as the war in Iran has added new volatility to global fertilizer supplies.
New trait stacks and active ingredients highlight product offerings from major players in ag seed and chemistry.
The spring projected price used for crop insurance revenue policies for the 2026-27 corn crop on Friday ended February at $4.62 a bushel. The soybean projected price came in at $11.09, up 55 cents from last year's price. Projected prices for spring wheat are $6.19 a bushel, which is down 36 cents from last year.
