The Trump administration plans to announce a $12 billion USDA-run relief package, including up to $11 billion in one-time ...

President Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping $12 billion emergency farm-aid package on Monday aimed at helping U.S. farmers recover from the sharp financial blows caused by the ongoing trade war and ...

President Donald Trump announced Monday (Dec. 8) that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide $12 billion in ...

House and Senate Ag Committee leaders are considering increasing statutory reference prices for major farm program crops as part of a budget reconciliation measure. This would apply to both Price Loss ...

If Title I reference prices in the farm bill are increased significantly, it would be logical to also consider raising the current payment caps for farm program payments. Here’s why: Why Increasing ...

U.S. agriculture is on the brink of a financial shakeout that will be the worse since the farm crisis of the 1980s. This is largely ignored, even by many farmers, but the monster won’t stay under the ...

Idaho and U.S. farmers are facing tough financial challenges, and many are struggling to stay in business, according to an Idaho Farm Bureau Federation news release. Farm input costs are hovering at ...

The 2025 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll confirmed that input and land costs are eroding profit margins on corn and soybean ...

Arriving at equitable land rental rates is always an ongoing challenge for farm operators and landlords alike, which will likely be an even bigger challenge for the 2026 growing season. Many times, ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Sticker shock in the grocery aisles climbed in 2008 - and likely will get worse this year. According to the American Farm Bureau ...

John Gilbert farms with other family members in Hardin County, raising crops and livestock along South Fork, a tributary of the Iowa River. It's officially time Iowa has one of those warnings like on ...