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Top 5 Things to Watch
8/2/2026 | 4:58 AM CDT
Top 5 Things to Watch: Tracking Yields and Legislation
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Tyler Rath got some corn scouting help from some young assistants this week. The Belgrade, Minnesota, farmer was about to wear himself out irrigating when a much-needed rain found his fields. (Photo courtesy of Tyler Rath)
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8/2/2026 | 4:58 AM CDT
Farmers Find Comfort in Well-Timed Rains
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USDA released its annual Land Values Summary on Friday, showing the average national value of agricultural land. The national average combining cropland and pasture this year is $4,500 per acre, up about 3.4% from a year ago. (Map courtesy of the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service)
Farmland Values Rise, But Gains Slower
7/31/2026 | 3:51 PM CDT
USDA Land Values Report: US Cropland Tops $6,000 an Acre in 2026
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This map shows the average 2026 cash rent for cropland by state. Nationally, the average cash rent for cropland was $160 per acre. (Source: USDA NASS; map by Kathy Myers)
USDA's Top 10 Cash Rent States in 2026
7/31/2026 | 3:13 PM CDT
USDA: California Had Highest Average Cropland Cash Rent in 2026
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Austin Cross, left, and neighbor Howie Dixon, draw medicine into a syringe during the Cross Cattle Company branding and cattle working this spring. (Photo courtesy of Cross Cattle Company)
View From the Range
7/31/2026 | 12:00 PM CDT
Alberta Ranch Focuses on Cattle Health to Preserve Genetics
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  1. Top 5 Things to Watch: Tracking Yields and Legislation

  2. Farmers Find Comfort in Well-Timed Rains

  3. USDA Land Values Report: US Cropland Tops $6,000 an Acre in 2026

  4. USDA: California Had Highest Average Cropland Cash Rent in 2026

  5. Alberta Ranch Focuses on Cattle Health to Preserve Genetics

     
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DTN's weekly spot price for domestic distillers dried grains for the week ended July 30 is unchanged versus one week ago. (DTN file photo)

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Republican members of Congress who have been pressing for changes to the H-2A guestworker program want the three departments that oversee the program to make several changes. Among the requests, the lawmakers called for changes that would allow livestock producers to access the program. (DTN file photo)

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Emergency crews respond to the fire July 28, 2026, at the Agri Star Meat & Poultry processing plant in Postville, Iowa. (Photo By: Dina Hackley Taylor)

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