Gerald Mashange - Non-real estate farm loan volume at commercial banks fell 25.0% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2026 ...

Generally, the final rule sets practice standards for tillage, cover crops, nutrient management, nitrification inhibitors and manure (7 CFR § 2100). Producers must keep records of their FD-CIC inputs ...

Producers are facing a December 11 th deadline to make their commodity program election decisions for the 2026 crop year.

Consistent with “Crop Loss” headlines dating to 2023, combined loss at harvest totaled $28.1 billion for producing the US 2025 cost of production (COP) crops (barley, corn, oats, peanuts, rice, seed ...

It is in October, with the new fiscal year, that the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is typically replenished. The CCC is the primary funding mechanism for all farm program payments and ...

It has been less than four years since OpenAI introduced ChatGPT on November 30, 2022, launching the current AI era. Since that launch, monthly spending on data centers has increased from less than $1 ...

Diesel fuel prices for agricultural use in Illinois have reached a record high. Those higher prices are estimated to raise ...

Michael Langemeier and Joana Colussi - This article examines dispersion in producer sentiment, as measured by the Ag Economy ...

Revision Note on October 14, 2026: Average payment rates and aggregate payment estimates were revised since the original publishing of this article to adjust for the use of county-level payment rates ...

The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report shows that overall prices increased 0.4% in August and 3.4% over the past year. Energy was an important contributor to the August increase. Gasoline prices ...