Forests offer farmers a specialized area for growing all kinds of crops. Mushrooms are excellent in forest farming systems, ...

An analysis by the American Farm Bureau Federation projected payments at the state level will be highest in Texas at $1.1 ...

Disaster relief, farm bill passage, FARM Act, crop insurance and improved commodity prices are all things farmers will be looking at in an effort to plan budgets in the new year. Hail damage was just ...

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 ...

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 ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025, has proved to be highly controversial, not least because of its provisions for cuts to Medicaid and ...

Farmers warn aid won't arrive in time, with some saying "it's a bad time" to be a farmer.

Brenda Boetel, department chair of Agricultural Economics at UW-River Falls and Extension agricultural marketing specialist, ...

Applications are now open for USDA’s new $2 billion Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program. This initiative, administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA), aims to help specialty crop ...

Food security, climate change, global health: Agriculture is where the world’s most serious challenges collide.

House Agriculture Chair G.T. Thompson has tentatively scheduled a farm bill markup for the week of Feb. 23, according to three people familiar with the plans.