Some leaders in Congress remain optimistic about the prospects of a farm bill passing in 2026. Progress appears unlikely.

Pulse he wants $5 billion for specialty crop growers and additional money for forestry in a farm aid package that could exceed $15 billion.

For specialty crop farmers, 2025 has offered little relief from mounting financial pressures. Markets that once delivered stable margins are now marked by volatility, while production expenses ...

Prices for nearly every major U.S. crop are below what it costs to grow them. But a drop in rice prices means another blow to ...

The United States remained the largest single market for farming and agriculture finance in 2024, accounting for about $62 ...

For the last several decades, the default path for American farmers and ranchers has been increasing specialization of the agricultural activities on their operations. In 1949, American farmers ...

Conservation methods can help rejuvenate farmland, but the startup cost and uncertain results mean a risk many farmers still aren't willing to take. The University of Missouri Center for Regenerative ...

ADM and Syngenta are just two of the latest companies to announce layoffs in the agriculture sector. They join a long list of equipment manufacturers, seed and chemical companies and other ...

As heat and water scarcity increase, farmers have to adjust their strategies to ensure good production. The bottom line is important, but so is conserving non-renewable resources. Dry farming is one ...

Texas A&M researcher shows how food security and agricultural literacy strengthen national defense and stability.

Salt stress, or salinity, poses a critical and escalating challenge in plant science and global agriculture, primarily driven ...