Katie Dehlinger

A dust storm shut down an Illinois interstate Tuesday, just about a year after a tragic accident caused by blowing dust killed eight. Rain is on the way and research is underway to determine factors contributing to these...

Three young entrepreneurs created new revenue streams for their farming operations.

Collaboration conversations between CHS and Growmark, two of the nation's largest farmer-owned cooperatives, have concluded. No new opportunities will be pursued at this time.

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer indicates farmers feel more optimistic about the ag economy in March than they did in February; but compared to the long-term, they are still glum.

The Executive Program for Agricultural Producers can change the way farmers think about business and connect them with other farmers working through similar issues.

Three young entrepreneurs created new revenue streams for their farming operations.

Landwatch Recent Farmland Sales

April 2024 Recent Farmland Sales

More farmers borrowed money in 2023, resulting in a growing loan business for the nation's farm banks, according to an annual report from the American Bankers Association.

The next Ag Summit Series webinar will discuss strategies and plans to help farmers make the best of a tough year of prices and weather.

Farmland can still fetch eye-popping sums at auction, but competitive bidding doesn't always result in a sale.

Crop insurance purchases for most row-crop growers must be made by March 15. Farmers also need to visit their local Farm Services Agency office to make their ARC or PLC elections for the year.

Landwatch Recent Farmland Sales

As invested as farmers are in price movements, they often care just as much about who's buying.

Projected prices for revenue protection crop insurance policies are below many farmers' production costs, meaning farmers may have to rely on working capital to cover any losses.

March 2024 Recent Farmland Sales

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack pointed to the expansion of crop insurance coverage and the Commodity Credit Corporation as important tools to support farm incomes at USDA's Agricultural Outlook Forum. However, a panel of...

USDA's Grains and Oilseeds Outlook for the upcoming 2024-25 marketing year sees the highest corn ending stocks since the 2005-2006 season, while the soybean stocks are forecast to increase 120 million bushels. Prices are...

USDA anticipates net farm incomes dropping by more than 25% year-over-year on lower commodity prices, fewer direct government payments and higher expenses.

The Fed's challenge in 2024 will be timing. Leaving rates too high for too long could damage the economy, but rates cut too quickly could fuel more inflation.

Farmers attribute long lines at a Nebraska soybean processor to imports of Brazilian beans on the East Coast, reflecting the heft of global soybean supplies and concerns about Chinese demand.

February 2024 Recent Farmland Sales

Landwatch Recent Farmland Sales

The Fed's challenge in 2024 will be timing. Leaving rates too high for too long could damage the economy. But, rates cut too quickly could fuel more inflation.

After nearly three years on the market, the 80,000-acre Turkey Track Ranch lowers its price tag and includes a share of mineral rights in an effort to entice a buyer. It's also being promoted as a prime place to sequester carbon.

The pace of land sales has slowed from 2021 and 2022 peaks, but Farmers National Company said prices have stayed steady, and it expects that trend to continue into 2024.

The ownership of P5 Ranch, which includes nearly 45,000 contiguous acres, changed hands in January. While the price wasn't disclosed, representatives say it was "top of the market for a ranch of this magnitude."