Minding Ag's Business

Read the full text of the letter 35 agriculture organizations wrote to Congress this week, which urges Congress to work with the Small Business Administration on its interpretation of a new calculation for farmers and ranchers who apply for forgivable loans through the...

Three Federal Reserve districts have released new data showing a strong uptick in farmland values for a large swath of the country and stronger credit conditions for farmers as well.

As farmers look ahead to a new growing season, stronger crop prices are expected to boost farm finances, and in turn, farmers indicate they're looking at increased capital outlays.

Lending activity declined in the fourth quarter of 2020 as farmers used proceeds from higher crop prices and government payments to cover their non-real estate expenses, according to a recent survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

Coronavirus-generated demand for land, whether it's to find a stable investment or a place to go when the city feels too crowded, lends firm tone to farmland market at start of 2021.

A recent UDSA study finds midsize to large corn and soybean farms are the most likely to use futures and options, although cash contracts with local buyers are by far farmers' favorite tool to sell their grain.

As satellite data become more ubiquitous, frequent and cheap, yield models like the ones DTN relies on for its Digital Yield Tour are expected to become more accurate, giving farmers and other market participants a better understanding of yield potential before USDA's counts...